The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-09-16
The Jewish Wedding.

The Jewish wedding ceremony which
took place in Columbia last Thursday
afternoon was an occurrence of kind
which has been extremely rare in this
city of late years; so rare, indeed, that
many grown up people among the Gen
tile portion of our community have never
witnessed anything of the kind. The
ceremony took place at the residence of
MIR. Charles Elias, on Sumter street.
The bridegroom was Mr.. Micheal Kalisky
and the bride was Miss Jeanette Morris.
When we entered the room, they were
standing side by side, under o canopy
resting on four upright posts, each of
which was tastily covered with ever.
greens and rare flowers. The top of the
canopy was of crimson silk velvet, and
four gentlemen supported the structure.
On entering the house we had doffed our
hat as usual, but were courteously in
formed by the hospitable gentleman who
met US at the door that it was the custom
to keep iton OIL such occasions as this, and
we acted accordingly. The room was full
of ladies and gentlemen, the latter with
their hats on, it being the traditional
custom of the Hebrews to remain
covered when addressing the Diety.
The officiating minister, Rev. Henry
Steele, had already gone through with a
portion of the ceremony, in the original
Hebrewlanguage ;he, however, translated
it into English also. The part we wit
messed was very solemn and imposing.
The bride was surrendered by Mrs. Elias
and Mrs. 81. A. Samuels, and bridegroom
by Mr.. NJ. Morris and Mr.. H. II. Sam.
uela. The form of the question and an.
swer is as follows; ga. B., son of
do you, at this moment, in the presence
of these witnesses, of your own free will,
fully declare that you will take the wo-
man you hold by your hand as your law
full wife, to wed her according to the law
and rule of your faith? Ifso please au-
swer, I do"
The turning to the bride he says; &c.
D., daughter of -, do you at this
moment, in the presence of these respec.
tive witnesses, of your own free will,
fully declare that you will take the man
you hold by your hand as your lawful
husband, to become united to him &C.
cording, to the custom of your race? If
so, please answer, I do"
Then the minister says: ''In conside-
ration Of these intentions, you shall be
lawfully united"
After some reading from the Hebrew
ritual, the minister takes from his pocket
a ring and hands it to the groom; the
latter places it upon the finger of the
bride and repeats sentence in Hebrew,
which being translated is US follows:
Behold thou art welded to me with this
ring, according to the laws of Moses aud
Isreal."
The minister then reads the marriage
contract in Hebrew, but on this occasion
he also translated it into English. 1t is
legal document in form prescribed by
the Talmud and sets forth the pledges of
honor, respect, protection, &C., to each
other; also the sum of money provided
as dover, and the obligation of payment
by the groom and its acceptance by the
bride.
On little table just in front of the
couple and under the canopy, were two
lighted candles, a wine glass and some
other articles which we do not remember.
At this stage of the proceedings the min
lister filled the glass with wine which he
caused the bride and groom to sip and
then slipped it himself. The book was
then transferred to two elderly relatives
of the parties who intoned sentences in
Hebrew which we were informed were
blessing upon the newly married pair.
The minister then delivered an address
to the couple on the new relation they
had assumed to each other. 1t was ex-
ceedingly appropriate, instructive and
We only regret that we have not room to
give it entire.
At the conclusion of these remarks he
placed an empty wineglass on the floor
at the feet of the groom, who crushed it
into innumerable fragments with his
heel. Then the minister, Offering his
hand, said: We now offer you our
hearty congratulations. May prosperity
attend you through life; be you mover
separated as these fragments before you
can never again become united may you
never find cause to regret the important
step you have this evening so willingly
taken, and may you never forget this
holy and eventful moment. The parties
are now at liberty to receive the wishes
of their relatives and friends for their fu-
ture welfare"
Then followed kisses and hand-shaking
and congratulations for a few moments,
after which refreshments were served
in the same room. A few moments
later the whole company went into an.
other room and satdown to dinner. And
such dinner as it was (! Profusion and
variety are scarcely the words to de-
scribe it. Every delicacy that can be
obtained in this market was there except
such rs were forbidden by the Jewish
law. The meats had oil been killed ac-
cording to their rites, which will not per-
nit anything defective or uncleap to
come on the tables of the Isrealite. And
the dinner was served with the solcitous
and delicate hospitality which character
ICES the children of Abraham in their
own homes.
We had almost forgotten to mention an
interesting fact connected with the cano-
py used on this occasion. 1t was first
made and used about the year 1888, and
since then it has done service for not less
than fifty couples.-Columbia Register.
TWELVE YEARS WITHOUT FOOD
Miss Eliza Burnett, who lives in the
upper part of Edgefeld county, in what
is known as the Callison neighborhood,
is sister of Mr.. Hezekiah Burnett, of
this county. She is now about forty or
forty-ive years Of age, and has not eaten
n pound of solid food in twelve years.
She can drink water, but anything like
nourishment is Immediately elected from
the stomach. Her bowels are moved
nnlv at intervals of years We pet oI1r in.