Rabbi Marc’s Top 5 Tips for Engaged Interfaith Couples
I have performed over 3,000 weddings throughout my 40-year career and I am passionate about working with Jewish...
Extended Family, In-laws, Officiant, Wedding Planning, Weddings
Advice: My Daughter Is Bringing Home A Boyfriend Who Is Not Jewish For Rosh Hashanah
Q: Recently, our twenty year old daughter called from college to announce that she is bringing home her...
Why We Say Yes to the Easter Invite
The phone rang and I heard my dad’s apprehensive voice. “Hi Sarah. I have a bit of a strange question for you....
Easter, Extended Family, Family, In-laws, Parenting, Parenting Passover, Passover
A Thank-You Note to My Mother-In-Law
My mother-in-law’s email about Christmas gifts for her was simple: “Have composed an extensive ‘Wish...
Take the Fifth: How an Intermarried Woman Honors Parents
By Joy FieldsWe are commanded to honor our parents. The fifth commandment can present a few challenges, however,...
Thirteen Years of Passover: An Interfaith Introduction
Setting the Passover seder table
This year, I’ll be celebrating my 13th Passover with my husband. As a way of...
The Father & The Rabbi Weigh In
The following is a guest blog post by the groom’s father, Phil Goodman followed by some additional thoughts...
Christian Jewish Wedding, Co-officiation, In-laws, Officiant, Weddings
Symbols and Rituals and Traditions. Oh my.
These last few months have been busy with dress fittings, selecting the menu, arranging the seating chart, creating...
Breaking the Glass, Christian Jewish Wedding, Chuppah, Co-officiation, Extended Family, In-laws, Ketubah, Religion, Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Planning, Wedding Ritual, Weddings
A Keefe Easter
I think the Passover/Easter combination is more difficult than Hanukkah/Christmas. This is because Easter most...
Christian Jewish Wedding, Easter, Extended Family, In-laws, Wedding Stories, Weddings
Passover Seder with Both Families
Won’t you help to sing / These songs of freedom?
We’re currently in the middle of one of the most widely-observed...
Christian Jewish Wedding, Extended Family, In-laws, Jewish Holidays, Passover, Passover Rituals, Seder, Wedding Stories, Weddings
A Beautiful Shower
Since Chris and I have been planning our wedding for so long, it’s strange to think that it will actually...
Meeting the Family
Typically, when I tell friends, coworkers, and acquaintances how many siblings Anne has, responses range from...
Let Us Build a City: Interfaith Weddings as an Act of Translation
Shannon practiced saying “Shanah tovah” during the week leading up to Rosh Hashanah.
“How do you say that thing?”...
Extended Family, In-laws, Officiant, Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Stories, Weddings
Interfaith Rollercoaster
I recently attended the symposium called “Interfaith Rollercoaster: Navigating the Challenges, Enjoying...
The Wedding: A Mixed Blessing
176Originally published June 2005. Republished May 7, 2012
I have dreamed about my wedding since I was...
An Interfaith Engagement
1186October 21, 2009
“Dad, I have some big news. We’ve decided to get engaged.”
On some...
Love Thy Mother-In-Law
Where does one put her individuality and feminism aside for the greater good? This is the question I face.
I’m...
Extended Family, In-laws, Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Planning, Weddings
We Have the Bride and Groom–All We Need Are the Parents
461June 26, 2007. Republished June 30, 2014.
Liliana and I met four years ago as student coordinators...
When Life Gets in the Way of Planning a Wedding
425In March, a friend I have known since childhood met me at David’s Bridal in Natick, Mass., to...
A Wedding Without Klezmer
1165My brother Sheldon was the only one in our family to go to college. He was the youngest. My sister...
The Wedding!
This was originally published as
Christian Jewish Wedding, Co-officiation, Extended Family, In-laws, Newlywed, Reception, Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Recap, Weddings
Shower during Passover
Since my last post was about Passover anxiety (at least last year’s Passover anxiety), I thought this...
Extended Family, In-laws, Jewish Holidays, Passover, Wedding Stories, Weddings
My Big Fat Not-So-Jewish Wedding
152August 2003
“I’m getting married!” The words rang out as I announced the news to...
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