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- The Seven Jewish Wedding Blessings – A Secular Humanistic Version - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2010 from David GruberMany interfaith/Jewish weddings include the Seven Blessings. I was asked to officiate a ceremony, with a Secular Humanistic non-theistic Hebrew/English version of the Seven Blessings. I searched for a Hebrew version (I found only one or two), and nothing I found felt right, so I resolved to ...
Views: 3942(1 vote) - The Rabbi and the Elephant: How I Officiated a Cosmopolitan Interfaith Wedding in Thailand - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2012 from David GruberWith guests from Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Thailand and the U.S. present, Nad and Alex's wedding was easily one of the most cosmopolitan I had ever officiated. With a fairly traditional inclusive Jewish ceremony, bookended by Thai customs, it was definitely one of the most ...
Views: 1114(1 vote) - Out of Orthodoxy - Why This Former Orthodox Rabbi Will Officiate at Interfaith Marriages - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2009 from David GruberMany might ask, even accuse, how can I, a rabbi, who once was Orthodox, who served an Orthodox congregation, and at the helm of Orthodox educational institutions, be willing, nay eager, to help interfaith couples and (co)officiate at their weddings? Let me open with a family story. I ...
Views: 1021 - Where There is Love There is Life: A Hin-Jew Wedding in Texas - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2011 from David GruberOne of the most unique weddings I have officiated was Shreeti and Jon's. I co-officiated with Shreeti's family's lay pundit (Hindu priest), Jaysurya ("Jay") Upadhyaya. It was fascinating to see how these two faiths, one Western and one Eastern, came together in one ceremony, and how many ...
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