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Shabbos kallah

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amother

Turquoise

Sun, Oct 22 2017, 5:59 am

I'm hosting a small Shabbos kallah for a female relative for her immediate female family and a few friends. Its been a while since I've been to one and while I know "basically" what to do, can anyone give me some sort of guide/checklist just to make sure I don't leave things out?

amother

Indigo

Sun, Oct 22 2017, 7:12 am

Just a meal.

I got married a decade ago and didn't have one nor was invited to one.

amother

Turquoise

Wed, Oct 25 2017, 8:26 am

amother wrote:

Just a meal.

I got married a decade ago and didn't have one nor was invited to one.

As much as I don't know what's "normal" where you come from, doesn't seem like the "norm"--I got married less than a decade ago and I had one. I know that they are less popular in NY

seeker

Wed, Oct 25 2017, 8:46 am

From what I've seen, it's usually just putting out a bunch of nosh and some fruit or salad (may upgrade to full seuda shlishis if desired) and people come and shmooze.

mommyhood

Wed, Oct 25 2017, 9:05 am

In my community it's typically a seudah shlishis for the kallah's friends with challah, salads and maybe dessert. Make sure to have enough rolls so they can have lechem mishna if they're not washing at the same time. The girls like to sing so any men/boys that are home for Shabbos stay in shul or escape to a neighbor.
If all the men are going to the aufruf arrange to hear havdalah at a neighbor if your preference is to hear from a man.

Iymnok

Wed, Oct 25 2017, 9:14 am

It's for the kallah and her friends while the rest of her family is at the aufruf, which is often in different community.
A nice seudas shlishis is the norm. Maybe some gramen ir wedding related dire torah are said.

water_bear88

Wed, Oct 25 2017, 10:34 am

What pps said regarding food, though sometimes a sleepover Shabbos if the kallah's friends don't all (or mostly) live in walking distance. Lots of singing at Seudah Shlishit regardless and sometimes a game or two though that's more for the kallah's friends to take care of IME.

amother

Turquoise

Sun, Oct 29 2017, 6:05 am

Trying to figure out some logistics b/c I have a crazy week ahead of me.
How early can I prepare the tuna salad & egg salad?
I got a pineapple for Shabbos that I didn't end up using, will it last until this coming Shabbos?

If I figure that I would prepare the following:
Challah Rolls,
Tuna & Egg salads
1-2 salads
Cut fruit
Cut veggie platter
gefilte fish (will likely have leftover from Fri night)

How many desserts?
What kinds of nosh?
What time should I call it for for it to be a shalosh seudos?

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