[Avodah] several questions

Tue Mar 16 14:57:54 PDT 2010

What is the purpose of the bride wearing a heavy veil (dech tikel) ?

Tznius 

it is considered not tznius for people including the chasan to see and gaze at the bride (since everyone is looking towards during the chuppah I know many rebbes who wont officiate or accept brachos at weddings if the veil is see thru)

The Taamei HaMinhagim quotes the Maharil as the source that this is similar to Rivka who covered herself when Yitzchak approached

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