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Interfaith Couples??

Snowflake08 Posted:

Interfaith Couples??

Just wondering what traditions you are using / not using???

PreshusSmurf Posted:

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We haven't made any final decisions yet, but we will probably:

Light a unity candle
Share a glass of wine
Have FH break a glass

We might have a reading or two
Snowflake08 Posted:

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gotcha, same here i think
not sure about the unity candle

who is which religion if u dont mind me asking??
ejm1219 Posted:

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we are really doing a jewish ceremony. Not many traditions of his religion. He isn't really religious!

PreshusSmurf Posted:

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Posted by beeinsilly

gotcha, same here i think
not sure about the unity candle

who is which religion if u dont mind me asking??


I am jewish. FH is catholic.
Snowflake08 Posted:

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same here, neither one of us are really religious, but more tradition than anything

what officiants are you using? are you going to pre-cana? is he wearing a yarmulka??

sorry to bother you
PreshusSmurf Posted:

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Posted by beeinsilly

same here, neither one of us are really religious, but more tradition than anything

what officiants are you using? are you going to pre-cana? is he wearing a yarmulka??

sorry to bother you


Neither of us is really religious, but I do observe the 'big' holidays in my own way (fasting on Yom Kippur but not going to temple on a regular basis). My family has a very religious background though.

FH went to catholic high school, but doesn't go to church except for xmas mass. His mom goes to church every week.

So ... the tradition aspect is important to us as well.

Not sure if he'll wear a yarmulke ...

I'm hoping to have Rabbi Block as our Rabbi. He did my Bat Mitzvah! FH's priest probably won't do an interfaith ceremony, but I've heard good things about Msgr. Lisante. I'm waiting for another LIW bride to FM contact info. If you want I can FM it to you.
ejm1219 Posted:

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We are using Cantor Jeffrey Forman probably, he is wearing a yalmulke(sp) and we aren't doing pre cana. My friend who is getting married in March is using Cantor Forman w/ another deacon and she did precana but it was only a couple hours!

Snowflake08 Posted:

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my sister used lisanti 9 years ago, he was great
only prob is that FH does not want to go to pre-cana and lisanti requires it
Snowflake08 Posted:

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yes, if you could FM me any info i would appreciate it

we want to have both faiths represented so i dont mind using a cantor instead of a rabbi, but we also need a rep. of the christian faith - FH does not care if it is a catholic priest or a reverend
Snowflake08 Posted:

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any other out there???

D's Girl Posted:

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I am Jewish and my FH is Catholic. We are both not religious AT ALL, but we are having a Jewish ceremony at the RH.

We are drinking the wine
Breaking the glass
Will have prayers in Hebrew and English
Will have a Chuppa

He did not mind only having a Rabbi
gonzo23456 Posted:

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I'm Jewish and my fiance is Catholic. We are both not extreamly religious. We are trying to figure out who were using before we figure out how we are doing it!

Snowflake08 Posted:

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Posted by D's Girl

I am Jewish and my FH is Catholic. We are both not religious AT ALL, but we are having a Jewish ceremony at the RH.

We are drinking the wine
Breaking the glass
Will have prayers in Hebrew and English
Will have a Chuppa

He did not mind only having a Rabbi


thanks - we are doing the same, in terms of the ceremony - just not sure if we are having 2 officiants or just a rabbi
Snowflake08 Posted:

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Posted by gonzo23456

I'm Jewish and my fiance is Catholic. We are both not extreamly religious. We are trying to figure out who were using before we figure out how we are doing it!


i totally understand
FlowerBride Posted:

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i am jewish and FH is 50% jewish 50% catholic. neither of us is religious however i have a rather religious background (like we are having a kosher meal option for some of my relatives) and FH's grandma is still a devote catholic - she still attends church regularly.
so our ceremony will lean towards the jewish side while still incorporating catholic traditions. were def having a chuppah and breaking the glass. well prob have a unity candle as well. not sure what else yet but well prob use both a rabbi/cantor and a reverend (is that the correct title?).
laural2979 Posted:

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We're breaking the glass and doing a sand ceremony. We're getting married at the reception hall by an interfaith minister so it's not going to be a very religious ceremony, but we wanted some of the traditions to be incorporated.

Snowflake08 Posted:

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depends, you can have a reverend, minister, priest, monsignor, etc.

Snowflake08 Posted:

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anyone else????

LaurenluvsTJ Posted:

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Hi, my DH and I are interfaith - I am jewish, he is catholic. Neither one of us are religious, and we did not want a religous ceremony. We had an interfaith minister perform the ceremony (Rev. Deb - a LIW vendor and EXCELLENT!). We used the unity candle and breaking of the glass, and other than that we did not have any religious aspects to the ceremony. It was spiritual without being religious, and it was also totally about US and our love for each other. It was an amazing, beautiful ceremony!

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