Ketubah: Language and Design
Wedding Ketubah specializes in custom made Ketubot / Ketubas that includes the design and the language that the couple desires. Click here to contact Wedding Ketubah.
Ketubot have many different styles of language and designs, depending on the beliefs and traditions of the couple. Traditionally, the language of the ketubah formalises the various requirements by the Torah of a Jewish husband vis à vis his wife, and stipulates the sum to be paid by him in case of divorce. A traditional ketubah is written in Aramaic.
Conservative Jews often include an additional paragraph, called the Lieberman clause, which stipulates that divorce will be adjudicated by a modern rabbinical court (a beth din) in order to prevent the problem of the agunah.
Reform Jews permit personal innovation in the text of ketubot. Some couples, for example, often opt for more egalitarian language, similar in tone to marriage vows, which stress the values on which they base their relationship and marriage (love, companionship, family, tradition, etc.). The text used in ketubot under Reform auspices may be a traditional text, accompanied by a more creative, poetic and egalitarian rendition in English.
Because there are a variety of available texts, betrothed couples often consult their Rabbi or wedding officiant in order to determine which text is right for them. Wedding Ketubah can design a custom Ketubah with individually crafted commitment texts.
Wedding Ketubah specializes in personalized Ketubot / Ketubas that incorporates the design and the language that the couple desires. Click here to contact Wedding Ketubah.
