Posts in : September, 2013 - Orthodox Ketubot
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by Esti Horwitzposted in BlogComments Off on Free Birkat Habayit with your Ketubah!
Orthodox Ketubot is proud to announce that we’re working with some of our artists to create birkat habayit — home blessings — that matches your ketubah, along with your Ketubah.
And the best part? It’s free!
This is not available for all of our Ketubot, but only some of them, with certain artists.
Do you see a Ketubah that you love? If so, ask us if that artist will create a matching home blessing! If so, we’d love to send it to you for free along with your Ketubah!
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by Esti HorwitzComments Off on How is an Orthodox Ketubah different than a conservative or reform Ketubah?
How is an Orthodox Ketubah different than a conservative or reform Ketubah?
In short, the core difference is that, we adhere strongly to halachic requirements for the Ketubah.
In less traditional Ketubot, the couple include any text they want. They usually choose from a list of generic texts that random modern writers have written — or they write it themselves.
Although this might be touching, personal and powerful — it is not a Ketubah! Emphatically!
A Ketubah is a very specific legal (according to our Jewish law) contract, articulating clearly tne rights and responsibilities of the Jewish man and wife when they are married, including the dirty details, like the dowry and zuzzim!
If a Ketubah doesn’t do this, it’s just a cute love contract–not a Ketubah.
Sometimes, we see couples that want both: to use the traditional text, and also a more emotional one.
In those cases, we recommend that they use the traditional text in Hebrew/Aramaic; and then — additionally — they write text in English that captures the emotional side of what they want to say.
In this situation, it is acceptable for the English text to say anything you want (so long as it doesn’t contract the Aramaic-Hebrew text!) since it is just an addendum to the original document.
If you are looking for some additional English text to add to the original Hebrew/Aramaic text — just ask us! We have lots of texts and work with lots of Ketubah authors.
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Sep01
Southampton Blocks Eruv
by Esti HorwitzComments Off on Southampton Blocks Eruv
Sometimes, on our blog here at Orthodox Ketubot, we talk about non-Orthodox issues relevant to the Orthodox Jewish community.
The town of Southampton has prevented Jews from posting an Eruv in Southampton. You can read all about it here.
There is no reason to do this, other than treating the Jews unfairly. The actual work involved is minuscule; it will not be visible; it won’t hurt anyone, not take up any space; and it will be massively — massively! — beneficial to the Jews there. There is no reason not to let us put up the Eruv other than… spite.
Please change your mind, Southampton. We want to be friends!
Okay, now back to our regularly-scheduled Ketubah talk!
