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Rabbi Mendel Jacobs, Rabbi of the Shul in the Park in Glasgow, Scotland, officiated at the wedding of David McGraddie and Leslie Goldinger, a Jewish couple who decided to have a traditional Chuppa and Kidushin despite their old age. Under the Chuppah, the groom wore a talis with the traditional Scottish Tartan fabric woven into the 'Crown.'

Picture of the Day: Scot Married with Tartan Talis

Rabbi Mendel Jacobs, Rabbi of the Shul in the Park in Glasgow, Scotland, officiated at the wedding of David McGraddie and Leslie Goldinger, a Jewish couple who decided to have a traditional Chuppa and Kidushin despite their old age. Under the Chuppah, the groom wore a talis with the traditional Scottish Tartan fabric woven into the ‘Crown.’

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13 Comments

  • Completely Baffled

    What exactly do you mean by “despite their old age”? Since when are there some Jewish couples who do NOT need chuppah and kiddushin?

  • Milhouse

    A Lubavitcher rov conducts a chupah inside a shul?! Who ever heard of such a thing?

  • know ur minhagim

    to 2 i dont know about this case but second marriges always take place inside thats our minhag

  • moti

    To Millhouse loads of rabbonim incl. shluchim conduct chupahs in shuls – Reb Moshe Feinstein is matir it anyway where does it say the actual venue was a shul? By the way the minhag is a 2nd marriage the chupah is indoors. Please don’t be motzi laaz on shluchim

  • to 2

    To 2 see lubavitcher rabbonim conducting chupas all the time inside in England many are rabbonim in united synagogue and have to follow locall minohgim

  • just reading

    I know someone lubavitch who gpot married the second time in front of 770 and a big rav married them and it wasn’t inside!

  • Just Curious

    Hey Rabbi where’s your hat? Or a Scottish cap at least. BTW this may be their first chuppah.