In this time of transition, Jews of all stripes are experimenting with what a same-sex wedding or commitment ceremony might look like. How much should it resemble traditional kiddushin? How much must it reflect a different set of values? What texts are appropriate? What texts are problematic?

Below are some ceremonies (or fragments of ceremonies) which people from the Keshet community have submitted as potential models.

• "Brit Re'yut" (Covenant of Love) Debra Lobel and Pauline Moreno
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• "The Seven Blessings" as printed in Lilith, Winter, 1997, pg. 18
  
  
• “Brit Rayut – A Blueprint for a Same-sex Jewish Wedding Ceremony”, Cantor Joanna Selznick Dulkin
  
  
• Ritualwell - a site compiling creative Jewish ceremonies for all occasions.
  
  
• Rabbi Samuel Barth, Congregation Agudas Achim, Austin, Texas
  • A Letter to Congregants
  • A Teshuvah with a discussion of different ritual models
  • Questions and Answers
  
  
• Resources of the Reform Movement on same-sex marriage

To submit any papers or ceremonies for posting on this site, email the documents to us. If the wedding ceremony you are submitting belongs to someone else, please ask for the couple’s permission to post.