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Misunderstanding Consent, Property and Patriarchy in Jewish Wedding Ceremonies

Misunderstanding Consent, Property and Patriarchy in Jewish Wedding Ceremonies

Update: 2024-11-26
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Using the text of Genesis chapter 24, Talmud Bavli Ketubot 82b, and the Conservative Movement responsum by Rabbi Pamela Barmash, I try to correct the pervasive misunderstings around the Jewish wedding ceremonies:  Does arranged marriage (historically and today) exclude female consent? Is the Jewish wedding ceremony one of male acquisition of a female? Is the ketubah a wedding document or a prenuptial agreement that protects the bride and her property?

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Misunderstanding Consent, Property and Patriarchy in Jewish Wedding Ceremonies

Misunderstanding Consent, Property and Patriarchy in Jewish Wedding Ceremonies

Rabbi Nadav Caine