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Gay or Lesbian 2On the ___ day of the week, the ____ day of the month of ____ , in the year five thousand seven hundred and _____ since the creation of the world, corresponding to the ____ day of the month of ___ in the year two thousand____ here in ______ , ______daughter/son of _____ and _____ daughter/son of ______ and _____ confirm in the presence of witnesses and friends, a lover's covenant between them and declare a partnership to establish a household among the people of Israel. The agreement into which ___ and ____ are entering is a holy covenant like the ancient covenants of our people, made in faithfulness and peace to stand forever. It is a covenant of protection and hope. It is a covenant of devotion, joining hearts like the covenant David and Jonathan made, as it is said, And Jonathan's soul was bound up with the soul of David. Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself. It is a covenant of mutual lovingkindness like the wedding covenant between God and Zion, as it is said, I will espouse you forever, I will espouse you with righteousness and justice and lovingkindness and compassion. I will espouse you in faithfulness and you shall know God. The following are the provisions of the lovers' covenant into which ____ and ____ now enter: We declare that we have chosen each other as companions and that we are setting ourselves apart for each other. We hereby assume all the rights and obligations that apply to family members: to attend, care, and provide for one another. We commit ourselves to a life of kindness and righteousness as a Jewish family and to work together toward the communal task of mending the world. Set me as a seal upon your heart like the seal upon your arm for love is stronger than death. To this covenant we affix our signatures.
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