Weddings Resource Page

Need information to help plan for an interfaith wedding? Interfaith marriages bring up many complicated issues, but you've come to the right place to find answers.

Help Finding a Rabbi or Cantor for Your Interfaith Wedding

• Officiation Request Form - Looking for a rabbi or cantor to officiate at your interfaith wedding? Our free referral service can help.

• The Rabbinic Center for Research & Counselling  - This independent non-profit provides a list of rabbis who officiate at intermarriages. List costs $30.

Helpful Interfaith Wedding Documents

• Guide to Wedding Ceremonies for Interfaith Couples (Also available in PDF and Word formats.)
• Tips for Inclusive Weddings (Also available in PDF format.)
• Tips for Parents of Children Who Are Intermarrying (Also available in PDF or Word format.)

Recommended Interfaith Wedding Articles

• A Sample Interfaith Wedding Ceremony, with Both Priest and Rabbi Officiating by Rabbi Devon A. Lerner
• Cultural Differences in Wedding Planning by Melanie Herscovitch
• What Rabbis Think and Do about Interfaith Wedding Ceremonies by Jewish Outreach Institute
• Our Wedding: A Personalized Jewish-Catholic Interfaith Ceremony by Jennifer Kellogg
• A Jewish Wedding for Under $2,500 by Rachel Rourke

• Interfaith Weddings

Interfaith Weddings Discussion Board

• Wedding Discussion Board 

Jewish Clergy Officiation

• Are you a member of the Jewish clergy who officiates, co-officiates or counsels interfaith couples? Fill out our  Jewish Clergy Survey and let us know where you were ordained, what geographic area you cover and what requirements, if any, you have.

Additional Resources on Interfaith Weddings

Websites

Visit our partner MyJewishLearning.com for more information on interfaith marriages:

• Some Contemporary Innovations
• Are Egalitarian Jewish Weddings Possible?
• The Ketubah: Evolutions in the Jewish Marriage Contract
• Overview: About Marriage

What Makes a Jewish Wedding. A brochure from Project Welcome of the Union for Reform Judaism.

Books

• Friedland, Ronnie and Case, Edmund, ed. The Guide to Jewish Interfaith Family Life: An InterfaithFamily.com Handbook. Jewish Lights, 2001. Read a review.
• Diamant, Anita. The New Jewish Wedding, Revised. Scribner, 2001. This book is sensitive to the concerns of interfaith couples.
• Gabrille Kaplan-Mayer. The Creative Jewish Wedding Book: A Hands-On Guide to New & Old Traditions, Ceremonies & Celebrations. Jewish Lights Publishing, 2004. Another good resource for wedding ideas that is sensitive to the needs of interfaith couples. Read our review.
• Matlins, Stuart M., ed. The Perfect Stranger's Guide to Wedding Ceremonies. Skylight Paths Publishing, 2000. Read our review.

If you know of other interfaith wedding resources--or if you'd like to see additional resources on a particular aspect of interfaith weddings--please email us at network@interfaithfamily.com and let us know what you'd like us to provide.