On the ________ day of the week, the ________ day of in the year five thousand, seven hundred and ________ as we measure time here in ________ The bride ________ daughter of ________ and ________ promised the groom ________ son of ________ and ________ You are my husband according to the tradition of Moses and Israel. I shall cherish and honor you as is customary among the daughters of Israel who have cherished and honored their husbands in faithfulness and integrity. The groom ________ son of ________ and ________ promised the bride ________ daughter of ________ and ________ You are my wife according to the tradition of Moses and Israel. I shall cherish and honor you as is customary among the sons of Israel who have cherished and honored their wives in faithfulness and integrity. As beloved partners we renew our vows to endlessly strive to listen to each other more deeply, to understand one another more completely and to love the myriad aspects of who we are with more generosity. We will establish a home built upon perpetual learning, our deepest ethics and acts of loving-kindness. Throughout our lives together we will aspire toward a relationship that supports the physical, emotional and spiritual health of each individual and our family as a whole. We will bear constant and loving witness to life in our beloved’s shoes, rejoicing in our affinities as well as our differences. We will sustain and enrich the legacy of our people by upholding a Jewish home, attentively weaving the traditions of our ancestors into the daily fabric of our lives. We pray that the Holy One bless us as we co-create home, family and community as one. IT IS VALID AND BINDING!

On the ________ day of the week, the ________ day of in the year five thousand, seven hundred and ________ as we measure time here in ________, ________ daughter of ________ and ________ and ________ daughter of ________ and ________ entered into a holy covenant as equal partners before God and these witnesses. As beloved partners we will endlessly strive to listen to each other more deeply, to understand one another more completely and to love the myriad aspects of who we are with more generosity. We will establish a home built upon perpetual learning, our deepest ethics and acts of loving-kindness. Throughout our lives together we will aspire toward a relationship that supports the physical, emotional and spiritual health of each individual and our family as a whole. We will bear constant and loving witness to life in our beloved’s shoes, rejoicing in our affinities as well as our differences. We will sustain and enrich the legacy of our people by upholding a Jewish home, attentively weaving the traditions of our ancestors into the daily fabric of our lives. We pray that the Holy One bless us as we co-create home, family and community as one. IT IS VALID AND BINDING!

On the ________ day of the week, the ________ day of in the year five thousand, seven hundred and ________ as we measure time here in ________, ________ son of ________ and ________ and ________ son of ________ and ________ entered into a holy covenant as equal partners before God and these witnesses. As beloved partners we will endlessly strive to listen to each other more deeply, to understand one another more completely and to love the myriad aspects of who we are with more generosity. We will establish a home built upon perpetual learning, our deepest ethics and acts of loving-kindness. Throughout our lives together we will aspire toward a relationship that supports the physical, emotional and spiritual health of each individual and our family as a whole. We will bear constant and loving witness to life in our beloved’s shoes, rejoicing in our affinities as well as our differences. We will sustain and enrich the legacy of our people by upholding a Jewish home, attentively weaving the traditions of our ancestors into the daily fabric of our lives. We pray that the Holy One bless us as we co-create home, family and community as one. IT IS VALID AND BINDING!

Awaiting permission from the Rabbinical Assembly...

On the ________ day of the week, the ________ day of the month in the year five thousand, seven hundred and ________ as we measure time here in ________ The bride ________ daughter of ________ and ________ promised the groom ________ son of __________ and __________ You are my husband according to the tradition of Moses and Israel. I shall cherish and honor you as is customary among the daughters of Israel who have cherished and honored their husbands in faithfulness and integrity. The groom ________ son of ________ and ________ promised the bride __________ daughter of __________ and __________ You are my wife according to the tradition of Moses and Israel. I shall cherish and honor you as is customary among the sons of Israel who have cherished and honored their wives in faithfulness and integrity. As beloved partners we will endlessly strive to listen to each other more deeply, to understand one another more completely and to love the myriad aspects of who we are with more generosity. We will establish a home built upon perpetual learning, our deepest ethics and acts of loving-kindness. Throughout our lives together we will aspire toward a relationship that supports the physical, emotional and spiritual health of each individual and our family as a whole. We will bear constant and loving witness to life in our beloved’s shoes, rejoicing in our affinities as well as our differences. We will sustain and enrich the legacy of our people by upholding a Jewish home, attentively weaving the traditions of our ancestors into the daily fabric of our lives. We pray that the Holy One bless us as we co-create home, family and community as one. IT IS VALID AND BINDING!

