<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 7/29/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Rich, Joel</b> <<a href="mailto:JRich@sibson.com">JRich@sibson.com</a>> wrote:</span>
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="q">RYBS was very insistent on standing because a chassan (and kallah) are <br>similar to a king (queen?)<br clear="all"><br><br></span>Eli Turkel <span><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">
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<div><span><font face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2">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.
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<div>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."
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<div>KT,<br>Michael</div><br> </div>