The Gerrer Rebbe (Rabbi Yaakov Aryeh Alter, in the middle) at the KotelB"H
Chassidut Gur made up some new Takanot:
1. No renting clothes for festivities, 2. Reducing presents for the father - in - law and his family, 3. Reducing the costs of a Bar Mitzvah and 4. No more flowers after an engagement (for the Kallah - Bride).
The Gerrer community in Ashdod decided to go against the waste of money for festive events.
Here are some further regulations:
Finishing a Shidduch
Small party at home. No flowers. Not such an expensive watch for the groom / bride.
The Spodik (a Gerrer Streimel) has to be bought by the groom. The bride is responsible for her Sheitel (wig).
Even the costs for the "Aufruf" (Shabbat before the wedding) are being reduced. The women only have a small Kiddush and the festive meal is only for the guys.
In other words, all costs for a wedding are to be reduced !
Here you can find all Takanot amendments.
A great idea reducing all those costs. Honestly, I wouldn't buy any Streimel for my husband. Maybe this is the reason why I am not married yet.:-)
is it normally the womans responsibility to buy the streimel????
ReplyDeleteB"H
ReplyDeleteMany times, this is the case !
I was understanding striemel was wedding gift from the parents. So I guess its a wedding gift from the brides parents lol
ReplyDeleteHow much is a good streimel?
B"H
ReplyDeleteAt least 1000 $. Usually much more. It depends on the Streimel and its quality.
There are used ones but those are mostly worn by children after Bar Mitzvah. At least in the Toldot Aharon.
What exactly is a regen shtreimel? I understand, for the bad weather, but does every guy get one? Are they significantly cheaper?
ReplyDeleteAlso, what is a "tisch bekishe," as compared with a regular bekishe?
B"H
ReplyDeleteHonestly, before you mentioned it, I have never heard about a "Regen Streimel" before, and now saw on Wikipedia that it is mostly purchased in the US. No wonder, unfortunately, there isn't too much rain in Israel. And in case it is raining, then you see many Chassidim covering their Streimels with regular plastic bags.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shtreimel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bekishe
The Tish Bekishe looks very nice. By the way, the Toldot Aharon Rebbe arrives at his Tish in a light Bekishe and a blue coat over it. The coat he usually takes off before Netillat Yadaim (washing hands).