Can a wedding ceremony be performed on Friday afternoon by a rabbi and priest?
Can a wedding ceremony be performed on Friday afternoon by a rabbi and priest? Dear Rabbi, I am traditional Reform Jewish NYC girl engaged to a Catholic Latino guy. He and his family embrace my Judaism. We are all aware of the key differences here, but both families believe that religion is meant in part to make you a good person and love your fellow man. We are both remaining our respective faiths and hope to have a marriage ceremony performed by both a rabbi and a priest. We plan to raise our children Jewish. We did not discuss whether they would be Latino, it is a given, and so is being Jewish when you are born to a Jewish mother. Will a Reform rabbi marry us before sundown on Friday. Amanda Answer: Dear Amanda, Mazal tov on your engagement. You state in your letter that you are engaged to a Catholic man and that you are both committed to raising your future children as Jews. You say that you are hoping to have a wedding ceremony co-officiated by a rabbi and a priest. You would like
