AQA GCSE Religious Studies A · 8062
Paper 1
A Jewish marriage contract recording marital obligations; contemporary Reform versions often express the spouses’ mutual responsibilities and commitments.
Revise: Life Cycle RitualsThe ketubah is the Jewish marriage contract, recording obligations within the marriage. Contemporary Reform ketubot often set out the mutual responsibilities and commitments the spouses make to one another, extending their wedding vows. Witnesses sign the document, usually before the wedding ceremony, under the guidance of the rabbi or cantor.