The witnesses of the KETUBA
After the Ketuba is read, it is signed by two witnesses. The role of the witnesses is obviously witnessing to the marital status of...
The KETUBA and the shirt on the husband’s shoulders
עד שבא שמעון בן שטח ותיקן שיהא כותב לה: כל נכסי אחראין
לכתובתה
כתובות פ"ב
Yesterday, we explained that the Ketuba...
The financial obligations of a Jewish husband
As we have previously explained, the Ketuba is the document that records the obligations of the Jewish husband toward his wife. The text of...
What is the Ketuba? Chapter 2
The second part of the Ketuba states the obligations of the husband towards his wife. The groom declares to his bride that he is...
What is the Ketuba?
The word "Ketuba" means "document". The Ketuba, in the strict sense of the word, is not a contract between husband and wife. It is...
The Talet under the Hupa
Immediately after the ceremony of the giving of the ring (qiddushin) the groom wears a Talit (a prayer shawl). The custom is to...
The ring
Previously, we explained that the Jewish wedding consists of two steps: Qiddushin and Hupa, which today are integrated into one single ceremony.
We...
The ancient origins of the Jewish wedding ceremony
Maimonides explains that the institution of marriage is a Biblical innovation (MT Hilkhot Ishut 1:1). Before the Tora was given to the Jewish people,...
Rabbi Israel Najara (1555-1625) and the Jobar Synagogue
The Jobar Synagogue, Eliyahu haNabi, considered the oldest in the world, was destroyed in May 2014 during the Syrian civil war.
Rabbi Israel Najara ישראל...
TEHILIM # 14: Men without God
Pasuq 1. Of David. The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, their actions are vile; no one of...
