http://www.InterfaithFamily.com/blogs/Weddings/uncategorized/our-ceremony/ The story of an interfaith couple\'s wedding. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:19:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 http://www.InterfaithFamily.com/blogs/Weddings/uncategorized/our-ceremony/#comment-72 Rachel Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:13:25 +0000 http://www.InterfaithFamily.com/blogs/Weddings/uncategorized/our-ceremony/#comment-72 Bryan and Julie- I am very interested in creating a ceremony with co-officiants that is blended and respects both my family's and my fiance's traditions. (I was raised in the enagelical Christian church and now attend Prespyterian services but am not a member and he is Jewish (including 10 years of Hebrew/Jewish school!) but does not practice currently. I have been very scared about the ceremony and have found this issue very painful to deal with. I would be interested in more detail about the ceremony and how you decided on the elements and found officiants willing to do a blended ceremony. (I have never heard of an interfaith ketubah and am excited about that! Ultimately, I want the ceremony and wedding to be explicitly inclusive. Your wedding sounds lovely - thank you for sharing. Rachel Bryan and Julie-
I am very interested in creating a ceremony with co-officiants that is blended and respects both my family’s and my fiance’s traditions. (I was raised in the enagelical Christian church and now attend Prespyterian services but am not a member and he is Jewish (including 10 years of Hebrew/Jewish school!) but does not practice currently. I have been very scared about the ceremony and have found this issue very painful to deal with. I would be interested in more detail about the ceremony and how you decided on the elements and found officiants willing to do a blended ceremony. (I have never heard of an interfaith ketubah and am excited about that!
Ultimately, I want the ceremony and wedding to be explicitly inclusive. Your wedding sounds lovely - thank you for sharing.
Rachel

]]> http://www.InterfaithFamily.com/blogs/Weddings/uncategorized/our-ceremony/#comment-41 Daniel Sroka Fri, 11 May 2007 14:48:12 +0000 http://www.InterfaithFamily.com/blogs/Weddings/uncategorized/our-ceremony/#comment-41 Your ceremony sounds very similar to what we came up with for our own. The combination of the traditions felt very natural, and the ceremony felt like one unified tradition. One thing we also did was make sure that each tradition was explained as it was performed, and that it was explained in a way that was open and accessible to everyone. For example, the breaking of the glass has so many interpretations. One you hear a lot is that it symbolizes the destruction of the temple. We thought that was a rather odd explanation, especially for the non-Jewish folks. Our rabbi came up with an explanation that made more sense for everyone: that it is a symbol of commitment, of doing something that cannot undone. Your ceremony sounds very similar to what we came up with for our own. The combination of the traditions felt very natural, and the ceremony felt like one unified tradition. One thing we also did was make sure that each tradition was explained as it was performed, and that it was explained in a way that was open and accessible to everyone. For example, the breaking of the glass has so many interpretations. One you hear a lot is that it symbolizes the destruction of the temple. We thought that was a rather odd explanation, especially for the non-Jewish folks. Our rabbi came up with an explanation that made more sense for everyone: that it is a symbol of commitment, of doing something that cannot undone.

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