Ben Avram (Indian, Israeli, born 1937) watercolor painting on paper, The Wedding. Signed and inscribed lower left. A chuppah (chuppot, literally, canopy or covering), also huppah, chipe, chupah, or chuppa, is a canopy under which a Jewish couple stands during their wedding ceremony. It consists of a cloth or sheet, sometimes a tallit stretched or supported over four poles, or sometimes manually held up by attendants to the ceremony. A chuppah symbolizes the home that the couple will build together. Framed. Edward Philips, Ben Avram is an artist who was born in Bombay, India, and immigrated to Israel as a teenager. He graduated from the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in 1965 and continues to call Jerusalem his home. Most of Ben Avrams oil paintings and watercolors portray Israeli cities, religious festivals, and Bible stories. He paints in creamy sensual tones incorporating symbols such as doves, a menorah, and Shabbat candles. One of a kind artwork.