RE: Article from Parshas Vayishlach on Weddings (collecting
for needy kallos)
I believe in Hachnossas Kalla and volunteer in Gemachs and
contribute and collect for needy brides. But the distortions
in the article are aggravating.
Hachnossas Kalla means helping brides who need funds to
establish a bayit ne'eman b'Yisroel. Because of the
standards we have falsely set up today, people are coerced to
give for "vorts in halls," wedding cakes and numerous
way-out `needs' to supposedly make the kalla happy.
We see rich chutznik families who bring in expensive
customs and we emulate them even if it means we haven't the
money. We encourage "magia li -- I have it coming to
me," so let someone collect for me so I can feel good. Why
can't we feel good by emulating the advice of our Torah
leaders not to be excessive?
In this context, it is disgusting to see kallos who
are convinced by others to look `vivacious' at the wedding,
and spend totally superfluous hours and funds to be made up
like clowns instead of radiating natural youthful beauty.
Chana Weiner, Jerusalem
More to be said on the subject...
And a pat on the shoulder from Bubbie C.D.
Bless you, Yated, for your puzzle page. Whenever there
is something I can use for my Israeli grandchildren, I xerox
it and save it for when they visit. I sometimes send it to my
grandson in Kiryat Sefer with Hebrew instructions. He just
loves to get mail.
This Chanuka, you had Find the Names. I made two dozen copies
and at our family Chanuka party, had the kids fill it up to
earn their Chanuka gelt. It was a big success.
And a NEW FEATURE:
TWISTS OF THE TONGUES -- English words with Hebrew
derivatives. Words that sound very similar in both languages
and probably come from Loshon Kodesh.
To begin with, of course: language = lashon and speech
= safa.
The newest words to my collection, three Chanuka selections:
squeezed = kossis.
And `twist' itself. How about tzvot, to pinch?
Also, `drop' sounds pretty close to tipa when
pronounced in Anglo-Saxon Yiddish -- trop.
Welcoming any of your own linguistic brainstorms.
