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Translated by Nathaniel Deutsch & Noah Barrera

Ketubah Renaissance: The Artful Modern Revival of the Jewish Marriage Contract by Michael Shapiro Dybbuk ” was the vibrant coreIlluminating the contemporary revival of the Jewish marriage contract, Ketubah Renaissance relays the storied history of this beloved document (known in Hebrew as a ketubah) through the present day and showcases sixty of the most innovative and beautiful ketubot of the last half century. Originally created 2,500 years ago as a unilateral marriage contract stating what a groom would provide for his bride, the ketubah evolved from the tenth century