Tallit for Wedding: 3 points that tells that marriage is worship

Tallit for Wedding: An Overview

A traditional wedding tallit is often used under the huppah. While the seven blessings are recited, the Sheva Brachot, the grooms wedding tallit is placed over the couple’s head. It is a beautiful ancient custom which has been retained by the German and the Sephardic Jews.

Today, this ancient custom is being retained by modern couples at the huppah. The groom’s tallit for wedding wrapped on him is a gift by the bride. As the wedding progresses, the wedding tallit is held over the couple by eligible bachelors.

The Kallah buys her Chassan his first tallit before their huppah. She gives it to him one day before the marriage day. This is a prevalent Jewish custom. The tallit symbolizes that the man is bound to her and remains debarred of all other women. It is similar to the wedding ring which symbolizes that she is bound to him and is excluded from other men.

Wedding is none less than worship

Like the way we use prayer shawls or tallits for prayer, Wedding is none less than that. To know how a marriage is similar to worship, I bring up these 3 facts of life. This will say why only the best tallit for wedding is preferred.

3 points that tells that marriage is one type of worship

“It is not good for man to be alone” – genesis. God recognized this and created the first couple Adam and Eve.

1.    Marriage: Propagation ensuring Survival of Humanity

In a Jewish wedding, the union of Adam and Eve reflects as a blessing. Every marriage reflects “Be as happy as was the first human couple in the Garden of Eden.” God exists and his existence as a silent partner endows a relationship with holiness and solemn commitment in Jewish Weddings.

2.    Be fruitful and multiply: Union Sanctified by God

Jewish marriages are not merely a legal partnership, but a union which God himself has sanctioned. Weddings retain union harmony. Hence, marital obligations are not only personal but it creates an impact on universal level. The commandment “p'ru ur'vu u'mil'u es ha'aretz”, says "be fruitful and multiply, fill the earth" (9:1). So live happy and love mother earth. Conquer her love and teach your children to take care of her.

3.    Jewish marriage is a spiritual commitment

To bring the spiritual power in yourself you use tallits and offer your prayers. Unlike earlier days, Jewish marriages have evolved from the sense of property transaction to the sense of spirituality. Our marriage is the basis of our survival.

So when we are getting connected through holy blessings, we must make sure that we have the best tallits for ourselves. Getting connected spiritually is what a marriage means. Let’s get that vibes of consciousness wearing the best tallits.

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