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1. INTRODUCTION (start here)

What this project is (and what it isn’t) • History of Jewish Same-Sex weddings • How to think about building a wedding • Textual integrity and the permissibility of changing brachot • Additional notes about liturgical language (trans & gender nonconforming language, feminine divine language)

2. WEDDING LEAD-UP

Aufruf • Wedding announcements • Additional customs

3. KABBALAT PANIM

Tisch • T’nayim • Hachnasat Kallah & Bedeken

4. CHUPPAH AND PROCESSION

Chuppah • Printed programs • Procession • Circling • Greeting the couple

5. BIRKAT ERUSIN

Birkat Erusin • A note on Shehechiyanu

6. KIDDUSHIN AND KETUBA

What constitutes a marriage? • Kiddushin Adaptations • Kiddushin alternatives • Adapting the ketuba

7. SHEVA BRACHOT

Various Sheva Brachot approaches

8. OTHER CHUPPAH RITUALS

Birkat Kohanim • Civil ceremony • Additional rituals • Breaking the glass • Yichud

9. DINNER AND DANCING

What music to play? • Dances and customs • Birkat Hamazon

10. RESOURCES

Rabbis / officiants • Vendors • Further reading • Complete ceremonies