Jewish Wedding Rings
Posted: Tuesday, January 05, 2010
by Yoram Ahdut
Baltinester Jewelry
How often have you ever wondered about your own wedding ring? Over the years it becomes a trinket made of silver, gold or platinum. The glory of its first luster begins to diminish over the years. However, there was that moment of sheer excitement when your beloved gave you the very wedding ring you wear today. Especially, in Jewish Weddings, where Jewish Wedding Rings are the center of the occasion, many people today renew their vows and renew the special memory that brought them together in the first place.
Whenever a couple or specifically speaking, a Jewish couple celebrates a wedding anniversary, there is great cause to signify the occasion as a blessing. Many couples usually choose to mark their wedding anniversary by doing something special to their wedding rings as symbol of everlasting love. Many engrave on their Jewish Wedding Rings, words of love, devotion or prayer. During the traditional Jewish Wedding, many non-Orthodox as well as few Orthodox Jewish women reply to their groom by giving a ring, and recite an appropriate passage, possibly from the Song of Songs, Ani l'dodi v'dodi Li ("I am for my beloved, and my beloved is for me). So, once a wedding anniversary comes along, it is no surprise that a couple may choose this passage to engrave on the inside of their wedding bands. During every simcha, or special occasion, Jews celebrate with as much joy as possible.
Other Symbols of Love
There are, of course other symbols besides Jewish Wedding Rings that couples may choose to mark their occasion. Many Judaica gifts bear the symbol of love and devotion. Many of these gifts include Jewelry, Jewish Pendants, Tallit Clips and more. Despite the fact that an anniversary symbolizes a marriage and wedding, many couples may still choose to buy various Judaica for their significant other as stated previously or other gift ideas. Believe it or not, many husbands still buy their wives silver or glass candle holders as a gift. Judaica offers a special touch of love that is entwined with religious symbolism for these special occasions. Therefore, when looking at Jewish Wedding Rings, in the context of special occasions, one can clearly admire the great thought and time most people put in to bringing joy back into their marriage.
The Music and Judaica
The music involved in a Jewish Wedding can often be combined with Jewish Judaica beyond the Jewish Wedding Rings alone. For example, the prayer and song, Aishet Chayil is often sung to the Jewish bride during her wedding ceremony. At Wedding Anniversaries, this prayer may also be sung, just as it is sung and recited every Sabbath Eve at most Jewish homes. The song praises the woman of valor and is used as a metaphor for the Sabbath. A husband may choose to praise his wife with Judaica that has this prayer written on it for a wedding gift or wedding anniversary.
Overall, Jewish Wedding Rings is only a drop in the water of the world of Judaica when celebrating a Wedding Anniversary or special occasion.
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