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Prayer-Shawl-Is-A-Fond-Reminder-of-Wedding-and-Family

Prayer Shawl Is A Fond Reminder of Wedding and Family          Over the centuries, a custom evolved in the Jewish Community to use a prayer shawl (Talis) as a wedding canopy (Chupa). It is frequently a gift from the bride to the groom. When he wears it, the Tzitzis (representing Taryag Mitzvos) remind him that he is bound to his bride, to the exclusion of all other women. Similarly, the bride’s …

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