Marriage: Its Customs and Traditions

By RABBI SAMUEL J. FOX

nify the blessing given to the
Patriarch, Abraham, i.e.,
that his children would be as
plentiful as the stars in the

heavens above. (Genesis).
This practice would thus fall
in line with a number of cus-
toms that somehow appear
as a symbol of plentiful pro-
geny, for example, the cus-
tom of throwing nuts at the
grocm when he was called
before the Torah before his
wedding.

The intent is to have the
Some Jews insist upon
having the marriage cere- ceremony performed under
mony performed in the open the stars. This is desired so
that the stars above will sig-
air.

MONUMENT UNVEILINGS

The family of the late
Joseph Goldenstein announces
the unveiling of a monument
-in his memory 11 a.m. Sun-
day, Aug. 18, at Beth Moses
Cemetery. Rabbi Schnipper
will officiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to attend.

The family of the late Rose
Sacks announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in her
memory 9:30 a.m. Sunday,
Aug, 18, at Machpelah Ceme-
tery. Rabbi Lehrman will
officate. Relatives and friends
are asked to attend.

The Family of -the Late

The Family of the Late

PAU LINE
SH ERMAN

FREDA
LEEMON

Announces the unveil.
ing of a monument in
her memory 1 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 25, at
Beth Tefilo Cemetery.
Rabbi Gruskin will of-
ficiate. 'Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.

Announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in
her memory 11 a.m.
Sunday, Aug. 25, at Nu-
sach H'Ari Cemetery.
Relatives and friends
are asked to attend.

The family of the late Jul-
ius Wolfman announces the
unveiling of a monument in
his memory 12 noon Sunday,
Aug. 18, at Chesed Shel Emes
Cemetery. Relatives a n d
friends are asked to attend.

The Family of the Late

SYLVIA SPEYER

Announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in
her memory 2 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 25, at
Adat Shalom Memorial
Park. Rabbi Rosen-
baum will officiate.
Relatives and friends
are asked to attend.

The Family of the Late

The Family of the Late

The Family of the Late

FREDA J. ELSON

ISAAC
RICHELEW

Announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in
her memory 1 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 18, at
Beth Tefilo Cemetery.
Rabbi Levin will offici-
ate. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.

Announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in
his memory 1:15 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 18, at
Machpelah Cemetery.
Rabbi Schnipper will
officiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to at-
tend.

ESTHER
WEISS

Announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in
her memory 12 noon,
Sunday, Aug. 25 at
Chesed Shel Emes
Cemetery. Rabbi Grus-
kin will officate. Rela-
tives and friends are
asked to attend.

The Family of the Late

IDA
FLEISHMAN

Announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in
her memory 11 a.m.
Sunday, Aug. 25 at
Bnai David Cemetery.
Rabbi Halpern will of-
ficiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.

WILLIAM
ROTH

• Announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in
his memory 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 25, at
0 akvie w Cemetery.
Rabbi Lehrman will
officiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.

ROSE ZACK

Announces the unveil-
' ing of a monument in
her memory 1 p.m.
'Sunday, Aug. '25, at
Bnai David Cemetery.
Cantor Adler will offi-
ciate. Relatives ,a n d
friends are asked to at-
tend.

The Family of the Late

The Family of the Late

The Family of the Late

CELIA
KAPETANSKY

Announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in
her memory 1 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 25, at
Oak view Cemetery.
Rabbi Lehrman will of-
ficiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.

The Family of the Late

NATHAN D.
KLEINER

Announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in
his memory 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 25, at
Chesed Shel Eines
Cemetery. Rabbi Grus-
kin will officiate. Rela-
tives and friends are
asked to attend.

ISAK
SCHWARZBERG

Announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in
his memory 2 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 25, at
Machpelah Cemetery.
Rabbi Poupko and
Cantor Adler will of-
ficate. Relatives and
friends are asked to
attend.

The Parents and
. Family of the Late

LESLIE AND
HOWARD
LEVINE

Announce the unveiling
of a monument in their
memory 12 noon Sun-
day, Aug. 25, at Mach-
pelah Cemetery. Rabbi
Nelson will officiate.
Relatives and friends
are asked to attend.

SALLY ANN
ZAREMBERG

Announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in
her memory 10 a.m.
Sunday, Aug. 18, at
Machpelah Cemetery.
Rabbi Lehrman will
officiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to at-
tend.

The Family of the Late

LOUIS
MARKOVITZ

and

HAROLD. J.
MARKS

Announces the unveil-
ing of a monument in
their memory 2 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 25, at
Oa k vie w Cemetery.
Rabbi Lehrman will of-
ficiate. Relatives and
friends are asked to at-
tend. -

Some texts prescribe the
age of 18 as the right age for
marriage (i.e. Aboth 5:24).

Some trace this number to
technical derivations from
words in the Bible. For ex-
ample, there are those who
claim that this number is
based (in the fact that
Adam's name is mentioned a
total of 18 times in the
Bible until he finally consum-
mates his marriage with Eve.
Others state that the numeri-
cal value of the Hebrew word
•that, constitutes the, expres-
sion "And He" which is used
in the Biblical phrase "And
he shall take a wife, etc."
(Leviticus 21:13) and, in the
same expression "And he,"
which begins the phrase in
the Psalms "And he is a
bridegroom," (Psalms 19:6)
is the number eighteen.
There are those who claim
a practical basis for this
statement in the sense that
this seems to be a proper
biological age. Biologically, a
human being needs to give
full expression to his emo-
tional drives and marriage
makes this possible in both
a legitimate and dignified
way. The Talmud fears sinful
thoughts or acts would over-
take one who is not mar-
ried by the age of 20 (Kid-
dushin 29b).

Some insist that the wed-
ding feast\ take place only at
night.
They claim the wedding
of Isaac and Rebecca as the
example. Eliezer, Abraham's
servant, arrived back home
with the intended bride, Re-
becca, towards evening and
the wedding was thus not
consumated until evening.
There might also be a prac-
tical consideration. It is eas-
ier to assemble guests in the
evening because people us-
ually are working or doing
house chores during the day.
Marriage, being a social
event for the community,
was therefore preferred at
night.

The Family of the Late

The Family of the Late

34—Friday, August 16, 1974

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