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<font size=3>Yesterday a friend of mine told be that the Rov where he
davened said <br>
that he knew of grandparents who did not want to walk down at their <br>
grandchildren's Chassana, because they knew that the people <br>
attending the chupah would not stand for them even though they were <br>
70 + years old. They did not want to be involved in lifnei
Iver.<br><br>
Truth be told, I have seen the following many times. When the
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grandparents who are 70 or more years old walk down, no one stands
<br>
for them. However, when the chosson and kallah walk down
everyone <br>
stands for them.<br><br>
It is, of course, a positive mitzvah to stand up for any person 70
<br>
years old or more. See <br><br>
See
<a href="http://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/35165/standing-for-someone-whos-turned-seventy" eudora="autourl">
http://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/35165/standing-for-someone-whos-turned-seventy</a>
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It is questionable if one has to stand for the chosson and kallah.
See <br>
<a href="http://web.stevens.edu/golem/llevine/levine/standing_chasuna.pdf" eudora="autourl">
http://web.stevens.edu/golem/llevine/levine/standing_chasuna.pdf<br><br>
</a>I told my friend that it should be announced at the beginning of
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every chupah that 1. All cell phones should be turned <br>
off; 2. There should be no talking during the chupah,
and 3. If <br>
grandparents who are 70 or more will be walking down, then one is
<br>
required to stand for them.<br><br>
I think if this were done at Chasanas it would soon become the
norm.<br><br>
YL<br><br>
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llevine@stevens.edu <br>
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