Ketubah Abstract
Nathan Marcus Adler is credited with this first English translation of the ketubah (bridal contract), which had been preserved in its traditional Aramaic version. In Adler's time, English-speaking Jews became more interested in accessing Jewish materials. Translating the ketubah paved the way for less observant Jews to engage with the text of the ketubah directly. Adler's version, with some variations, continues to be used in certain communities.
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Image provided by The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary, KET 83 (back).
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 7.
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