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Jerusalem - A special committee set up by the Belz Hasidic stream recently issued a special protocol limiting wedding spending among the community members, in a bid to ease the financial burden on couples' parents, (as was reported before here on VIN News).
The "Wedding Plan," which was sent to the families of the community this week, includes a list of restrictions regarding wedding preparations. For instance, the parents of the groom are instructed to choose between a bracelet and a mixer as a gift for the bride during the engagement period.
The document also states that it is prohibited to send the bride's family Purim gifts or birthday presents. It also places a limit on the price of flower bouquets and states that the wedding ring must be adorned with a fake, rather than a genuine diamond.
According to the instructions of the stream's spiritual leader, the Admor, those who fail to abide by the new rules will not be eligible for loans or financial assistance from the Hasidic court's administration. Wealthy Belz families are required to follow the regulations as well.
The document was based, among other things, on questionnaires handed out to families of the community.
Belz is not the first Hasidic court to place limitations on its members' wedding expenditures, as Satmar and Gur have done so before. But it is the first stream to publish an elaborate document that leaves no room for interpretation. For example, it stipulates the exact number of guests a family is allowed to invite to wedding events, and defines which family members should be considered "close relatives."
Luckily, the new plan includes not only restrictions, but also some benefits. The document's authors have taken a number of steps to help families lower the cost of the wedding by getting entertainers, photographers and wedding bands to agree to charging reasonable prices for their services.
Home furnishing for the newlyweds will also be offered for cheap.
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Jul 24, 2009 at 11:30 AM Anonymous Says:
It's a good thing I'm married already. My MIL would for sure buy me a mixer (it's a lot cheaper than a bracelet after all)
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Jul 24, 2009 at 11:52 AM Anonymous Says:
I wonder how many machatanestahs would be happy without a diamond ring. Who says it has to be huge?
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Jul 24, 2009 at 12:01 PM Rochel Says:
It's very good, I first heard of these takanos from Gerrer Chasidus last year... I think it's a good example to follow even though people should be able to consider who are their close relatives ;)
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Jul 24, 2009 at 11:10 AM Anonymous Says:
I think there is more important topicks to talk about and to inplement on the chasidim
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Jul 24, 2009 at 12:12 PM Anonymous Says:
good, but very unfurtunate.
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Jul 24, 2009 at 02:16 PM Anonymous Says:
Hopefully this will spread to the rest of the Jewish world. Even though I don't agree with all the conditions, the poverty that weddings put people into is shameful when the money could better be used to help set up the young couples.
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Jul 24, 2009 at 04:43 PM Ernie Kugel Says:
Fantastic; that's the advantage of belonging to a true Chasidus and having a real (living) Rebbe to teach us and guide us. This is obviously a very tough set of takkonas, I wish the Rebbe Shlita lots of hazloche.
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Jul 24, 2009 at 04:56 PM 770'er Says:
“ Fantastic; that's the advantage of belonging to a true Chasidus and having a real (living) Rebbe to teach us and guide us. This is obviously a very tough set of takkonas, I wish the Rebbe Shlita lots of hazloche. ”
Was that a slap in the face to Lubavitch? True Chassidus? True Rebbe?
You are a Rasha who has no idea what a real, true Jew is, especially during the 9 days when the Rebbe suffered so much for us.
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Jul 24, 2009 at 07:40 PM Anonymous Says:
About time, kol hakavod, this is the way it should be, its sad we need outside people to tell us what we should know by ourselves> with due respect to Admor MiBelz, does His chatzer also abide this? That would be understandable if not, but it would be even more amazing if yes.
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Jul 25, 2009 at 08:34 PM Leah Says:
I dont think its fair for the girls. you people writting this are for sure married....
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Jul 25, 2009 at 10:00 PM Anonymous Says:
It might be a good message for the community if the rebbe gave up his silver and gold bechers, tetzels, challah board, knife, washing cups and basin... and i can go on......
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Jul 25, 2009 at 09:57 PM Anonymous Says:
i just wanna know if the rebbe's children and grandchildren will abide by these laws... and what about the whole community coming to their simchos and looking at all their expenditures........Did u see the Belz Rebbe barmitzvah last year???
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Jul 25, 2009 at 09:57 PM Anonymous Says:
i just wanna know if the rebbe's children and grandchildren will abide by these laws... and what about the whole community coming to their simchos and looking at all their expenditures........Did u see the Belz Rebbe barmitzvah last year???
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Jul 25, 2009 at 10:24 PM Anonymous Says:
As an unmarried girl I would be okay with all of the rules...besides for the fake diamond.
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Jul 25, 2009 at 11:12 PM zvi Says:
“ As an unmarried girl I would be okay with all of the rules...besides for the fake diamond. ”
My wife says that I am her diamond. I work very hard to live up to that accolade.
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Jul 26, 2009 at 12:38 AM Anonymous Says:
“ As an unmarried girl I would be okay with all of the rules...besides for the fake diamond. ”
I agree with you. The diamond doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg, but fake???
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Jul 26, 2009 at 07:32 AM Anonymous Says:
What about the shtreimel?? Don't they cost the same (or more!) than the diamond??
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Jul 26, 2009 at 09:30 AM Yid Says:
“ Was that a slap in the face to Lubavitch? True Chassidus? True Rebbe?
You are a Rasha who has no idea what a real, true Jew is, especially during the 9 days when the Rebbe suffered so much for us. ”
Yes. He died on the cross for our sins, right?
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Jul 26, 2009 at 10:05 AM lol Says:
evryone abides by the rules ....................except for the rebba`s them self!!did you ever see the wedding of the grand children ? i KNOW it includes all these takkunis+more!!!!!