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Mideast Israel Jewish Wedding
Mideast Israel Jewish Wedding
Mideast Israel Religion
Mideast Israel Religion
Mideast Israel Religion
Mideast Israel Religion
Mideast Israel Religion
Mideast Israel Jewish Wedding
Mideast Israel Religion
Mideast Israel Jewish Wedding
Mideast Israel Jewish Wedding
Mideast Israel Religion

A ROYAL WEDDING

One of the most important moments in the ultra-Orthodox Hasidic Jewish community is when a bride and groom get married. The most important weddings are those of the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of the community’s spiritual leader. The wedding is like a royal affair. Thousands of men and women attend, sitting separately. The bride and groom have met through a matchmaker and seen each other only a few times before their wedding night. The climax of the wedding is the mitzvah tantz, when the community’s head rabbi dances with the bride holding a long sash.

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