General Info. Dimensions of the Ketubah 50 X 65 cm Ketubah Price Varies with purchase option choice Payment Preparation of the Ketubah will begin upon receipt of order and payment to be done through PayPal. Delivery time Varies with purchasing choice (Click for details) Printing Done on art paper with fine texture cream shade using special HP system with original colors used for art prints. According to HP this system provides durability for 200 years if protected under glass in indoor conditions.

Ketubah #10 - "The Tribes"

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About this Ketubah Original Text Style Orthodox Aramaic (Click here to view entire wording) Font Style The font in this piece is an exact copy of the font that was originally hand written by Tami and was especially created for this Ketubah. Design
Bet is the first letter of the Ketubah.
  It is also the first letter of:
  - the Torah, in the word Bereshit, in the beginning.
  - Briyah, creation.
  It's equivalent in gematria is the number 2, and "from this we learn that creation is replete with pairs; holy and profane, male and female, influencer and influenced" (from The Wisdom of the Hebrew Alphabet.) The Bet in this piece has the symbols of the 12 tribes of Israel adorned with flowers and love birds all around.
  The paved path leads the eye to an unknown point, symbolic of the unknown path in life that the newlywed couple is about to embark on. It is from this point that the Kanfei Hashchina (the Kabalistic representation of the wings of God) hover over the piece intertwining through it and turns to a cloth symbolizing the bridal canopy.
  The Chuppah also stands at this point. Its roof has an opening in it in the shape of the Star of David. From its center one of 7 flames of the menorah is burning and has the word “shalom” (Peace) inscribed in its center. Surrounding are:
  - the names of the months of the Hebrew calendar in the twelve tablets
  - a lion and a lamb, symbolic of Isaiah's prophecy of the lion residing with the lamb; they are resting peacefully together at the bottom of the Chuppah
  - vine leaves to symbolize the festive occasion, meandering through the poles
  - two columns on which the initials of the bride and groom can be inscribed thus personalizing this peace further. (Please refer to the table for cost).
  Other things on the path are:
  a vase full of fruit from which the wine is made, with the word Lechaim inscribed on it, itself shaped in a Greek style vase decorations, with heads of woman and their hands holding a glass of wine. The orchid that due to its fragrance and beauty is used as a wedding flower.
  at the top of the path, the Bird of Paradise, wedding the earthly path with the heavens.
  A collage of scenes from Jerusalem embedded in the Judean Hills is in the background.
  The Tree of Life, representative of the Torah, has four candles on it, representing the four Matriarchs, together with the two Shabbat candles on both sides of the Bet) and the one light on top of the Chuppah that has the word Shalom (peace) inscribed in its flames. They form the number seven, representing the seven branches of the Menorah.
  The wedding ring surrounds the Bet, and the sentence "Harei At Mekudeshet/Ata Mekudash Li on both sides.
  At the background the sun is rising to symbolize the dawn of a new day in the lives of the newly wed couple.
  On the bottom is a cutout geometric pattern with the words "Mazal Tov" in it. Both words, as well as the ring, are layered with gold. (In the original Ketubah, the cutout is actually done in the paper).
Ketubah #10 - The Tribes
A sample of the hand written calligraphy
from the original Ketuba
(available in option No. 1 and 2 only)
Ketubah #10 - The Tribes_Text sample
Purchase Option #1
260$ (Tax + Shipment Included) The Ketubah exactly as it appears on the website (design and text), without the particulars of the couple.
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Purchase Option #2
490$ (Tax + Shipment Included) The Ketubah as it appears on the website (design and text), with the particulars of the couple added in by us prior to printing, with a font matching the handwritten text in the Ketubah.
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Purchase Option #3
400$ (Tax + Shipment Included) The Ketubah with an alternative text provided by you. We insert the alternative text using a digital font you will choose.
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Comments
This Ketubah was originally designed in 1985 for a Ketubah exhibition organized in Toronto by Tami Cleitman and Dorian from Dorian Gallery. The original Ketubah has never been sold and is now being offered for sale for the first time. If you are interested in purchasing the original, please contact Tami for details. Note: Because of a textual error in the original Ketubah, it is not recognized as a kosher Ketubah. The Ketubah design has been recomposed and the text has been corrected for digital printing in 2009.
Delivery time is from receipt of payment. The time is listed below as number of working days (i.e. not including weekends and holidays) according to the type of Purchase Option you have selected.
Destination Purchase Option No. 1 Purchase Option No. 2 Purchase Option No. 3
In Israel 24 working days 36 working days 30 working days
Abroad 35 working days 47 working days 42 working days
Please note
For limited edition Ketubot, delivery time is:
In Israel - up to 14 working days
Any other destinations - up to 28 working days
PURCHASE OPTION #1
When this option, the purchaser receives the Ketubah as it appears on the site (design, wording, and font), including the blank spaces left to be filled in.

