Ideas The verdict is in: Rabbis should say yes to officiating at interfaith weddings Intermarrying couples who desire to be married by a rabbi are ripe for a deeper commitment to Jewish life, write two Conservative-trained rabbis.
Ideas Why a rabbi under the huppah may boost Jewish engagement in intermarried homes The authors of a new study say that intermarried couples whose weddings were officiated by Jewish clergy as the only officiant are more highly engaged in Jewish life than other intermarried couples.
1 in 4 intermarried couples wed exclusively by Jewish officiant, study finds The Brandeis study found that among intermarried couples wed solely by Jewish clergy, 85 percent raised their oldest child Jewish.
United States Interfaith couple files complaint against Illinois hotel owner who refused to host wedding