Breaking plates revisited
See Havolim's post with illustrations at http://havolim.blogspot.com/2009/11/breaking-plate-at-tnaim-little.html and my original post, which includes R' Reisman's suggested answer printed in Pathways to the Prophets in the comments at http://kallahmagazine.blogspot.com/2009/10/mothers-active-role-in-jewish-weddings.html
Rabbi Reisman concedes that he could not find a source for the minhag of mothers, specifically, breaking the plate. He offers a possible explanation as follows: the tanaim undertake a financial obligation. As the fathers of the chasson and kallah each have a prior financial obligation to their wives' kesubos, the wives participation indicates their willingness to allow this new financial agreement.
Rabbi Reisman concedes that he could not find a source for the minhag of mothers, specifically, breaking the plate. He offers a possible explanation as follows: the tanaim undertake a financial obligation. As the fathers of the chasson and kallah each have a prior financial obligation to their wives' kesubos, the wives participation indicates their willingness to allow this new financial agreement.
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