Interesting, odd article.

[ContraMundum]

Weddings a moneymaker for some Rabbis (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070907/ap_on_re_us/rabbis_for_hire)


Interesting world we live in, eh?

[nasa1]

Christian pastors do the same type of thing - they have inter-faith marriages at their church, and preside over them to make some cash. They will even have abomination weddings. (man and man, or woman and woman)

nasa

[christianmomof3]

Wow. Those people are getting ripped off!
The requirements to officiate at a wedding are not very strict. I think it depends on the state. I looked up the rules and um - some of them are interesting:
Some states will not allow anyone under 16 to marry, in other states it is 15 and in one state girls can marry at 14 with parental consent.


In Arizona First cousins may marry if both are sixty-five years of age or older.

Proxy and common law marriages are not allowed, but cousins are allowed to marry under Tennessee law.

A common law marriage is a situation where a man and woman have never had a formal wedding ceremony but may be declared husband and wife. Filing for common law marriage will allow the court to assist in matters such as custody or the division of property. Utah does recognize the validity of common law marriages. In order for a common law marriage to be filed, the following qualifications must be met: Both parties must be competent and able to give consent; both must be able to be married; both must be living together as man and wife; both have assumed marital responsibilities and duties; both must have "held themselves out" as husband and wife such that others perceived them to be married.

http://www.aweddingministers.com/requirements.htm (http://www.aweddingministers.com/requirements.htm)

[Bananna]

I gues around here all you have to do is apply and pick a title and you can start officiating at weddings and funerals.

I'm thinking of having my husband apply as it will save us lots of money if he marries off our kids.... LOL

bananna

[ChazakEmunah]

I really think that this says it all....

"When I opened myself up to interfaith weddings, I decided that I was going to do everything because we were already outside of Jewish law

[GerTzedek]

Intermarriage is a huge threat to Jewish community. It should not be done. Shame on this Rabbi and all Rabbis who perform interfaith weddings. Shame on the pastors and priests who contribute to the problem. And how sad for the couples who think so little of their faith that they don't care how their children are raised, or that they cannot share what should be the deepest part of their being with their spouse.

Right now in the US, half of all Jewish marriages are interfaith.

Gee, its not going to be long before rabbinical Jewish congregations have a lot of goyim too. Watcha gonna do?