On the ________ day of the week, the ________ day of in the year five thousand, seven hundred and ________ as we measure time here in ________, The bride ________ daughter of ________ and ________ promised the groom ________ son of ________and_______ You are my husband according to the tradition of Moses and the Jewish people. I shall cherish and honor you as is customary among the daughters of the Jewish people who have cherished and honored their husbands in faithfulness and integrity. The groom ________ son of ________ and ________ promised the bride ________ daughter of ________ and ________ You are my wife according to the tradition of Moses and the Jewish people. I shall cherish and honor you as is customary among the sons of the Jewish people who have cherished and honored their wives in faithfulness and integrity. As beloved partners we will endlessly strive to listen to each other more deeply, to understand one another more completely and to love the myriad aspects of who we are with more generosity. We will establish a home built upon perpetual learning, our deepest ethics and acts of loving-kindness. Throughout our lives together we will aspire toward a relationship that supports the physical, emotional and spiritual health of each individual and our family as a whole. We will bear constant and loving witness to life in our beloved’s shoes, rejoicing in our affinities as well as our differences. We will sustain and enrich the legacies of our respective traditions by attentively weaving the customs of both our ancestries into the daily fabric of our lives. We pray that the Holy One bless us as we co-create home, family and community as one. IT IS VALID AND BINDING!

On the ________ day of the week, the ________ day of the month of ________, in the year five thousand seven hundred ________, as we reckon time here in ________, the groom ________ son of ________ said to the bride ________ daughter of ________, "Be my wife according to the statutes of Moses and Israel. And I will work for, esteem, feed and support you as is the custom of Jewish men who work for, esteem, feed and support their wives faithfully. And I will give you ________ and I will provide you food and clothing and necessities and your conjugal rights according to accepted custom." And the bride ________ agreed to become his wife. And this dowry that she brought from her ________ house, whether in silver, gold, jewelry, clothing, furnishings or bedding, the groom ________ accepted responsibility for all in the sum of ________ zuzim, and agreed to add to this amount from his own assets the sum of ________ zuzim, for a total of ________ zuzim. The groom ________ said: "The obligation of this ketubah, this dowry and this additional sum, I accept upon myself and my heirs after me, to be paid from all the best part of all my property that I now possess or may hereafter acquire, real and personal. From this day forward, all my property, even the shirt on my back, shall be mortgaged and liened for the payment of this ketubah, dowry and additional sum, whether during my lifetime or thereafter." The obligation of this ketubah, this dowry and this additional sum, was accepted by ________ the groom with the strictness established for ketubot and additional sums customary for the daughters of Israel, in accordance with the decrees by our sages, of blessed memory. This ketubah is not to be regarded as a formality or as a perfunctory legal form. We have established the acceptance on the part of ________ son of ________ the groom to ________ daughter of ________ the bride, of this contract, all of which is stated and specified above, with an article fit for that purpose. And all shall be valid and binding..

On the ________ day of the week, the ________ day of the month of ________, in the year five thousand seven hundred ________, as we reckon time here in ________, the groom ________ son of ________ said to the bride ________ daughter of ________, "Be my wife according to the statutes of Moses and Israel. And I will work for, esteem, feed and support you as is the custom of Jewish men who work for, esteem, feed and support their wives faithfully. And I will give you ________ and I will provide you food and clothing and necessities and your conjugal rights according to accepted custom." And the bride ________ agreed to become his wife. And this dowry that she brought from her ________ house, whether in silver, gold, jewelry, clothing, furnishings or bedding, the groom ________ accepted responsibility for all in the sum of ________ zuzim, and agreed to add to this amount from his own assets the sum of ________ zuzim, for a total of ________ zuzim. The groom ________ said: "The obligation of this ketubah, this dowry and this additional sum, I accept upon myself and my heirs after me, to be paid from all the best part of all my property that I now possess or may hereafter acquire, real and personal. From this day forward, all my property, even the shirt on my back, shall be mortgaged and liened for the payment of this ketubah, dowry and additional sum, whether during my lifetime or thereafter." The obligation of this ketubah, this dowry and this additional sum, was accepted by ________ the groom with the strictness established for ketubot and additional sums customary for the daughters of Israel, in accordance with the decrees by our sages, of blessed memory. And both together agreed that if this marriage shall ever be dissolved under civil law, then either husband or wife may invoke the authority of the Beth Din of the Rabbinical Assembly and the Jewish Theological Seminary of America or its duly authorized representatives, to decide what action by either spouse is then appropriate under Jewish matrimonial law; and if either spouse shall fail to honor the demand of the other or to carry out the decision of the Beth Din or its representative, then the other spouse may invoke any and all remedies available in civil law and equity to enforce compliance with the Beth Din's decision and this solemn obligation.This ketubah is not to be regarded as a formality or as a perfunctory legal form. We have established the acceptance on the part of ________ son of ________ the groom to ________ daughter of ________ the bride, of this contract, all of which is stated and specified above, with an article fit for that purpose. And all shall be valid and binding.

For couples that would like to create your own ketubah text here are some traditional guidelines that may be useful.

Introduction: (i.e. On the _____ day of the week, the_____ day of _____in the year as we measure time here in_____, Beloved #1 promised Beloved #2….)

Promises to Each Other:

Promises to the World-At-Large:

Maintaining Our Legacy:

Asking for G-d’s Blessing:

Confirmation of Validity:

Clauses: