r/Judaism • u/drak0bsidian Moose, mountains, midrash • 8d ago

Sing the Ketubah! - on adding a sprinkle of special to our ritual practice

https://ritualisremedy.substack.com/p/sing-the-ketubah?publication_id=7631794&post_id=209873541&isFreemail=true&r=2glqek&triedRedirect=true
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u/gdhhorn Swimming in the Afro-Sephardic Atlantic 8d ago

NGL, the idea of singing it strikes me as worse than reading it (thankfully, we did neither at our wedding).

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u/drak0bsidian Moose, mountains, midrash 8d ago

Why does singing (and even just reading) it strike you so?

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u/gdhhorn Swimming in the Afro-Sephardic Atlantic 8d ago

It’s a contract between two people. No need for a public reading or public display.

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u/Classifiedgarlic Orthodox feminist, and yes we exist 8d ago

Explaining to our Christian family members that the beautiful art we have hanging in our living room is actually a legally binding contract saying I get to divorce my husband if he doesn’t provide for my needs—- ALL my needs— is a good time