A couple can have a Jewish Wedding ceremony any day of the week? (except Shabbat, specific Jewish holidays and days of Yizkor).

There are certain ritual items that are needed when having a Jewish Wedding Ceremony.

* Bride and Groom to-be (of course)
* An Ordained Rabbi or Cantor
* Marriage License (The State the couple lives)
* Kiddush cups (wine cup) 1
* White wine
* A Chuppah (wedding canopy) & 4 poles 2
* Ketubah 3
* Plain wedding bands (rings) 4
* Both Hebrew names 5
* (2) Witnesses 6
* Breakable wine cup wrapped in cloth or pull string bag
* Wedding program explaining the rituals (optional)

1. Wine cup (Kiddush cups) - wine is a central feature during a Jewish ceremony. Two physical bodies will elevate their relationship to the spiritual level. (Actually, 2 wine cups. One old representing your either of the bride or bridegroom's family tree and one new for the bride and bridegroom's union.)

2. A Chuppah - The marriage ceremony is conducted under a marriage canopy. There are two meanings for a Chuppah.The Kallah (bride) and Katan (bridegroom) standing under the Chuppah recite sacred vows to each other. Making the wedding ceremony spiritual.

It symbolizes both the new household the bride and bridegroom are forming and represents the public recognition of their new status as man and wife. The Jewish home is filled with acts of love. Read one brides touching Chupah Story

3. Ketubah - The Jewish Wedding Contract between bridegroom and bride.

4. Wedding Rings - plain gold bands. This symbolizes the wholeness and eternity of one’s commitment to one’s spouse. (The rings should belong to the bridegroom's family providing the marriage of that couple did not end in divorce.)

5. Hebrew Names - Hebrew names is a person's link to their family tree, their heritage.
Your Hebrew name is made up of 5 elements:
1. Your Hebrew name
2. bar/bat (son of/daughter of)
3. Your father's Hebrew name
4. ve (and)
5. Your mother's Hebrew name

6. Witnesses - 2 Jewish witnesses are needed to sign the Ketubah (cannot be an immediate family member). A cousin is acceptable. Your marriage license witness' do not need to be Jewish.

Note: For those beloved family members that have past on, then the rabbi would need their names for a particular part in the ceremony.

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Rabbi Andrea Frank is an Ordained Reform Rabbi. She created an online presence with a website Jewish Wedding Rabbi offering the necessary infromation for Jewish Wedding ceremonies. For those that need to contact a rabbi, she made herself approachable through email. In addition, Rabbi Andrea Frank is available to officiate weddings and life cycle events.