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When interfaith celebration becomes a family battlefield

I am planning my wedding and my fiancé wants to include readings from multiple faith traditions but my family is threatening not to come if we dilute the Jewish ceremony.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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You are discovering that your attempt to honor multiple traditions is being experienced by some as erasure rather than inclusion.

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