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A kallah whose parents wish they could buy her the best of everything,
but cannot afford to set up her household. A kallah on her own,
without parents, planning to cook for her modest wedding erself.
A kallah whose parents are far away in Russia. A kallah who
cries herself to sleep worrying about the expenses of her chassunah…
These are some of the kallahs who would despair, if not for
Ten Yad Hachnosas Kallah. The time of engagement should be the
happiest time in a kallah’s life, and Ten Yad was founded to
lighten the financial burden of needy kallahs, so they could
focus joyfully on preparing themselves for their new roles in
Klal Yisroel.
Linens, pots and pans, blankets, kitchen and bath towels,
cutlery, and fine china, are all delivered to her with dignity
in the guise of a bridal shower or other reason for gift giving.
Ten Yad also provides its kallahs with a stipend for lingerie
and a beautifully styled sheitel, floral centerpieces for the
chassunah and the loan of a fashionable bridal gown and headpiece.
The glow of joy on the face of a kallah trying on a beautiful
wedding gown or opening her “shower gifts” is the affirmation
of the profound effect of this mitzvah.
The measurement of its spiritual effects
are inestimable. Whenever the mitzvah of hachnosas kallah
is fulfilled, we are not only giving tzedakah for that
moment, we are laying the foundation for generations of
Torah observance. The Torah calls the establishment of
a Jewish household a mikdash m’at, a potential dwelling
place for Hashem. Each new marriage represents a binyan
adei ad, a household where Torah learning will abound,
where tzedakah will be given, and children will be reared
according to the Torah. As such, it is easy to understand
how important it is that the chosson and kallah receive
the best of everything materially as well as spiritually,
to ensure that the foundation of the binyan adei ad is
strong and solid for generations throughout eternity.
On the 14th of Kislev, 5743 (1983) in honor of the wedding anniversary
of the Lubavitcher Rebbe and Rebbetzin, a group of Beis Rivkah
seminary girls took their maaser money to help out an engaged
classmate. From there, the organization grew from its modest
beginnings to become a vital part of the Jewish community, allowing
hundreds of brides each year to become the beneficiaries of
your generosity. When Moshiach arrives, the relationship between
Hashem and Bnei Yisroel will be that of chosson and kallah.
There is no purer joy than that expressed under the chuppah
as chosson and kallah are united. The smile on the face of each
radiant bride serves as a beacon lighting the way, showing us
how we can work together, providing for mitzvah after mitzvah,
continuing forever. When you support Ten Yad, you are part of
this everlasting chain, part of the pillars supporting the eternal
binyan adei ad that will usher in the days of Moshiach immediately.
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AUCTION
Helping Needy Kallahs