I arrived at this video after randomly coming across Circassian dancing, Arabic dabke, the whirling dervishes of sufism and other similarly fascinating traditions. Subhan'Allah, it never ceases to amaze me how, for a relatively small planet in this enormous universe, there is such a wonderful variety of cultures, each one beautiful in its own way.
My Jewish Mommy Life is this an Hasidic wedding? Why do they circle the groom with candles several times ? It’s fascinating. Do you know why they are holding onto the rope or material? And is the singing Yiddish?
My Jewish Mommy Life I’ve seen a couple of your videos recently and enjoyed as we are actually from a very similar background. I think a better way to put is there are so many different types of Jewish weddings being our people are diverse and beautiful. A reform wedding is going to look different than a conservative or orthodox wedding. But orthodox weddings can also look 500 different ways whether you are chassidish, litvish, yekke, chareidi, modern orthodox, and I won’t even get into sefardim because customs for the chuppah differ from country to country. A Chassidish wedding might not be everyone’s taste, but it is beautiful.
AucklandGuy30. It is a Hasidic wedding. Circling around the groom 7 times is symbolic that he is now the center of her universe. This is done in most traditional Jewish sects, not just chassidish. 7 is considered an auspicious number in Judaism as there are 7 days in a week so it is a considered a number of completeness. When they are dancing in front of the bride they are doing a mitzvah (literally commandment to make the bride happy on her wedding day). Since this a Hasidic wedding this specific portion is called the mitzvah tantz. It is considered very holy and one of many times the bride prays for her family, herself and anything else she wants during the wedding day. The rope is called a gartel and is traditionally worn by chassidish men to separate their top half (the holy and intellectual) from their bottom half (the more mundane and animalistic). In this case the Rebbe or leader of this Hasidic sect is doing the mitzvah tantz with the bride. In order to be connected to her without physical contact (many Orthodox Jews not just Hasidic do not engage in physical contact with the opposite gender outside of their husband and immediate family) they dance holding the gartel between them.
@@AucklandGuy30 there is no physical contact between non related men and women - the rope lets the father in law dance with his daughter without touching her
I enjoyed this It's good to learn how other culture have there weddings And we should respect that Every one is different And I respect that All the best to Bride and Groom 🌺
This is not a correct Jewish wedding, this is not our culture, this is only one community that create that kind of freaky wedding culture, where the bride remain like an object!! Jewish bride should stay modest, covered but not the face, she should dance with the women exactly like the men can dance, she should not stand there and watch. This is extrim.
@@Shirat-habriah why are you saying that? Is it in the Scriptures that the bride should dance with the women? Was it practiced in the Ashkenazi shtetls?
@@marcusaureliusantoninus2597 Hi Marcus, a Jewish woman should not dance with men ecxept her husband, therefor she should have dance with the women, it's not forbidden for her to dance, just not with or in front of strange men.. especially when it's her wedding, she should participate the celebration :)
The bride will most likely dance during her wedding but I don't think they'll make the video public. It's traditional at a Hasidic wedding to dance *for* the bride. She isn't the entertainment; the guests are. ;)
@@tonihan69 what makes you think she didn't have access to a chair and some snacks? Good grief! Your anti-Semitism game is strong. Jewish weddings have chairs. And lots of food.
Marie Katherine and Lisa Rose, did you guys watch the movie Unorthodox on Netflix, recently? I did, and I’m certain that is the reason this was recommended to me.:)
Their tradition is something valuable only people who have had contact with their communities can find their beauty, and stop showing fake news about Israel and their people and soldiers, they are in their own land.
@@bnorteno9157 DNA studies had revealed that Ashkenazi Jews originate from an ancient population of the Middle East who had spread to Europe. And their traditions had passed through generations.
Какие хорошие традиции! Песни, танцы! Общая радость! Почитание старших! Детки рядом, впитывают с детства свою культуру! Любо посмотреть! Спасибо за видео!
@@СергійСімонов-ь3з женщины тоже танцуют за ширмой или в таком же зале ... Просто снимать танцы женщин это согласовано их традиции не скромно... Просто люди не понимают чужую жизнь и сразу ,что то придумывают...
