Thursday, August 25, 2011

The Importance of Ketubah Text

One of the most important customs in Jewish wedding is the Ketubah, this is like a marriage contract that needs to be signed by the couple in front of their rabbi and witnesses. This Jewish Ketubah not only symbolizes the wedding but at the same time was originally created to protect the wife and her future children's welfare. The Jewish Ketubah takes care to affirm the rights of the woman in particular relating to her financial care if something happens like the marriage ends up in divorce or separation.

Beside the artwork and designs for your Ketubah, the Ketubah text is very important and should be carefully thought out. Indeed a lot of couples concentrate on what design they should pick, and spend very little time working on the Ketubah text even though it is equally important. This Ketubah or marriage contract will be yours forever so not only do you want it to look perfectly you also need to make sure that is it well written, expresses what you want it to say, and is approved by your rabbi.

It's recommended that you seek advice from your rabbi before you make a decision regarding your final Ketubah text. If you are going to shop for the Ketubah online you will definitely find tons of Ketubah text online, this will help you to have a lot of choices. Make sure to spend time reading them thoroughly so you can see what is out there. Indeed you might find the Ketubah texts that you and your partner would love but nonetheless if the officiate is a rabbi you need to ask their advice to know if they will approve this Ketubah text that you both like.

As you look for your perfect Ketubah, you might find the design that you like but the artist has chosen a different text. At this point you can always ask the artist to make a custom Ketubah for your marriage that has the both the design and text that you want. However if you can't find the Ketubah text that you and your partner both like then you can just write it on your own. This can be a special bonding moment for both of you as you will be writing them together. Since the Ketubah text is usually written in Hebrew you can ask your rabbi or a translator to translate your English Ketubah text to Hebrew.



 

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Tom Budko is a fan of Modern Ketubah, New World Wedding and Ketubahs Custom Ketubah Text and Wedding Art by Rachel Deitsch

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