Obj. ID: 55017
Jewish printed books  Od Yishamah ba-Ir Yehudah ube-Chutzot Yerushalayim, Israel/Eretz Israel, 1960

The following description was prepared by William Gross:

A Ketubah (Hebrew: כְּתוּבָּה ; "written thing"; pl. Ketubot) is a special type of Jewish prenuptial agreement. It is considered an integral part of a traditional Jewish marriage, and outlines the rights and responsibilities of the groom, in relation to the bride. The content of the Ketubah is in essence a one-way contract that formalizes the various requirements by Halacha (Jewish law) of a Jewish husband vis à vis his wife. The Jewish husband takes upon himself in the Ketubah the obligation that he will provide to his wife three major things: clothing, food and conjugal relations, and also that he will pay her a pre-specified amount of cash in the case of a divorce. Thus the content of the Ketubah essentially dictates security and protection for the woman, and her rights in the marriage.

This document is signed and then given to the bride as her property. In Italy and most of the Islamic countries in which Jews resided, such a Ketubah was often decorated, a tradition originating with the Jews in Spain. Today, generally, printed Ketubot are used.

The wedding took place on Thursday 12 Tamuz 5720 (July 7, 1960).

An attractively composed Ketubah printed in black and brown ink with a decorated frame of two large pillars that carry images of the fruits of the Holy Land. This is Ketubah apparently printed in the late 50's by the Rabanut. The text has been reproduced from a hand written Ketubah.