need help finding a rabbi

I am jewish but my FH techinically isnt (his dad is mom isnt) but he was raised jewish and if you ask him, he is
i need a rabbi that will perform the ceremony or that will officially convert my FH (without the bris since he has no medical leave right now)

heeeeelp!!!
Thanks

oh we also live together and dont want to lie to a rabbi
so i need a really linient rabbi

thanks

Are you getting married in a temple? You can use that one. Sorry, not any help... but most reform rabbi's are fine with you two living with each other. Our rabbi was so laid back and very liberal. He had no problem we moved in together when we got engaged (b4 the wedding).

Ask around and check out reform temples in your area.

we arent doing it in a shul we want the ceremony and the dinner in one place

what about the fact that he isnt technically jewish?
do you think a reform rabbi will go along with that?

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Posted by dinal1979

we arent doing it in a shul we want the ceremony and the dinner in one place

what about the fact that he isnt technically jewish?
do you think a reform rabbi will go along with that?

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Doesn't hurt to ask. He's half, right?

yes
he is
and if you ask him he is jewish

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Posted by dinal1979

we arent doing it in a shul we want the ceremony and the dinner in one place

what about the fact that he isnt technically jewish?
do you think a reform rabbi will go along with that?

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I would ask around in diffrent reform temples. I would recommend mine but he's very technical (he's a Orthodox rabbi that runs a reform temple in short) but when it came to our wedding he made few exceptions- one of which that we didn't get married in a temple knowing that we wouldn't be able to afford it. We didn't dare tell him that we lived together (once we got engaged) before getting married.

I would also see if your FH wants to fully convert- it might help things - not sure if he'd have to do the bris though- he might be able to work around that with the right rabbi.

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Posted by dinal1979

I am jewish but my FH techinically isnt (his dad is mom isnt) but he was raised jewish and if you ask him, he is
i need a rabbi that will perform the ceremony or that will officially convert my FH (without the bris since he has no medical leave right now)

heeeeelp!!!
Thanks

oh we also live together and dont want to lie to a rabbi
so i need a really linient rabbi

thanks

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That is exactly us!!!!!! We have lived together for 5 years, I am jewish because my mom is, and although DH was raised jewish because his dad is and his mom didn't mind, his mom is not jewish so technically neither is he. We got married by Rabbi Renee Feller who was AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!! Met with us 4 times before the wedding to learn all about us, and came all the way out east for our wedding which the ceremony and reception was all at the RH. FM me if you have any questions- I HIGHLY recommend her- she was amazing!

DH and I had an interfaith ceremony at our RH. Very common nowadays and their are plenty of reform rabbis who will marry a interfaith or not 'totally' jewish couple. My rabbi was super lenient. I was raised jewish, DH is catholic, we even got married on a saturday evening but before sundown. We also lived together...I don't think it even came up but if it did he wouldn't have cared. Not sure about the conversion but if FH doesn't care, it's not necesssary for the ceremony so don't worry about it. Here's his info:

Rabbi Ron Broden

I'm so glad that a few ladies were able to give you leads on a Rabbi

Reform Judaism recognizes patrilinial descent (father is jewish, mother isn't but child was raised jewish).

You shouldnt have any problems w/ finding a reform rabbi, since in the eyes of reform judaism, your FH is jewish.