The Brisker Rav and the Dropped Wedding Ring
At a Yerushalayim wedding the ring was forgotten, then dropped under the chuppah. When guests called it a sign, the Brisker Rav gave them a different reading.
The Brisker Rav was once attending a wedding in Yerushalayim. When the chassan and kallah were ready for the chuppah, it became apparent that the chassan had left the ring at home. Someone suggested they buy a ring from someone wearing one in the audience, but the Brisker Rav wouldn’t hear of it. He sent someone to the chassan’s house via taxi to retrieve the ring. Meanwhile, the gathered crowd had to wait. When the ring finally showed up, the ceremony began. As the chassan was about to put the ring on the kallah’s finger, it slipped and fell to the floor. People in the crowd began to murmur, “This wedding wasn’t meant to be. First, the ring was left at home. Then right before he was about to place it, it fell to the floor. It’s a Heavenly sign.” The Brisker Rav said, “Indeed, it wasn’t meant to be – until now. However, now is the perfect moment.”