Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site lsuc.UUCP Path: utzoo!lsuc!dave From: dave@lsuc.UUCP (David Sherman) Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish Subject: Re: throwing candy Message-ID: <758@lsuc.UUCP> Date: Tue, 20-Aug-85 13:05:25 EDT Article-I.D.: lsuc.758 Posted: Tue Aug 20 13:05:25 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 20-Aug-85 16:17:23 EDT References: <741@lsuc.UUCP> <344@mhuxi.UUCP> Reply-To: dave@lsuc.UUCP (David Sherman) Organization: Law Society of Upper Canada, Toronto Lines: 44 Summary: summary of responses Here's a summary of responses I got. Nothing as interesting as David Green's Gemara quote and speculation (which I think has to be a little far out)... From: utzoo!watmath!clyde!vax135!richard (Richard Seide) I think it's suposed to mean that the person has a sweet life. At least thats what I was told. Richard ====================================================== From: utzoo!watmath!clyde!ulysses!smb (Steven Bellovin) I saw candy being thrown (from the women's balcony) at a bar mitzvah in Israel in May. ====================================================== >From clyde!burl!mhuxi!dsg Mon Aug 12 14:59:33 1985 remote from watmath From: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mhuxi!dsg (David Green) I seem to remember that the original custom was to throw nuts; specifically walnuts. I'll look it up tonight but I'm not sure how much more info I have. It was a side note to the El-Am English translation of Bava Metzia. ====================================================== From: ihnp4!drutx!mas I don't know where the candy tradition was started, but at my Aufruf, my wife really pelted me good. She said she didn't mean it, but it seems everyone was out for blood. Mike Schwarz ====================================================== Dave Sherman -- { ihnp4!utzoo pesnta utcs hcr decvax!utcsri } !lsuc!dave