JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A moment of excitement nearly turned into a disaster at a wedding held last night at the D-City event hall for one of the students of Rabbi Avraham Salem.

At the peak of the ceremony, when the groom was about to place the ring on the bride’s finger, the ring slipped from his hand, fell to the wooden floor and disappeared into one of the narrow cracks between the floorboards.

Despite initial attempts to retrieve the ring, they were unsuccessful. The groom, family members, and guests were left embarrassed and stunned by the unexpected situation, which interrupted the ceremony at its most critical moment. The crowd held its breath, and the tension in the hall was palpable.

However, the rosh yeshiva, who was officiating the ceremony, quickly found a solution. With characteristic composure, Rabbi Avraham Salim asked everyone to calm down and reminded them of the halachic ruling: “A woman is acquired in three ways, and the first of them is money.”

Without hesitation, the rabbi asked the groom whether he had any cash on him. After the groom took out a 100-shekel bill from his pocket, Rabbi Salim instructed him to recite the standard betrothal declaration: “Behold, you are consecrated to me with this money according to the law of Moses and Israel.”

Thus, the betrothal was completed properly and validly, much to the joy of the couple and the large audience present. The unusual moment became a story that will likely be retold at many future celebrations.

Rabbi Avraham Salim, head of Yeshivat Maor HaTorah and member of the Sephardic Council of Torah Sages, participated last year alongside other senior rabbis in a campaign to support the World Torah Fund, an event that received wide attention in support of Torah scholarship across the Jewish world.