Path: utzoo!censor!geac!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ncar!gatech!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: BVAUGHAN@pucc.princeton.edu (Barbara Vaughan) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: intermarraige Message-ID: Date: 4 Dec 90 05:42:06 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Lines: 18 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article , keith@uunet.Jpl.Nasa.G >> I'm a Jewish guy with a question about how intermarraiges are handled >> these days. If you have experience with this situation, I would greatly I didn't see the original posting, just the above followup. I attended the wedding of a friend that was performed jointly by a rabbi and a Roman Catholic priest at the United Nations interfaith chapel. The ceremony was carefully planned to include parts of the traditional wedding service of both faiths. The parents in this case were not hostile to the marriage. If I remember correctly, the most difficult part was to find a rabbi willing to participate. The bride's parish parish priest was willing, but the groom was not an active member of a synagogue and there were very few rabbis, even in the Reformed tradition, who would agree to join in the service. The U.N. chapel had a collection of sample interfaith wedding services to assist in the planning. Maybe you could get copies from them. I hope this was helpful. Barbara Vaughan