Halachot and Customs
Kiddushin Before Witnesses Who Do Not Keep Shabbat
Question
Good afternoon,
I would like to ask 2 questions:
a. If the witnesses do not keep Shabbat, does the marriage have no validity?
b. If the ring was not purchased by the husband but with the couple's joint money, given to them as a wedding gift, does the marriage have no validity? I would appreciate a reply to my personal email
Thank you and have a pleasant day
Answer
Hello and blessings
a. One should marry again before two witnesses who keep Shabbat and who do not transgress other Torah prohibitions, such as shaving the beard with a razor.
b. The custom is that even if the ring is bought with joint money, the ring is transferred so that it belongs only to the groom, and only then can he use it to perform kiddushin, and the rabbis who arrange the kiddushin take care of this detail.
If this was not done, one should perform kiddushin again before valid witnesses with money or jewelry that belongs exclusively to the husband.
Success - Menashe Yisrael
