Rabbi David S. Gruber
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I am a native of Evanston, Illinois, and an eighth generation rabbi. I grew up in Israel, where I served as a tank gunner in the IDF Armored Corps, attended Yeshivat Sha’alvim, one of the most prominent institutions of higher Orthodox Jewish learning in Israel for seven years, and received my Orthodox rabbinic ordination from the Chief Rabbis of Israel. I hold a B.A. in History from Thomas Edison State College, and an M.S. in Educational Leadership from Walden University. I have served in educational and religious leadership positions in the Jewish community on three continents since my teens, specifically in Israel, New Zealand and the United States. A former member of the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA) I am one of the only ordained Orthodox rabbis in the world, who has renounced Orthodoxy and sees himself as a secular humanist. As such I deeply believes in helping interfaith couples make the most out of the most wonderful day of their lives. Having lived, since my return to the United States, in Overland Park, Kansas, Toledo, Ohio and Dallas, Texas, I now live in the beautiful city of Frisco, Texas, a northern suburb of Dallas, and one of the fastest growing cities in the United States. Visit my website at www.interfaithweddingrabbi.net
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Rabbi David Gruber describes how he officiated a cosmopolitan interfaith wedding in Thailand.
In this article, Rabbi David Gruber describes a fascinating experience of officiating a unique interfaith wedding ceremony, a Hin-Jew wedding, in Texas.
The Seven Blessings are a central part of the Jewish wedding ceremony. In this article Rabbi Gruber introduces a new humanistic version of the classic blessings. While based on the themes of the current Humanist Manifesto, it preserves the basic form and cadence of the traditional blessings.
In this article, Rabbi David Gruber, describes the experience of officiating an interfaith wedding, attended by both Presidents Bush, and how and his wife got to chat for a while with the 43rd President.
Though about half of American Jews marry non-Jews, and rabbis have become more open to accepting these couples in their congregations, finding a bona fide rabbi, who will officiate interfaith weddings without conditions still remains a challenge. Couples should not just choose a rabbi will be willing to officiate their weddings, but someone who is truly interested in people, will take the time to get to know them, and will work with them to develop a personalized ceremony.
In this article, Rabbi David Gruber, describes the experience of officiating an interfaith and intercultural wedding, which was filmed as part of a reality TV series, “Quiero Mi Boda” on MTV’s Hispanic channel, MTV Tr3s.
Rabbi David Gruber is a former Orthodox rabbi, who has served in many educational and religious leadership positions in the Jewish community. In this article, he elaborately explains what has led him to become a Jewish secular humanist, and officiate interfaith weddings.
