Each month, we will send out an e-newsletter providing you with some interesting history and tidbits about all aspects of the Jewish wedding. Our newsletters will help you discover Jewish wedding traditions from around the world, what to wear, what to write in your wedding program and so much more.
Kittel: A white robe often worn by Orthodox Jews in order to turn their “sins as white as snow” (Isaiah 1:18). It is a symbol of purity that can also be worn on Rosh Hashanah, Passover and on your wedding day.
Sukkot:
Etrog: This is the ritual, citrus fruit that looks like a large lemon and used while praying on Sukkot. It can be purchased from your synagogue closer to the holiday.
Etrog Box: A decorative box used to hold the delicate and ritualized citrus fruit called an Etrog.
Lulav: This is a collection of freshly-cut branches – a palm frond, two willow branches and three myrtle branches – that are secured together and used during prayers on Sukkot. The lulav can be acquired from your synagogue closer to the holiday.
Sukkah: This is a temporary hut that people typically build in the backyard or on the roof of a building. The hut requires four sides – one or more of these sides may be the wall of a building or house. The roof of this structure must be made of plant material and one must be able to see the stars through the thatched roof. The sukkah can be made of wood or cloth.
Hanukkah:
Dreidel:A spinning top that is often used by children in order to help them experience the joy of the holiday. The letters on each side of the dreidel stand for the saying: A great miracle happened there.
