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).
Doctor
Like a surgeon wearing his scrubs, cap, mask and vinyl gloves. Is it Purim yet?
Chrithtopher brecher
You talk about yiddin dressing like yiddin Don’t you know that one of the three things that the yiddin didn’t change in mitzraim was their names. if you’re sitting in yshivah Texting during seder why do you write your name as mushky # Don’t be a hypocrite
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.
Local Rov
Yes. Needs a mashpia.
Kop Doktar
That’s interesting. Definitely different.
Really Mushkie? ??
to answer to you
1 how a photo of of him wearing the formal chaplain’s uniform will inspire other Jews in the army to do more mitzvos? – secular jews do not care about kapotas they do care about something they recongnize and know. as in oh look – I can be frum and be chaplain
Really Mushkie? ??
2 2 and why would my personal opinion on this drive people away from CH, Lubavitch and frumkeit? With respect! – this is not about you Mushkie but about putting someone down becuase ” HE DID NOT LOOK LIKE CHOSSID FROM THE PAINTING ” or” OMG dont wear that shirt , what would people say” or ” omg this will kill all of our shidduchim”. being frun is not equal being nerotic and giving traumas 2 kids
chabad dark
1. Regarding living in a box, I think that mushky may be living in a box but you are living in a Pentagon because you are corning yourself in from way more sides!!!!
2. Most people that wear a kapata or gartel Do not Wear it because Of a painting Or trauma from when They were kids if you have trauma from a long black garment You may want to go check it out.
Really Mushkie? ??
3 Bring yiddishkeit to the goyishkeit of the army, but don’t bring the goyisjkeit of the army to yiddishkeit.
we have real issues and wearing something that is hard earned on a special day is not on of the issues. Kapote you can buy, beard you can grow, speaking in ” chassidish” half weird tone and not brushing teeth is easy. Following with your goals it hard. Prob something you dont know about
Chaim
Maybe the kallah, so proud of her father, requested him to fir her interin chuppah, in full regalia?
Mushkie
Maybe the kallah asked, but parents should be able to say no to some requests from children. “Daddy, I am so proud that you are a surfer, please wear your swimsuit to my chuppah.” Dad answers, “No, a chuppah is not the beach (or the army base). It is a holy time, like a yom tov, when I wear my yom tov clothes!”
Feivel Feinhandlerfeinhandler
what gives you the right to comment on soldier wearing h uis, uniform . when my sister got married in Ohloe Torah I wore my dress whites. It is not a costom it is uniform of us military.
G.Singh
He wanted publicity and it worked.
Crown Heightser
Is this the new Chabad minhag? Come to the chuppah in your work clothes!