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The ketubah, a Jewish marriage contract that dates back to Talmudic times, is an object of ritual beauty. For many couples, it represents the promise and obligations object of ritual beauty. For many couples, it represents the promise and obligations of a shared life, even as it provides for the contingency of divorce. But what does it of a shared life, even as it provides for the contingency of divorce. But what does it become when that shared life is over? Jason Schneiderman’s “Ketubah” weds two become when that shared life is over? Jason Schneiderman’s “Ketubah” weds two partial texts to create something whole out of estrangement itself. partial texts to create something whole out of estrangement itself. —Jody Bolz, poetry editor —Jody Bolz, poetry editor

KETUBAH

Jason Schneiderman is the author of four books of poetry—most recently, four books of poetry—most recently, Hold Me Tight Hold Me Tight—and editor of the —and editor of the Oxford University Press anthology Oxford University Press anthology Queer: A Reader for Writers Queer: A Reader for Writers. . I can’t remember what ours said what ours said on this day of joy and celebration and celebration

though I’m the one though I’m the one who picked it out who picked it out according to the law of Moses and Israel of Moses and Israel

its greens and reds its greens and reds inspired by Rothko inspired by Rothko in the month of _ in the year of _ in the year of _

a modern touch a modern touch in our Jewish home in our Jewish home measured since the creation of the world the creation of the world

that now is gone that now is gone or is yours without me or is yours without me I offer two hundred zuzim and even the shirt off my back and even the shirt off my back

we married on the fourth day we married on the fourth day it was legal for two men it was legal for two men I was brought from my father’s house my father’s house

to marry in this country to marry in this country to live with you as husband and husband as husband and husband I’m glad you kept it

this ancient text this ancient text rewritten for us rewritten for us not an agreement without consideration without consideration

or a mere formula of a document but of a document but something to prove how much we loved. how much we loved.