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After chuppah falls on, injures groom’s mom during Illinois wedding, defendants pay $2.3 million

CHICAGO — Lawyers for a woman who suffered permanent injuries when a chuppah (a wedding canopy used in Jewish marriage ceremonies) fell on her during her son’s 2021 wedding have reached a $2.3 million ...
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From the marriage contract to breaking the glass under the chuppah, many Jewish couples adapt their weddings to celebrate gender equality

Jewish ceremonies often take place under a canopy called the chuppah, which symbolizes the home that the couple create together. In a traditional Jewish wedding, the bride circles the groom three or ...
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Defendants pay $2.3M after chuppah falls on, injures mom during wedding in Skokie

CHICAGO — Lawyers for a woman who suffered permanent injuries when a chuppah (a wedding canopy used in Jewish marriage ceremonies) fell on her during her son’s 2021 wedding have reached a $2.3 million ...
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From the marriage contract to breaking the glass under the chuppah, many Jewish couples adapt their weddings to celebrate gender equality

(THE CONVERSATION) Traditional Jewish weddings share one key aspect with traditional Christian weddings. Historically, the ceremony was essentially a transfer of property: A woman went from being the ...