Afikomen offers chuppah rentals (canopy, poles and bases) for your wedding. Chuppah rentals are $180 and include the canopy of your choice, 4 poles and 4 bases.
A set of 4 poles and/or 4 bases can be rented seperately for $50 each set.

Rental procedures: Reservations may be made by coming into the shop, by phone (510.655.1977), or by downloading the reservation form and faxing or mailing it to us. For busy weekends, reservations are recommended at least 2 months ahead.

Chuppah Gallery 

Chuster Tallis	5' x 6'	Detail
White Silver Stripe Tallis	5' x 6'	Detail
Gold Stripe Tallis	5' x 6'	Detail
Cream Silver Stripe Tallis	5' x 6'	Detail
Airy Leaves	5' x 6.3'	Detail
Hand-appliqued Organza	3.7' x 6.2'	Detail
Gold Organdy	5' square	Detail
Twining leaf	5' x 5.5'	Detail
Beaded Cream Organdy	5' square	Detail
Shiny White Stripe Tallis	5' x 6'	Detail
Hand Painted Jerusalem Silk	5' x 6'	Detail
White Silk	5' x 6'	Detail
White Floral	5' x 7'	Detail
Linen Leaf	5' x 6'	Detail
White Organdy	5' x 6'	Detail
Gold Damask	5' x 6'	Detail
Green Damask	5' x 6'	Detail
White Damask	5' x 6'	Detail

Chuppah Poles and Bases

The poles are smooth stained wood 1 3/8 inch diameter, 8 feet tall with eye hooks on the top to which the canopy can be affixed with ties, loops or through a hole (e.g., the tzizit hole in the corner of a tallis).

The bases are heavy metal, coated black, and consist of a ½ inch thick disc that is 1 foot in diameter to which a pipe 8 inches tall is affixed at the center perpendicular to the disc. They are heavy and provide the “free standing chuppah” option with a low profile. Under very windy, particularly gusty, conditions, a person should stand at each pole to keep a hand on for security, or additional weight should be added to the bases in some way. Under most conditions, the freestanding chuppah is completely stable.

The Tradition of the Chuppah

In ancient Israel, at the end of the betrothal period, a new bride was escorted in a festive procession to the groom's room or tent - the chuppah - where the marriage was consummated. The term "chuppah" referred to the chamber, to the bridal canopy, or to the marriage ceremony itself; today only the latter two meanings survive.

The chuppah symbolizes the couple's first home. It's frailness suggests the fragility of shalom bayit, peace within the household. It also symbolizes the shelter of their new home and an emotional, physical, and spiritual transition in their lives. (From The Encyclopedia of Jewish Symbols, by Frankel & Teutsch)