Picture of the Day
In a beautiful moment of personal Simcha and dedication to his Shlichus, a Texas based Shliach and Chaplain in the US Armed Forces was seen escorting his daughter to her Chuppah in front of 770 Eastern Parkway.
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Mushkie
Mazel tov! Hatzlocha in the shlichus! I would choose to wear bigdei (attire of) shabbos v’yom tov over work clothes, no matter how noble the work, (like if hatazla/zaka members wear their vests, it seems out of place). What do you think?
agree
Its like an astronaut wearing his austronaut costume.
Anonymous
It’s like an English barrister or judge wearing his white wig and robe to the chuppah (of course, to inspire jews who see the photo to do more Torah and Mitzvos).
Really Mushkie? ??
Mushkie – with all due respect stop living in a box. Bigdei shabbos is great – but this mans shlichus is being in the army and inspiring jews there. Did you think for a second may be he was hoping this picture will make rounds to the army and will inspire jews in the army to do more Torah and Mitzvos. Comments like your is the reason why peole are leaving crown heights, lubavitch and frumkait
Mushkie
King Solomon said: For everything there is a time. His daughter’s chupah is not the time to dress up for an advertisement, just as wearing the constume on Yom Kippur, instead of a kittel, is inappropriate. But you have a right to your opinion. Maybe if you did the holy work of Haltzala, you would wear your vest to your child’s chuppah, to inspire others to save Jewish lives. I do not judge you.
Mushkie
I respect those iving outside the box, but please explain how a photo of of him wearing the formal chaplain’s uniform will inspire other Jews in the army to do more mitzvos? Wouldn’t they be inspired to see him in authentic Chassidic Shabbos clothes, including a hat, kappota, and gartel? And why would my personal opinion on this drive people away from CH, Lubavitch and frumkeit? With respect!
Anonymous
Does he wear his chaplain uniform on shabbos and Yom Tov, or does he wear his kappota? The day of the chuppah is like a Yom Tov (actually, a Yom Kippur, as many parents also fast). Wear yom tov clothes. Bring yiddishkeit to the goyishkeit of the army, but don’t bring the goyisjkeit of the army to yiddishkeit. If these words make people leave CH, Lubav, frumleit, I assure you, they were never there
Tomim
Maybe there is a logical explanation.
Kop Doktar
That’s interesting. Definitely different.