0214 - If Wedding on Rosh Chodesh Don't Drink Milk

00:01 In the end of the Chof, I remember there was a Chosam, and he told me that his Chasan was supposed to be on the Rishchedish. And when they went into Yechidis, he told the Rebbe that his Chasan is going to be on Rishchedish. So the Rebbe told him that Rishchedish, we don't fast. Bemele, you can't fast, but you should also not eat. And in order not to fast, you should drink. But the Rebbe told him, if you're drinking already, that you have to drink, don't drink just water. Drink such liquids which give you koyach. I don't know if he gave an example of what it is, like juice or things like that. I don't remember if he gave him an example, but he just said, drink liquids which give you koyach if you're drinking already, because since you're not eating, so you need the koyach. And the Rebbe told him, but you cannot drink a mashke ha'mashaker. You cannot drink any liquid that makes you shikker, makes you drunk. And then the Rebbe added, that's what he said, that you shouldn't even drink milk, because milk is considered a mashke ha'mashaker. Milk is considered a liquid that could get you drunk. We find that concerning Sisera, that Yoel gave him to drink milk, and that, I guess, made him sick. The Rebbe didn't explain that. At least, I don't think he did. He didn't tell me that the Rebbe said that. But we know it says that milk is also considered a mashke ha'mashaker. And

01:18 the Takke say, again, the Rebbe didn't say this, that if a person didn't drink milk for a long, long, long, long time, and he'll drink milk, it'll get him a little bit shikker, because it does have a certain level of being mashke ha'mashaker. So he told him, on the day of your chasaneh, do not drink milk.