My partner and I are getting married next summer. He was raised catholic and I was raised Jewish. Neither of us are religious but I still feel a connection to my jewish identity and would like to have Jewish traditions at our wedding. Here’s the dilemma, I live in a smaller city and the only rabbi here will only marry us if we join the synagogue. We are not ready to do that. Does Jewish law require a rabbi to marry us? We have a Jewish friend that is more than happy to do it. What steps does he have to take to marry us? And does a rabbi need to be present for us to sign the ketubah? Any information is helpful.
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