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Who should we have bless the challah/meal?

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    amlo    July 3, 2010   Orlando

    I am in the process of converting and I am not too sure who we should have bless the challah...the rabbi suggested a member of the family, such as an uncle or grandfather. My family is not of Jewish faith and my fiances grandfather is not one to stand and make a blessing in hebrew, nor is the remainder of his family Jewish...so should the rabbi do so...or should we ask someone who means a lot to us both?

     
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    Mrs. Dee to Bee    January 30, 2010   Louisville, KY (Wedding in TX)

    I say ask someone who's important to you both. They can read the phonetic hebrew!

     
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    2dBride    October 6, 2009   Washington, DC.

    I suspect that someone who is not Jewish would feel uncomfortable in giving a Jewish prayer.  If you have someone who means a lot to you both, s/he could do it.  Or you could do it.  Or the rabbi could do it.

    In our case, we had my ex-husband do it.  Not exactly a traditional choice, but it worked for him and for us.

     
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    hotcocoa      

    Could you invite a member of your fiance's family to do the hamotze in Hebrew, to be followed by a blessing by a member of your family in English?  

    @2dbride: I love that your ex-husband participated in your wedding!

     
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    thebriz    May 2010   Brooklyn, NY

    You can split the honor: have someone from his family bless the challah in Hebrew and then have a member on your side (grandfather, uncle, dad) say it in English - that way, both sides participate and everyone knows what was said.

     
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    2dBride    October 6, 2009   Washington, DC.

    @hotcocoa:  Yeah, he joked that he should have been the one to give me away.  Surprised 

     

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