[Avodah] woman reading a ketubah

[Eli Turkel]

<<I do not believe that any  bride
would "honor" a woman with the reading of the ketuba without a  self-conscious
awareness that she is doing something that is pushing the  envelope.>>

I strongly object to this constant reading motives into another person.
The woman who read the ketuba is the head of the local women's
learning group MATAN (and yes extremely covers her hair and is very
modest) and the bride knows her and appreciated her for many years,
It certainly was the first time I saw the person reading the ketuba
giving the bride
a big hug.
The mesader kiddushin was very supportive as was the vasr majority of the people
in the audience.


-- 
Eli Turkel