Chief Rabbinate Council Sets New Financial Range for Ketubahs

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Following numerous cases in which grooms-in-law write large sums that they cannot afford, the council decided that the amount of the ketubah will not be less than 36,000 and will not exceed 360,000. "This is intended to return the ketubah to its rightful place - a meaningful document, and not an empty declaration of intent," the council president clarified.

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The Chief Rabbinate of Israel has approved a precedent-setting decision that for the first time sets the boundaries of a decree and a minimum and maximum threshold for the amount of the ketubah recorded in marriage ceremonies in Israel. According to the decision, which was made at the council meeting on Tuesday, Elul 5786, the amount of the ketubah at weddings will not be less than 36,000 shekels and will not exceed 360,000 shekels. An End to Ex…

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A dramatic and unprecedented step in the world of marriage and rabbinical courts: The Chief Rabbinate of Israel has approved a precedent-setting decision aimed at putting a definitive end to the widespread phenomenon of "imaginary ketubahs" and restoring the validity, status and halachic respect of the ketubah document. At a meeting of the council held on 3rd Elul 5786, new rules were adopted that for the first time establish a defined and clea…