Re: mazinke

[Sam Weiss <SamWeiss...>]

While interpreting and deconstructing this tradition bear in mind that the 
definition of the Yiddish word "mizinke" is "youngest daughter".   No big 
deal, but if I were trying to squeeze orange juice out of an apple because 
I was all out of oranges, I  would at least stop calling it an apple.


At 10:41 AM 8/28/03, mashke (at) comcast(dot)net wrote:

>As I said, I'm inclusive. In the old days the parents were 'being freed of 
>the
>burden' of marrying off their children and so the last was special. I feel 
>that
>being the parents of a child that is being married is an honor and should 
>be
>treated as such, be it the first, middle, last, 2 children in one wedding, 
>
>etc., etc.
>
>I think that's the best way, to respect, honor and understand the 
>tradition and
>the reason for it, while interpreting it in light of today's mores where 
>most
>parents would not think that the oldest daughter has to be married first, 
>etc.
>
>Dick Rosenberg
> >
> > >I don't necessarily restrict it to mother and father - we played a Bar
> > >Mitzvah recently where the parents of the Bar Mitzvah boy were Alice 
> and
> > >Margaret).
> >
> > Ah, but more important, was their last child being married (otherwise 
> 100%
> > in agreement)? :-).
> >
> > ari


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