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Limited supplies and the dangers of technology falling into the wrong hands.
October 31, 2022
The Legalism of the Jewish Marriage Contract Reveals Fundamental Principles about Love between the Sexes—and between Man and God
The k’tubah.
The k’tubah, or marriage contract, is a crucial element of the Jewish marriage—traditionally signed just before the wedding ceremony begins, and usually read aloud as part of the ceremony. For a millennium, artists have produced illuminated and illustrated k’tubot, and many couples today frame and hang them in their homes. But, as David Bashevkin notes, these documents—traditionally written in the legalistic Aramaic of the Talmud—are not especially poetic.
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The Legalism of the Jewish Marriage Contract Reveals Fundamental Principles about Love between the Sexes—and between Man and God
The k’tubah.
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