The act of may be made by the intending parties or by their respective parents or other relatives on their behalf with their consent. A man and a woman cannot be betrothed to one another without agency and consent.(Kiddushin 9b) The act is formalized in a document known as the , the "Document of Conditions" which is read prior to the . After the reading, the mothers of the future bride and groom break a plate. Today, some sign the contract on the day of the wedding, some do it as an earlier ceremony, and some do not do it at all. It should also be emphasized that this practice is not explicitly mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.
the act of may be made by the intending parties or by their respective parents or other relatives on their behalf with their consent a man and a woman cannot be betrothed to one another without agency and consent(kiddushin 9b) the act is formalized in a document known as the  the "document of conditions" which is read prior to the  after the reading the mothers of the future bride and groom break a plate today some sign the contract on the day of the wedding some do it as an earlier ceremony and some do not do it at all it should also be emphasized that this practice is not explicitly mentioned in the hebrew bible