L’Chaim! Answer the following about Jewish weddings, for 10 points each.
[10e] After the bride is gifted a ring, the groom smashes a glass with his foot as guests shout this two-word Hebrew term. It means “good fortune” and is typically said after a positive event.
ANSWER: mazel tov
[10m] The wedding ceremony happens under this structure, commonly made from a prayer shawl that symbolizes the home that the couple will share.
ANSWER: chuppah [accept wedding canopy]
[10h] Description acceptable. Women with this characteristic take the shoe off a potential spouse and spit on the floor to deny marriage in the ceremony of halizah. Yibbum is a form of levirate marriage for women with this characteristic.
ANSWER: widow [accept word forms such as someone who is widowed; accept descriptive answers indicating that the woman’s husband is dead]
<Quynh Phung, RMP - Jewish Practice> ~20517~ <Editor: Ganon Evans>