<div dir="ltr"><<The reason why halakhah has only the chasan speaking under the chupah<br>
is so that *once* in the marriage he can have uncontested say>><br>
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In a more serious vein the custom in DL weddings has been to sing<br>
"Im eshkachech ..." either in the middle or end of the chupa and then<br>
break the glass and shout mazel tov.<br>
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In recent weddings this has been changed because some rabbis objected to<br>
saying mazal tov over the breaking of the cup which symbolizes the destroyed Temple.<br>
Thus, the latest minhag is to break the glass in the middle of the song and<br>
continue singing. After the song is finished the crowd shouts mazal tov and so there<br>
is no direct connection between the mazal tov and the breaking of the glass<br>
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in another vein, I have seen women read the ketuba but have never seen the<br>
kallah breaking the glass<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Eli Turkel<br>
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