{"product_id":"translating-the-ketubah-the-jewish-marriage-contract-in-america-and-england-paperback-softback-9780817362058","title":"Translating the Ketubah; The Jewish Marriage Contract in America and England (Paperback \/ softback) 9780817362058","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTranslating the Ketubah\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Jewish Marriage Contract in America and England\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBenjamin Steiner (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780817362058\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 June 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e238 pages, 22 images\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.34 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"An indispensable addition to the study of Jewish marriage customs and women’s legal rights, this meticulously researched book offers a fascinating journey through the history of English translations of ketubot in America and England from the eighteenth to the twenty-first centuries.\" —Ellen M. Umansky, author of \u003ci\u003eFrom Christian Science to Jewish Science: Spiritual Healing and American Jews\u003c\/i\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eTranslating the Ketubah\u003c\/i\u003e is a most welcome contribution to scholars, students, and anyone eager to enjoy a pathbreaking approach to religious studies and American Jewish history.\" —Zev Eleff, author of \u003ci\u003eWho Rules the Synagogue? Religious Authority and the Formation of American Judaism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking exploration of the Jewish marriage contract and its evolution in English translation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTranslating the Ketubah\u003c\/i\u003e offers a fresh perspective on the ketubah, the Jewish marriage contract. Traditionally composed in Aramaic, ketubot have been examined in other books within the frameworks of Jewish law and Jewish art. Here, however, Benjamin Steiner shows how translations of the ketubah into English helped Jews adapt to changing social and economic circumstances across more than two centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSteiner uses ketubot to trace the intricate relationship between religious law and secular law, the changing status of women within and outside Judaism, and the complex desire of Jews to be both authentically Jewish and fully acculturated. Steiner further shows how ketubah translation aided Jews to achieve different cultural goals. It has been used to uphold rabbinic law in communities where religious affiliation was voluntary to ensure women's economic security. It has also facilitated socialization with non-Jews and addressed perceived crises within the Jewish family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough a nuanced analysis of ketubah translations from England and various regions of the United States from the late eighteenth century to the present, Steiner offers a detailed look at how Jews have adapted ancient tradition to meet the challenges and opportunities of different historical contexts. His work sheds new light on the rich history of American and British Jewry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e List of Figures \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Acknowledgments \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Introduction: Tales of the Jewish Marriage Contract \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 1. Dower Rights and Ketubah Rites in Early New York \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 2. Bridging Religious and Secular Law in Antebellum South Carolina and Georgia \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 3. Marriage, Acculturation, and Upward Mobility among Nineteenth-Century California Jews \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 4. Translation and Jewish Social Integration in Victorian London \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 5. Saving the Jewish Family in Postwar America \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Epilogue: Who Owns the Jewish Marriage Contract Today? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Appendix: Ketubah Translations from America and England, 1775–1960 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Notes \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Bibliography \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Index \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"The University of Alabama Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52574447763736,"sku":"9780817362058","price":20.97,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/translating-the-ketubah-the-jewish-marriage-contract-in-america-and-england-paperback-softback-9780817362058","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}