chuppah
Sign in to savethumb|right|A chuppah at the Sixth & I Historic Synagogue|Sixth & I Synagogue in [[Washington, D.C.]] thumb|A chuppah wedding in kibbutz [[Eilot, Israel]] thumb|Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox Jewish wedding with chuppah in [[Vienna's first district, 2007]] thumb|Chuppa at a synagogue in [[Toronto, Canada]] A chuppah (, ) is a canopy under which a Jewish couple stand during their wedding ceremony. It consists of a cloth or sheet, sometimes a tallit, stretched or supported over four poles, or sometimes manually held up by attendants to the ceremony. A chuppah symbolizes the home that the couple will
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- Customs
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- Symbolism
- Modern trends
- See also
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thumb|right|A chuppah at the Sixth & I Historic Synagogue|Sixth & I Synagogue in [[Washington, D.C.]] thumb|A chuppah wedding in kibbutz [[Eilot, Israel]] thumb|Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox Jewish wedding with chuppah in [[Vienna's first district, 2007]] thumb|Chuppa at a synagogue in [[Toronto, Canada]] A chuppah (, ) is a canopy under which a Jewish couple stand during their wedding ceremony. It consists of a cloth or sheet, sometimes a tallit, stretched or supported over four poles, or sometimes manually held up by attendants to the ceremony. A chuppah symbolizes the home that the couple will build together.
In a more general sense, chuppah refers to the method by which nessuin, the second stage of a Jewish wedding, is accomplished. According to some opinions, it is accomplished by the couple standing under the canopy along with the rabbi who weds them; however, there are other views.