Breaking the Glass

The very last part of the wedding ceremony is the breaking of the glass by the groom. It symbolizes the breaking or ending of the newlyweds’ lives as single people and entering a new life as a married couple. For some, it is also an act of breaking any evil spirit or lingering negative energy that may try to untie the newly formed union of love between the newlyweds. A more traditional explanation is that the act of breaking  a glass reminds us that a celebration of a wedding can never be complete as long as the Jewish Temple is not rebuilt in Jerusalem. A more modern twist to that explanation is that we can never be completely happy as long as there is strife and starvation in the world.  

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