Lifecycles

Creating New Lifecycle Rituals | Article

By Rabbi Yoel H. Kahn

This article articulates principles of Jewish ritual as the author uses them to create a same-sex Jewish wedding.

Tena'im | Document

By Rabbi Laurie Zimmerman and Rabbi Renee Bauer

A new tena'im (engagement) document for same-gender and mixed-gender couples

B'rit Ahuvim – Lovers' Covenant | Document

By Rachel Adler

An alternative to the ketubah which explicitly rejects the language of kinyan (acquisition) in favor of the mutual language of covenant. See article on the Ketubah.

Lesbian Wedding | Article

By Rosanne Leipzig and Judy Mable

An article about the couple's process of creating their wedding ceremony

A Blessing for Two Women on the Occasion of Their Wedding | Prayer

By Rabbi Leila Gal Berner

A blessing to be read to two women under their chuppah

A Traditional Lesbian Wedding | Complete Ceremony

Kathy, Joyce and their rabbi found innovative ways to rework the traditional wedding ceremony to suit their needs as two women.

Nissuin (Nuptials) | Article

By Rabbi Rona Shapiro

The text of the blessings in Hebrew and translation, an explantion, feminist considerations, two alternative same-sex texts and an additional prayer for heterosexual couples to add for same-sex partners whose love is not yet sanctified and recognized in the same way.

A Lesbian Havdalah Wedding | Complete Ceremony

This beautiful Covenant of Love ceremony begins with havdalah and is filled with personal expressions of love and well-chosen readings. This ceremony is both a good example of how a lesbian couple reckoned with tradition and also how to make a ceremony extremely personal.

Trans/Gender Queer Jewish Wedding Service | Complete Ceremony

By Rabbi Elliot Rose Kukla

This is a ritual template for creating a Jewish wedding service that celebrates gender and sexual diversity.