Ketubah Renaissance

Auteur

Michael Shapiro

Texte du rabat

Illuminating the contemporary revival of the Jewish marriage contract, Ketubah Renaissance relays the ketubah’s storied history through the present day and showcases sixty of the most innovative and beautiful ketubot of the last half century.

Contenu

List of Images
List of Ketubah Plates
Foreword: The Joyous Art of the Ketubah by Shalom Sabar
Preface: Between the Ketubah’s Margins and Center by Jonathan Homrighausen
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Two Journeys

1. The Ketubah in Israel
2. A Landmark Era for the Art Ketubah
3. Ketubah Text Origins and Use at the Wedding Ceremony
4. The Script of the Ketubah
5. The Art of Ketubah Production
6. The Ketubah in the Twenty-First Century

7. Gallery of Ketubah Plates

   Notes
   Appendix: Common Ketubah Symbols
   Bibliography