Saturday, August 5, 2017

Jewish Christian Interfaith Wedding To Make Your Guests Say L'chaim Not L'ame

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.

It is important for everybody who attends the ceremony to feel that they are given the dignity and respect that they deserve. Therefore, it is essential that some of their most important customs are held. This can be done by seeing which customs overlap in the two faiths and applying the use of them wherever possible.

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.

Anyone who has seen the popular Fiddler on the Roof musical or countless movies that depict the Yiddish culture can tell you that part of their traditions includes smashing a glass under their shoe. This must be done safely, but can be a very fun and engaging part of the experience. This part of the tradition is so widely known by most people that Christians will generally accept it.

In order for everybody to have a good time at this ceremony, they will all need to feel respected and included on what's going on. A great way to do this while still upholding one of the treasured traditions of one of the families is in the reading of the ketubah. This is a great opportunity for respect to be paid to both of the families and their faiths, as well as for everyone to be assured of how difficulties and challenges will be dealt with as they come.




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