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A minhag with a mesorah...

The number one step for

a stress-free simchah

M aking a wedding is always protecting against Eyin Harah is the Shabbos
Aufruf
correct and necessary hishtadlus for you
an exciting and emotional
Happy Preparations
to do to make sure you can celebrate your
time. The whole family,
mechut anim,
grandparents, children simchah with peace of mind. Warm Wishes
Special Family-time
and not to mention the chassan and So yes, just one phone call to Einey
kallah, get pulled into the excitement as Yeshuah and, like the hundreds of
they count down to that special day, mechutanim before you, the real stress
when they’ll finally be led under the and worry is over. One short phone call
chuppah. and you’re registered in the ‘’Sefer
Hasimchah’’. That’s all it takes to ensure
The to-do list is long and detailed. You that Einey Yeshuos has you and your Night of
need to clothe the entire family. Furnish family in mind with the special segulos Chasunah
the apartment. Buy the shtafir, plan the and practices, all based on solid tradition.
logistics of the chasunah, organize the Pure Pleasure
sheva berachas and... the list never really And, as you move forward, from the Excited Festivity
finishes. You try to think of every detail. first exhilarating moments of Joyful Gratitude
You take note of every advice shared by anticipation as you bring in Shabbos
your family and friends. You daven and Aufruf, until that satisfied sigh of
hope that everything goes well and your nachas and sheer gratitude at the last
simchah will be a ‘simchah with simchah’. sheva berachos, you’ll have the
You flip through every sefer for segulos calmness and serenity of knowing that
that ‘guarantee’ you more Siyata you’ve done your part in bringing this Sheva
maya
dishmaya. Is there something more you extra protection and siyata dishmaya Brachos
can do, you wonder? to your special occasion.
Calm Celebration
The answer is yes. And Comfortable Connection
fortunately, it takes only Abundant Nachas
one phone call!
Already as far back as in the times of the
Tashba’’tz (around 600 years ago) we
find a minhag for mechutanim to
practice certain segulos to ward off the
Eyin Harah (Tashbatz, Katan, Ch 464).
Still later, the Shevet Mussar cautions
about protecting against Eyin Harah -
especially families of Chasan and
Kallah! In fact, that’s one of the reasons
why we break a glass under the chuppah
- to protect against any Eyin Harah that
may be present (Ohr Hachamah).
We see that based on our mesorah,

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