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Rabbi Gary Katz
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I work with couples to make sure that their ceremony reflects who they are while adding a meaningful component to their special day. Together, we will learn what the different parts of the Jewish wedding ceremony mean so that you and your significant other can have a most meaningful ceremony as you begin the next stage of your lives together.
"â¦he really made our ceremony so much more than we had hoped for."
I have performed many wedding ceremonies and I use my experience to help walk couples through the processâto clarify what each of them are imagining when they think of their wedding day.
Sharing special occasions with people and helping them to have the most meaningful and personal ceremony on their special day.
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Hired 8 times
1 employee
35 years in business
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Type of ceremony
Wedding
Elopement
Commitment ceremony
Vow renewal
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Christian
Catholic
Jewish
Muslim
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Cathy A.
Sep 1, 2015
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Rabbi Gary Katz officiated at our marriage ceremony on Saturday, August 8, 2015 at Bear Mountain, New York. His presence was warm and enthusiastic. Prior to our wedding, he answered our questions and taught us the significance of the chuppah as both symbolic of the home (partially enclosed) and open, thus welcoming the community as family. This notion was particularly appropriate to us since we designed our celebration to include two days of family reunion. We wanted the event to be as much about family, friends, and community, as about the joining of two people. At the ceremony Rabbi Katz taught about the commitment of marriage, reminding us with the analogy of one of Moses followers walking into the Red Sea until he was "all in" after which the waters parted. The result is one of the most memorable and beautiful experiences of our lives. Guests expressed their warm impressions of Gary. His personality and sentiment are evident in the photographs of his loving and smiling countenance as we embraced after being pronounced husband and wife. We hope to maintain a friendship with Rabbi Katz into the future.
Wedding Officiant
Samantha N.
Jul 18, 2015
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Rabbi Katz did a wonderful job for our wedding. In speaking with him he offered every option we could include (or not include) in our ceremony and helped us shape the overall experience we wanted. On a deeper level, he really took the time to get to know us as a couple and individuals, which only personalized the process even more. He offered himself not just as an officiant, but as a source of counsel with whom we could consult whenever we needed. In the end we walked away extremely happy, our parents walked away extremely happy, and our guests had only positive things to say about the ceremony. Rabbi Katz is a very warm hearted person who is easy to get along with. He made us feel comfortable from the moment we met and he always had a light hearted joke or two that kept us smiling and laughing. We would highly recommend Rabbi Katz.
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Tiffany L.
Aug 14, 2014
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Wedding Officiant
Aaron B.
Jan 9, 2014
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Gary was very professional and helped with our unique situation. He made our special day memorable and walked us through any questions we had. Overall i would recommend him to anyone needing a rabbi!!
Wedding Officiant
Shawna R.
Oct 7, 2017
As a couple connected to Judaism but unconnected to a synagogue or a specific Rabbi, we really wanted a Rabbi we could connect with for our wedding and possibly even beyond. Rabbi Gary Katz was the answer to our search. Not only is he down to earth and funny, it felt very natural getting to know him and going through the wedding preparation process. He worked with us to organically design a ceremony to match our needs and vision. Through multiple (fun!!) sessions, he really got to know us and effortlessly guided us through a lot of important pre-marital conversations.
At our wedding, Gary performed a wonderful, inclusive service. His own words about us rang so true, evidencing how much he learned and paid attention during our pre-wedding sessions. He adapted on the fly, made the audience laugh, and really helped to shape a wonderful ceremony. After the ceremony was done, he took some time to talk with us and congratulate us and has been a wonderful resource since, maintaining contact through high holidays and even family events. He's a great guy and a great Rabbi - we are so lucky to have found him. You can't go wrong with Rabbi Gary Katz!