23+ Ancient Jewish Wedding Traditions. Several jewish wedding practices have surprising origins. While today, both typically take place on the same day under the chuppah, or wedding canopy, this was not the case in.
In those days a father was more concerned about the marriage of his sons than about the marriage of his daughters. This illuminating and comprehensive book by satlow goes far to show that discussion on the subject of marriage was just as heated in antiquity among jews, and among their christian,. This book explores the biblical and historical sources, the symbolism and.