Kiddushin
The first part of a Jewish wedding, in which the groom gives the bride a ring and makes her his wife.
Also: erusin, kidushin, betrothal blessing
Kiddushin, from the Hebrew for sanctification, is the part of a Jewish wedding in which the couple are made husband and wife. The rabbi says the blessing over wine, and the groom places a plain ring on the bride's finger and says the formula that begins with the words, behold you are consecrated to me. In the older form, it was a betrothal, erusin, followed a year later by the second part, nisuin, but the two are now joined in one ceremony. The Orthodox practice is for the ring to belong to the groom and be of plain metal.
Region: Middle East