[Avodah] several questions

[kennethgmiller at juno.com]

R' Eli Turkel asked several questions. I don't really know any answers, but here are some guesses.

> 1. Why is av haracamim not said on the shabbat of the 4
> parshiyot. Onbiously not connected to tachanun since
> Tzidchadcha is said

I've always supposed that it's because the 4 parshios are "special occasion". It's like saying Shir Hamaalos at a seudas mitzva, even at a seudas mitzvah which isn't big enough to cancel Tachanun for, like a Pidyon Haben, or a Siyum.

> 3. What is the purpose of the bride wearing a heavy veil (dech
> tikel)

Why wear a veil at all? I always thought it had something to do with Yaakov not realizing that he was marrying Leah. If so, a heavy veil makes much more sense than a see-thru one.

Akiva Miller


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