A beautiful butterfly goodbye….

April 25, 2009 by Debbi  
Filed under Funerals

Shortly before Passover, my friend Darren from Levitt-Weinstein called me, to ask me to sing for a Memorial Service for a client.  I thought he was asking me to officiate, but when I spoke with the daughter, she told me she had a friend that was officiating, but that her Mom absolutely loved music, and [...]

Seth & Dana – Paradise at home – in Boca Raton!

March 31, 2009 by Debbi  
Filed under Funerals, Interfaith relationships, Weddings

I admit, I’m a huge fan of Destination Weddings, but Seth and Dana’s wedding was the perfect example of why we should still have big, beautiful events right here at home.
So, things were off to a great start from the minute I heard from Dana, because she emailed me and told me that her fiance, [...]

Off I go again!

I’m up bright and early to finish off this Thanksgiving weekend with quite a bit of activity.
I’m getting ready to leave for Orlando, where I will be co-officiating the wedding of Megan and Michael tonight at the Winter Park Civic Center.  The wedding is a Catholic-Jewish wedding, and I am co-officiating with Father Tim.  The [...]

Jolene’s silent voice

October 31, 2008 by admin  
Filed under Funerals, Judaism, Thoughts

On Monday, I received a call from my friend, Darren, from Levitt Weinstein Funeral Home, in Boca.  Darren is such a great young man, and when we met, we really clicked.  I was trying to expand my name a bit, especially since I have found that presiding at funerals was amazingly rewarding to me, and [...]