Not a dry eye was left: the exciting closing of the circle of the bride and groom in the canopy | Israel today

Micah and Anat (pseudonyms) had been a couple for many years, and when they decided to get married, they were full of apprehensions before the meeting at the home of the groom's rabbi.

After the recommendations they received about Rabbi David, and also his soothing voice in the phone calls, they came to the meeting and felt complete with the decision to choose him.

After a short introductory conversation, Micah asked the rabbi to explain to him the course of the chuppah and the meaning of the things, and clarified their common desire: "We want a short chuppah."

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"There is a very beautiful custom here, where the groom blesses the tallit," he said.

Anat got up and whispered a few words to Micah about some box, and they immediately concluded: "If it's not necessary - we're not interested in a tallit."

Rabbi David immediately felt that he had touched a sore point, but the meeting continued comfortably and they parted with a smile and a blessing.

The couple asked for a short canopy, photo: GettyImages

On the eve of the wedding, after they signed the ketubah, the crowd that came to make Micah and Anat happy on their happiest day was already standing around the canopy.

The melody in the background invited the bride and groom to walk together on the flower-lit path to the canopy.

The parents, grandparents, brothers and sisters stood under her excitedly and their faces, like those of the audience, were turned to the end of the path to be the first to recognize the bride and groom who were about to walk together to the exciting stage.

Rabbi David had just finished another conversation with the Kiddoshin witnesses, and went through with them their important halachic role under the canopy, detail by detail.

He was also surprised when the director of the event approached him and whispered in his ear that the bride and groom were calling him urgently.

The music had already started the second round, and the rabbi rushed to the couple's room.

"Excuse me, Your Honor," said Micah and his face was moved, "I really apologize," Anat added, her face even more moved.

"Don't worry," Rabbi David tried to reassure them in embarrassment, "is everything alright?"

"I know we told you that we don't want tallit under the canopy, and it's better as short and quick as possible but...", he tried to continue but the tears choked his words and he choked.

"I'll tell you what it's about," Anat continued.

After the meeting with you, we opened the box we put in the attic.

Throughout our relationship we put in this box all the fears we brought from home.

Everything we feared would separate us and harm us."

Breaking a cup in a canopy, archive photo: Yehoshua Yosef,

Micha suddenly took out a bag and pulled out a yellow tallit with the smell of old wool.

Anat took out from it with both hands a small leather parchment with the text of the bride's prayer.

"It was grandfather's," said Micah.

"Grandpa was only beaten and suffered because of this tallit. I grew up all my life with the feeling that this thing would only bring me harm and fear."

Rabbi David was speechless, and Anat continued: "This is my great grandmother's bridal blessing. It was written by her father who was a great and important rabbi in Germany.

I was scared too, I didn't want to let her into this evening.

To my life."

Rabbi David tried to organize his thoughts, and only hissed with an emotional smile: "So what now, what do you want to do?".

"I want a few minutes to read what is written here," said Anat.

"And I want to bless this tallit under the canopy," said Micah.

Rabbi David was so excited he just asked: "Where do these powers of yours come from?".

Anat, who was already in tears, said: "We suddenly thought, that if in this great moment when we are going to get married, we continue to be afraid of who and what we are, we continue to close our identity in a box, what kind of house will we build? I want our children to feel and know that they are also part of this story called With Israel, as you told us in the meeting at your home."

Rabbi David smiled happily.

Anat began to recite the bride's blessing in a low voice: "Lord of the world, I come to you with great joy, to thank you that we have lived and existed and reached this time, and my honor will be revealed, at this holy hour, when all sins are forgiven..."

"Can you tell me what is being blessed and how to wear it?", asked Micah in the meantime.

Tears stood at the edge of Rabbi David's eyes but he too was able to see that the groom's eyes were already red and his hands were shaking with excitement.

And while they were standing under the canopy and Micah, he held both hands and greeted with excitement: "Asher who sanctified us with his mitzvot and ordered us to wrap ourselves in tzitzit" the rabbi's eyes also filled with tears of joy and excitement.

"Blessed is the people, peace be upon him," Rabbi David whispered to himself.

Micah and Anat stood with smiling faces, and felt they belonged and were complete with all the circles of their lives.

In the "Under the Canopy" section, we will bring you the most beautiful and moving love stories of couples who got married through 

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Rabbi Shai Weizman is the rabbi of Betzhar

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