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A Rabbi and a Reverend Led Cory Booker and Alexis Lewis’ Interfaith Wedding

JL;DR SUMMARY Senator Cory Booker and Alexis Lewis celebrated their marriage with an interfaith ceremony, blending Jewish and Christian traditions. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CultureInterfaith MarriageHebrewJewish WeddingChuppahCory BookerShaina TaubAlexis LewisRabbi Mark D. GewirtzReverend Dr. David Jefferson

Places mentioned

Hawaii, United States
"The couple was on vacation in Hawaii when a native band hotel started playing Dreamlover, one of Lewis childhood favorites."
Newark, New Jersey, United States
"Cory Booker was raised, served as mayor of Newark and serves now as a Senator."
Matawan, New Jersey, United States
"He got noshes for the civil ceremony from Calandras in Newark and Papa Ganache Project in Matawan."
Washington, Washington DC, United States
"A grander, but still intimate, wedding took place in Washington, D.C. this past Saturday, Nov. 30."

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