Why do they put the ring on the index finger in Jewish weddings?

Question by maigen_obx: Why do they put the ring on the index finger in Jewish weddings?

I've been watching Say Yes To The Dress and there have been a couple of Jewish weddings and I noticed that they place the rings on the index fingers but I've never seen anyone walking around with an engagement ring and wedding band on their index finger. When do the rings get moved to the ring finger?




Best answer:

Answer by Happy in Life
When Jewish men marry, they place the ring on the index finger of the right hand. After, most women move it to the customary "ring finger" of the left hand.

The reason 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. Of course the heart is essentially in the middle anyway.

In most traditional Jewish ceremonies, the bride does not give a ring to her groom nor does she make a statement as does the groom to the bride. This is because of the ancient legal essence of the wedding or marriage ceremony, from a Jewish point of view. It wasn't a sacrament as much as a public statement of responsibility.

However, today most brides want to give a ring to the groom and most grooms are willing to wear a ring. In this case, the bride also puts the ring on the groom's index finger and afterwards the groom would make the same "shift" to the "other" finger.

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