This is a series of posts informed by my experiences officiating weddings. Most of my weddings incorporate Jewish traditions – some lightly, some a lot. But others have been fashioned entirely on other faith traditions, and especially from the secular world. Here I am sharing some of the most common questions couples have asked me [...]
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“We are an interfaith couple. Should a rabbi or minister marry us?”
Posted in Weddings Wedding Weddings, tagged Interfaith weddings, Jewish weddings, Minister or rabbi? on February 10, 2012 | 3 Comments »
“How can I make my Jewish or interfaith wedding unique, funny or even funky?”
Posted in Weddings Wedding Weddings, tagged Creative weddings, Funky weddings, Funny weddings, Interfaith weddings, Jewish weddings on February 5, 2012 | 3 Comments »
This is part of a series of posts about my experiences officiating weddings. Most of my weddings are Jewish in one fashion or another. But many incorporate readings from other faith traditions, or even secular tradition. Many of the couples I work with are devotedly “agnostic” in their beliefs (whether “Jewish” or not). They bristle [...]
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I am a writer, editor, rabbinical student, mother and scuba diver (not necessarily in that order). My latest project is a narrative nonfiction book called Chasing Cupid: Tales of Dating Disaster in Jewish Suburbia, about my 15+ years of dating.
