Signing a ketubah
I arrange a wedding and a kiddushin. For secular people.
I prefer to make the ceremony as “lean” and light as possible (the reason is understandable, and this is usually their demand). But on the other hand, to adhere to the halakha with devotion.
When reading the ketubah before signing, what should I read? That is, should I read the entire ketubah or only certain parts?
I mean, in front of the groom and in front of the witnesses.
Do you mean the reading under the chuppah? There is no obligation to read. This is a custom that aims to separate the Kiddushin from the marriage. You can read any part you wish, as long as it is clear to everyone that you are skipping so that it doesn’t come across as a joke.
And at the signing stage?
What's involved in the signing stage? You need to explain to the witnesses what they are signing. It's not part of the ceremony and there's no need to shorten it there.
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