[Avodah] More on Standing at a Chupah

[Prof. Levine via Avodah]

The following is from today's Hakhel email bulletin.

FROM A READER: Further on the point on standing at Chuppahs:  Many 
think/say that it is because of Choson Domeh L'melech that they stand 
up for the Chosson. Yet, they should be aware that to my knowledge, 
HaRav Moshe Feinstein, Z'tl, never stood because he used to say, 
Doi-meh (L)melech NOT (Ke)melech.  HaRav Yaakov Kamenetsky, Z'tl, 
stood but for a totally different reason. The question of L'melech or 
K'melech never entered into consideration as the Chosson is not a 
true Chosson until AFTER the Chuppah. Rather, HaRav  Yaakov stood 
purely because of the Mishna in Bikurim (3:3), that discusses the 
bringing of Bikurim and the rule of standing Lif-Nai Oisei Mitzva, 
and since the Chosson is entering into a Chupah which will enable him 
to be mekayeim the mitzvah of P'ru U'revu, we stand. As to why we 
don't stand for everyone doing a mitzvah, it's for a mitzvah that is 
mei-kama zman l'zman, not a regular occurrence. The question remains 
as to a justification for why people stand for the Kallah, since she 
is not K'Malka (see HaRav Moshe and HaRav Yaakov above) and is 
peturah from Mitzvas Peru U'revu. HaRav Avraham Kamenetsky, HaRav 
Yaakov's son, told me that one can say that since the Chosson cannot 
be mekayeim the mitzvah without her, she has a chelek in the mitzvah 
and thus qualifies for Lif-Nai Oisei Mitzvah.

YL

llevine at stevens.edu 
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