Wednesday, 19 February 2014

Young couple carry on the traditions that have been followed for hundreds of years at ultra-orthodox Jewish wedding in Jerusalem

                        Ultra-Orthodox Jewish bride Rebecca Hanna (L) and her groom Aharon Cruise (R) sit during their wedding in the Mea Shearim neighborhood                                       
For any young couple getting married, the preparations involves a lot of nervous jitters and fidgeting, however this one also follows traditions which has been followed for centuries.
Jewish bride Rebecca Hanna and her groom Aharon Cruise’s wedding in the in Jerusalem follows the strict rules of the Haredi community.
This wedding took place on Tuesday in the area of Mea Shearim, which means 100 gates, is one of the oldest Jewish neighbourhoods in Jerusalem, established in 1874, and has an overwhelmingly Haredi (ultra-orthodox Jewish) population. More pics after the cut.......



                         Day of joy: Men, young and old, dance along with the groom Aharon Cruise on his wedding day, while the women celebrate separately, on the other side of the white veil seen in the far background                                                               Young ultra-Orthodox Jewish boys wearing traditional headgear smoke cigarettes during the celebrations in the strict Haredi community, of which Hasidic Judaism is part                                                              Nerves: Aharon Cruise turns around to see his young bride Rebecca approach from the women's side of the room, which is being separated by a veil, ahead of their wedding ceremony in in the Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem                                                               Glimpse: The photographer catches the female side of the wedding celebration for a split second as the bride Rebecca lifts the fabric keeping the two sexes separate during the ceremony and following feast, all according to Haredi tradition, which is particularly prevalent in Mea Shearim                                                                Aharon is wished good luck my a family member as Rebecca takes her seat next to him for the traditional Jewish wedding ceremony which consist of two separate parts, the betrothal ceremony, known as erusin or kiddushin, and the actual wedding ceremony, known as nisuin                                                              Union: Rebecca and Aharon take their wedding wows as the rabbi dances with the bride during the Mitvah tantz ritual                                                                Pronounced husband and wife: Ultra-Orthodox Jewish bride Rebecca Hanna giggles alongside her groom Aharon Cruise as they pose for a photo after their wedding ceremony                                                                Male guests of the wedding, wearing traditional clothes and donning the characteristic ringlets, known as peyos, and covering their heads with hats                                                                Keeping with the traditions: Only men can be seen dancing in this picture as the women have their own celebrations on the other side of the lace veil                                                              Groom Aharon is cheered on and toasted by male friends and relatives, while his bride celebrates separately                                                              Modern society intervenes: In contrast, some of the younger guests changed their traditional hats for more modern headgear as the wedding celebrations went on into the night                                                                Musical traditions: The male guests performs customary horah - a circle dance - during which Aharon is raised in the center on a chair put on an upside down table                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 posted by Emanto Ngaloru  Feb 19, 2014.
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