R’ Rosenfeld – Sichos HaRan 86b – 87 – 88 – 89 – Wedding Customs – Crying for a Beautiful Esrog – Free Speech

Sichos HaRan 86b – 87 – 88 – 89 – Wedding Customs – Crying for a Beautiful Esrog – Free Speech – Speaker: Rabbi Zvi Aryeh Rosenfeld zal. (Lesson rw23b. Recorded on 1977-01-03.)

• 00:00 SICHAH 86. Wedding Customs. A wife receives advancement through her husband, but does not descend with him if he falls. Parnassah (livelihood) depends on the respect a husband shows for his wife.
• 02:21 Why is the face of a Jewish bride covered with a veil? “The beautiful maiden without eyes” (Zohar 96-97) refers to emunah – faith.
• 04:22 The kovod – honor – of HaShem is that which is hidden. Taharas Mishpacha – laws of marriage purity. The importance of tznius – modesty in dress and behavior.
• 16:41 A wedding is compared to the giving of the Torah at Sinai.
• 18:00 The discourse given by the Chasan – groom – at his wedding helps to unite the couple.
• 19:48 The custom of dancers doing somersaults at a wedding alludes to Moshe Rabbeinu ascending Har Sinai and HaShem descending (so to speak) to give the Torah.
• 20:54 SICHAH 87. Crying for a Beautiful Esrog. The esrog is analogous to a wife.
• 24:57 The moach (marrow) in the bones is the moach – brain – of the body. The marrow is sustained by fats and fluids. Why a foolish person often has a beautiful wife.
• 26:16 The wisdom of a person enlightens his face. His path before him is illuminated, he can see clearly.
• 28:00 Spiritual dimensions of the Lulav (date palm branch) and Esrog (citron). The beauty of the Esrog comes from the tears a Jew sheds on Yom Kippur.
• 31:34 SICHAH 88. Free Speech. Redeeming speech from exile.
• 36:37 SICHAH 89. Clearing the slate with kindness. One sin leads to another. The 13 Attributes of Mercy.

Indexing and Notes by S.Y. Wurtzel.