Liberal Judaism creates gay wedding service
Press Association, Saturday November 26, 2005, The Guardian
Members of the UK's Jewish community have become the first mainstream religious organisation to create and authorise a gay marriage service.
Liberal Judaism, one of the three major strands of Judaism in Britain, has created a liturgy called Covenant of Love, a service of commitment for same-sex couples.
The service has been produced to tie in with the civil partnership law, which will come into force on December 5. But the Orthodox Jewish movement, which is led by Chief Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks, said that it would not be following suit.
Members of the UK's Jewish community have become the first mainstream religious organisation to create and authorise a gay marriage service.
Liberal Judaism, one of the three major strands of Judaism in Britain, has created a liturgy called Covenant of Love, a service of commitment for same-sex couples.
The service has been produced to tie in with the civil partnership law, which will come into force on December 5. But the Orthodox Jewish movement, which is led by Chief Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks, said that it would not be following suit.