What an amazing, heartwarming experience I had tonight. I cannot wait to share this awesome story. When I performed Yelena’s wedding in the DR last month, she couldn’t wait for me to meet her friend, Sharon, who I wrote about in a previous blog entry. Sometimes, you meet someone, and you know the connection is … Read more
I tried all the way home to write my blog entry about this past weekend’s destination wedding at La Salamandre on the French Side of St. Maarten, but I have come to the definite conclusion that some feelings simply cannot be put into words. Such is the case for my experience in St. Maarten this … Read more
Was just sitting here, at Keith and Faith’s destination wedding in St. Maarten, wondering if I had really talked about how grateful I was and totally in the most incredible love with what I do and what life has brought me this year. And then I remembered – Yes, I have. But, it can never … 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
I recently returned from Punta Cana, in the Dominican Republic, where I had the pleasure of officiating the destination wedding of Yelena and Lennie, an amazing couple from New Jersey but what I loved most was to have the opportunity to once again connect with more fabulous Russian families. Strangely enough, Yelena was referred to … Read more
Gee, another month I just pulled down from the calendar. It seems like yesterday I was getting ready for Rosh Hashanah, but a full month has flown by, and the end of the year is coming up so quickly. I couldn’t step into November, without writing about the rest of October. Last weekend, I officiated … Read more
Even though High Holidays are over, and I thought I would have a few weeks of quiet and relaxation – it seems that the train just keeps moving on…and, even though I’m a bit tired, and could use some r&r, the busy-ness is again much appreciated, as it just reinforces what I came here for… … Read more
Shabbat – The busier I get, the more I crave a Shabbat day to retreat from the world, reflect, meditate, and pray. I remember sitting at the windmill park next to the King David Hotel in Jerusalem. A true Shabbat – just me, fresh air, no traffic, no chaos, no radios, phones, or tv’s. Some … Read more
I was sitting here, thinking of all the overdue posts I have to write about, and all the organizing and task lists that need to be handled, and I realized that before I did one more thing, I wanted to reflect on what has made this month incredibly amazing. Because, without the events of this … Read more
Hi everyone! I’m so excited to say that we already have reservations for High Holidays! WOOHOO! I’m also getting on a cruise ship, and will be pretty out of touch. I’m kind of freaking out about being unplugged, but I’ll do my best. I will be back on Monday – so please don’t panic if … Read more