This option is suitable:
If you wish to use the original “as is”, without us entering the personal details of the couple. All the details of the couple getting married, as well as the witnesses’ signatures, will be filled in by hand at the time you sign the Ketubah, immediately befire the Chupah. Blank space will be left for the witnesses’ signatures.

Decoration of the Ketubah: the unique design of this particular Ketubah.

Text wording: the Ketubah as purchased with this purchase option is available only with the exact wording as it appears on the website. We warmly suggest that you download the text and show it to the officiating rabbi for approval before ordering the Ketubah with this option.
A link for downloading the text is found on the page with the Ketubah details.

Font: as it appears in the picture on the site. This is the hand-rendered calligrapy done by the artist, in the lettering style unique only to this Ketubah.

Spaces in the Ketubah: are there for the rabbi and witnesses to fill in the relevant particulars at the time of the signing of the Ketubah.

Payment: the process of printing and preparing the Ketubah will commence immediately upon receipt of the order and payment. Payment is executed securely by PayPal (see further on).
PURCHASE OPTION #2
With this option, the purchaser receives the Ketubah as it appears on the site (design, wording, and font), but with the names of the couple filled in ahead of time by the artist. Blank spaces are left for the witnesses’ signatures.

This option is suitable when: you wish to use the original Ketubah as it appears but prefer to have the particulars of the couple filled in so as to present a uniform appearance to the text.

Decoration of the Ketubah: the unique design of this particular Ketubah.

Text wording: the Ketubah as purchased with this purchase option is available only with the exact wording as it appears on the website. We warmly suggest that you download the text and show it to the officiating rabbi for approval before ordering the Ketubah with this option.
A link for downloading the text is found on the page with the Ketubah details.

The spaces in the Ketubah:
Will be filled in with lettering which matches the rest of the text in the selected Ketubah. In order for us to fill in the particulars of the couple, you must download the relevant text from the website (a link for this follows on the page with the details of the ketuba), fill in the missing details and send us the final result by fax. Spaces will be left for the witnesses’ signatures.

Payment: the process of printing and preparing the Ketubah will commence immediately upon receipt of the order and payment. Payment is executed securely by PayPal (see further on).
PURCHASE OPTION #3
With this option, the purchaser receives the Ketubah with the illustrative design as it appears on the site but with text (wording and font) different from what appears in the picture on the website, as they choose.

This option is suitable when: you wish to use only the graphic design of the original Ketubah as it appears but prefer to send us a different text from that which appears on the site.
The alternative text which you send to us should include the names of the couple, written in the text as appropriate, in the digital font of your choice.

Decoration of the Ketubah: the original design unique to the Ketubah you have selected.

Font: of your selection (Hebrew fonts, including illustration of their appearance are displayed further on, for you to chooses from).

Wording: Any wording in any language.
1. The complete text, incluing all the relevant particulars and details, must be filled in and sent to us only after having it approved by the rabbi who will be officiating at the wedding.
2. The details are sent to us with your order in the following text box provided for this purpose.

Spaces in the Ketubah:
The names of the couple will be entered in the appropriate place within the text which you send to us. We will leave blank space for the witnesses’ signatures.

Payment: the process of printing and preparing the Ketubah will commence immediately upon receipt of the order and payment. Payment is executed securely by PayPal (see further on).