Why Did Jewish Marriage Move From Money to the Wedding Ring?
If kiddushin can be effected through monetary value, why did the ring become the standard Jewish practice?
This source-based Torah study examines the question: If kiddushin can be effected through monetary value, why did the ring become the standard Jewish practice? The familiar wedding ring opens a study of law, custom, symbolism and how a halakhic mechanism becomes a lasting communal practice. It traces the issue through the parasha and the classical discussion without turning the material into an individualized ruling. The canonical review status is preserved for any practical, halakhic, ethical or theological claims.