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The Ketubah – A User’s Guide

May 6th, 2009

(As printed in Zachor Zot LÝaakov by HaRav Moishe Cohen)

Do you remember a pause in the wedding ceremony between the Groom giving Bride the ring and breaking the glass? It wasn’t just an excellent photo opportunity, the Ketubah (Marriage Agreement) was being read.

If you’re like most folks, you haven’t chatted in Aramaic lately, making the Ketubah reading hard to follow. If you have an English translation the wording sounds very sweet but the meaning seems obscure.

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