Rabbi Yanky Kupperwasser's story
Dovid Sholom Kupperwasser was the star soloist of my choir, Shira Chadasha, many years ago, and we’ve kept in touch since then. He told me this story when it happened, and his father, my friend Rabbi Yanky Kupperwasser, gave me the authoritative version presented here.
Chesky is a chassidishe Yid with an infectious smile who plays basketball with me Tuesday nights after 11. One week he strode into the gym in full Shabbos attire, clearly over the moon. I asked him what the special occasion was.
“I’m coming from the wedding of a good friend,” he said. “The chussen is an older bochur.”
Chesky didn’t have a change of clothes but still wanted to play. I fired him a pass and he started dribbling down the court in his Shabbos shoes.
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