Smothered in a veil of lace and beads, Ultra Orthodox Jewish bride is led by a ribbon to her wedding as thousands of men watch

Phoebe Jackson-Edwards

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Smothered in a veil of lace and beads, Ultra Orthodox Jewish bride is led by a ribbon to her wedding as thousands of men watch

• Grandson of the Rabbi of the Tzanz Hasidic dynasty community married in Netanya, Israel
• Thousands of guests lined the street to as the traditional Ultra Orthodox Jewish wedding began
• Veiled bride watches as male guests and honoured rabbis fulfill the Mitzvah tantz – to dance in front of her
• Many guests arrived with binoculars because they were seated so far from the bride and groom

Extraordinary wedding photographs from an Ultra Orthodox Jewish wedding in Israel yesterday offer a fascinating insight into the more traditional elements of the ceremony.

The wedding, between the grandson of the Rabbi of the Tzanz Hasidic dynasty and the granddaughter of the religious leader of the Toldos Avraham Yitzchak Hasidic dynasty, in the central Israeli city of Netanya involved a guest list of thousands, with people lining the streets to welcome the bride.

Inside, a floor-to-ceiling gauze curtain separated men from women and male well-wishers dressed all in black wore the traditional shtreimel hats.

Dance for me: The veiled bride arrived in the men’s section of the wedding as the male well-wishers, wearing their traditional shtreimel hats, danced to fulfil the Mitzvah tantz part of the wedding, where men and honoured rabbis are invited to dance for the bride

The roomy venue was packed for the wedding of the grandson of the famous Rabbi, which took place today, and saw many from the Tzanz Hasidic dynasty community attending.

The bride was completely covered in a decadent lace and pearl embroidered dress, which included a full-face veil, to enter the men’s section of the hall where a key element of the traditional wedding was carried out.

As other women watched from behind the gauze curtain, the bride took part in the Mitvah tantz ritual – where members of the family and honoured rabbis danced in front of her and then with the groom.

Using gartels – a traditional Jewish belt – to form a link back to the bride, the men danced while hundreds of onlookers watched from the tiered seating.

A rabbi tied around the chest with a black gartel – belt – performs as part of the Mitzvah tantz. The bride holds the gartel while the groom, dressed in a blue robe

The rabbis and the groom dance to fulfil the Mitzvah tantz part of the ceremony as onlookers snap pictures of the wedding

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