Interfaith Couples, Interfaith Jewish Wedding
Interfaith couples, couples even of the same faith, they are all mixed marriages.
Having grown up in different circumstances challenges them to find common ground and agreements with which both partners can live together as one couple in one household.
Regardless, marriage takes work and with practice, a couple will be in sync with each other. When that happens, all is good. The concept and institution of marriage assume a much greater and more profound significance.
Clergy refusing to be at a wedding of a couple willing to commit to a Jewish future and home will not keep them from getting married but it may push them away from Jewish life because of this rejection. That would serve none of us well. It is a fact, we welcome our married interfaith couples into our congregations with open arms, but our Rabbis (not all), will not marry them.
Our future is better served by opening our arms rather than slamming our doors. When two people have fallen in love, the rabbis need to do everything possible to help them be part of the Jewish community.
A nurturing love relationship is a gift of God, deserving of acknowledgment and blessing.
Will, you Co-Officiate with a Minister, Priest, or Deacon?
I do understand couples wish to have equal representation at their ceremonies. At the present time, and after co-officiating a few ceremonies, I have decided to no longer offer this service.
Will you include some wedding customs from other cultures?
Yes! I have the experience of intertwining wedding customs from other cultures. They are often similar to the Jewish Wedding Customs and compliment each other.
Will you blend non-Jewish customs in our ceremony?
The Jewish Wedding Rabbi receives this question often and the answer is yes, within reason.
The following are optional and have been in the Jewish wedding ceremony order and text.
Blending a Unity Candle or Unity Sand, and Readings;
Are you sure, my future wife/husband is not Jewish?
Yes! I support all couple’s choices.
About Wedding Officiant Rabbi Services:
- About Wedding Officiant Rabbi Services:
- Sunday, Monday to Friday Please Note: Friday is for local weddings before 3 PM.
- Saturday, all ceremonies can begin after 6:00 PM with a Ketubah and Marriage License signing before the ceremony begins.
- Work closely with all my couples so that the ceremony reflects their personalities, beliefs, dreams, wishes, and both families.
- Guidance, questions answered, pre-planning wedding meetings, resources, and much more.
- The time it takes to prepare everything for all to go smooth on the wedding day.
- Rabbi Services on the actual wedding day
Your Jewish wedding ceremony can take place in a formal or informal setting.
Interfaith Couples learn here about the Jewish Wedding Ceremony
Please Note: Pandemic 2020 – all travel is currently on pause that requires air travel.
I will be happy to travel to perform your wedding anywhere in the United States; Chicago, Texas, California, North Carolina, Florida to name a few states and everywhere else in between. You can have your destination Jewish wedding in the Caribbean, or on cruise ships when in port.
Please Note: Pandemic 2020 – all travel is currently on pause that requires air travel.
The Jewish Wedding Rabbi resides in Westchester County, New York and covers the Metropolitan area; New York (including New York City-Manhattan), Queens (Long Island City), Brooklyn (Prospect Park area, Park Slope, DUMBO, Greenpoint), Westchester County (Lower Hudson Valley), Connecticut (Fairfield), Bronx (Botanical Gardens, Wave Hill), Long Island (Nassau County) and New Jersey (Northern NJ).