INTERFAITH WEDDING CEREMONIES
Interfaith wedding ceremonies are a meaningful way to lift up both your Jewish heritage and your partner’s faith—highlighting the unique ways in which both of your religions and cultures celebrate the universal themes of love and commitment.
We'll represent both spouses and honor the new family you’re creating by weaving Jewish traditions with rituals from other religions and cultures. My goal is to create a ceremony that is inclusive of all aspects of your lives and is rich in education and community. I promise to lead in a way that is accessible to everyone in the crowd, inviting them in to celebrate with you. First time Jewish wedding guests often remark that they felt brought into the rituals and learned something new!
I often officiate weddings where one of the partners is Catholic, Christian, Hindu, or secular/humanistic. Some of the ways we have celebrated the different religions is through inviting either a sibling or friend to: light a unity candle, deliver a reading from the New Testament, and offer an interfaith blessing.
"Cantor Stein was incredible. I am an Asian American woman who grew up Christian, but Cantor Stein made the process seamless and handled it with grace. We had an interfaith ceremony and Cantor Stein was very gracious explaining Jewish traditions to me so we could decide which elements we wanted to incorporate into the wedding. She also did an excellent job making our guests feel comfortable as well, explaining the traditions as she helped us perform them. I cannot recommend Cantor Stein enough. She brought us closer and blessed us with a sweet and memorable ceremony." - Rebecca H.
