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size=2>From: "kennethgmiller@juno.com" <A
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<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000
size=2>>>My first reaction was to object, and say that not everyone can
spare <BR>the cash with which to go beyond what is absolutely required. $500 is
<BR>a lot of money!<BR><BR>But then I realized that the chasan of the story DID
have that money <BR>available, and he WAS prepared to part with it, specifically
to give <BR>to that singer. <<</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Also, his kallah (or her father) has even /more/ money than the chosson,
because -- don't forget -- she hired the /real/ Chaim ben Zundel, who must
command more for a performance than Davidi, the guy who only impersonates Chaim
ben Zundel! So even if $500 seemed like a lot of money to the chosson
before he got married, he can afford to be more generous now that he
has married into an affluent family. :- )</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"
PTSIZE="10"><BR><B>--Toby
Katz<BR>=============</B></FONT></DIV></DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at <A title="http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000339" href="http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000339" target="_blank"><B>AOL.com</B></A>. </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>