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Queen Elizabeth II addresses at opening of Parliament. (Date unknown on photo, but may be 1958, the first time the opening of Parliament was filmed.)

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ḥatuna

Jewish marriage rite

Also known as: Qiddushin

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In Judaism: Ceremonies marking the individual life cycles
Marriage (ḥatuna, also qiddushin, “sanctifications”) involves a double ceremony, performed together in modern times but separated in ancient times by one year. First is the betrothal (erusin), which includes the reading of the marriage contract (ketubah, or ketubba) and the giving of the ring with a…
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