Since the weight loss, my wedding band keeps falling off. I don't want to get it resized for a few months, though, because my rings are always looser in the winter and I'm afraid it'll be too tight in the summer.
It finally occurred to me to move the band temporarily to another finger. It fits on my right index finger pretty well, so that's where it is for now.
...the groom steadies his trembling hands enough to slide the ring on his bride’s finger. Like the Torah that was figuratively given “from His right hand” (Deuteronomy 33:2), the groom presents the ring with his right hand.
A thoughtful bride will extend her right index finger to guide the overwhelmed groom. One reason a ring is placed here is because it is easier for the witnesses to see the ring when it is placed on the index finger.
Counting from the pinky on the left hand, the right index finger is the seventh, like the seventh day of creation. Rabbeinu Bachya adds each finger is linked to one of the five senses: pinky for hearing, ring finger for sight, middle finger for touch, index finger for smell, thumb for taste. The sense of smell is associated with sexuality, which finds its holiest expression in marriage.
I'll see if this helps me smell better. Um, you know.
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