Journey To London 2024: The Kever of the "Chupas Chasanim", Rav Refael Meldola

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Veha'anav Veha'dayan Hametzuyan Raphael Meldola. Meldola is an Italian name. He was niftar on Chaf Alef in Chodesh Sivan Taf Kuf Pey Zayin, 1827. Rabbi Raphael Meldola is best known for a sefer which was a renowned sefer Chupas Chasanim. This is the newest edition of the Chupas Chasanim. I'm going to speak a bit about that very soon. Rabbi Raphael Meldola was born in Livorno. He was born in Italy. Actually, it's quite amazing. Italy. Actually, it's quite amazing. It's quite amazing. We recently were were in Livorno. And Rabbi Raphael Meldola did not serve in Rabbanus. He's not mentioned among the Chachmei Hadar. But he was an individual who was Nav Shey Chashcha Ba'Torah. He had a printing press in his house. He He had a printing shop that he owned together with Rabbi Yaakov Nunes Vaez. We were just at the kever of Rabbi Yaakov Nunes Vaez in Livorno. The two of them had a printing shop together in partnership. And in 1791, partnership. And in 1791, they published Avodas Yom Kippurim, which is the Avodah that we say on Yom Kippur in accordance with the minhag of Livorno. And there was a commentary written on it, Carbon Mincha, written by Rabbi Raphael Meldola. Rabbi Raphael saw that his kehillah, when young men got married or in their quest for finding a shidduch, they didn't have any direction. How do you find a shidduch? What are the impediments? Why are people still single at perhaps at an older age. So, Rebbi Refael Meldola wrote a handbook for chasanim from soup to nuts, from

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1. 0:32Veha'anav Veha'dayan Hametzuyan Raphael Meldola. Meldola is an Italian name. He was niftar on Chaf Alef…
2. 1:02Italy. Actually, it's quite amazing. It's quite amazing. We recently were were in Livorno. And Rabbi…
3. 1:32partnership. And in 1791, they published Avodas Yom Kippurim, which is the Avodah that we say…
4. 2:03for chasanim from soup to nuts, from looking for a shidduch until coming down from the…
5. 2:35he tells you how to find a shidduch. He tells you what to do under the…
6. 3:05aspects and a tefillah for that mitzvah. And Rebbi Refael Meldola writes that if you follow…
7. 3:36Says Rebbi Refael Meldola that if somebody follows his advice, he is a guarantor that they…
8. 4:06Chupas Chasanim um was adapted for somebody looking at for a shidduch for themselves or for…

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