12 X 18

55.00

REPLICA OF 13th Century

KING DAVID PLAYING THE HARP

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13th  CENTURY KING DAVID REPLICA: This is a12x18 inch ketubah decorated  in tones of bronze, gold, orange, brown and blue. The illustration  is a replica of a artwork depicting King David from a 13th century (1278) French Manuscript.

This comes with a choice of five texts (plus additional texts):

1. The English Only

1B. English Only Conservative

2. Orthodox or Conservative Hebrew/Aramaic with English

4. Orthodox or Conservative Hebrew/Aramaic only

5. Anniversary

1. ENGLISH ONLY

 On the _____ day of the month of _________, in the year ______, since the creation of the world, the era according to which we reckon, corresponding to the _____ day of the month of _________, in the year ______, in the city of ____________,in the state of __________, the Groom, ________________ said to the Bride, _________________, "Be my wife according to the practice of Moses and Israel, and I will cherish, honor, support and maintain you in accordance with God's Word. I will be faithful to you and protect you and love you for as long as we both shall live." And she said to him "I will be your wife and love and respect you. I will be faithful and loyal to you for as long as
we both shall live."

And, they both said, "We vow to support, comfort and strengthen each other through life's sorrows and joys. We further promise to share our hopes, our thoughts and our dreams as we build our lives together. May we grow together, our lives ever entwined, our love bringing us closer together. We shall endeavor to establish a home that is kind
and compassionate to all who enter. May our home be forever filled with peace, love and happiness...and may our children be blessed.

Rabbi/Officiant __________________

Bride _____________ Groom ___________

Witness __________ Witness ___________

1B. ENGLISH ONLY CONSERVATIVE

On the ___ day of the month ________, in the year ______, which corresponds
to the ____ day of the month of _________, in the year ________,
________________, son of ___________________ and _______________,
daughter of ___________________ were joined together in the
Holy Covenant of Marriage.

The Groom ________________
said to
The Bride ______________

“I consecrate you to me as my wife forever and vow to love, honor,
cherish, and respect you. I will devote myself to you as the sons of
Israel have devoted themselves to their wives down through the ages."

The Bride _________________
said to
The Groom ________________

“I consecrate you to me as my husband forever and vow to love, honor,
cherish, and respect you. I will devote myself to you as the daughters of
Israel have devoted themselves to their husbands down through the ages."

And they both said to each other

" I commit myself to you and to our marriage for as long as we both shall
live. We will keep the vows we made today, treasuring and nurturing
the gift of Love that God has given us, never taking each other for granted.
We will live our lives with honesty, integrity, faithfulness, and trust for
each other, sharing our thoughts, our dreams, our joys, our sorrows,
our successes and our failures. We will build a home based on
love, kindness, and respect for all people. We will grow together,
fulfilling our destinies and our purpose in life."

They are now declared to be Husband and Wife
as attested by:
 

 2. HEBREW/ARAMAIC WITH ENGLISH

 On the _____ day of the month of _________, in the year ______, since the creation of the world, the era according to which we reckon, corresponding to the _____ day of the month of _________, in the year ______, in the city of ____________,in the state of __________, the Groom, ________________ said to the Bride, _________________, "Be my wife according to the practice of Moses and Israel, and I will cherish, honor, support and maintain you in accordance with God's Word. I will be faithful to you and protect you and love you for as long as we both shall live." And she said to him "I will be your wife and love and respect you. I will be faithful and loyal to you for as long as
we both shall live."

And, they both said, "We vow to support, comfort and strengthen each other through life's sorrows and joys. We further promise to share our hopes, our thoughts and our dreams as we build our lives together. May we grow together, our lives ever entwined, our love bringing us closer together. We shall endeavor to establish a home that is kind
and compassionate to all who enter. May our home be forever filled with peace, love and happiness...and may our children be blessed.

Rabbi/Officiant __________________

Bride _____________ Groom ___________

Witness __________ Witness ___________

3. HEBREW/ARAMAIC ONLY ORTHODOX OR CONSERVATIVE

 4. ANNIVERSARY

I AM MY BELOVED'S AND MY BELOVED IS MINE

Today, on our __ anniversary, we recommit ourselves to one
another, knowing that we love each other even more today than
when we first joined our hearts and our lives together.

Beloved, you are my soul mate and the love of my life. I thank
God for bringing us together and keeping us together all these years.

 I, ___________ renew my vows to love, protect, and honor you
as my wife, to continue to value everything that you bring to this

union. I, ________________, renew my vows to love, respect,

cherish and honor you as my husband. We both pledge to be

faithful to each other, and never  to take each other for granted.

May the coming years we spend together be many and blessed

as we serve God together and follow in His Word.

Rabbi/Officiant _________________________

Bride ____________________ Groom ____________________

Witnesses: ____________________