Krossa glas

[Nizze]

Vart kommer seden att när judar gifter sig så ska de krossa ett glas genom att trampa på det? Den kan ju inte ha existerat i så många hundra år med tanke på glasets pris, eller?

[Probstner]

Så här står det på http://ohr.edu/yhiy/article.php/1087 under rubriken sheva brachos (edit fet text):

At this point the couple again share in drinking the cup of wine, and the groom breaks a glass by stamping on it. This custom dates back to Talmudic times, and symbolizes the idea of our keeping Jerusalem and Israel in our minds even at times of our joy. Just as the Temple in Jerusalem is destroyed, so we break a utensil to show our identification with the sorrow of Jewish exile. The verse, "If I forget thee O' Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its cunning: If I do not raise thee over my own joy, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth", is sometimes recited at this point. With the breaking of the glass the band plays, and the guests usually break out into dancing and cries of "Mazaltov! Mazaltov!" (Some say, tongue in cheek, that this moment symbolizes the last time the groom gets to "put his foot down")

Som jag tolkar det kunde alltså vilket husgeråd som helst duga från början.

F ö massor av länkar till olika sajter om judiska bröllop etc på http://www.talkculture.com/chuppah-jewish-wedding.html

/ Probstner

[Frogman]

Det är brudgummen som skall krossa glaset, jo, jag tror att det funnits länge...