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Ketubah

The Ketubot below are available in several themes and are hand painted on fine watercolor paper. They come in two formats, traditional and egalitarian with the text inscribed by award-winning Calligrapher Julie Staller-Pentelnik.
They measures 11 x 12 inches.

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Translation of the English text from the
Egalitarian format

On the ________ day of the week _________ day of _________ five thousand seven
hundred _________ years since the creation of the world as we reckon here in __________

 

The Bride____ daughter of____ Says to the groom with this ring you are consecrated unto me as my husband according to the tradition of Moses and the Jewish people. I shall treasure you, nourish you, support you and respect you as Jewish women have devoted themselves to their husbands with integrity.

The Groom____ son of____ Says to the bride with this ring you are consecrated unto me as my wife according to the tradition of Moses and the Jewish people. I shall treasure you, nourish you, support you and respect you as Jewish men have devoted themselves to their wives with integrity.

We promise to try to be ever open to each other while cherishing each other's uniqueness, to comfort and challenge each other through life's sorrow and joy, to share our intuition and insight with one another and above all to do everything within our power to permit each of us to become the persons we are yet to be.

We also pledge to establish a home open to the spiritual potential in all life. A home wherein the flow of the seasons and the passages of life are celebrated through the symbols of our Jewish heritage. A home filled with reverence for learning, loving and generosity. A home wherein ancient melody, candles and wine sanctify the table. A home joined ever more closely to the community of Israel.

This marriage has been authorized also by the civil authorities of____. It is valid and binding.

 
Witness ____________________
Bride ______________________
Witness ____________________
Groom _____________________


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