<html><P>RETurkel asked<BR><BR><1. Why is av haracamim not said on the shabbat of the 4 parshiyot.<BR>Obviously not connected to tachanun since Tzidchadcha is said></P>
<P> Apparently, it's not the date, it is the occasion -- which is commemorated only at the morning t'filla, not at mincha time. It's in the same category as Shabbos M'vorchim: Av Harachamim is not said, Tzidkas'cha is.</P>
<P> <BR><2. With regard to wearing hats - why do some were hats during the<BR>dinner at a wedding and even while dancing (and sweating). One is<BR>not saying beracha (independent of recent link that one<BR>doesnt a hat while davening)></P>
<P> At least in Litvishe circles, this is a fairly recent hanhaga. (I hesitate to dignify it as a minhag.) Fifty-two years ago, I was present at a wedding attended by Reb Aharon, Reb Moshe, Reb Ya'akov and Rav Gifter, and all ate and danced while wearing yarmulkes. I am convinced that wearing the hat began because in the summer, when there was no coat to check, it was easier to wear the hat than have the bother of using the coat room -- and the talmidim saw, and thought it was a hiddur of some kind.<BR></P>
<P><3.. What is the purpose of the bride wearing a heavy veil (dech tikel)></P>
<P> The dektuch, to the best of my knowledge, was a chassidishe practice. It may be intended as a matter of tz'nius, to prevent gazing at the kalla's face. I doubt that the reason was hinuma. The hinuma was apparently worn during the meal, when a kalla whose eyes were covered might drowse momentarily. It is difficult to picture her dozing off during the chuppa -- which is the only time the dektuch is worn. </P>
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