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Conference taveng::bagels

Title:BAGELS and other things of Jewish interest
Notice:1.0 policy, 280.0 directory, 32.0 registration
Moderator:SMURF::FENSTER
Created:Mon Feb 03 1986
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1524
Total number of notes:18709

1310.0. "Ques. ring ceremony" by TEMPE::FEIT () Wed Feb 17 1993 15:54

    Checked dir but could not find.
    
    I'll be getting married on 2/27/93, day after I get TFSO'ed (ain't DEC
    great) sorry :-).  My SO is a convert (last year) because of me.
    Ratholes not allowed!   Anyway,  she stated that the rings are
    iniatially (sp) but on the index finger, not the ring finger.  I don't
    recall this being correct.  Could somebody please verify this and the
    reason, if known. 
    
    Good luck to all.
    
    Thanks in advavce.
    
    Derek Feit
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1310.1RING-A-DING-DINGMRKTNG::PERLMANEli B. PerlmanWed Feb 17 1993 17:426
    The answer is yes, that is correct. It is considered to be the most
    prominent finger by the Rabbis, thus demonstrating to all that the
    marriage is "official". Some people contiunue wearing the ring on the
    index finger throughout the marriage. Others, move it to adhere to
    local customs (ie: fourth finger) after the ceremony. I hope this
    helps.
1310.2?POWDML::SMCCONNELLNext year, in JERUSALEM!Wed Feb 17 1993 19:1711
    (not an official answer by a LONGshot ;-)
    
    I thought the ring on the forefinger was for the betrothal part of the
    ceremony, and on the ring finger is the marriage part.
    
    Does that sound right?
    
    An uninformed opinion worth every cent you paid for it,
    
    
    Steve