[Avodah] What's the Truth About Sheva Berachot?

[Yitzhak Grossman]

On Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:14:08 -0500
Yitzchok Levine <Larry.Levine at stevens.edu> wrote:

...

[Rabbi Dr. Ari Z. Zivotofsky writes:]

> Fact: There is no obligation to have
> festive meals during the week following
> a wedding celebration. However, if
> the chatan (groom) and kallah (bride)
> participate in a festive meal made in
> their honor in which certain conditions
> are satisfied, sheva berachot,
> seven blessings, should be recited.

This is slightly misleading.  As R. Dr. Zivotofsky himself notes in the
course of the article, while there's no obligation to have festive
meals every day, the Rav Pe'alim does say that one should, if he can
afford it.

> Yitzchok Levine 

Yitzhak
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