"#BethIsrael was where my parents were married. It was where my sister and I both became #BatMitzvahs, where we formed our #Jewish identity through #religiousschool and participation in our small but mighty youth group. It was where my husband and I married.

Last Saturday, Beth Israel Congregation was set on fire by someone who hates #Jews simply for being Jews. Seeing the charred images of the library is painful. I have vivid memories of being in that library playing hide-and-seek, participating in classes and youth group meetings, getting ready for my wedding and signing my #ketubah in that room.

If I close my eyes, I can see the ark where the #Torahs—now reduced to ash—once sat."

https://mississippitoday.org/2026/01/16/growing-up-jewish-in-mississippi/

Italian Jewish ketubah, celebrating the wedding of Abraham, the son of Jacob Lopez, to Dona Luna, the daughter of David Marini on Wednesday, 15th of Av, 5458.

this ketubah was photographed by Sotheby's and is currently held in a private collection, but the photo is in the public domain.

#jewish #judaism #jewishart #art #Jewishhistory #arthistory #ketubah #judaica

Cochin Jewish ketuba, the certificate of the marriage of Haim Hallegua to Miriam Koder, in 1923 - witnesses Abraham Cohen and Reuben Hallegua.

photo from India’s Jewish Heritage: Ritual, Art, & Life-Cycle, courtesy of Samuel H. Hallegua, author of the chapter, "The Marriage Customs of the Jewish Community of Cochin."

#jewish #judaism #judaica #jewishart #jewishhistory #ketubah #cochin

I have to brag about this (but admittedly it is a very small group of people on mastodon who will get how cool this is)...

I just heard Dan mention something I said in an #Unyeshiva class in the most recent #JudaismUnbound podcast episode!

FYI --- the reference was to my comment about the similarities of the #Quaker wedding fcertificate and the #Ketubah of a #Jewish wedding.

#Mazeldon #Jewdiverse @mazeldon