Hi,
“How do they dance before the bride?
“Beit Shammai said: They praise the bride according to her particular traits. Beit Hillel said: They say, ‘She is a pretty and favored bride.’
“Beit Shammai said to Beit Hillel: If she was lame or blind, would we still say she was a pretty and favored bride? The Torah says, ‘Distance yourself from falsehood!’
“Beit Hillel said to Beit Shammai: According to you – If someone made a bad purchase in the market, should people praise it in his eyes, or degrade it in his eyes?
“Based on this, the sages said: One should always be pleasant with others.”
(Talmud, Ketuvot 16b-17a)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Showing posts with label Weddings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Weddings. Show all posts
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Wedding Violence?
Hi,
"Young man who ride out to greet a groom and bride, and who harm each other’s property in a manner of joy and laughter, or who do so in other joyous circumstances, are exempt from liability because that is the practice."
(Rama, Shulchan Aruch, Choshen Mishpat 378:9)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
"Young man who ride out to greet a groom and bride, and who harm each other’s property in a manner of joy and laughter, or who do so in other joyous circumstances, are exempt from liability because that is the practice."
(Rama, Shulchan Aruch, Choshen Mishpat 378:9)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Monday, March 23, 2009
The badecken blessing
Hi,
"One reason why we bless the bride and groom before the chuppah is because Gd blessed Adam and Chavah, as it is written, 'And Gd blessed them.'"
(Taamei haMinhagim 956, citing Tanya 91)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
"One reason why we bless the bride and groom before the chuppah is because Gd blessed Adam and Chavah, as it is written, 'And Gd blessed them.'"
(Taamei haMinhagim 956, citing Tanya 91)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
The essence of attending a wedding
Hi,
The Chafetz Chaim (Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan, 19th-20th century Poland) was once at a wedding of a needy couple, and when the bride and groom left the chuppah and came to a point near where he was, he raced forward to greet them.
He explained to his students: It is practically theft to attend a wedding and not gladden the bride and groom, for that is why you are invited to the wedding!
Have a great day,
Mordechai
The Chafetz Chaim (Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan, 19th-20th century Poland) was once at a wedding of a needy couple, and when the bride and groom left the chuppah and came to a point near where he was, he raced forward to greet them.
He explained to his students: It is practically theft to attend a wedding and not gladden the bride and groom, for that is why you are invited to the wedding!
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Chuppah under the stars
Hi,
It's interesting to note the tension in Judaism between our biblical opposition to superstition and omen-reading, and our love of 'good signs' and their psychological benefits.
"Some say we should hold the chuppah under the heavens, as a good sign that the couple's children should be as the stars in the heavens."
(Rama, Shulchan Aruch Even haEzer 61:3)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
It's interesting to note the tension in Judaism between our biblical opposition to superstition and omen-reading, and our love of 'good signs' and their psychological benefits.
"Some say we should hold the chuppah under the heavens, as a good sign that the couple's children should be as the stars in the heavens."
(Rama, Shulchan Aruch Even haEzer 61:3)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
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