[Avodah] Standing for the Chasan and Kalah

[Prof. Levine]

At 03:02 AM 08/17/2007, R. EMT wrote:

>      (I once argued this point with a rosh yeshiva at a yeshivishe 
> chasuna, where the chasan would be in a kollel and the kallah would 
> earn the parnasa. On the way home, my wife asked what it was about, 
> and when I told her, she said, "And when it says that he promised 
> 'va'ana eflach v'okir v'eizon va'afarnes yasichi,' isn't that 
> mechezi k'shikra?")
>
>EMT

Many years ago a friend of mine who is, unfortunately, no longer in 
this world, told me the following story. His son had a chavrusa who 
had connections with KAJ, the German community in Washington Heights. 
Shortly before this fellow's Chasuna he went to Rav Dr. Yosef Breuer, 
ZT"L, for a brocha. In the course of their meeting, Rav Breuer asked 
this fellow what he planned to do after he married. He replied that 
he was going to learn full-time in Kollel. Rav Breuer asked him how 
he was going to support himself and his wife. The fellow replied that 
his wife was going to work and support both of them.

Rav Breuer asked this young man if he had the kesuva that was going 
to be used at the Chasuna with him. Bewildered, the fellow replied 
that he did not. Rav Breuer asked him to return with it the next day.

The Chosson to be returned the next day with the kesuva, still not 
comprehending what was going on.  Rav Breuer looked at the Kesuva and 
said,"Here it says you are going to support her! Auf a falshe zach, 
kein brocha!" >:-}


Yitzchok Levine 
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