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In response to our recent articles on weddings:

Tiferet Freda

A Gemach for Bridal Tiaras

l'ilui nishmas Moras Freda bas Shoel

Mazel Tov! Mazel Tov!

The chosson and kalla are both ecstatic over their engagement. Now the preparations begin: an apartment, a wedding dress, clothes for sheva brochos, linens, shoes, invitations. The list, and the expenses, seem endless as the kalla and her mother enjoy a buying spree while not even daring to count up the bills to be paid. Then there are the expenses that the mother of the first bride in the family never even thought about, like extra help to serve at Shabbos Sheva Brochos, and so on.

Our Gemach was set up to somewhat ease the expenses of a wedding. A wide range of beautiful tiaras to top bridal veils, in the latest styles, are available for loan at NO COST TO THE BRIDE. (A refundable deposit is required.)

Please call 02-651-8065 for an appointment.

STANDING ROOM ONLY

And a plug for an unusual gemach -- collapsible metal clothing racks for the extra fancy clothing that needs space and air to hang. This gemach will also serve the kalla after she is married and does not yet have any closets.

Call 02-537-2303 and 02-537-3702.

FROM VISITING THE SICK TO WORKING IN THE KITCHEN

From learning to davening --

More Helpful Tips

from Rifca Goldberg, Tzefas

1. A really nice gift to bring to anyone who is sick or to a woman after birth in the hospital or at home -- ear plugs! They're inexpensive, small, not heavy to take along when you visit the patient, and very, very appreciated.

The kind I get are yellow cylinders that have a sponge- like consistency. You roll them between your fingers and they get thinner and thinner. Once inserted into the ear, they expand slowly and gently to fit the ear perfectly. They don't block out all the noise, so that the new mother will still be able to hear her baby crying, but they do decrease noise considerably.

2. On the outside of the antibiotics box, write down when you (or Junior) began taking the medication (day and time), so you'll know for sure that you took your proper daily morning or evening dose.

In other words, if you can't remember if you took your daily dose, you can count how many tablets are gone and figure it out.

3. One of the items that I wanted but could never find where to buy here in Israel were simple metal hangers. The plastic ones at the supermarket take up a lot of space. Good news! You can buy metal hangers at the dry cleaners for very reasonable prices.

[Some clothing gemachs will also be happy to sell some of theirs.]

4. Is it hard for your shemiras haloshon partner to reach you? Have her read the daily portion onto your answering machine. Not only will you be able to listen to it when it's convenient for you, but you can also save it to listen to again. Perhaps your daughter would like to hear it as well.

5. A very nice place to keep cut up toilet paper for Shabbos is to make a pocket on the bathroom curtain. If you have some shelves etc. you'd like to cover in there anyway, you can make a curtain especially for that with a matching pocket, perhaps with lace around it so you'll see it clearly.

[More to come. How about you... and you... and you...]

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