Slender, graceful trees line the Song of Songs ketubah in peaceful symmetry. At the base of their trunks grow sunflowers, while the leaves intertwine to form a canopy above. Nestled under the canopy is a golden menorah, a symbol of the Torah and its infinite wisdom. This paper cut ketubah is a poetic expression of the marriage covenant, rooted in the earth and aspiring toward the sublime, much like the building of a Jewish home. Beneath the text are these words from Song of Songs 2:2 3:
“Like the rose maintaining its beauty among the thorns, so is my beloved” Like the fragrant apple among the barren trees of the forest, so is my beloved.
