This is an archive of shtarot — documents officiated under the authority of a beit din and/or authorized witnesses, confirming one’s status in a marriage or simply as a member of the community of children of Yisrael. Click here to contribute a document you prepared or had prepared with the specialized language suitable for others on such profound occasions. Filter resources by Name Filter resources by Tag Filter resources by Category
This completely egalitarian ketubah uses nedarim, vows before God which bear the full weight of Jewish law, as the central act of marriage, and uses the rings as symbols of those vows. It also details the steps which would be necessary to dissolve those nedarim, an important and integral part of the ketubah. The Hebrew is written in the feminine plural and should be adjusted if the text is used for different gender combinations. . . .
On [day of the week] of the [day of the month] of the month of [month] in the year [year], as we count here in [location], behold, the soul of [name of one member of the couple] and the soul of [name of the other member of the couple] wrote one to the other in documents indicating that the entirety of each soul is consecrated one to the other in accordance with the law of Moses and Israel. They both shall serve, cherish, sustain, and support one another, in accordance with the laws of the Jews. Behold, all that which is written above has been accepted upon these two souls in the valid manner of interconnecting souls. All of the above is in proper, good standing. . . .
If one were to accept that a kosher Jewish wedding needs some element of what the Mishnah calls “acquisition” (and, more or less, we accepted this to be the case), any wedding must be conscientious in rethinking the following questions: What exactly is “acquisition” in the Mishnah’s eyes? And, if “acquisition” is inherently offensive to our sensibilities, how can we lessen the role that “acquisition” plays in a kosher wedding? . . .
A teshuvah (responsum) on, and text of, a ketubbah whereby a groom acquires a bride, and a ketubbah whereby a bride acquires a groom. . . .
A gender-neutral certificate of affirmation of Jewish identity for an adult, in Hebrew and English. . . .
A gender-neutral Hebrew-English conversion certificate template for adults. . . .
A gender-neutral certificate of affirmation of Jewish identity for a minor, in Hebrew and English. . . .
A gender-neutral certificate of conversion for a minor, in Hebrew and English. . . .
A covenantal document for an egalitarian wedding/partnership rooted in R’ Rachel Adler’s brit ahuvim legal structure, not based on kiddushin. Written for a woman and man marrying each other (see genders in Hebrew). . . .
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