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Jewish Wedding Ceremonies in Venice
The
Jewish community in Italy is entirely Orthodox and follows the Sephardic
minhag. However, people of any minhag may marry in this community.
Rabbis in Italy are not authorized to perform civil ceremonies other than
for Italian citizens, so you should do this on your own beforehand, either
in your own country. You may choose from any of the five synagogues, all
of different minhagim and sizes, all in the old Ghetto, historically significant
and beautiful.
There
are no specific rules regarding the use of the synagogues other
than the fact that they are Orthodox. Any guests of the bride and groom’s
choice may attend the service, and men and women may sit or stand in the
same hall but on opposite sides. The wedding ceremony is performed in
Hebrew, and we provide a printed Ketubah. An ancient, precious Choppah
is provided as well as anancient
silver Kiddush cup and the glass to be broken at the end of the ceremony.
The wedding date must be fixed with the Rabbi so as to avoid times of
the year when, by Jewish law, the ceremony cannot take place. Fees for
the use of the synagogues may vary depending on the kind of ceremony you
desire.
- The Schola Spagnola is a Sephardic synagogue dating back to the 1600’s. It seats over 250 people.
- The Schola Grand Tedesca (Ashkenazi) dates back to 1528 and seats about 60 people.
- The Schola Canton (Ashkenazi, 1532) seats about 60 people.
- The Schola Italiana, 1575, also seats 60 people.
- The Schola Levantina (Sephardic, late 1600’s) seats about 120 people.
Requirements for a Jewish marriage:
- Certificates from a Jewish Community attesting to the Jewishness of the bride-and-groom-to-be and their membership. Membership to an Orthodox Community makes things easier.
- Ketuboth of the bride’s and the groom’s parents’ weddings.
- TEHUDAT RAVAKUT – a certificate of single status issued by an Orthodox Beth-Din.
- Witnesses must be shomerei mitzvoth.
- The bride-to-be may perform the mitzvah here or in her own community, in which case she should produce a certificate attesting that the mitzvah was performed, dated not more than four days before the wedding ceremony.
- The marriage to take place, ten days should pass from the latest menstrual cycle.
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