| Ben
Yehuda paints one-of-a-kind ketubas according to the desires of the bride
and groom. Ketubas can be illustrative or mystical, complex or simple, reflective of
past experiences and travel or contemplative of the future. Strictly kosher scribes
from Israel write the ketuba contracts while Ben Yehuda decorates the ketuba, often on
goatskin with natural edges. The prices of the ketuba will vary depending on the
size, the detail and the materials or stones used. The paintings can celebrate the
blessing for the home or a life event such as an anniversary, Bar Mitzvah, graduation from
professional school. (Rambam, a famous doctor and rabbi in the 12th century, has famous
and appropriate writings.) Please order early, for it takes over a month to prepare
one ketuba. Below is a sampling of the designs of Ben Yehuda. Ketubas range in price from $1200 to $3000. Border
paintings on ketubot are $800. Please email phyllis@artcnet.com
or telephone from the USA toll-free 877-949-9488 for further information. Outside of
the USA, call or send a fax to 610-949-9488. |
Click on ketuba for a larger image. |
The couple wanted to capture the spirituality of their forthcoming marriage in a
place where Heaven meets Earth and Earth meets Heaven. The couple liked water; thus a
river flows through the mountain to the Garden of Eden. There is a joy of dancing among
the animals and deer with the angels watching above.
Detail  |
Click on the ketuba for a larger image. Detail to
the right. |
The couple had
visited Malaysia in the Far East and brought back semi-precious stones that they wanted to
be included in the ketuba. Ben Yehuda painted Birds of Paradise in Gaugin colors and
placed them above a scene of Biblical times of Prophets, ancient pottery and the seven
natural foods that grow in the earth. The bride and groom are captured in a privatre
moment in the woods. 
|
Click on the ketuba for a larger
image. Detail to the right. |
The Garden of Eden, the Tree of Life and the couple open their hearts to Heaven.
Ben Yehuda captures the spirituality of the young couple and their love of Israel.
 |
Click on the ketuba for a larger image. Detail to the
right. |
In this ketuba, the couple wanted to remember the moshav (communal
homes) where they were living, its families and its forest. They wanted to honor the
cypressed landscape of ancient Israel and focus on the Holy Wall with a vision of the
Third Temple.
 |
Please click here to
see more ketubas of Yitschak Ben Yehuda |