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MANY
WATERS KETUBAH
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MANY WATERS KETUBAH: INSPIRED BY SONG OF SOLOMON 8:7--BEAUTIFUL
BLUES AND GREENS---A RUSHING RIVER.
"Many
waters cannot quench love, Nor will rivers overflow it; If a man were to
give all the riches of his house for love, It would be utterly
despised."
This comes with a choice of five texts
plus
additional
text choices:
1. English Only #1
2. English Only
#2
3. English Only #3 Poetry
4. Hebrew
Aramaic and English
5. Anniversary |
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ENGLISH ONLY
#1 |
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This Ketubah certifies before God
and all those present that, on the ____ Day
of the Month of ________, in the Year _____,
corresponding to the _____ Day of the Month
of _________, in the Year _____, in the City of
__________, in the State of __________, the Holy
Covenant of Marriage was entered into between the
Groom, ____________, Son of __________________,
and the Bride, ____________, Daughter of
________________.
"We vow to be loving friends and partners in our marriage,
treating each other with respect and kindness, cherishing each
other's uniqueness. We will trust each other, living in openness;
sharing our thoughts, our hopes, and our dreams as we build
our lives together. May we continue to grow together, our
lives and hearts joined as one, as we establish a home that is
filled with joy and laughter, love and kindness, peace and
contentment. May all who enter feel the blessing of God
that rests upon us and our family. May our children
always feel secure, knowing the love their parents
have for them, for each other, and for God."
Rabbi _________________
Bride_______________
Groom _______________
Witness ____________
Witness ___________
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ENGLISH ONLY
#2 |
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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 foever
filled with
peace, love and happiness...and may our
children be blessed."
They are now declared to
be husband and wife.
Rabbi/Officiant ________________
Bride ____________
Groom ___________
Witness __________
Witness ___________
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ENGLISH ONLY #3 Poetry |
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My Beloved,
You are and always will be my soul-mate
And the Love of my life.
We will walk through the years together,
Our dreams and destinies intertwined.
We will love each other
Until death parts us for a time.
We will be faithful and loyal to each other
Throughout all our years together,
Supporting each other
no matter what life brings our way.
We will respect, cherish and honor each other,
rejoicing in our love.
We will create an atmosphere of
peace and acceptance in our home.
We will fulfill our God-given purposes
together and teach our children to do the same.
They will look to us as an example of a
Husband and Wife who are joined together
in an unbreakable and Holy Covenant.
On the___ Day of the Month of ________, in the Year
____,
which corresponds to the ____ Day of the Month of _______,
in the Year _______, in the City of ___________, the State of
____________, the Bride, ________________, and the Groom,
____________________, have been joined together in the Holy
Covenant of Marriage according to the Laws of God and Man.
They are now declared to be Husband and Wife in God's sight.
Rabbi ________________
Bride ______________ Groom _______________
Witnesses _______________ _________________ |
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HEBREW/ARAMAIC
AND ENGLISH |
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We will
love, respect, and honor each other in all we say and
do, never taking our unity for granted. We will be faithful and
loyal to each other throughout all the days of our lives. We
will celebrate and rejoice in the unique attributes and gifts that
each of us brings to this marriage. We will endeavor to create
and maintain an atmosphere of peace, acceptance, and love in
our home, making it a place where all who enter feel welcome
and appreciated. We will honor each other's opinions and
values, as well as our respective faith, culture, and traditions.
We will bring up our children to feel secure knowing that their
parents love them and each other. Above all, we will teach
them by our words and example to revere God and love Him
Him with all their heart.
On the ____ day of the month of ________, in the year
____,
corresponding to the ____ day of the month of ________, in the
year ______, _____________ and _______________ have been
joined together in the Holy Covenant of Marriage. They are
now declared to be Husband and Wife. All is valid and binding.
Rabbi ________________
Bride ______________ Groom _______________
Witnesses _______________ _________________ |
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ANNIVERSARY/ RECOMMITMENT |
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LEFT SIDE:
On the ___ day of the month of _____, in the year
_____,
corresponding to the _____ day of the month of
______,
in the year _____, ___________ and ___________
were joined together in the Holy Covenant of
Marriage.
Today, on the day of the___
anniversary of that marriage, they
recommit ourselves to one
another saying,
I renew my
commitment to you, knowing that I love you 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.
RIGHT SIDE:
I, ___________ ,renew my vows to love, protect, and honor
you
as my wife; to continue to value everything that you bring
to this
union, to appreciate the qualities that make you a wonderful wife,
and to be the man and the husband God
created me to be.
I, ________________, renew my vows to love,
respect,
cherish, and honor you as my husband; to appreciate and value
the qualities that
make you a wonderful husband, and to be the
woman and the wife
God created me to be.
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 be blessed as we
serve God together and follow in His Word.
Rabbi/Officiant _________________
Bride ____________________
Groom ____________________
Witness____________________
Witness____________________
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