05 Nov 2014
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In the Vineyard (Grapes) Ketubah
by Nishima Kaplan
Ketubah Description
My beloved is unto me as a cluster of henna in the vineyards of En-gedi. –Song of Songs Grapes, in Jewish tradition, are a symbol of joy and rejoicing. The sweet taste of wine completes each special moment. May your marriage be blessed with joy, may your hearts be filled with sweetness, may your every day be flavored with joy and gladness. Kabbalistic symbol: Tiferet (Glory, beauty). This Sefirah (emanation) unites all the upper nine powers. Color symbolism: Green is nature, growth and hope. Purple represents spirituality.
Ketubah Artist Bio
Nishima graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1992 with degrees in Russian studies and Multinational Management from the Wharton School of business. Unsatisfied with business, she continued to search for her life’s work. Later, she discovered that her deepest passion and destiny was to be an artist. She continued and completed studies at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art for three years, receiving classical training in drawing, painting, printmaking and sculpting. In 1998, she designed and painted her first ketubah as a wedding gift for friends. Since then she has created hundreds of Hand-Made and Limited Edition ketubahs.
