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Marriage - Nisuin is the completion of the Kiddushin acquisition and is part of the mitzvah of Pru U'Revu (being fruitful and multiplying). | Marriage - Nisuin is the completion of the Kiddushin acquisition and is part of the mitzvah of [[Pru U'Revu (Be Fruitful and Multiply)|Pru U'Revu]] (being fruitful and multiplying). | ||
The act of Nisuin is | The act of Nisuin is done through a "[[Chuppah]]" (except when marrying one's Yevama). There is a dispute among the Rishonim about what constitutes the Chuppah - whether it's the recitation of the Sheva Brachos or the Yichud room. | ||
Even someone whose wife passed away after having children is obligated according to halacha to marry another woman, since "it is not good for man to be alone" and from the mitzvah of "in the evening do not rest your hand." Some are concerned this might create distance between them and the children from their previous wife, but the Rebbe did not accept these concerns, and quite the opposite. | Even someone whose wife passed away after having children is obligated according to halacha to marry another woman, since "it is not good for man to be alone" and from the mitzvah of "in the evening do not rest your hand." Some are concerned this might create distance between them and the children from their previous wife, but [[the Rebbe]] did not accept these concerns, and quite the opposite. | ||
== Yichud Room == | == Yichud Room == | ||