Interfaith brides: details of your ceremony please...

What readings (if any) are you using - most probably the old testament...

Do you have an outline for the different parts of the ceremony (a program?)

I need lots of ideas to put together a jewish-catholic ceremony.

I know we're doing the glass breaking and unity candle.

Thanks for any help/ideas you may have!

interfaith wedding here! Same as yours - he's Catholic & I'm Jewish.

We haven't met with the officiant yet (the Rabbi). He's officiating as a JOP. I don't think we're going to do any readings. But FH wants to step on the glass. he just wants to break something

We were interfaith with me being Jewish and DH Catholic. The Deacon from DH's church officiated but he used to be Jewish and spoke Hebrew. The ceremony on paper looks more Catholic-heavy but lots of Judaism was injected into the opening prayer and homily. Also, the Deacon substituted Abraham (and 2 others--I'm so horrible that I can't remember) for the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost when I did my part of the ring exchange. It was a really nice touch and made my mom choke up!

The Ceremony

Prelude

Processional
El Noi de la Mare.…………………………Christopher Parkening
Canon in D………………………………………………...Pachelbel

Opening Prayer

Old Testament Reading
Song of Songs

New Testament Reading
1 Corinthians 12:31-13:8a

Gospel

Homily

Exchange of Vows

Blessing and Exchange of Rings

Prayer of the Faithful
Response “Lord Hear our Prayer”

Lighting of the Unity Candle

Jewish Wedding Blessing

Breaking of the Glass

Final Blessing

Recessional
Wedding March…………………………….……..Mendelssohn

We included this in our program:

Today, not only are we joining our lives and families, but we are also bringing together our faiths. We chose to have an interfaith ceremony to celebrate our traditions and honor our pasts. Below we describe two of the traditions with which you may be less familiar.

The Chuppah
The Bride and Groom stand under a chuppah, a symbol of the new life they are forming together. It represents the promise of the home. Its four sides are open, symbolizing the importance of community as they welcome in their new families and the world. The fragility of the chuppah is a reminder that the only thing that is real about the home is the people in it who love and choose to be together, to be a family. The chuppah is the house of promises; it is the home of hope.

Breaking of the Glass
The Jewish tradition of the groom breaking the glass has been interpreted in many ways. The shattering of the glass is an irrevocable
action, just as marriage itself leaves us forever changed. It also reminds us that as strong as love is, it is also fragile as the glass and must be treated with care and never taken for granted. Lastly, it is seen as a reminder of the destruction of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. Once broken, the ceremony is over and the celebration begins. It is customary to shout “Mazel Tov” once the glass is broken.

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We were interfaith with me being Jewish and DH Catholic. The Deacon from DH's church officiated but he used to be Jewish and spoke Hebrew. The ceremony on paper looks more Catholic-heavy but lots of Judaism was injected into the opening prayer and homily. Also, the Deacon substituted Abraham (and 2 others--I'm so horrible that I can't remember) for the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost when I did my part of the ring exchange. It was a really nice touch and made my mom choke up!

The Ceremony

Prelude

Processional
El Noi de la Mare.…………………………Christopher Parkening
Canon in D………………………………………………...Pachelbel

Opening Prayer

Old Testament Reading
Song of Songs

New Testament Reading
1 Corinthians 12:31-13:8a

Gospel

Homily

Exchange of Vows

Blessing and Exchange of Rings

Prayer of the Faithful
Response “Lord Hear our Prayer”

Lighting of the Unity Candle

Jewish Wedding Blessing

Breaking of the Glass

Final Blessing

Recessional
Wedding March…………………………….……..Mendelssohn

We included this in our program:

Today, not only are we joining our lives and families, but we are also bringing together our faiths. We chose to have an interfaith ceremony to celebrate our traditions and honor our pasts. Below we describe two of the traditions with which you may be less familiar.

The Chuppah
The Bride and Groom stand under a chuppah, a symbol of the new life they are forming together. It represents the promise of the home. Its four sides are open, symbolizing the importance of community as they welcome in their new families and the world. The fragility of the chuppah is a reminder that the only thing that is real about the home is the people in it who love and choose to be together, to be a family. The chuppah is the house of promises; it is the home of hope.

Breaking of the Glass
The Jewish tradition of the groom breaking the glass has been interpreted in many ways. The shattering of the glass is an irrevocable
action, just as marriage itself leaves us forever changed. It also reminds us that as strong as love is, it is also fragile as the glass and must be treated with care and never taken for granted. Lastly, it is seen as a reminder of the destruction of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. Once broken, the ceremony is over and the celebration begins. It is customary to shout “Mazel Tov” once the glass is broken.

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THANK YOU!! This is something we've been looking for...I like what you did ! Thanks for posting this!

I have my whole ceremony on file if anyone wants to see...I am catholic, DH is Jewish..we had a rabbi and priest officiating together...FM me if you want to see it.