Obj. ID: 55054
Jewish printed books Yitein Hashem et ha-Ishah, Jerusalem, circa 1925
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.
This is a rather large printed Ketubah from Jerusalem, utilizing many elements from earlier periods. Colorfully-printed in gold ink, the page also features vignettes of the Holy Places in the earlier style.
sub-set tree:
H | Heraldic composition
H | Heraldic composition | Supporters | Two lions
J | Jerusalem | Sites in Jerusalem: | Western Wall (Kotel) הכותל המערבי
O | Ornamentation: | Full page framed
O | Ornamentation: | Ornament
T | Temple Mount
H | Holy and other places in the Land of Israel | Holy Tombs | Rabbi Meir Baal HaNes (the miracle maker), Tomb of, in Tiberias
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