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This natural yet elegant Ketubah includes pressed wild flowers and ferns in the actual fabric of the paper. Additional floral forms are embossed into this exquisite hand-made paper endowing it with a tactile beauty. 20"x 26"
Text Options & Explanations
Our ketubot are available in a variety of texts and the options are listed with each ketubah listing. You should choose the one that best reflects your own beliefs and worldview. It would be wise to get your rabbi's or officiant's approval before ordering your ketubah.
Traditional Aramaic
This text is a prenuptial agreement between the groom and the bride wherein the husband undertakes to honor, support and maintain his wife. In the document he states that she will receive a certain sum of money in the event of divorce or of his death. It is a very formal contract written in Aramaic over 2000 years ago. There is no English on this text.
Traditional Aramaic with English
This text is the same Aramaic document as above. The traditional English portion is NOT a translation of the Aramaic, rather a brief paraphrase.
Lieberman Clause with English (Conservative)
This text is almost the same text as the Traditional Aramaic. A new clause was added essentially stating that in the case of a civil divorce, either the husband or wife can appear before the conservative Bet Din (rabbinic court) to request a "Get" (a Jewish divorce document). According to Jewish law, without this document, a woman is still legally married to her husband. Some Conservative Rabbis require the Lieberman Clause text to protect the woman in the unlikely event that a man refuses to grant her a "Get". The English portion is NOT a translation of the Aramaic, but rather a contemporary text.
Egalitarian with English
This text is suitable for reform and conservative marriages. The text reflects an egalitarian view of marriage and the equal roles of a husband and wife in our contemporary Jewish society.
Interfaith
This text is designed for couples from different heritages. The language is gender neutral, so as to accommodate both Judaism and the other religion. It contains the specific information as to names, place and date of wedding, etc. and contains mutual vows of love and commitment.
Anniversary
This text is designed for couples celebrating an anniversary from 2 years to 70 or more years. It records the bride and groom's original wedding and does not need to be signed. Since the tradition of using an illuminated ketubah has been re-introduced into the ceremony only 10 to 15 years ago, many couples who have been married for more than 10 years never had a beautiful ketubah. They are now either deciding to purchase a ketubah for themselves in order to renew their vows, or they can receive one as a gift (often from their children).
Alternative Egalitarian (Gender Neutral)
This text is suitable for reform, humanistic, different heritages and special partnerships. The Hebrew is a direct translation of the English. The signature lines have been left off because we fill in this portion of the ketubah when we personalize it according to the specifications of the couple. Most couples opt for the standard signature lines (2 Witnesses, Bride, Groom, and Rabbi), but some people want the word "beloved" instead of bride and groom, or the word "Officiant" or "Cantor" instead of Rabbi.
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About the Artist
Ardyn Halter was born in London England. Halter was raised in a traditional home, a factor that served as an early stepping stone toward a career in Judaica. Guided by his father, Roman Halter, who is also an artist and an architect, Halter began painting at an early age and had his first gallery exhibit at age nine. From his father Halter learned the art of stained glass, an art form that influences the Seven Species Ketubah, and of etching, an art form that influences the Papercut Ketubah. During his teenage years, Halter pursued an interest in Persian miniature paintings. Later, he attended Cambridge University, where he studied English literature. Amid his university studies, Halter won a scholarship that allowed him to travel through Afghanistan and Iran to study wall mosaic designs. Halter's knowledge of Persian art and architecture has influenced his Judaica artistry, as it is expressed in such motifs as the birds, arches and lattice patterns to be found in his Ketubot. After completing his academic studies, the young Zionist emigrated to Israel, where he marries Asnat, a sculptor and pottery artist, and became the proud father of three daughters. Halter illustrated and wrote the calligraphy for his first Ketubah for his own wedding. Soon, Ketubah illustration became a new career. Settling in the agricultural town of Pardes Hanna in 1984, Halter's home is surrounded with flowers and fruit trees.
The influence of the agricultural environment on his work can be seen in the orange tree that tops the Papercut Ketubah, and the olive trees, pomegranates and fig trees that appear symbolically as the seven species in his Papercut Ketubah, Seven Species Ketubah, New Seven Species Ketubah and Jerusalem Garden Ketubah.
Today, Halter's Ketubot can be found in museums, galleries, private and public collections throughout the world, a selection of which can be explored from the Articles page on this site. Well known public figures who can be counted among the owners of an Ardyn Halter Ketubah include: Former Israeli President Ezer Weizman, the late Robert Maxwell, Israeli Knesset member Dan Meridor, and even the original inventor of the fax machine.
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