Wedding Ceremony for Two Men Suggested ritual for a wedding ceremony for two men, including a rewritten Sheva Brachot (Seven Blessings).
A Few Words on the Language of Kiddushin and Sheva Brachot The author offers changes to a marriage ritual to make it more inclusive and affirming for LGBTQ people.
What’s Different about Gay Wedding Ceremonies? A secular-humanist Rabbi discuss the differences and commonallities between same gender and different gender weddings.
Trans/Gender Queer Jewish Wedding Service A template and discussion on how to hold a queer affirming wedding ritual.
Pastoral Issues for Marriage and Premarital Counseling Rabbi Cohen, who served an LGBTQ congregation for ten years, looks at pastoral issues that might emerge as couples prepare for their wedding.
Marriage Ritual for LGBTQ+ Couples This article discusses a framework for thinking about same gender weddings.
Including Sheva Berachot in Commitment Ceremonies A discussion and guide on how to include the Sheva Berachot in a Queer wedding.
Enlarging Sacred Space: Ka’dusha & Same-Sex Marriages A statement from the Jewish Renewal community on the importance of women and LGBTQ in the leadership pof their movement.
A Covenant of Same-Sex Nisu’in and Kiddushin The author explores the details of traditional Jewish wedding ceremonies according to Jewish law and provides a detailed adaptation for Queer couples to use.
Who Would Moses Marry? (Parashat Bo) This Torah Queery reflects on the ways in which Moses would have been an ally to the LGBTQ community.
Pesach Sheni and Gay Marriage? (Parashat Behaalotcha) This Torah Queery draws an analogy between the celebration Pesach Sheni (second Passover) and the allowance of LGBTQ marriage
B’reshit and Bashert: in our beginning all kinds of love were sanctified (Parashat B’reshit) A Torah Queery that offers a reinterpretation of the Creation story which includes multple gender identities and sexual orientations.