[Avodah] standing for a chasan

[Michael Kopinsky]

On 7/29/07, Rich, Joel <JRich at sibson.com> wrote:
>
>  RYBS was very insistent on standing because a chassan (and kallah) are
> similar to a king (queen?)
>
>
> Eli Turkel
> ==================================
> A  talmid of R' HS pointed me to Mpninei Harav (p217) where he states the
> reason for standing given by R' YBS is the on the way to do a mitzvah
> (bikkurim) reason.  The melech only applies once he's under the chuppah (and
> that's why R' YBS waited until then to put the ashes  on the head of the
> chatan (that's when he becomes one)). but still stood when the chatan
> was walking down.
>
>

I read somewhere that Rav Yaakov Kamenetzky held that this is the reason
that we stand for Vayevarech David - as support for people that are on their
way to the puska for "v'haosher v'hakavod milfanecha v'atah moshel bakol."

KT,
Michael
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