Pretty High for a Rabbi
Leon, my fabulous beau, has potentially secured a rabbi to perform our wedding. We just have to meet with Rabbi Randy and prove that we really love each other and understand what a marriage is all about. It should be pretty easy, and Leon scheduled this meeting for winter break (when we'll be a helluva lot closer to St. Louis than we are now).
Anyway, I've just been reading that most rabbis charge between $1000-%1500 to perform an interfaith ceremony. Rabbi Randy is just requesting a donation of indeterminate amount. I just now emailed Leon to ask if Rabbi Randy realized that I'm not Jewish. We'll see how that goes.
The consensus in the weddingplans community is that if this is what rabbis charge, couples have no choice but to pay it. I, however, think it's ludicrous. How can you charge different fees that depend entirely on religion? Is this an incentive to marry another Jew? Can they do that?
Leon's mom resents the fact that nearly every Jew who marries a gentile does not raise his or her kids to follow the Jewish religion. In about five years, she'll be very disappointed in us. For now, though, she can rejoice that her son will have a Jewish ceremony, and it's going to be a steal--provided they don't figure out I'm not actually Jewish.
Anyway, I've just been reading that most rabbis charge between $1000-%1500 to perform an interfaith ceremony. Rabbi Randy is just requesting a donation of indeterminate amount. I just now emailed Leon to ask if Rabbi Randy realized that I'm not Jewish. We'll see how that goes.
The consensus in the weddingplans community is that if this is what rabbis charge, couples have no choice but to pay it. I, however, think it's ludicrous. How can you charge different fees that depend entirely on religion? Is this an incentive to marry another Jew? Can they do that?
Leon's mom resents the fact that nearly every Jew who marries a gentile does not raise his or her kids to follow the Jewish religion. In about five years, she'll be very disappointed in us. For now, though, she can rejoice that her son will have a Jewish ceremony, and it's going to be a steal--provided they don't figure out I'm not actually Jewish.