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Thank you for the 59th time

Mon, 03/29/2010 - 15:40
Chametz sale concluded - pic UOS.jpg

The Cloete family once again acted as buyers of Chametz for the Jo’burg Beth Din today – their 59th consecutive year.

“We haven’t missed a year since 1961,” says jack Cloete, a retired police officer living in Potchefstroom. “Even if it meant flying or driving cross-country to get to the Beth Din’s offices in time.

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Your explanation for this

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Submitted by darrenuos on Thu, 04/01/2010 - 19:12.

Your explanation for this pic is incorrect. The Chief Rabbi is not thanking Mr Cloete, rather, he is handing Mr Cloete a handkerchief, which he will lift up. It's called a kinyan (Kinyan Sudar to be specific, I think) and is a halachic mechanism whereby title is trasferred from one person to another.
It's not my area of expertise and I dont know exctly how it works, but it works. (I hope).

Darren Sevitz

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