Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Ya-dee-da-dee-dye


(Gerrer Rebbe marries off his first grandson)

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Isnt Ya-dee-da-dee-dye the Hungarian nusach? A Gerer should be something with a Bim Bum, no?

Hirshel Tzig - הירשל ציג said...

NO SIREE, BOB. iN gER They sing Ya-dee-da-dee-dye, at least when they sing freileche nigunim. They're quite Makpid on that too. Hungarians would sing either ay-vay-vay-vay, or someting else.

Anonymous said...

And if every guest gave a $10 gift, that would be...WOW!!!!

Anonymous said...

Were there some new giluim? in torah? or g-dliness? or the same s... (chasuna)just a different day,

sick and tired of this hollow events

Hirshel Tzig - הירשל ציג said...

two halves of a Neshomoh came together, isn't that something to celebrate?

if each one gave 10 bucks that would still only be half a million. It costs almost that much to feed them, so there's not much left over for the couple. But don't worry about them, Saba's got enough for them, and then some.

Anonymous said...

from an Haaretz article on the marriage of the grandson of the
Gerrer Rebbe:

"But from the Rebbe's perspective, this wedding was a chance to
transmit one message, albeit without words: Cut costs for the weddings
of your children and grandchildren.

This has been a major issue in ultra-Orthodox circles for a while,
with the Ger sect instructing families to limit invitees to a total of
400. Although the dynastic family couldn't be expected to adhere to
such limits, the rebbe did set a strict budget.

Unlike the weddings for his own children, the rebbe decided to invite
the public only to the huppa. Only a few hundred were invited to
partake in the meal, while the rest made do with light refreshments.

Spokesmen for the Hasidic sect said the rebbe had set new norms that
were meant as an example for his followers."