{"id":171921,"date":"2025-03-13T11:57:45","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T09:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/?p=171921"},"modified":"2025-03-13T14:54:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T12:54:51","slug":"purim_marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/purim_marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"Is It Permitted to Marry on Purim?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It&#8217;s long been common for young girls to dress up as brides on Purim, which made me wonder: Are Jews allowed to marry on Purim?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Jewish law, it is traditionally said that &#8220;one should not mix one joy with another,&#8221; which would suggest that the joy of a wedding should not be combined with the joy of Purim. Indeed, some of the greatest halachic authorities ruled that holding a wedding on Purim is forbidden for this reason. Among those who prohibited it were the author of <em>Magen Avraham<\/em> (Rabbi Avraham Abele Gombiner, 1637\u20131682) and Rabbi Hezekiah da Silva (Livorno 1656 \u2013 Jerusalem 1695) in his work <em>Pri Chadash (New Fruit)<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, in the <em>Shulchan Aruch<\/em>, the ruling states: &#8220;It is permitted to marry on Purim,&#8221; and the <em>Rema<\/em> (Rabbi Moshe Isserlis) adds: &#8220;Both on the 14<sup>th<\/sup> and the 15<sup>th<\/sup> of Adar.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To explore how Jewish communities actually practiced this ruling, we can turn to the National Library&#8217;s catalog of ketubot \u2013 Jewish marriage contracts. By searching for ketubot dated simply to the 14<sup>th<\/sup> of Adar in a regular year, or rather the 14<sup>th<\/sup> of Adar II in a leap year, I found 25 such ketubot after filtering the results. The filtering process focused on two main aspects: First, in two ketubot, the date was recorded as the 14<sup>th<\/sup> of Adar, but upon examining the specific year, it was revealed that there were two months of Adar that year, and the wedding had actually taken place in the first Adar. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"408\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Florence-408x600.jpg\" alt=\"Florence\" class=\"wp-image-171928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Florence-408x600.jpg 408w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Florence-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Florence.jpg 441w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nli.org.il\/en\/manuscripts\/NNL_ALEPH990003034440205171\/NLI#$FL58165097\" class=\"ek-link\">ketubah from Florence, Italy<\/a>, created in 1878, dated to the 14th of Adar, the Umberto Nahon Museum of Italian Jewish Art,&nbsp;Jerusalem,&nbsp;Israel<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>One such ketubah was written in Florence, Italy, in 1878, and the other in At-Tawilah, Yemen, in 1889.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Yemen-468x600.jpg\" alt=\"Yemen\" class=\"wp-image-171931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Yemen-468x600.jpg 468w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Yemen-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Yemen-768x984.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Yemen-1199x1536.jpg 1199w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Yemen-1599x2048.jpg 1599w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Yemen-scaled.jpg 1999w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nli.org.il\/en\/manuscripts\/NNL_ALEPH990003002720205171\/NLI#$FL58165234\" class=\"ek-link\">ketubah from At-Tawailah, Yemen<\/a>, created in 1889, dated to the 14th of Adar, the National Library of Israel<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The second filtering criterion was ensuring that the ketubah was not from a city that was surrounded by walls in the days of Joshua bin Nun. After all, Jewish law decrees that in such cities Purim is to be celebrated on the 15<sup>th<\/sup> of Adar and not the 14<sup>th<\/sup>! Due to this check, two ketubot from Jerusalem were removed from the list.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"412\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Jaffa-412x600.jpg\" alt=\"Jaffa\" class=\"wp-image-171934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Jaffa-412x600.jpg 412w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Jaffa-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Jaffa.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nli.org.il\/en\/manuscripts\/NNL_ALEPH990003029660205171\/NLI#$FL58191575\" class=\"ek-link\">ketubah from Jaffa, created in 1880<\/a>, dated to the 14th of Adar,  Alfred Moldovan,&nbsp;New York<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>However, the list does include ketubot from cities where the walled status is uncertain, and as a result Purim is observed on both the 14<sup>th<\/sup> and 15<sup>th<\/sup> of Adar. One such ketubah was written in Jaffa in 1880, and two were recorded in Damascus\u2014in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nli.org.il\/en\/manuscripts\/NNL_ALEPH990003037520205171\/NLI#$FL57975861\" class=\"ek-link\">1867<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nli.org.il\/en\/manuscripts\/NNL_ALEPH990003023830205171\/NLI#$FL58253697\" class=\"ek-link\">1904<\/a>. As is well known, aside from these two cities, there are many other places in Israel and around the world where uncertainty lingers in regards to the question of their possession of walls during the days of Joshua, leading to the practice of celebrating Purim for two days rather than one. When in doubt &#8211; party on!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"386\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Georgia-386x600.jpg\" alt=\"Georgia\" class=\"wp-image-171937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Georgia-386x600.jpg 386w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Georgia-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Georgia-768x1194.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Georgia-988x1536.jpg 988w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Georgia-1317x2048.jpg 1317w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Georgia.jpg 1599w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 386px) 100vw, 386px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nli.org.il\/en\/manuscripts\/NNL_ALEPH990003009670205171\/NLI#$FL58223218\" class=\"ek-link\">ketubah from Tbilisi, Georgia<\/a>, created in 1920, dated to the 14th of Adar, the National Library of Israel<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The majority of ketubot on this list come from Italy (11) and Yemen (5), with the rest originating from a variety of locations, ranging from Tbilisi in Georgia to Rangoon in Burma (modern-day Yangon, Myanmar).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"449\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Myanmar-449x600.jpg\" alt=\"Myanmar\" class=\"wp-image-171940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Myanmar-449x600.jpg 449w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Myanmar-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Myanmar-768x1027.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Myanmar-1148x1536.jpg 1148w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Myanmar-1531x2048.jpg 1531w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Myanmar-scaled.jpg 1914w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nli.org.il\/en\/manuscripts\/NNL_ALEPH990003013980205171\/NLI#$FL58143259\" class=\"ek-link\">ketubah from Rangoon, Burma (Yangon, Myanmar)<\/a>, created in the 1950s, dated to the 14th of Adar, the National Library of Israel<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>It is also worth noting that in most of these ketubot, only the date &#8220;14<sup>th<\/sup> of Adar&#8221; is mentioned, without explicitly stating that the wedding took place on Purim. Only in one ketubah, from Ferrara, Italy, in 1909, is it explicitly written: &#8220;On Sunday, the fourteenth day of the month of Adar, which is the day of Purim.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"431\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ferrara-431x600.jpg\" alt=\"Ferrara\" class=\"wp-image-171946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ferrara-431x600.jpg 431w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ferrara-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ferrara-768x1069.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ferrara-1104x1536.jpg 1104w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ferrara-1472x2048.jpg 1472w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ferrara-scaled.jpg 1840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 431px) 100vw, 431px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A <a href=\"http:\/\/Sunday, the fourteenth day of the month of Adar, which is the day of Purim.&quot;\" class=\"ek-link\">ketubah from Ferrara, Italy<\/a>, created in 1909, dated &#8220;Sunday, the fourteenth day of the month of Adar, which is the day of Purim&#8221;, the National Library of Israel<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Wishing everyone a joyous Purim\u2014and mazal tov to all those getting married and dressing up as brides!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Judaism, wedding ceremonies are usually prevented from taking place on religious holidays. 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