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I Chose a Non-Jew--and the Non-Jew Chose JudaismBy Lyssa Friedman
A personal narrative of a woman whose partner converted to Judaism while she remained conflicted.
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Rabbinic Officiation at Intermarriages
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Intermarriage Officiation: Why I Have Now Decided to Officiate at Intermarriages
By Rabbi Andrea LondonBy changing my stance on intermarriage officiation, I seek to balance two competing, but important values: the desire to retain and respect the unique sacred character of the Jewish wedding and the opportunity to welcome mixed couples into the Jewish community and help them create Jewish homes.
Date: 04-18-2012 -
How Rabbi's Views on Interfaith Weddings Evolved
By Rabbi Mark SchiftmanOne rabbi's reasons for his changed approach to co-officiating interfaith marriages.
Date: 08-01-2012 -
A Sample Interfaith Wedding Ceremony
By Rabbi Devon A. LernerProfessional view article containing a sample script of a Jewish-Christian co-officiated ceremony, with an emphasis on the Jewish parts but with elements of both.
Date: 08-01-2012 -
A Catholic Priest's Perspective on Interfaith Marriage
By Reverend Walter H. CueninI would like to offer a few points for reflection based on my thirty years' experience as a priest who has been involved in many interfaith weddings.
Date: 08-01-2012 -
One Rabbi's Approach to Interfaith Wedding Ceremonies: Plus a Sample Interfaith Wedding Ceremony
By Rabbi Devon A. LernerProfessional view article about how, given the proper setting, word choice, and symbols, elements of both Christianity and Judaism can be combined to create a personally meaningful wedding ceremony for couples.
Date: 08-17-2006 -
A Wedding Filled with Keva and Kavanna
By Rabbi Lev BaeshProfessional view from a rabbi who sees the most important elements of an interfaith wedding as inclusion and balance and includes his suggestions for these wedding ceremonies.
Date: 08-21-2006 -
What Rabbis Think and Do about Interfaith Wedding Ceremonies
By The Jewish Outreach InstituteProfessional view from the Jewish Outreach Institute reporting survey results and statistics about American rabbis’ attidutes toward intermarriage and officiation.
Date: 07-31-2006 -
A Different Approach to Interfaith Marriage
By Rabbi Stephen FuchsReprinted rabbi’s sermon about his evolving thoughts toward officiating interfaith weddings, and the creative new policy toward interfaith weddings that his synagogue devised so that couples could be married in the synagogue, just not
Date: 11-14-2006 -
It's Not about You, It's About Me: Why I Don't Perform Interfaith Weddings
By Rabbi Steven FosterProfessional view article about why a rabbi won’t officiate at interfaith weddings and how he handles telling couples that he won’t marry them.
Date: 08-17-2006 -
Rabbis Grapple with Interfaith Inclusion
By Debra Nussbaum CohenA news article discussing the roles of non-Jewish parents in their child’s Bar or Bat Mitzvah at Conservative, Reform, and Reconstructionist synagogues.
Date: 08-22-2007
