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Authors: Diane Warner

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Rabbi (addressing the bridegroom): "Then, do you, _________________, put this ring upon the finger of your bride and say to her: 'Be thou consecrated to me, as my wife, by this ring, according to the Law of Moses and of Israel.'"
The Rabbi then asks the bride to repeat the following:
"May this ring I receive from thee be a token of my having become thy wife according to the Law of Moses and of Israel."
If two rings are used, the bride may say:
"This ring is a symbol that thou art my husband in accordance with the Law of Moses and Israel."
In a Reformed service there is a distinctly separate wedding vow that is read by the rabbi and affirmed by the bride and groom:
"O God, supremely blessed, supreme in might and glory, guide and bless this groom and bride. Standing here in the presence of God, the Guardian of the home, ready to enter into the bond of wedlock, answer in the fear of God, and in the hearing of those assembled:
 
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Do you, ________________, of your own free will and consent take ________________ to be your wife/husband and do you promise to love, honor, and cherish her/him throughout life?"
Groom/bride: "I do."
The Seven Blessings are also a traditional part of any Jewish marriage ceremony:
"You Abound in Blessings, Adonai our God, who created the fruit of the vine.
"You Abound in Blessings, Adonai our God. You created all things for Your glory.
"You Abound in Blessings, Adonai our God. You created humanity.
"You Abound in Blessings, Adonai our God. You made humankind in Your image, after Your likeness, and You prepared from us a perpetual relationship. You abound in Blessings, Adonai our God. You created humanity.
"May she who was barren rejoice when her children are united in her midst in joy. You Abound in Blessings, Adonai our God, who makes Zion rejoice with her children.
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