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Public Marriage Proposals With Rings May Require Divorce, Rabbi Warns
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First reported by Arutz Sheva · 2 hours ago
What happened
Rabbi Avraham Dery warned that public marriage proposals using a ring and witnesses could create a binding betrothal under Jewish law, requiring a divorce if the proposer regrets it. The clarification was made during a seminar for marriage registrars.
- 01Public marriage proposals with rings and witnesses may create binding betrothals.
- 02A rabbi warned such proposals could necessitate a divorce if regretted.
- 03The warning was issued to marriage registrars by Rabbi Avraham Dery.
- 04This concerns the halachic implications of public engagement rituals.
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