Writing "kohen" and "levi" in a ketubah

Hi,

One need not identify someone in a ketubah as "kohen" or "levi". Even where that is the custom, omission of this identity would not disqualify the ketubah.

(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe Orach Chaim 5:20:29)

חג אורים שמח,
Mordechai

Writing the location in a ketubah

Hi,

Where the ketubah is written in a location other than the place where the chuppah will be held, then the groom's actual kinyan accepting the responsibilities in the ketubah, attended by the witnesses, should take place only on the site of the chuppah. The location written in the ketubah should be the location where the witnesses watch the kinyan, which is where the chuppah is held.

(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe Orach Chaim 5:9:3)

Have a great day,
Mordechai

A pre-dated ketubah?

Hi,

If a chuppah is held after nightfall, the date on the ketubah must be that of the night.

Historically, the ketubah could be pre-dated, because kiddushin was done before the chuppah. Today, though, kiddushin is done under the chuppah, and so there is no way that the ketubah could have any legal force until the chuppah itself.

(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe Orach Chaim 5:9:2)

Have a great day,
Mordechai

Names in a Ketubah

Hi,

One need not include the last name of a family in a wedding Ketubah, but it is a good idea to do so in large communities, where multiple people may have the same name.

(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe Orach Chaim 4:40:20)

Have a great day,
Mordechai