General
The Ketubot are produced on a computer combining artwork and text.
They are available in different finishes:
Essential
130 gm cartridge paper printed with original manufacturer's inks for durability. Most Ketubot are A3 size (11.7 x 16.5 inches) (297 x 420 mm).
Standard
Printed on 192 gm archival card with original manufacturer's inks for durability. Most Ketubot are A3 size (11.7 x 16.5 inches) (297 x 420 mm)
Canvas
Printed using technologically advanced 12 colour UV ink process onto the finest 100% Cotton artists canvas. Available in 12x18 inch and 16x24 inch sizes as standard other sizes available on request
Canvas Framed
Printed using our technologically advanced 12 colour UV ink process onto the finest 100% Cotton artists canvas. Mounted on a Museum Quality stretch frame, which is extremely hard wearing and not susceptible to warping
The Ketubot are also available in different formats - Ask for details.
Text
All text is already included, so there is no need for your Rabbi or scribe to add names or dates in a different handwriting
Orthodox, Conservative (Masorti) and Reform texts available as standard. We can use any wording you wish, providing it will fit within the frame you have chosen. If you want a special text you should consult with your Rabbi first. Unless otherwise stated, the Ketuba will include the standard Ashkenazi Orthodox (GB) text
Cedar and Cypress
In Talmudic times, it was customary to plant a cypress tree at the birth of a girl, representing beauty, grace and fragrance, and to plant a cedar tree at the birth of a boy, representing majesty, strength and uprightness. Later, branches from these trees were used to make the chuppah for their wedding ceremony. In this ketubah design, Vetta has painted a cypress and a cedar as a frame for the ketubah text, and as a symbol of the chuppah.
Vetta Alexis is an Artist and Calligrapher living and working in London. She specializes in Calligraphy and Painted Illumination in Hebrew, English and Yiddish. She has exhibited widely, including at the British Library, the Museum of London and the Jewish Museum.
Ketubah border design copyright Vetta Alexis
On Paper - £150
On Archival Card - £155
Please enquire for canvass printing.
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Jerusalem ‘One will again hear in the cities of Judah and streets of the Jerusalem … The sound of rejoicing and the sound joy – the sound of the bride and the bridegroom…’. Based on the words of the traditional marriage blessing, the sheva brachot – Na’amah Ben Eliezer, a young Israeli artist, has incorporated the Ketubah into a picture of the old city of Jerusalem rejoicing with the bride and bridegroom.
On Paper - £75
On Archival Card - £80
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Song of Songs ‘Vast floods cannot quench love, nor rivers drown it’ – these words, taken from the biblical Songs of Songs, form the frame for this Ketubah, by Rachel Hammer of Jerusalem.
On Paper - £75
On Archival Card - £80
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Jerusalem of Gold
This Ketubah, also by Rachel Hammer of Jerusalem places the city of Jerusalem on a wedding ring – echoing traditional medieval Jewish wedding rings.
On Paper - £75
On Archival Card - £80
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Afghan Ketubah
Based on a traditional 19th century Ketubah from Herat, Afghanistan. The five arches at the top are an omen for good luck. The Ketubah text is surrounded by a range of traditional blessings for the bride and bridegroom - one for each letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
On Paper - £75
On Archival Card - £80
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Italian Ketubah Based on a 19th century Ketubah from Mantua, Italy. Typical of Italian Ketubot of this period the decorative design of the frame is made of flowers in warm rich colours, with no particular religious symbolism. This style of Ketubah is a popular choice.
On Paper - £75
On Archival Card - £80
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Geometric Designs
1. Rectangle On Paper £35
1. Rectangle On Archival Card £40
2. Persian On Paper £35
2. Persian On Archival Card £40
3. Circle On Paper £35
3. Circle On Archival Card £40
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