[Avodah] Wedding Rings for Men

[Micha Berger]

On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 08:47:20PM -0500, Rich, Joel wrote:
: Now I come across the apparently (according to a talmid of the Yeshiva
: once occupied space at) famous chinuch

#552.. Which is really discussing why the minhag arose that the shaveh
perutan with which he marries her evolved to be a ring.

: So why is it not a good idea for men to be reminded as well?

It would be. But it's not like he's getting an object of value anyway.

And of course, it was "simlas ishah" until about a century ago, not worn
by non-Jewish western men (I don't know about other cultures) either.
That was, I believe, the primary topic of discussion last time around.

(A century sounds like a long time ago, until you consider the age of
the uniforms worn in the various communities that make a point of men
not wearing one...)

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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