Dance for me: The veiled bride arrived
in the men's section of the wedding as the male well-wishers, wearing
their traditional shtreimel hats, danced to fulfil the Mitzvah tantz
part of the wedding, where men and honored rabbis are invited to dance
for the bride
Extraordinary
wedding photographs from an Ultra Orthodox Jewish wedding in Israel
yesterday offer a fascinating insight into the more traditional elements
of the ceremony.
The
wedding, between the grandson of the Rabbi of the Tzanz Hasidic dynasty
and the granddaughter of the religious leader of the Toldos Avraham
Yitzchak Hasidic dynasty, in the central Israeli city of Netanya
involved a guest list of thousands, with people lining the streets to
welcome the bride.
Inside,
a floor-to-ceiling gauze curtain separated men from women and male
well-wishers dressed all in black wore the traditional shtreimel hats.
Spectacle: The men begin the elaborate dance while the bride looks on from behind her full-face veil
As
other women watched from behind the gauze curtain, the bride took part
in the Mitvah tantz ritual - where members of the family and honoured
rabbis danced in front of her and then with the groom.
Using
gartels - a traditional Jewish belt - to form a link back to the bride,
the men danced while hundreds of onlookers watched from the tiered
seating.
A rabbi tied around the chest with a
black gartel - belt - performs as part of the Mitzvah tantz. The bride
holds the gartel while the groom, dressed in a blue robe
The rabbis and the groom dance to fulfil the Mitzvah tantz part of the ceremony as onlookers snap pictures of the wedding
The bride holds a gartel while family
members dance and the grandson of the Rabbi of the Tzanz Hasidic dynasty
wore a tile-print robe
Separated: Men and boys, including one
on his mobile phone, look on as the dancing takes place. Behind the
bride women watch, with many sat behind a thin veil
A closer
look at the remarkable beading and pearls and lace on her veil and
dress, left, as the bride sits during the ceremony, right
Before the veil goes on, the Jewish bride arrives in a simple horse-drawn carriage with members of her family
With the Netanya skyline in the background, Jewish children parade alongside the bride in her horse and carriage
Photo:AP
The bride arrives for the ceremony in a white carriage with a plum interior and is helped from the carriage in her dress
Smile! The bride is escorted into the
venue by friends and family who try to keep the train of her dress from
dragging on the floor
The family of the bride, dressed in their wedding finery, guide her into the venue before the rain began to pour on the city
The
wedding venue was so full that some guests were forced to use
binoculars just to catch a closer glimpse of the bride and groom as they
were married.
Members
of the congregation held hands and danced during the ceremony and
sweets were handed out to children before the wedding party enjoyed a
traditional meal.
The
Vizhnitz sect was formed by Menachem Mendel Hager of Kosov in the 1800s
in Vyzhnytsia, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary - now the Ukraine.
Vizhnitz is one of several major Hasidic sects, with others including Breslov, Lubavitch (Chabad), Satmar, Boston and Spinka.
The different communities can usually be identified by their particular clothing, such as their hats or socks.
Before the veil goes on, the Jewish bride arrives in a simple carriage with members of her family. After arriving at the venue, she sits, wearing an elaborate silk and lace wedding dress in a cream chair. The female wedding guests, mostly wearing dark colours, gather behind her.
Many
of the guests sit outside, with the male guests protecting their
shtreimels with plastic coverings in case of any rain clouds above
Netanya. Such is the sheer amount of people in attendance that many of
the guests need binoculars to see the happy couple close up.
Guests share a joke as the bride closes her eyes in prayer, her dress spread out around her
The bride wore a tiara under the intricate veil and a string of pearls over her high-necked pearl-encrusted dress
A thin gauze curtain separates the male guests from the female guests at the large wedding
Captivated: The guests watch, fascinated by the dancing as the bride looks on
The bride takes part in the 'mitzva tantz', the custom in which relatives dance in front of the bride after her wedding ceremony
The Jewish men attend the wedding in traditional shtreimel hats as they watch the proceedings
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man uses binoculars during the wedding to catch a glimpse of the bride
Rainclouds gather...but these young Orthodox Jews are well prepared, covering their hats with plastic bags
Ultra-Orthodox Jews - wearing plastic coatings on their hats - gather in the men's section during the wedding
Reading prayer books, some of the guests find a higher platform to attain a better view
Malev tov! The male guests dance in the men's section of the venue during the wedding
The roomy venue was packed for the wedding of the grandson of the famous Rabbi, which took place today, and saw many from the Tzanz Hasidic dynasty community attending.
The
bride was completely covered in a decadent lace and pearl embroidered
dress, which included a full-face veil, to enter the men's section of
the hall where a key element of the traditional wedding was carried out.
Courtesy dailymail
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