Berachos 30b § 4
A Reality Check
View Mode
Passage Content
Two More Stories
Story 3) Mar son of Ravina made a wedding feast for his son.
He observed that the rabbis were excessively cheerful,
So he brought a precious cup worth $400
and he broke it infront of them and they were saddened.
Story 4) Rav Ashi made a wedding feast for his son.
He observed that the rabbis were excessively cheerful,
So he brought a precious cup worth $400
and he broke it infront of them and they were saddened.
Note 3: Tosefos adds: This is the source for the custom
to break a glass during a wedding ceremony.
Story 3) Mar son of Ravina made a wedding feast for his son.
He observed that the rabbis were excessively cheerful,
So he brought a precious cup worth $400
and he broke it infront of them and they were saddened.
Story 4) Rav Ashi made a wedding feast for his son.
He observed that the rabbis were excessively cheerful,
So he brought a precious cup worth $400
and he broke it infront of them and they were saddened.
Note 3: Tosefos adds: This is the source for the custom
to break a glass during a wedding ceremony.