Is it permitted to perform betrothal (kiddushin) or conduct a wedding (chuppah) on Shabbat?
Synopsis
The Mechaber prohibits betrothal and marriage on Shabbat. The Rema cites Rabbeinu Tam's permissive view for a man without wife and children and allows reliance on it under pressing circumstances involving financial embarrassment.
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