Marriage in the Jewish tradition

The Marriage, alliance of a man and a woman with an aim of forming a family, is strongly regulated by the judaïque religion ; as well in the ritual practices as in lived the individuals. So strong a Tradition is maintained in the cultural surfaces where this religion extended its influence.

Practices of the Jewish marriage

It is necessary to contact the Rabbin three months before the ceremony. Been engaged attends meetings with the woman of the rabbi and is purified before the marriage by the Mikvé.

Approximately two months before the ceremony, the engaged couples must study in detail near a rabbi (for Mister) or of his wife (for Madam) the laws known as of " purity familiale" ( Niddah ). They are the laws governing the relationship between husband, one towards the other and separately. The Jewish marriage requires a birth certificate, a marriage certificate of the parents (called commonly kétouba ), the family record book of the parents, and the family record book of the grooms, in order to prove the judeity of the future couple.

Formerly, of the time of the Hebrews, when the spouse of the woman died without to have had of child, the brother-in-law of this one was to take it as wife. The goal was to give in a posthumous way a descent to late (the child being named in its memory) via his/her brother. They could nevertheless escape this constraint by the ceremony from Yabam: the woman spit on the shoe of her brother-in-law, which caused to untie the two protagonists of their mutual insurance company obligation.

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