They stood there awkwardly at the entrance to the marquee, too embarrassed to enter. The large tent was one of many set up this year in Meron to accommodate the multitudes of Yidden who had come to the tiny mountain village for Lag B'Omer and the Shabbos following.

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Feature Marriage Customs from Bygone Days by S. Fried More and more people miss the simple weddings of old. Once, as the older people relate, weddings were entirely different: The musicians were different from the bands they have today, the quantity of people was different, the food was different, and so was the atmosphere - but most important, the simcha was of another kind. What follows is an anecdotal survey of weddings as they once were in Yerushalayim and elsewhere.

Opinion and Comment We Will Stand Guard for Our Chinuch with Sacrifice and Staunch Loyalty by R' Meir Munk Chinuch is the quintessence of Judaism. Avrohom Ovinu was commended, "For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him." From all of Avrohom's laudable deeds and practices, the one chosen as outstanding was that he instructed his children and household. The essence of Yiddishkeit is to teach and to instruct.