Lifecycles

Intermarriage | Article

By Rabbi Rona Shapiro

A look at the sociological and demographic implications of intermarriage in the Jewish community along with things a prospective interfaith couple should know about Jewish attitudes, family, rabbinic officiation, the ceremony, negotiating the Jewish community after the wedding, and conversion

You Don't Need a Rabbi to Have a Jewish Wedding | Article

By Anita Diamant

This articles describes how an interfaith couple can create a wedding that is meaningful to them and faithful to their Jewish commitment without a rabbi officiating.

Why I Believe that Officiating at Interfaith Marriages Will Not Lead to the Continuity of the Jewish People | Article

By George Markley

A prominent lay leader in the Reform movement writes about his own experience of intermarriage and why he nevertheless feels that rabbis should not officiate at intermarriages.

Why Do You Do This? | Article

By Neil Kominsky

A rabbi discusses how he counsels an interfaith couple and why and under what conditions he will perform their wedding.

Brit Ger Toshav and Brit Nisuin | Document

By Rabbi Myron Kinberg, z"l

A certificate by which a non-Jew joins his/her fate to the Jewish people without formally converting and a marriage contract for a Jew and a ger toshav