Back from a Fulbright teaching philosophy at the University of Osnabrück in Germany, artist Jacqueline Edelberg has returned to her first passion: custom-made Ketubbot. Her richly illuminated Ketubbot draw on fifteenth, through nineteenth century designs and reflect the tastes and inspirations of her clients. The calligraphy in each piece is done by hand, using the traditional Aramaic, conservative, or reformed texts.

The artist’s work has been featured in the Chicago Tribune, the JUF News, and the Jewish News, and can be found in several galleries, including the Pittsburgh Museum of Art. Her mezuzah design has been selected as a finalist in the current Philip and Sylvia Spertus Judiaca Prize Competition. She has lectured and led workshops on ketubbah design internationally.

Jacqueline lives in Chicago with her husband Andrew, daughter Maya and son Zachary.

"I came to Ketubbah design by a somewhat curious path. Several years ago, my then fiancee and I traveled to Israel in hopes of finding the perfect Ketubbah for our own upcoming wedding. Looking at all the examples of Ketubbot in Tzvat, we found most to be much too modern. We thought it would be fun and more meaningful to make our own. I have been making "old world" Ketubbot ever since.