Note 169 — II. OUR DUTIES. (continued 4)

After the birchath erusin the bridegroom makes the solemn declaration169 mentioned above: “Behold, thou art consecrated (betrothed) unto me by this ring according to the Law of Moses and of Israel,”170 whereupon the kethubhah is read in Aramaic171 or in English, and an address is sometimes given. Then follow the ‏ברכות נשואין‎ (“Blessings of Marriage”), called also after their number ‏שבע ברכות‎ “Seven Blessings.”172 The ceremony concludes with the breaking of a glass and the mutual congratulations of friends and relatives, expressed in the words Mazzal-tobh (‏מזל טוב‎ “Good luck”).173