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Rabbi Dr. Ari Z. Zivotofsky's column Legal-Ease that appears regularly in
Jewish Action Magazine discusses this topic in the most recent issue of
this publication. In part he writes<br><br>
<font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=3 color="#9C2420"><b>Misconception:
</b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=3>A newly married<br>
bride and groom are required to participate<br>
in </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=3><i>sheva berachot
</i></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=3>(festive<br>
meals) each day for seven days.<br><br>
</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=3 color="#9C2420"><b>Fact:
</b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=3>There is no obligation to
have<br>
festive meals during the week following<br>
a wedding celebration. However, if<br>
the </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=3><i>chatan
</i></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=3>(groom) and
</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=3><i>kallah
</i></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=3>(bride)<br>
participate in a festive meal made in<br>
their honor in which certain conditions<br>
are satisfied, </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=3><i>sheva
berachot,<br>
</i></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=3>seven blessings, should
be recited.<br><br>
</font>Please see
<a href="http://www.stevens.edu/golem/llevine/rmiller/truth_sheva.pdf" eudora="autourl">
http://www.stevens.edu/golem/llevine/rmiller/truth_sheva.pdf</a> for the
rest of the article. (I can hear the caterers complaining
already!)<br>
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Yitzchok Levine</body>
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