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When a Major Jewish Holiday Clashes With a Major Family Wedding

By Debra Lynn Shelton

My cousin is getting married on Yom Kippur. And her dress rehearsal is on Kol Nidre. Yes, you read that right....

Extended Family, High Holy Days, Wedding Planning, Weddings, Yom Kippur

Being Interfaith in the Face of Hatred

By Laura Drescher

This post was written in 2017 by my fiancé Zach Drescher, who is Jewish and whose work often intersects with...

Wedding Planning, Wedding Stories, Weddings

Why I Changed My Mind

By Rabbi Arthur P. Nemitoff

It was one of the hardest decisions I ever had to make as a rabbi. To say no to my sister, who was getting married....

Clergy, Clergy Weddings, Co-officiation, Officiation, Professional Development, Professionals Stories, Weddings

How Two Faiths Became One Family

By Laura Drescher

Zach making curried latkes for Hanukkah I recently joined a Facebook group that InterfaithFamily started to...

Christian Jewish Wedding, God, Identity, Religion, Wedding Stories, Weddings

A Tale of Two Kitchens

By Nataliya Naydorf

“We’re not doing this!” Andy was visibly upset. “I won’t do it!” It was a year into our relationship and we...

Food, Religion, Wedding Stories, Weddings

Family Acceptance & Testing the Breaking of the Glass

By Laura Drescher

Zach works with my dad to build a stand for our photo booth Over the July 4th weekend, Zach and I spent some...

Breaking the Glass, Extended Family, Wedding Planning, Weddings

Insider Tips from a Master Wedding Planner

By Lynda Barness

You are now engaged! NOW WHAT? Here are five things to consider before jumping in, from a Master Wedding Planner: 1....

Wedding Planning, Wedding Tips, Weddings

Ketubah.com’s Tips for Creating an Inclusive Ketubah

By Aliyah Gluckstadt

Planning an interfaith wedding is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for couples to create a ceremony filled with...

Ketubah, Wedding Planning, Wedding Tips, Wedding Toolbox, Weddings

Our Wedding: A Personalized Jewish-Catholic Interfaith Ceremony

By Jenny Kellogg

It is true, what people tell you in the stressful throes of planning your wedding– “Things will...

Christian Jewish Wedding, Co-officiation, Jewish Catholic Relationships, Wedding Recap, Wedding Stories, Weddings

The Shrinking Crucifix

By Elaine Markowitz

Editor’s Note: 18Doors does not take an editorial position on officiation at interfaith weddings. We welcome...

Co-officiation, Jewish Catholic Relationships, Parenting Adult Children, Wedding Stories, Weddings

The Jewish Wedding Now

By Edmund Case

This post originally appeared on www.edumundcase.com and is reprinted with permission. I don’t have any weddings...

Books, Engagement, Wedding Ritual, Weddings

Not Saying "I Do"

By Anonymous

My fiancé and I did not grow up in different religious traditions. She was raised in Detroit as a Christian,...

Christian Jewish Wedding, Conversion, Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Planning, Weddings

Going Custom: Writing Our Own Interfaith Wedding Ceremony

By Laura Drescher

After my latest blog post on finding officiants for our Jewish-Catholic interfaith wedding, I got questions...

Wedding Stories, Weddings

Sikh and Jew: East Meets West

By Daniel Koch

A new marriage trend has emerged in the last few years: some Jews are marrying not only outside of Judaism,...

Jewish Muslim Relationships, Relationships, Weddings

How I Honored My (Sort of) Christian Parents at My Jewish Wedding

By Alice Waugh

My marriage to Ben, in July 1998, brought together two families with very different backgrounds and cultures....

Weddings

Interfaith Weddings: Honoring Both Sets of Parents

By Ben Dubrovksy

In a typically Jewish way, I’d like to challenge the unspoken premise behind the notion of honoring your...

Weddings

Meeting the Parents of Your Jewish Daughter’s Catholic Fiance

By Deborah Feinblum Raub

Prior to Taryn’s meeting Sean, we all were sure she would marry someone Jewish. She was an interested...

Dating, Engagement, Marriage, Parenting, Weddings

Getting Married and Keeping Our Religions

By Laura Drescher

As a Catholic teen and young adult, I never imagined I would be planning an interfaith wedding. Even though...

Christian Jewish Wedding, Ketubah, Religion, Spirituality, Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Planning, Weddings

This Hindu-Jewish Couple Celebrated with Two Beautiful Weddings

By Elana Bell

It is two days until our Hindu wedding ceremony, and my fiancé Jai and I are standing outside the Rama Krishna...

Hindu Jewish Wedding, Jewish and Weddings, Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Recap, Weddings

A New Seven Blessings

By Ritualwell

Republished with permission from Ritualwell. The seven blessings are traditionally said during a wedding. This...

Seven Blessings, Weddings

A Rabbi and a Priest Officiate a Gay Wedding. (That’s it. There’s no punchline.)

By Michele Zipkin & Vanessa Williams

Recently we’ve been thinking about what it means to be planning a religious wedding as a same-sex couple. Until...

Co-officiation, LGBTQ, Wedding Planning, Weddings

Ketubah: The Bass-line of Our Marriage (Get it? Like a tuba)

By Michele Zipkin & Vanessa Williams

One of the items that we needed to tick off our Wedding To-Do List this month was ordering the ketubah. As an...

Ketubah, LGBTQ, Wedding Planning, Weddings

Two Months Since “I Do” with Wedding Memories to Last a Lifetime

By Stephanie Zulkoski

Our first look! It has been two months since Jarrett and I tied the knot and there are times I still catch myself...

Ketubah, Newlywed, Reception, Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Recap, Wedding Ritual, Weddings

Growing Our Interfaith Marriage “Garden”

By Emily Golomb

Before Jose and I got married, I wondered how marriage would influence our personal growth. I frequently heard...

Jewish Catholic Relationships, Wedding Stories, Weddings

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