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ketubah
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ketubah [kətuˈbaː]
n
(Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) Judaism the contract that states the obligations within Jewish marriage
[from Hebrew, literally: document]
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[4] The ketuba is delivered and witnessed before the marriage ceremony and read again under the canopy.
The Precarious Ties That Bind Us: Sotah 2a by STONE, IRA F. / Cross Currents
Friedman, Jewish Marriage in Palestine: A Cairo Geniza Study, II, The Ketuba Texts (Tel Aviv/New York: Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 1981), pp.
Ancient Jewish sectarianism by Baumgarten, Albert L. / Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish Life and Thought
A decades-old example of this can be found in the Orthodox reaction to the Conservative Movement's decision to amend the ketuba in an attempt to prevent the wife from being trapped as an aguna.
Feminism and Judaism: Women, Tradition, and the Women's Movement by Wolowelsky, Joel B. / Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish Life and Thought
 
 
 
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