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- ↑ Aish: Guide to Jewish Wedding
- ↑ Roden, Claudia (1997). The Book of Jewish Food . ISBN 9780394532585.
- ↑ Marks, Gil (2010). Encyclopedia of Jewish Food. pp. 70–71.
- ↑ Jewish Wedding Photography: Blessing of the Challah
- ↑ Documents And Designs: Jewish Wedding Program Templates
- ↑ Joseph Judah Chorny, Sefer HaMassa'ot, 1884 (published posthumously)
- ↑ Abraham Danzig, Chayei Adam (Wisdom of Man) 129:4
- ↑ USCCB Tobit 7:12-14
- ↑ USCCB Genesis 24:54
- ↑ Biblehub: John 2:1-11
- ↑ Biblehub: Rev. 19:9
- ↑ Sefaria: Sanedrin 59b
- ↑ Jewish Encyclopedia: Leviathan and Behemoth
- ↑ CCC 2618
- ↑ CCC 1617