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== Saying 'L'chaim' at a Farbrengen == | == Saying 'L'chaim' at a Farbrengen == | ||
'''Expanded topic – Mashke, The Mashke Ordinance''' | '''Expanded topic – [[Mashke]], [[The Mashke Ordinance]]''' | ||
As mentioned, at a Farbrengen (Chassidic gathering) it is customary to raise a glass for 'l'chaim', typically with an alcoholic beverage - mainly vodka - although the Rebbe disapproved of excessive drinking and prohibited bochurim and yungeleit under the age of 40 from drinking more than a reviis (= 86 cc). This ordinance is known among Chabad chassidim as 'gezeiras hamashke' (the mashke decree). An exceptional case occurred at a Farbrengen conducted by the Rebbe on Erev Pesach 5741 (1981) which fell on Shabbos, and since it is customary not to drink wine on the eve of the Seder - they drank water at that Farbrengen. | As mentioned, at a Farbrengen (Chassidic gathering) it is customary to raise a glass for 'l'chaim', typically with an alcoholic beverage - mainly vodka - although the Rebbe disapproved of excessive drinking and prohibited bochurim and yungeleit under the age of 40 from drinking more than a reviis (= 86 cc). This ordinance is known among Chabad chassidim as 'gezeiras hamashke' (the mashke decree). An exceptional case occurred at a Farbrengen conducted by the Rebbe on Erev Pesach 5741 (1981) which fell on Shabbos, and since it is customary not to drink wine on the eve of the Seder - they drank water at that Farbrengen. | ||