No chuppah (wedding canopy) except the high clouds in God’s sky. No ketubah (marriage contract) except the Travis county marriage license. The Travis county sign behind us was more than a background for the ceremony; the ceremony transformed it into a sign of the times. —Rabbi Kerry Baker

Interview

by Robert Forsyth

Wedding Photos and Articles

• Jerry Hayes Photos

Gay Marriage Battle

• LA Times: Texans fighting a losing battle against same-sex marriage.

Texas House in Prayer

• KXAN: Rabbi who presided over gay wedding leads Texas House in Prayer
• Dallas Morning News: Rabbi who married lesbian couple in Austin gives house prayer.
• Midland Reporter-Telegram: Rabbi who presided over gay wedding leads House in prayer

Religious Issues

• Longview News Journal: Marples, the sancity of holy matrimony

Discussions

• Rabbi Kerry at Univ. of Texas Hillel, April 4, 2015