0348 - Making a Wedding on 20 of Sivan - R' Nochum Kaplan

00:01 I heard from Reb Nochem Kaplan that when one of his children was going to get married and the date that seemed to be a proper date was Chof Sivan, the twentieth of Sivan. But he wasn't sure if he's able to do the chasuna on that day because it's known that some poskim write that you shouldn't make a chasuna on the twentieth of Sivan because it's brought down in the Taz in Erach Ha'im, Siman Tov Kuf Samach Vav Sif Kot N'gimel and in the Mogen Avrohom, Siman Tov Kuf Samach Ches Sif Kot Yud, that there was a taanis that was established by the Rabbonim in Poland on Chof Sivan because of the gezeiras Tach V'Tat, because of the pogroms of Chmelnicki, Yimach Shemei, from Tach V'Tat, from those years. And because of that, they made a taanis on Chof Sivan. And based on that, some write that you shouldn't make a chasuna on that day. So he didn't know if he should make the chasuna that day, especially that his wife is a descendant of the Shah. And we know that Shah, the Shah was living in the time of Tach V'Tat and he was involved in these inyonim. So it may le-- it's more svara maybe that he shouldn't be able to do it. So he wanted to ask the Rebbe. This is already after the Rebbe had the stroke. So he spoke to Reb Yudl Krinsky, one of the maskirim of the Rebbe, and asked him to ask the Rebbe. So Reb Yudl told

01:20 him a few days later that he was waiting for an opportunity when he'd be able to ask the Rebbe when it would be clearer to him what the answer is. So he waited and found an opportunity when things were calm and the Rebbe was rested more, and it was easier to get an answer from the Rebbe. So he asked the Rebbe this question, and the Rebbe made it very clear by shaking his head that it's okay to make the chasuna on Chof Sivan. And in those days, they used to make sure that they got the proper answer by asking one way and asking another way. And if all the ways fit, then it would be clear that this is the answer. So he asked another way. That means that Rebbe says that you could make it. He said, "Yes, there is no problem." The Rebbe made like there's no problem. So it was very clear from the Rebbe that you could make the chasuna on Chof Sivan.