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Jerusalem's Ruins and a Renaissance in the Wedding Blessing(1)

Jerusalem's Ruins and a Renaissance in the Wedding Blessing(1) © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2006 Review of Rabbinic Judaism 9 1 I wish to express my thanks to Dr. S.Z. Pick and to Professor J. Faur for their involvement in this article. 2 We have referred to this blessing as both seventh and last on account of Maimonides’ phrasing in Hilkhot Ishut 10:3. There he writes, “The benediction of the bridegrooms must be recited in the house of the groom before the marriage, and they are six blessings.” In 10:4 Maimonides adds, “If there is wine on hand, he brings a cup of wine and blesses fi rst over the wine and recites all of [the remaining blessings] over the cup, and in so doing he blesses seven blessings. In some places they have a custom to bring myrtle with wine, and bless over the myrtle after the wine, and then bless the six.” The expression “ Berakha Acharita ” is a study in itself, but this would take us beyond the scope of this study. JERUSALEM’S RUINS AND A RENAISSANCE IN THE WEDDING BLESSING 1 Meir Ra ff eld Bar-Ilan University This essay traces the history—and attests to the curious staying power—of a variant reading that http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Review of Rabbinic Judaism Brill

Jerusalem's Ruins and a Renaissance in the Wedding Blessing(1)

Review of Rabbinic Judaism , Volume 9 (1-2): 181 – Jan 1, 2006

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© 2006 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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1568-4857
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1570-0704
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10.1163/157007006777571433
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© Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2006 Review of Rabbinic Judaism 9 1 I wish to express my thanks to Dr. S.Z. Pick and to Professor J. Faur for their involvement in this article. 2 We have referred to this blessing as both seventh and last on account of Maimonides’ phrasing in Hilkhot Ishut 10:3. There he writes, “The benediction of the bridegrooms must be recited in the house of the groom before the marriage, and they are six blessings.” In 10:4 Maimonides adds, “If there is wine on hand, he brings a cup of wine and blesses fi rst over the wine and recites all of [the remaining blessings] over the cup, and in so doing he blesses seven blessings. In some places they have a custom to bring myrtle with wine, and bless over the myrtle after the wine, and then bless the six.” The expression “ Berakha Acharita ” is a study in itself, but this would take us beyond the scope of this study. JERUSALEM’S RUINS AND A RENAISSANCE IN THE WEDDING BLESSING 1 Meir Ra ff eld Bar-Ilan University This essay traces the history—and attests to the curious staying power—of a variant reading that

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Published: Jan 1, 2006

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