Reply To: Rechnitz – There is no Shidduch Crisis

Gelilah is a rather big kibud. It is questionable why it is often given to children rather than to adults.

Yes, and popa’s misunderstood point in that thread (he can correct me if I’m mistaken) was that regardless of the origin, the fact that it is in fact usually given to children makes it an insult when it’s given to an adult for the reason of his being unmarried.

Here’ a link to that thread:

http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/coffeeroom/topic/why-i-wont-let-my-kids-do-%d7%92%d7%9c%d7%99%d7%9c%d7%94