NEW YORK (VINnews) — In a statement released by Ateres Avrohom and Continental, the halls announce that they will be closing their doors, effective immediately, until such time as it is safe to open.
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This decision follows the directive set forth by the Mayor and Givernor, that all NYC wedding halls should be temporarily closed.
The full statement is below.
Other venues have announced they are closing as well, including Oneg Caterers, Paradise Manor, Ateres Golda, and Lipschitz Halls.
For these we can say Al aileh ani bochiya. So many people looking forward to building a bayis neman biyisroel have their dreams dashed. In addition to all the money laid out for the wedding expenses and to set up an apartment. I know someone who canceled their wedding last week because the chosson is from out of the USA The wedding was supposed to be the first week in Nissan. This is after an almost 10-month engagement. Now they are trying for a June wedding but more likely hoping for September For these I cry.
. ah yid—Maybe it’s Hashem’s message not to go into debt and get heart attacks over wedding’s insane expenses. Nobody is stopping them from getting married, let’s stop crocodile tears. You invite 50 of family and friends and Mazal Tov. Non-Jews maje a ceremony in church then a small party for the most part. Why should a wedding cost 30Grand if not more. We’ve lost our way as frum yidden. Stop crying.
Having to push off a wedding due to inability to travel is sad. Not being able to make the wedding at your desired location with all the people with whom you’d like to have in attendance is not an excuse to push off the wedding. You can make an outdoor chuppa and celebrate afterwards with a minyan. The week of Sheva Brachos isn’t a requirement.
That is the way they did in Europe for Hundreds of Years Chuppa outside followed by a Seuda in the home for Family and some guests. Usually Erev Shabbos so they can make the Seuda together with the Friday night Seuda so they can save money
Simple Solution to all those who are getting married.
Take you Bride to be to a Rabbi along with 2 witnesses.
Give your wife Chupah Kedushim and then go home with her.
Drink Lchaim eat kigell and start your lives together.
End of story.
Just the opposite. Now is the time to make Chasunas. They became affordable B”H.
With all the heimishe people losing their parnossa now, why throw away good money at such a time?
The simcha will not be diminished one iota.
Oif Simchas for all
My in-laws got married in 1947 in a Bergen-Belsen DP camp. They were not scarred because of it.
I agree with you in principle. Perhaps in a few weeks when Moshiach is here we will be in a perfect world. For now, I think we should show some empathy for those chossonim and kallas who are crying on the day of their weddings because of this.
Personally, I think and hope that Hashem is preparing us for Moshiach be”h. Imagine in a regular year if Mossiach will come on the week before Pesach. What will happen to the hotel industry? Every year pre pesach schools open up because mothers can’t have their kids underfoot for those 3-4 days. Hashem is shutting down the hotels weeks before pesach, the kids are going to be home for 3 weeks. When Moshiach comes we will run so fast to Yerushalyim. Kain yehi rason.
Then someone should gently remind the choson kallah that they are lucky to have found each other when so many others cry because they haven’t found their bashert yet. In 20 years, this crying couple will laugh about it. Hopefully, the singles won’t chas veshalim be crying. Common sense and perspecti ve, please.
More fathers marrying off their kids died of heart attacks than all deaths from caronavirus. Things will change as weddings become cheaper.
A wedding in a park in front of a rabbi and couple of witnesses would be something they would remember and tell people about for the rest of their lives.
Thanks for letting know about the closed wedding halls. Marriages can definitely wait. It is really a good and sensible initiative by the wedding halls owners. Every individual must be responsible and stay isolated for some more days so we do not spread Covid-19.