The article "Jewish Wedding Rings - Traditions and Customs and How to Buy
Smart" talks about marriage, it was released by Josh Singer.
In a traditional Jewish wedding ceremony, Jewish wedding rings
play a really important role. In Jeiwsh law, a verbal declaration
is not enough to be married.
According to Jewish law, a formal, physical consecration must be
made.
Usually this is done with the giving of a Jewish wedding
ring, however in ancient times, it was merely something of
value—with the minimum value of what is right now a penny.
Don’t worry—I know you won’t be that cheap!
:)The ring must be
of solid uninterupted gold with no holes breaking the circle.
The continuity of the rings represents the hope for an
everlasting marriage.
Requirements for Jewish Wedding Rings
The ring must be the bridegroom's real estate at the time of the
Jewish wedding ceremony.
While only one Jewish wedding ring is
required by Jewish law, (given to the bride), many couples
exchange rings.
Orthodox Rabbis refuse to perform a double ring ceremony,
because they feel it invalidates the idea of the groom acquiring
the bride as a wife in exchange of something valuable.
A Reform or Conservative denominational Rabbi may incorporate a
ring exchange between bride and groom with little problem
usually.
What Hebrew Wedding Rings are made of…
Most Jewish wedding rings are made of simple soild gold bands,
although yesterday embellishment with Hebrew letters on the band
has become quite popular.
Many rings can even right now be fully customized with many different
Hebrew phrases, or even the couple’s names either inscribed or
raised inside the band.
How To Buy a Jewish Wedding Ring
Buying a Jewish Wedding Ring can often be a confusing and
frustrating adventure. There are so many Jweish jewelry stores,
and with the advent of the internet, there is even more than
ever before.
However, the World Wide Web has proven to be a enormous advantage for
buyers. Low overhead and lagre online demand have driven prices
for pricy Jewish Wedding Rings that used to go for $800-1000
down into the $320-600 range, depending on 14k or 18 gold, ring
size, etc.
Look for merchants with these types of cost ranges.
Anything
cheaper will be a ring of inferior quailty. Anything higher is
the seller mkaing huge profits - off of potential buyers.
Another advantage of the online retailers is customization and
options.
Some Jewish wedding ring retailers can completely
customize any engraving, either with hebrew phrases or the bride
and groom's naems.
Look for websites who incldue customization
in the price, rather than upsell the customization.
A Jewish Wedding Ring goes on WHICH finger?
The ring ceremony consists of the groom placing the ring on the
bride's right index finger. Afterwards, most women move it to
the customary "ring finger" of the left hand.
The reason for this Jewish wedding tradition goes back to the
time of the Talmud and the differences in beliefs at that time
about which finger is closer or more direct to the heart!
Christianity taught the ring finger; Judaism taught the index
finger.
When the Jewish Wedding Ring is Given…
In most ceremonies, the bridegroom repeats a Herbew vow after
the Rabbi, with the giving of the ring.
The bridegroom would
declare, "Behold, thou art consecrated to me with this ring,
according to the law of Moses and Israel."
In hebrew, this phrase is Hare at mekudeshet li betaba' at zo
k'dat Moshe v' Yisrael.
With a little practice, you can easily laern to roll this phrase
off of your tongue in no time at all. If you can't speak Hebrew,
don't worry! On our website, we have a page where you can hear
this phrase being said, right thruogh your computer.
This statement that husband and wife are holy to each other. It
is as if they were saying, "As Shabbat is to Jewish time and as
Jerusalem is to Jewish space, you will be to me."
With this buyer's guide to Jewish Wedding rings and their
traditions, you can be confident of making a good choice in
choosing your rigns for your special wedding day.
|
