The Ketubah
I recently got some fan-mail from Reader Daniela telling me about a site that sells fabulous Ketubahs.
The Ketubah Company (dot com) has some really unique, simple and romantic ketubahs for sale for reasonable prices, too.
A ketubah is a Jewish marriage contract. It is signed by the bride and groom and the Rabbi just before the wedding ceremony or sometimes as part of the ceremony. It explains the basic responsibilities of the husband and wife. It is also signed by two witnesses.
In a conservative or orthodox ceremony, it must be signed by men who are not related to the couple, and who are of course, also Jewish. In a reform ceremony, such as mine, it can be signed by anyone the bride and groom choose – as long as the participating Rabbi agrees. In our case, we both have one paternal uncle who will be signing as our witnesses. This is special to us because they are part of our family and we want our marriage and wedding to be very family-centric.
Historically, Ketubahs protected a woman’s rights in the case of a divorce. Ketubahs come in many different texts, orthodox, conservative and reform; some are just written in Hebrew and some Hebrew and English.
Click here for more details and pictures from a previous postings about how a ketubah is featured in a Jewish wedding.
The Ketubah Company offers work done in several different styles and mediums, including calligraphy, watercolor, sketching, oil paint, paper collage and graphics. There is a ketubah here for all tastes.
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