huppah
Americannoun
noun
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When Ava Friedmann and Michael Henein were married, they used a tablecloth from Ms. Friedmann’s grandmother as a huppah, or ritual canopy held above the couple in a Jewish wedding.
From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2024
Though the ceremony incorporated Jewish traditions, the couple did not have a free-standing huppah.
From New York Times • May 13, 2022
Waiting at a huppah draped with flowing white fabric was their officiant, Lisa Edwards, rabbi emerita at the Beth Chayim Chadashim synagogue in Los Angeles.
From New York Times • May 6, 2022
After the breaking of the glass, guests stepped into the huppah to congratulate the couple and then passed through into the reception.
From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2021
They were married under a huppah, a wedding canopy.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
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