[Avodah] standing for a chasan

[Eli Turkel]

REMT wrote
<< (I also contend that the new "halacha" of standing for the
chasan at a wedding -- which is about thirty years old --had its
origin when some adam gadol stood up for a better look, and his
motive was misinterpreted. I don't stand, just to have the pleasure
of responding, when asked why, that chodosh asur min haTorah.  >>

RYBS was very insistent on standing because a chassan (and kallah) are
similar to a king (queen?). I believe his psak was more than 30 years ago.
R. Zilberstein says to stand based on kabbalistic grounds. Interestingly
in the shiur he made fun of the "Americans" in his kehilla who all sit for
proper ettitique. Seems that even in Bnei Brak there are differences between
American and Israeli weddings.

My personal observation is that weddings where everyone stands have more
noise
and more mixing of the sexes (yes - even in Bnei Brak)


-- 
Eli Turkel
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