variants
or huppah
or less commonly chuppa
: a canopy under which the bride and groom stand during a Jewish wedding ceremony
Examples of chuppah in a Sentence
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On September 9, 2023, Jess met Ben in the Paramour Estate’s garden under a flower chuppah wearing Vera Wang.
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2023
The chuppah was decorated with red and pink dahlias, as per the color scheme.
—Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2023
As Ben Fink and Rob Forman approached their chuppah wedding canopy, in the very front row sat an empty chair, the shoes Fink’s mom, Sally, would’ve worn, and a beautiful Gerber daisy — her favorite.
—Jen Gubitz, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2023
Orchids hung from the ceiling for the chuppah while the ceremony also featured an elevated runway, with water and floating flowers on each side.
—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2023
The chuppah was steps above the aisle, facing east, so sunlight shone on the ceremony.
—Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2023
During the ceremony, Richie's parents Lionel and Alexander accompanied the bride and groom underneath the chuppah along with Grainge's father Lucien and his wife Caroline.
—Maggie Kreienberg, Peoplemag, 28 Apr. 2023
Standing aside his wife Avital in Jerusalem at the wedding of their children (Rachel and Micha), Natan suggested that the symbolism of breaking the glass was now more challenging than under his chuppah in the Soviet Union many years earlier – not long before he was sentenced to the Gulag.
—Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 23 Aug. 2021
The Torah was then paraded through the streets under a traditional chuppah — canopy — in a joyous procession that included live music, singing and dancing.
—Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2023
Elise Taylor, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2023
The chuppah was decorated with red and pink dahlias, as per the color scheme.
—Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2023
As Ben Fink and Rob Forman approached their chuppah wedding canopy, in the very front row sat an empty chair, the shoes Fink’s mom, Sally, would’ve worn, and a beautiful Gerber daisy — her favorite.
—Jen Gubitz, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2023
Orchids hung from the ceiling for the chuppah while the ceremony also featured an elevated runway, with water and floating flowers on each side.
—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2023
The chuppah was steps above the aisle, facing east, so sunlight shone on the ceremony.
—Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2023
During the ceremony, Richie's parents Lionel and Alexander accompanied the bride and groom underneath the chuppah along with Grainge's father Lucien and his wife Caroline.
—Maggie Kreienberg, Peoplemag, 28 Apr. 2023
Standing aside his wife Avital in Jerusalem at the wedding of their children (Rachel and Micha), Natan suggested that the symbolism of breaking the glass was now more challenging than under his chuppah in the Soviet Union many years earlier – not long before he was sentenced to the Gulag.
—Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 23 Aug. 2021
The Torah was then paraded through the streets under a traditional chuppah — canopy — in a joyous procession that included live music, singing and dancing.
—Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2023
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“Chuppah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chuppah. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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