Ketubah Renaissance – Reception with the Curator

Radiant and meaningful artworks and traditions come to life through an evening with curator Michael Shapiro and Rabbi Batshir Torchio as they explore the evolution of the ketubah from a formal marriage contract into a richly decorated expression of love. 

Exhibit details are here: Ketubah Renaissance – The Artful Modern Revival of the Jewish Marriage Contract 

ABOUT THE CURATOR & AUTHOR

Michael Shapiro is the founder and CEO of Ketubah.com, the world’s leading publisher of artistic Jewish wedding contracts, and a worldwide lecturer on historical and contemporary ketubot. For three decades he has helped shape the development of contemporary ketubah art by guiding both influential and emerging ketubah artists, and by freeing a wider range of artists of the need to master the text themselves. His innovations include archival quality on-demand ketubah printing and laser cutting and an online tool that makes it easy to submit and verify the Hebrew date, location and names. Most recently, he launched HebrewNamer.com, a free, inclusive resource for exploring, selecting and storing Hebrew names literally “from cradle to grave”. Ketubah Renaissance is his first book. (IG: @ketubahmichael) 

“I was a Jewish day school nerd. While classmates wished they went to a regular school, I loved it! Learning Hebrew and Yiddish, singing in the choir and ultimately being the Hebrew valedictorian. I am neither an artist, rabbi, nor professor. I am an amateur in the original sense of the word – a lover of ketubah art. And since 1995, I have had a front-row seat to a very visual modern-day miracle, the revival of the ketubah. My hope is that this exhibition will inform and inspire, delight and deepen your connection to the Jewish marriage document. Welcome to a fascinating legacy and a future full of possibility—the world of the Ketubah Renaissance!”