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NEO-CLASSIC KETUBAH
#3: This is a 18x12 inch ketubah with a neo-classical
design. The colors are black, white, light brown, tan.
This comes with a choice of five texts
(plus
additional texts):
1. The English Only
1B. English Only Conservative
2. Romance
2b. 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:
Rabbi/Officiant
__________________
Bride
_____________ Groom ___________
Witness
__________ Witness ___________
1c. ENGLISH
On the_____day of the month of
______in the year ______which corresponds
to the ______day of the month of _______in the year , here in the city
of _________,
in the state of _________, the Groom, _____________, Son of
________________,
and the
Bride,________________ , Daughter of ______________________,
entered into the Holy Covenant of Marriage.
The Groom said to the Bride
"I consecrate you to me as my wife according to the laws
of Moses and the
traditions of our people. I will cherish you, honor you and nourish you
as
the sons of Israel have devoted themselves to their wives with love and
integrity throughout the generations."
The Bride said to the Groom
"I consecrate you to me as my husband according to the
laws of Moses and
the traditions of our people. I will cherish you, honor you and nourish
you
as the daughters of Israel have devoted themselves to their husbands
with
love and integrity throughout the generations."
And they both said to each other
"We promise to live together in openness and honesty,
communicating with
each other and truly listening as the other speaks. We will treasure the
unique
gifts and attributes we each bring to this marriage and encourage one
another
to fulfill the destiny and purpose God has ordained for us."
They are now declared to be
Husband and Wife
Rabbi/Officiant ___________________
Bride_______________ Groom _______________
Witnesses _________________
_________________
2.
ROMANCE #1 (short version)
On the ____ day of
the month of _______, in the year ______,
corresponding to the ____ day of the month of ________, in
the year ______ , the Bride, ____________, and the
Groom, _____________, stand before God and these witnesses to
join their hearts and their lives together as Husband and Wife.
And they said to each other, “You are my
Beloved, my Best Friend,
my Soulmate, and my Life
Partner. You inspire me and
bring
out the best in me; I am a better person because of you.
You
make me strong, but you also help me to depend on God
in my weakness.
You not only have my love, you
have my respect and admiration.”
“My Darling, we have it all: passion, love,
companionship, trust, and deep friendship.
You make me smile and laugh; you fill me with desire; you delight
me and
make my life richer.
I am
fascinated by the many facets of you. You are Fire to ignite my passion
and Cool Water to quench my thirst and refresh me.
You are
Light in my darkest days and Goodness
to soothe my heart when
the world seems filled with evil.
You are beauty, from the inside
out---the kind that will last forever."
"I am blessed by your love and
loyalty and I know
that you are the one person I can depend on
and trust
with every part of me.
I promise that I will never take these
qualities for granted. I will
value and treasure all that you are, all
that you do, and all that
you believe. But, my Love, I do not expect
perfection from you and I know
that you do not expect it of me. Only God is perfect;
we humans
fail and miss the mark. We make mistakes;
we misunderstand
and cause each other pain at times.
It hurts me now
to think of it, but I understand its inevitability.
We cannot promise to never wound each other, but we can promise
to always forgive the wounding. We cannot
promise to never be
offended, but we can promise to never hold
on to offense, and we
can promise to allow God's virtue to heal our hearts and restore our
unity and trust. These are our declarations of love,
our promises to each other,
and the vows we will always hold sacred."
Rabbi/Officiant ________________________
Bride _________________ Groom ___________________
Witnesses ___________________ ____________________
2b.
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: ____________________
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