A wedding is considered one of the happiest and meaningful
occasions in Jewish Life. For this reason, Jewish custom
restricts the dates when a wedding takes place. 1- First of all,
since a marriage creates financial responsibilities and
obligations, a wedding may not take place on the Sabbath or
Jewish Holidays when work and financial dealings are not
permitted. 2- Also, since a wedding is supposed to be an
unrivaled event, Rabbinic law forbids marriage during the middle
days of Passover or Succos, since the two happy occasions
(Holiday and wedding) would be mingled. 3- There are also two
extended periods during the Jewish Calendar year when tragedies
of tremendous significance occurred to the Jewish People. During
these weeks, no weddings are performed. These times are: a) Five
out of the seven weeks between Passover and Shavuos, excepting
Lag B'Omer. During these weeks, we commemorate the wiping out of
Jewish communities during the Crusades as well as the deaths of
thousands of Jewish Rabbinical leaders dur