[Avodah] zecher lechurban

[Rich, Joel]

(He continues with others in simanim 3-5).
> The Rema then adds that in some places, they have the minhag to break a glass under the chupa.
> The only one of these that appears to be consistently practiced (or 
> even widely known about) is the glass under the chuppa - and what do 
> we do the instant the glass is smashed, symbolising the churban? We 
> shout "mazel tov"! <
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It's imho odder than that- if you look at the gemara in brachot 31a which is generally considered the source for this glass breaking, simple pshat (see Ran there as well) is that it has nothing to do with the churban (of course why we sing at all [vs. az yashir-we will sing when hkb"h's name is 1] is a separate issue)
KT
Joel Rich
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