Why seven blessings in jewish wedding

As you drink from this cup, so may you draw contentment, comfort and happiness from your own cup of life. May you be generous and giving with each other. May your sense of humor and playful spirit always continue to enliven your relationship.

May you always respect the diversity of humankind. May you act with compassion to those less fortunate and with responsibility to the communities of which you are a part. May you always share yourselves openly with your friends and family. May your home be a haven of blessing and peace. Blessed is the one who created the fruit of the vine. Bless the two of you who come out of long traditions of struggling to find out what it is to be human. May you be full of the wine of life. May the life force and the knowledge of the human heart always be with you.

Blessed is the One. All creation mirrors your splendor and reflects your radiance. Bless the two of you. May the two of you know that all beauty comes from the Great Heart, and may you always live in its radiance. Blessed is the one who created human beings.

May you know it all—joy and struggle, beauty and sorrow, sweat, tears, solitude, companionship, laughter and ecstasy. May your marriage be strong enough to support you to experience whatever you must as you come to know yourselves and each other and to discover the entire range of your humanity in the process of soul making.

Blessed is the one who created us in the divine image, so we may live, love and perpetuate life. May you delight in the wonder and impossibility of the fact that you are so similar and so different—may the difficulty and enormous pleasure of being a man and woman continually fascinate and engage you and be the source of your bonding.

Blessed is the one who brings people together and unites the divided. In joy we have come to witness this marriage of many cultures. It is said that everyone gets married at a wedding. Bless the two of you who bring us together through your union today. Blessed is the one who rejoices that the love between these two people is as the very first love in the Garden. Bless the two of you who recreate the world for us and for yourselves.

May your love be as old and as new as the first love, and may you also bring new life, in all its forms, into the world. Prepare honorees and let them know exactly when to approach the chuppah. Modern couples even have loved ones write their own blessings for the couple and recite those in place of or in addition to the traditional Hebrew blessings. There are also alternative versions that are easy to find on the internet.

The Sheva Brachot meals are basically festive dinner parties. There is no limit to how many people can attend, but remember, this is not another wedding. Because the couple might be going to seven of these meals, consider keeping it small and intimate. Hosts can opt to hold the meal in their home or at a restaurant or synagogue. Your Privacy Rights. To change or withdraw your consent choices for Brides. At any time, you can update your settings through the "EU Privacy" link at the bottom of any page.

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As you drink from this cup, so may you draw contentment, comfort and happiness from your own cup of life. The Second and Third Blessings celebrate the theme of creation in a sequence that builds to the blessing of marriage.

The Fourth Blessing is a challenge to fulfill the potential for creativity, blessing, and peace. The Sixth Blessing blesses the couple separately.

Their relationship as beloved companions requires that each be able to stand alone even as they come together, bringing individual gifts to the marriage. The Seventh Blessing brings the couple to rejoice together, united in gladness, surrounded by 10 shades of joy and a chorus of jubilant voices. May you be generous and giving with each other. May your sense of humor and playful spirit always continue to enliven your relationship.

May you always respect the diversity of humankind. May you act with compassion to those less fortunate and with responsibility to the communities of which you are a part. May you always share yourselves openly with your friends and family. May your home be a haven of blessing and peace. Blessed are You God, Source of the world, who creates the fruit of the vine.

Blessed are You God, Light of Life, who created everything for your glory. Blessed are You God, Spirit of all things, who has created the human being.

Blessed are You God, Foundation of every life, who fashioned humanity in Your likeness, and prepared for us a shape and form in your image, from one generation to the next and for all eternity. Blessed are You God, who has created human beings. Zion will surely celebrate and exult in the coming together of her children.

Blessed are You God, who brings joy to Zion through her children. Give pleasure to these beloved companions as you did to your creation in the Garden of Eden so long ago. Blessed are you God, who makes the hearts of this couple rejoice. Blessed are You God, Source of the universe, who has created each of these two people, their delight and their happiness, their rejoicing and singing and dancing and festivity, love and friendship, peace and pleasure.

Oh God, may the voices of this celebration be heard in the streets of our cities and the hills of our countryside.

May the words of this couple go out with gladness from their wedding chuppah , and may the music of their friends and guests surround them. Blessed are You God, who brings joy to the hearts of this couple.

Blessed is the one who created the fruit of the vine. Bless the two of you who come out of long traditions of struggling to find out what it is to be human.