the fact that the details specify personal details, prominent display may invite jealousy or fears of the evil eye. Historically, the ketubah specified whether the bride was a virgin. In Sephardic communities, it still specifies the actual contributions of the family to the new household and the divorce settlement; Ashkenazi communities have adopted the custom of having set amounts for all weddings. Conditio sine qua non According to Jewish law, spouses are prohibited from living together if the ketubah has been destroyed, lost, or is otherwise unretrievable. In such case a second ketubah is made up (called a Ketubah De'irkesa), which states in its opening phrase that it comes to substitute a previous ketubah that has been lost. Illuminated ketubot See also Islamic marriage contract Quaker wedding References External links Responsa on Ketubbot from the Rabbinical Assembly of Conservative Judaism Ketubbot collection, National Library of Israel Art of the Ketubah: Decorated Jewish Marriage Contracts From the digital collection of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University Jewish marital law Prenuptial agreements Hebrew words and phrases in Jewish law