<html><P>---------- Original Message ----------<BR>From: Micha Berger <A href="mailto:micha@aishdas.org">micha@aishdas.org</A><BR><BR><<I dunno, I don't think I ever attended a wedding where "Mi Bon Siach" was<BR>/not/ sung.>></P>
<P>I THINK the Sefardi (Syrian) weddings don't, hence my phrasing.<BR><BR><<The words are based on Shir haShirim Rabba 2:4 and part of a longer piut<BR>found in Machzor Vitri.>></P>
<P>Did you see it in the MV? The source I quoted IIRC couldn't find it.</P>
<P><< The One Who knows the speech of a rose among thorns<BR> the love of a bride and the joy of lovers<BR> He will bless the groom and the bride.>></P>
<P>According to the Midrash cited, it is the mesader kiddushin (or other people who say the sheva berachos) who are intended. Not the RBSh"O. Hence the lack of satisfaction. And what's with this ahavas kallah stuff? It would be banned if someone wrote it today.</P>
<P>IOW, I disagree with your interpretation but have no better, satisfying one, which is where I came in (to use another would-be-banned-if-"they"-knew-its-origin).</P>
<P>Gershon<BR><A href="mailto:gershon.dubin@juno.com">gershon.dubin@juno.com</A></P></html>
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