Jewish wedding traditions are important part of the cultural and social life. There are several unique features of Jewish wedding traditions that makes them totally distinct from the wedding traditions of the followers of other religions. Though according to the demography of India, the percentage of Jew are not much but still several Jewish wedding are held in different parts of the country throughout the year and are celebrated with social gatherings and dinner parties.

Speaking about Jewish wedding traditions it must be mentioned here that Jewish wedding process include several steps or rituals that symbolize the beauty of the relationship between two persons who are going to spend the rest of their lives as husband and wife. A brief description of rituals that are parts of Jewish wedding traditions are given below:

On the dawn of the day of wedding is considered as the holiest day of the life of the people getting married. Th wedding is considered as the personal Yom Kippur for the groom and the bride (Chatan and kallah in Hebrew) and the Jew people believe that all past mistakes made by the bride and the groom are forgiven and they merge into a completely new soul. As a apart of the ritual, both the bride and the groom fast till the marriage ceremony starts and the groom wears a kittel, which is a traditional white robe

According to Jewish wedding traditions groom and bride cannot see each other's face for one week preceeding the wedding as they believe that it increases the excitement and anticipation of the wedding. That is why both bride and groom greet their guests separately. This ritual is known as kabbalat Panim.

Braking a plate at the time of wedding is also an important part of Jewish wedding traditions. At the very moment of wedding the mother of both the bride and the groom break a plate to show commitment to the event. Jews believe that just as a plate is not totally repairable so is a broken relationship.

The next part of Jewish wedding traditions is called Badeken which is actually the veiling of the bride by the groom. The veil symbolizes modesty and signifies that soul and paramount are greater than soul and character. The groom reaches the spot where the bride is seated and places veil over her face. This ritual signifies the promise made by the groom to protect the bride .

Speaking about Jewish wedding traditions, one must not forget to mention about Chuppah, which is under a canopy, because it is the thing under which the wedding takes place.

Apart from these, the other parts of Jewish wedding traditions are blessings of Betrothal, the ring giving ceremony, reading the Ketubah (marriage contract), the seven blessings, breaking the glass, Yichud and Seudah, the festive meal.