What is a ketubah?

a ketubah is a jewish marriage contract, a work of art that represents a couple's love for and commitment to each other. it can look like anything you want, whatever reflects your vision of your love and your style. it is signed at the wedding, then framed and hung in the home, something you can see every day to remind you why you love each other.

there are many text options, just as there are many ways of practicing judaism. the ketubah is even being embraced by non jewish couples, just as the chuppah has been, as it is a beautiful way to symbolize a couple's love and devotion to each other.

Traditionally the Ketubah is a legal contract written in Aramaic, outlining a husband's obligations to his wife, safeguarding her from arbitrary divorce and providing for her should the marriage somehow be dissolved. For the first century CE this was quite advanced. By the Middle Ages a standardized text was agreed upon and it has not changed substantially since, and is now the traditional or orthodox text.