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https://yahadut.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/03-11-08.jpeg16201080On the day of their immense joy, the bride and groom must connect with the eternal values of the Jewish people. Their personal happiness must be accompanied by prayers for national joy, namely the ingathering of the exiles and the rebuilding of Jerusalem and the Holy Land. How can anyone Jewish experience complete exhiliration without recognizing the pain of the Divine Presence and the Land of Israel? They grieve as long as Jews still live in exile, parts of the Land are still empty of Jews, and the Temple is still in ruins. Therefore, it is precisely when the couple reach the high point of their wedding – under the ĥuppa after the sheva berakhot – that a glass is broken to commemorate the Temple’s destruction, and they declare: “If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand wither; let my tongue stick to my palate if I cease ...