Egalitarian Aramaic

text by Aryeh Cohen

We witness that on the __________ day of the week, the __________ day of the month of __________, in the year __________, corresponding to the __________ day of __________, __________, here in __________, the groom, __________, son of __________, said to the bride, __________, daughter of __________: I wish to be married to you according to the laws/religion of Moses and Israel, so that you should be my friend and woman of covenant and I will work and support and honor you as is the way of Jewish men, and I will give you your food, clothing and desires/wants/needs and have conjugal relations with you. And __________ agreed to enter into a partnership with him. And that the bride, __________, said to this man, __________, I wish to be married to you according to the laws/religion of Moses and Israel, so that you should be my friend and man of covenant and I will work and support and honor you as is the way of Jewish women, and I will give you your food, clothing and desires/wants/needs and have conjugal relations with you. And __________ agreed to enter into a partnership with her. And this groom __________ and this bride __________ fixed between them the conditions of this ketubah, that all silver, gold, jewelry, and articles of clothing, furniture and bedding, moveable and real estate that either of them brings with them, shall be in possession of both. And if __________ would no longer desire this woman __________ and wish to separate from her, he will pay her half of all their property. And if __________ would no longer desire this man __________ and wish to separate from him, she will pay him half of all their property. And if their marriage is sundered by the courts of the State, or if one of them leaves their home with the intent of sundering their marriage, and if after six months he sends to her, or she sends to him a get according to the laws of Moses and Israel, then this betrothal and marriage shall be right and good. But if after six months, he hasn’t sent her, nor has she sent him a get according to the laws of Moses and Israel, then this betrothal and marriage will be null and void from the start.
And the groom __________ and the bride __________ accepted upon themselves legal responsibility for this ketubah as weighty as all ketubah contracts which are made according to the ordinances of our Sages of blessed memory.

Groom ____________ Bride ____________
Witness ____________ Witness ____________
Rabbi ______________