Hello Everyone,
In our discussion of the חופה we have seen that in various communities and in various times different versions of the חופה arose.
Today we will see a more recent development. The question of having a “wedding” (both אירוסין and חופה /נישואין) in the synagogue was discussed by the Poskim. Interestingly having a wedding in the synagogue was taken for granted in 14th century Germany, then it fell out of favor , and then the Reform movement resurrected it in the 19th century.
So today we will study this change in practice.