Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Shoshanna Walker <rosewalk AT concentric.net>]

> Shoshanah, the only reason that betula is written in ketubot
> for unmarried women today


and always


> is that no one is going to ask,
> it's a question of modesty.


Not the only reason

Liz, there is a whole history to the Ketuba, which no one on this 
list is addressing, when, why and how it was first instituted, 
who/what were the rabbis trying to protect, and for what reason, 
where they got their ideas from, what were the reasons for legally 
clarifying a woman's status, what were the obligations of the groom 
and his family, how was this worded in the Ketuba.

I am a calligrapher and Ketuba artist since 1973, it is my business 
to know and to have researched, I am not saying that there is not 
more that I can learn about the subject, I am saying that there is a 
great deal about the subject which is not being addressed in these 
conversations.

I will not talk about it any more on list

If you think that there is any more that you can know about this 
issue, then email me privately

If you think that you already know it all, then fine.

Shoshanna



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