Yaakov Tabersky presented his 30-day old son Jossef on Thursday night as part of the traditional ceremony known as 'pidyon ha-ben', where five silver shekels are exchanged with a high priest to secure the redemption of the firstborn. P.S.The first-born great-grandson of an ultra-Orthodox Chief Rabbi has been presented on a silver platter and adorned with gold jewelry in ancient Jewish festival in Israel. Now it’s time to talk about your pretty, pretty sparklers, ladies! If you have a diamond engagement ring, is it an estate piece? Or did your beau (or you and your beau!) pick out something entirely new? Share, share, share away! Once she becomes a mother, the tradition continues as the diamond or ring is passed from generation to generation.Īccording to my mother in law, many women in the South are given an additional band on their tenth (or more) anniversary as a sort of replacement for the ring given away.ĭon’t have an estate ring in your family? These days, there are great sources online for authentic vintage rings (one of our favorites is EraGem!) Now that y’all have wiped your tears, let’s talk about the Southern tradition of the estate diamond!Įstate jewelry is defined as “previously owned jewelry that is of a vintage and/or antique nature.” I’m sold already! Tradition dictates that women in the South pass their engagement ring diamond, or their entire engagement ring, onto their first born son to be given to his future bride.
It is an honor to me to wear an heirloom diamond with a history of love from two faithful and long lasting marriages.” My grandparents have been married for almost 60 years, and their marriage is one that I admire and look up to. On the day I was born, my grandmother set aside that ring to give to me one day. She was given it as a gift from my great grandfather on their 50th Wedding anniversary. “The center diamond in my engagement ring belonged to my great grandmother.
Naturally, we love every sort of tradition and story involving sparkly things, so when Lauren, one of our dear readers, sent us the loveliest of stories about the estate diamond in her engagement ring, we knew we had to share. Y’all know we love sparkly diamonds and gorgeous bling around these parts! Emily and I in particular are a little ring-obsessed, and from the looks of the comment section in our past engagement ring posts, y’all are, too!
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