Re: mazinke

[Sylvia Schildt <creativa...>]

on 8/28/03 1:08 PM, Sam Weiss at SamWeiss (at) bellatlantic(dot)net wrote:

> 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
> 
> 
> _____________________________________________________________
> Cantor Sam Weiss === Jewish Community Center of Paramus, NJ
> 
> 

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