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    Erusin (Hebrew: אירוסין, romanized: ʾerusin, also Babylonian ʾirrusin) is the Hebrew term for betrothal. In Modern Hebrew, erusin means engagement, but...
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    erusin (or kiddushin, meaning sanctification), which is the betrothal ceremony, and nissu'in or chupah, the actual ceremony for the marriage. Erusin changes...
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    kiddushin (Hebrew for "betrothal"; sanctification or dedication, also called erusin) and nissuin (marriage), is when the couple start their life together. It...
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    separate acts, called erusin or kiddushin, which is the betrothal ceremony, and nissu'in or chupah, the actual Jewish wedding ceremony. Erusin changes the couple's...
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    made of the branches". Jewish weddings consist of two separate parts: the erusin or betrothan, and the actual ceremony, known as the nessuin. The betrothal...
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    received the commandment that a marriage must be witnessed. Betrothal (erusin), which refers to the time that this binding contract is made, is distinct...
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    witnesses and traditionally read out loud under the chuppah between the erusin and nissuin. Friends or distant relatives are invited to witness the ketubah...
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    of a Jewish couple. There are two stages to a Jewish wedding: betrothal (erusin) and establishing the full marriage (nissuin). Historically, there was a...
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    couple became accountable to the law against adultery, a concept known as erusin, violation of which was also punishable by death though not fully considering...
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  • latter received a ketubah and her marriage (nissu'in) was preceded by an erusin ("formal betrothal"), which was not the case for a concubine. One opinion...
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