A chuppah (also spelled "huppah" or "huppa") is a canopy traditionally used in Jewishweddings. It consists of an embroidered cloth (often a tallit) stretched or supported over four poles, and is often carried by attendants to the location where the ceremony will take place. It is meant to symbolize the home which the couple will build together. This article is about the general definition of canopy. For the investment firm, see Canopy Group. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... This article is about the marriage ceremony. ... The tallit (Modern Hebrew טַלֵּית) or tallet (Sephardi Hebrew טַלֵּית), also called talles (Yiddish), is a prayer shawl cloak that is worn during the morning Jewish services (the Shacharit prayers) in Judaism. ...
The Jewish tradition of the marriage ceremony taking place under a canopy of sorts has been adopted in non-Jewish ceremonies as well. An arch is the attention point under which the couple stands with the official to perform the service.
See Jewish view of marriage for further detail on Jewish wedding ceremonies. Judaism considers marriage to be the ideal state of existence; a man without a wife, or a woman without a husband, are considered incomplete. ...
Chupah - Part II Before beginning this second installment on the laws of chupah, there is one more view as to what a chupah is (in addition to the four mentioned last week).
As those who claim that yichud constitutes chupah speak of the groom bringing the bride into his domicile, there are those (Mishna Berura and others) who require that the groom "own" the yichud room, usually done by making a mainly nominal deal with the owner of the catering hall or hotel.
While Rambam does not claim that the canopy constitutes chupah, it is possible that those who hold that it is the chupah may seize upon his reasoning and require that the blessing be said before the chupah.
Jewish mystics teach that the Chupah at Mount Sinai was the Tabernacle (also known as the Ark of the Covenant) in which the contents of the revelation would be kept.
It is rumored that while standing under the Chupah, some couples, with their eyes closed and spirits open and properly focused, have been able to see where they stood when Moses came down from the mountain top with the Torah.
Another theory holds that the Chupah is only a medieval innovation to keep the bride and groom dry in case of rain during the ceremony which, by custom, was held out-of-doors.
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