It’s so hard to comprehend death.. The hardest part about my job is when a young person asks me why G-d had to “take” someone so young, when it clearly wasn’t “time” for them to go yet. Today, I’m stricken with grief over 2 young FSU students who lost their lives heading back to school … Read more
Shortly before Passover, my friend Darren from Levitt-Weinstein called me, to ask me to sing for a beach 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 the funeral, but that her Mom absolutely … Read more
I admit, I’m a huge fan of Destination Weddings, but Seth and Dana’s Jewish wedding ceremony 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 … Read more
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. … Read more
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 … Read more
