Faith
Kneeling During a Marriage Proposal
Question
Shalom u'vracha,
I wanted to know whether there is any problem with kneeling before a woman when proposing marriage, while presenting a ring. If possible, I would ask that both matters, the kneeling and the ring, be addressed both together and separately.
Thank you very much in advance.
Answer
Shalom u'vracha
There is no prohibition in this. However, there is no real purpose in it, and it is preferable to avoid kneeling, which comes from gentile culture.
The ring may be shown.
With blessings,
Binyamin Shmueali
