Celebrating Their Wedding In Style

Avraham Moshe and Chavi Adamkar, of London, decided to spend the happiest day of their lives making others happy. They were married Monday morning in a modest ceremony in the Jerusalem Rabbinate, and then surprised 600 needy people - who usually come daily to the Meir Panim Soup Kitchen for a free hot meal - by celebrating their wedding feast with them.

Yediot Acharonot welfare reporter David Regev reports that the Adamkars turned the modest lunchroom into a wedding hall for a day, with white tablecloths, fancy dishes and silverware, a sumptuous feast, and a band playing music. "The atmosphere was festive," reported Regev, "and the many guests who celebrated with the bride and groom forgot their troubles for a short while..."

"Our purpose was to give some joy to people who don't have much," the happy bridegroom said. "We fulfilled the mitzvah [Torah commandment] of making a meal for poor people on the wedding day." His new wife agreed: "I'm thrilled that we were able to bring so much joy to needy people on our wedding day."