Nissuin (Nuptials)
The text of the sheva brakhot 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
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.
Harei Ani: Vows
A new legal formulation for kinyan as acceptance, rather than purchase
Sheva Brakhot for Two Men
Seven wedding blessings adapted for two men
Egalitarian Tena’im
Written for two men; adaptable for any two partners
Intermarriage
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
Brit Ger Toshav (Covenant of a Resident Stranger) and Brit Nisuin (Covenant of Marriage)
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 (resident stranger)
A Wedding Guide for a Traditional Feminist Wedding
Sue and Ben wrote a “verbose but helpful guide” to their wedding which is both traditional and egalitarian (incorporating both kiddushin and shutafut)
A Traditional Egalitarian Wedding Guide
An informative wedding booklet which walks the reader through all the traditional elements of a Jewish wedding ceremony
Traditional Egalitarian Wedding Guide 2
A wedding booklet describing one couple’s choices for a traditional-egalitarian Jewish wedding
