1.   Although the number of such ceremonies is not known, in recent years, a growing number of Reform rabbis have said they would conduct them.

2.   As a Reform rabbi, he sought common purpose with the Conservative and Orthodox branches of Judaism.

3.   At a meeting scheduled for March, the Central Conference of American Rabbis will vote on a resolution that would permit Reform rabbis to perform gay marriages.

4.   At the local level, many Reform rabbis are already conducting same-sex ceremonies in their synagogues.

5.   A Reform rabbi, he also drinks nonkosher wines, and stores away Bordeaux, aged Champagnes, gewurztraminers and California cabernets.

6.   Although both Conservative and Reform rabbis perform conversion ceremonies, only Reform rabbis generally are willing to perform interfaith weddings.

7.   But it is rare that you will find a Reform rabbi willing to perform such a marriage.

8.   For example, Reform rabbis are allowed to officiate at commitment ceremonies for gay couples.

9.   For the Reform rabbis, the nearly unanimous vote Wednesday brought an end to years of controversy.

10.   He and another well-known Reform rabbi had been invited to attend a Parliament committee meeting on conversion.