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 |
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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1310.1 | RING-A-DING-DING | MRKTNG::PERLMAN | Eli B. Perlman | Wed Feb 17 1993 17:42 | 6 |
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::SMCCONNELL | Next year, in JERUSALEM! | Wed Feb 17 1993 19:17 | 11 |
(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 |