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1. Stunning!!!! Thanks YWN for posting these amazing videos!!!! The ruv is a big tzaddik!!!!

   STUNNING MITZVAH TANTZ!!!! HUGE CROWD

2. are my eyes failing me or is the chosson holding hands with the kallah? nice to see the halakha has not been forgotten

3. I really am fascinated by the mivtza tanse – we don’t have that, & these videos were a treat.

   DrYidd, I suppose it depends on minhagim…in Litvishe circles they dance down the aisle holding hands. Our minhagim are very different: none of my children displayed anything like that after chuppah, no hand-holding in public – ever. Each to his own.

   Is the Rebbe Bobov 45 or 48?

4. Very nice.
   “שושו” “רבו”???
   Please spell correctly when you post on Twitter!

5. Hml; The בית דין paskened a while ago that there is Bobov and Bobov-45.
   Therefore this is Bobov as titled.

6. hml, in strictly halakhic circles, we have pictures even with chosson and kallah touching each other, BEFORE the chuppah. today, most fashter the simcha waiting for the pictures to be taken after the chuppah, limiting the time when you can be me’sameach chosson and kallah. chumrot leading to kulot.

7. HOW IS THIS ALLOWED??
   why is one lady appearing infront of thousands on men?
   Please explain!

8. DrYidd

   “in strictly halakhic circles, we have pictures even with chosson and kallah touching each other, BEFORE the chuppah”

   ?!?!

   Please explain how that’s possible.

9. Why is wearing a puffy white princess wedding gown not Chukas Hagoyim?

10. Dr.Y: Which halacha permits touching before the chupa?

11. adocs, uncle ben, an explicit gemarah. remember the kallah already went to the mikve. there are a few famous RY left who will not be mesader kiddushin w/o such practice.

12. DrYidd

    1. Where is this explicit Gemara?

    2. “there are a few famous RY left who will not be mesader kiddushin w/o such practice.”

    Which practice? Touching before the chuppah? Going to the mikva?

13. Litvish HaGaon HaRav Ahron Schechter shlit”a (among other Litvish Gedolim) insists that the Choson and Kallah hold hands from the end of the Chuppa, as they walk through the crowd, until the yichud room.

14. I honestly cant believe that in2018 where we can assume that there is at least one person watching who is not controlling himself(and thats being kind) the Rebbe would allow thousands of MEN to watch him dance with a granddaughter.
    No problome-keep the custom but why does everyone have to watch it?
    Was anyone here really uplifted and inspired to live a better life by the video??
    (Im sure most chasidim didnt leave the hall with spirtual thoughts)

15. Correction the Rebbe:s new daughter in law
    The Rebbe wouldnt let a picture of a kallah in a weddimg gown to be put up on billiard but to nromg the real.thing infront of thousands…thats leshem shamayim
    I honestly dont get it……..i do get why people say we are the generation of Moshiach!

16. Peerimsomech
    Nobody forced u to watch if u can’t control urself don’t watch

17. Can one of the chasdim explain what kavonas the Rabbe and chasidem have while dancing and clapping at the mitzvha Tanz? or while the rebbe is dancing with Mr. Englander. is it the same as we have at the ball game when we cheer for our team?

18. Forget having her being in front of the chassidim. She looks so unhappy. I can only imagine being married to someone I only met a few times and standing in front of a massive crowd at 2 am holding the hand of my new husband whom I barely know.

    She’s probably 17, tired, scared, and hungry.
    Let the poor chassan and kallah go home and get to know each other….

19. Joseph

    I understand that in many circles this is an appropriate minhag. But why is it insisted upon?

20. adocs: For halachic reasons. Rav Aharon Schechter shlit”a and other Litvish and Chasidish poskim and Gedolim hold it is halachicly required for the husband to take possession of his new wife publicly at the wedding, and this must be accomplished by his taking her hand after the Chuppa as they go to the yichud room.

    This isn’t a matter of them holding “it’s okay to do”; they hold it is halachicly required to do.

21. @Joseph – is this the same Rabbi Aron Schechter that paid for this truck to drive around Flatbush last week? https://www.instagram.com/p/Bi7kM9SghoQ/

    Since when is he a “Posek”? Not even CLOSE to being a Posek. He can start by listening to Poskim. Take for example….hmmmm…..Hagaon Rav Moshe Feinstein. Just that one for example.

    Google that and see for yourselves.

22. Joseph ,

    I never claimed that those who do it, say just “it’s okay to do”. I understand this is a well accepted practice by some.

    Still have a few questions though.

    1. What’s the source that makes it “required” ?

    2. Why can’t this need be met if he takes her hand 10 minutes later? i.e. in the yichud room

    3. This obviously can’t be something that’s me’akeiv as there are situations where Halachically they can’t hold hands. Are they not married because he can’t “take possession of his new wife publicly at the wedding” ?

23. I’m pretty sure that Chabad is the only chasidic sector that doesn’t follow this awkward minhag. Go figure….

24. BIG MOE- avadeh(duh!)
    I honestly want to know what the chasidim feel when they watch a motzvah tanz like this?
    What are they meant to come away with?
    They are not being mevatel Torah for nothing right?

25. A most bizarre Minhag (if you can call it that).

26. Guys please take a moment and read this post:

    There is such a thing by klal yisroel thats called a מנהג. This is passed down from father to son for generations.

    There is something by all chasidic sectors thats called מצוה טאנץ.

    Thats one one the most spiritual moments of the chasunah.

    The neshamos from the grandparents and great… come down to participate in their grandchild’s wedding.

    ITS PART FROM THEIR מסורה THAT THE CHASSIDIM FROM THE REBBI STAY TILL THE END OF THE REBBI’S MITZVAH TANTZ.

    If u have any questIons I cant help u.
    THERE WERE MUCH BIGGER TZADDIKIM THAN U WHO CAME UP WITH THESE MINHAGIM.

27. adocs: Because halachicly it has to be publicly seen.

28. Bobover rebbe is the most holy guy from this dor!!

29. Guy?
    U coudnt say neshama , or Rabbi?
    I agree.
    Nothing with Bobov just dont see why the lady is brought to the mens side?
    They cant do it on the side or something? Or with a LONG LONG rope and she can stay on the women’s side?

30. No one knows what spectators of the mitzvah tanz are suppose to do other then sing?