[Avodah] reading of ketuva

[kennethgmiller at juno.com]

R' Eli Turkel asked:
> Since reading the ketuba is only to separate the kiddushim
> from the nisuim why isnt this the norm? What purpose is
> there in reading a lengthy ketuba in Aramaic where few
> understand and fewer listen?

Didn't you answer the question yourself? The only purpose in reading the kesuba is to make a hefsek. Why should there be a need to understand it as well?

(Note that this thread refers only to the public reading of the kesuba, and has nothing to do with reasons for *having* a kesuba.)

Akiva Miller


____________________________________________________________
Find the best Trade Schools. Click here.
http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/PnY6rw3iASuYoCEpz0sRVCzGDtjK0haCEV5iNzLBZXnTqll3oxpQu/