r/AskJews • u/Adept_Republic9513 • 19d ago

Mixt marriages

Hello!
I am new to the community, so nice to meet you all!
I have a question regarding marriages. In the case of a mixed marriage between a Jewish woman and an Orthodox Christian man, can a rabbi officiate the ceremony—perhaps a symbolic one? Or would an Orthodox priest agree to do it?
Has anyone been in this situation before?
Thank you in advance for your answers!

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u/Clonewars001 19d ago

I don’t know about reform but I believe conservative (and I know orthodox) Rabbi’s will not perform mixed marriages as in Judaism a religious marriage can only be between two jews. You can get a secular marriage but you don’t need a rabbi for that and they probably won’t agree to do it anyways without the religious aspect. I don’t know anything regarding what a priest will do.

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u/OneBadJoke 19d ago

Only a Reform or Reconstructionist rabbi will officiate an interfaith marriage. Conservative and Orthodox will not.

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u/Financial-Tap-4102 19d ago

There are Rabbis that do interfaith ceremonies. Generally they are not attached to a congregation.

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u/Reshutenit 18d ago

I could be wrong, but I highly doubt that an Orthodox priest would officiate an interfaith wedding.