It was a traditional Orthodox Jewish weddings it has two parts: The "kiddushin" or "erusin," in which the groom gives a wedding ring to the bride, and the "nisuin," which is the actual wedding ceremony, when the vows are spoken under a outdoor canopy called a "chuppah."
The 19-year-old bride, Hannah Batya Penet, wore a traditional white wedding dress made of lace and encrusted with pearls and crystals. Female relatives led her into the ceremony. Though the bride was surrounded by thousands of well-wishers.
She wore a heavy veil throughout the ceremony, keeping her face hidden from her guests.About 25,000 ultra-Orthodox Jews from around the world attended the event, which took place in Jerusalem on Tuesday, May 21.
The veil also has modern significance: If the groom places it over her face himself, then it symbolizes the fact that he values her for more than just her beauty.The groom, 18-year-old Shalom Rokeach, is the only grandson of Chief Rabbi Yissachar Dov Rokeach, the leader of the Belz Rebbe, an ancient Jewish dynasty that began in Poland in 1817.
During the festivities, the bride holds the end of a long girdle stands perfectly still while rabbis, the groom's father, and some of her male relatives take turns holding the other end of the sash and dancing for her. The dances are considered a great honor.
The 19-year-old bride, Hannah Batya Penet, wore a traditional white wedding dress made of lace and encrusted with pearls and crystals. Female relatives led her into the ceremony. Though the bride was surrounded by thousands of well-wishers.
She wore a heavy veil throughout the ceremony, keeping her face hidden from her guests.About 25,000 ultra-Orthodox Jews from around the world attended the event, which took place in Jerusalem on Tuesday, May 21.
The veil also has modern significance: If the groom places it over her face himself, then it symbolizes the fact that he values her for more than just her beauty.The groom, 18-year-old Shalom Rokeach, is the only grandson of Chief Rabbi Yissachar Dov Rokeach, the leader of the Belz Rebbe, an ancient Jewish dynasty that began in Poland in 1817.
During the festivities, the bride holds the end of a long girdle stands perfectly still while rabbis, the groom's father, and some of her male relatives take turns holding the other end of the sash and dancing for her. The dances are considered a great honor.