So if you actually want to know what is going on here ... Wow, there are a lot of really ignorant people commenting on here who clearly don't understand anything going on in this video. For those of you who actually care to know what's happening, this is an elaborate ceremony where all of the men in the community honor the bride on her wedding day. The clothing they are wearing is traditional Russian clothing because this is where this community originally came from. They don't wear that clothing everyday, only for special occasions and not all Jews wear this stuff. Their dance also came from Eastern Europe and Russia. The man who dances with the bride used a ribbon because he does not touch women who are not his wife. This is a boundary meant to honor women and protect their laws of purity. There are no women in the room because the women have a separate party.
@@nicknika490 you're welcome, thanks for taking the time to read the comment. They hold the traditions as very important because typically, displaced people groups tend to lose their identities and get absorbed into the larger nations that conquer them. These communities are so traditional because it is their way of preventing it from happening to them.
Danke herzlich für die Aufklärung. Vom bloßen zusehen, hält man vieles für albern und affig. Dank dir versteht man die Hintergründe und kann doch einiges nachvollziehen.Danke.
It is nice to see everybody enjoying themselves so very much . Even the very aged men are dancing as freely as the young boys . Although the men are seperated from the women , you do get glimpses of the women unlike as in Arab Muslim weddings where they cannot be seen at all .
There is a kid among the singers that have an exceptional voice....hope he continues developing it and becomes a professional singer....for church or for classic endeavors....
So I don't know the answer to this because I'm not Jewish. But what does the Western white dress and veil have to do with a devout Jewish ceremony? I thought that the devotees don't mix any of the Western traditions into their ceremonies? So which branch of the Jewish religion is this one then?
Semper Fidelis Most Jews wear White. Some Mizrahi Middle Eastern Jews may stick to old traditions & wear traditional bright Middle Eastern wedding attire but these days white is more common. As for the wedding you see here the face covering is extremist & not common. Most wear a normal veil. This sect of Judaism here is called Bobov I believe, which comes from Poland. They are ultra orthodox Hasidic Jews. Their traditions are quite different from modern Orthodox Jews.
Semper Fidelis It’s still very much Jewish but totally different culture. For example you get Christian Protestants from England & Coptic Christian Egyptians. They are both Christians, but very different customs & culture.
I never realized how much joyfulness and movement was part of Orthodox culture and prayer. I don’t understand the celebration of a marriage with men and women completely separate but the happiness animated manner in the prayer is nice
The jumping is part of their traditional dancing. They don't do certain dance moves which could be more sexually suggestive so they do the more traditional Russian style which is where they come from originally
@@my2cents49 Correct.!! Healthy as well.! Pumps Your Blood.!! Good and easy steps for Elders to be part of the ceremony and enjoy joyful moments with loved once.!
@@МаринаЛузина-ф3ы А ты ,надо думать их идеологию превзошла?Прям от них,прям прочитавши первоисточники в оригинале?Сомневаюсь я однако.И ,если такую сильную нэприязнь имеешь,прамо кюшать не можэшь,зачэм здэсь ходишь?
I know she's so over it and read to pass out! yes it's a mitzvah but they have to know with all the preparations before the wedding etc , face all covered up ,She can pass out. shorter dances would be more considerate.
This looked like a joyous event to me. Deborah Feldman's story is only one narrative. Although I'm sure several individuals can identify with her experiences (people act imperfectly everywhere you go, people in these communities are no exception), there are still many happy Jewish women who live in Hasidic communities.
@Karen Stead After dancing and celebrating earlier, the bride is meant to be deep in prayer at this point in the wedding and connecting to G-d. While she is enraptured during one of the holiest moments of her life, the men are blessing her and the marriage, and externally expressing the joy she's feeling. It's definitely a different wedding tradition, but not inherently bad or abusive.
@@madlenox yea but but but..... There is no need for chasidim to have all these clips posted on RU-vid, their rabbis & leaders don't even allow them to watch it or anything.
