Spring Time Ketuba

I went down to the grove of walnut trees and out to the valley to see the new spring growth, to see whether the grapevines had budded or the pomegranates were in bloom. -Song of Songs 6:11

Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it– Song of Songs 8:7

Who is this that appears like the dawn, fair as the moon, bright as the sun, majestic as the stars in procession? —  Song of Songs 6:10 

The ardent poetry found in Song of Songs– celebrating nature’s bounty and romantic love—serves as the point of departure, and provides for all the ornamental elements and spirited vivaciousness in this splendid three-layered ketubah. 

Spring, the season evocative of love and renewal, of sitting under blossoming trees and inhaling their fragrance, weaving garlands of flowers and reciting lyrical verse…In a world so full of cynicism, the marriage commitment and the vows we take on the wedding day give us a precious few moments of innocence that seasons, sustains and reinforces us for all seasons of all the years to come. All this is implicit in the lovely Springtime ketubah. 

Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm–Song of Songs 8:6