Lori Loebelsohn | Life Cycle Portraits

This Ketubah witnesses before God and all those present that on the _______________day of the week, the_________________day of the month of _____________, in the year Five Thousand Seven Hundred and_____________________, which corresponds to the _____________day of the month of ______________, in the year ____________________, in _________________________,
the groom, ____(son of)___________ and the bride, _____(daughter of)________, entered into the holy covenant of marriage. Standing under the chuppah we said to each other: As beloveds and friends we choose to walk life’s path together. We promise to share our joys and our sorrows, to talk and to listen, to appreciate and respect one another with trust and love. In the wholeness of our love, in the embrace of Your love, we, two separate sparks of the divine, choose to join each other on the soul’s journey of life. We pledge to be equal partners, loving friends and supportive companions all through our life. We will value and revere one another with honor and integrity as we create a loving future together. We promise to create a fertile environment for each other’s growth, letting our roots grow deep and entwined, nurturing our dreams to grow and flourish, helping each other become the people we are yet to be, determined to be ourselves and cherishing each other’s uniqueness. We will create a closeness enabling us to express our innermost thoughts and feelings. We promise to always be honest and open, to support each other through life’s challenges. Above all we promise to never allow a single argument or disagreement to see both the moon of night and the dawn of the next day, to comfort one another through life’s sorrows, and to share with each other life’s joys. We will build a home together and fill it with laughter, empathy, faith, imagination, trust, friendship, companionship and love; a home in which holidays and traditions are celebrated in accordance with our Jewish heritage, a home devoted to learning, charity and acts of kindness and a home where all are welcome. We will build a family and provide for its physical, emotional and spiritual needs. We will teach our family courtesy and compassion and we will be role models for the values we teach our children. As our friendship blossomed into romance and love, so may our lives continue to bloom together and our souls be woven tightly in the deepest form of intimacy. May we be ever mindful that our days together are a gift from God and ever grateful to awaken each day together.
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