ketuba Archives | Rosh Yeshiva Responds

2 05, 2021

A Non-Literal Translation on the Ketubah

May 2nd, 2021|Even HaEzer, Kiddushin and Ketubah|

QUESTION

New York, NY

What does the Rosh Yeshiva think about having a non literal translation, or something similar to a Brit Ahuvim, on a traditional Aramaic ketubah. Meaning that the artwork would have the regular ketubah and an English translation on the same document.

ANWER

If it is on the bottom after חתימת העדים or on the side, such that you can cut it off and the ketubah remains whole, then it is fine. It is another document written on the same piece of paper. Just don’t say that it is a translation of the ketubah, and don’t have it say anything that

6 03, 2021

Ketubah in Hebrew

March 6th, 2021|Even HaEzer, Kiddushin and Ketubah|

QUESTION

Midwest, USA

Rabbi, a close friend is getting married soon and is interested in using a ketubah with modern Hebrew text (apparently this is starting to catch on in Israel). Is this permissible, and is there a Hebrew version out there you have seen that you feel is the most “authentic” or recommended? Thanks so much.

ANSWER

It is totally permissible. At the end of the day, this is a legal document, so any language, certainly Hebrew, is fine. It was originally in Aramaic because that was the vernacular. As to a good text to use, I found two good examples

10 01, 2021

Ketubah for Wedding in Rural Area

January 10th, 2021|Even HaEzer, Kiddushin and Ketubah|

QUESTION

Oakland, CA

I’m performing a wedding in a rural area. The mailing address and Google Maps lists the nearest city in the address, but it is outside the city limits in an unincorporated part of the county. What should be written on the ketubah?

ANSWER

In such a case, the practice is to write סמוך לעיר פלונית, so here- fill in פלונית with the city name in Google. This would be true even if it were under the jurisdiction of one city, but closer to another one,

12 12, 2020

Ketubah for Financially Independent Woman

December 12th, 2020|Even HaEzer, Kiddushin and Ketubah|

QUESTION

California, USA

What are possibilities in the ketubah for מבי for a financially independent בתולתא?

ANSWER

מדנפשה. Or just write דהנעלת ליה without any term afterwards.

5 12, 2020

Ketubah for Groom Named Tzvi

December 5th, 2020|Even HaEzer|

QUESTION

Brooklyn, NY

Writing a ketubah for chatan whose name is Tzvi. Am I crazy or does that mean ketubah will have a line where it says וצבי צבי, and is that an issue?

ANSWER

Yes, it will say that. but if you don’t want it to look too weird, you could either put a patach under the first וצבי or you could write וצבי הר’ צבי or וצבי החתן צבי or something along those lines.

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