Self-Authored Tena’im
Created by a bride and groom in their personal spirit, with an exchange of gifts fulfilling the tradition of kinyan, the “bride price”
Tena’im (Engagement) Ceremony
A tena’im ceremony based on a traditional version but using a new tena’im contract spelling out the couple’s mutual obligations in marriage
We Immerse in the Waters of Eden
U-sh’avtem mayim b’sasson mimay’nei ha-y’shuah. “Joyfully shall you draw water from the fountains redemption ” (Isaiah 12:3). Water is God’s Life-force. Water is God’s gift to us. Water cleanses, washing […]
Ketubah (Wedding Contract)
An article about the ketubah, or wedding contract, which describes its history, new ketubot, egalitarian ketubot, and alternatives to the ketubah
T’nai B’Kiddushin: Conservative Ante-Nuptial Agreement
An agreement between bride and groom to be used with a Conservative ketubah that does not include the Lieberman clause
Lieberman Clause
Meant to be appended to the traditional ketubah and written in Aramaic by the late, great Rabbi Saul Lieberman, this clause requires the husband to grant a religious divorce (get) to his wife, should the marriage dissolve. This clause is usually used by Conservative Jews instead of the Orthodox pre-nuptial agreement.
Orthodox Prenuptial Agreement
An agreement signed by the bride and groom prior to the wedding which abrogates the situation of a recalcitrant husband who refuses his wife a religious divorce
Orthodox Ketubah
Text of the standard, traditional ketubah in Aramaic and English
Egalitarian Ketubah
An example of a halakhic (sanctioned by some interpretations of Jewish law) ketubah drawing on precedent from ancient text
New Ketubah
Example of an egalitarian/personalized ketubah
