Finding Common Grounds With Jewish Christian Interfaith Wedding

By Robert Taylor


Another word for this type of a ceremony is co-officiated or also referred to as mixed. In this kind of an event, couples from both families can not only honor their own faith but also the faith of the family they are marrying into. With the right information, anyone can throw a great Jewish Christian interfaith wedding.

One of the best things you can do when two different types of people are coming together each of which have their own particular customs is to figure out which of these customs overlap between the two of them. This can be done easily by drawing a Venn diagram or by looking up helpful lists that have already been compiled. This will make it so everyone feels that their culture is respected.

It is a magical thing when two people come together as one in a sacred ceremony of union. The Unity Candle is something that is used a lot to symbolize this act and can help remind all the people who are involved in it that not only are two human beings coming together as one but so too are their families. Candles are often used in religious ceremonies.

A lot of people will be familiar with the announcement part of a marriage in which a person will announce to everyone who is getting married. These are quite common in many religious ceremonies. Even if it is not the normal thing that most people are familiar with doing, it is most likely to be accepted by all.

There is usually a part of any ceremony like this where the guests are asked if they support the couple's marriage, often seen in movies where the officiator asks the congregation has any reason why the two should not be wed, and someone will stand up or burst into the chapel and exclaim, "I object!" This is commonly called the assent of the congregation. Even though it is mainly Christians who do this, the other family will relate to how they believe a marriage needs witnesses.

Some religions speak their vows in their original language and are very sacred about them. However, most people nowadays are ready to accept people practicing the common way of speaking vows. This is one of the most well-known parts of these events.

When you think of some of the iconic traditions of the Yiddish culture that most people know of due to their use in movies and musicals, the breaking of the glass tradition probably springs to mind. Christians do not traditionally do this, but because it is so fun, they are almost always game to have this at the ceremony. It is important to take certain safety precautions so nobody gets hurt.

The ketubah is a very sacred thing, and Christians can take just as much joy in it as anyone else can. By changing the wording slightly to be personalized for this specific experience, everyone can be happy with it. The faiths of both the families can be mentioned in this reading, as well as discussion methods they will utilize to deal with problems along the way.




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