Gersh Lazarow - Rabbi & Civil Celebrant

Gersh Lazarow - Rabbi & Civil Celebrant Rabbi & Civil Celebrant creating ceremonies that embrace tradition & celebrate diversity!

Mazal tov to Hannah and Zahni, married beneath the chuppah at the beautiful State Library of New South Wales.Surrounded ...
23/08/2026

Mazal tov to Hannah and Zahni, married beneath the chuppah at the beautiful State Library of New South Wales.

Surrounded by family and friends, they filled this extraordinary space with love, laughter, music and so much joy.

May the life they build together be filled with friendship, adventure and countless blessings. It was such a privilege to stand with them beneath the chuppah and share in this very special moment.

Mazal tov, Hannah and Zahni! ๐Ÿ’›

There are moments in this work that remind me why I became a rabbi.A wedding is never just about two people. Itโ€™s about ...
24/07/2026

There are moments in this work that remind me why I became a rabbi.

A wedding is never just about two people. Itโ€™s about two families, two histories, and the beginning of a new story. My role is to help create an experience where ancient Jewish ritual feels alive, accessible and deeply personal.

This week I received a message from the mother of one of the brides that deeply touched me. She wrote that guests were explaining the meaning of the chuppah, the shared cup and the breaking of the glass to one another because โ€œevery word sunk in.โ€ She also shared how meaningful it was to see a treasured family tallit become the chuppah beneath which Shani and Errol were married.

Thatโ€™s why I do what I do. When we understand our rituals, they become more than tradition. They become memories that families carry for a lifetime.

Thank you, Shani and Errol, for the privilege of standing with you. And thank you, Nushy, for your beautiful words - and for what may well be my favourite compliment yet: โ€œPretty Fly for a Rabbi.โ€

Mazal Tov.

A beautiful morning celebrating the arrival of Emil George Raphael into the world.Surrounded by family, love and generat...
14/06/2026

A beautiful morning celebrating the arrival of Emil George Raphael into the world.

Surrounded by family, love and generations of story, we welcomed Emil with a ceremony built around candle lighting โ€” honouring those who came before, those who hold him now, and all the light he will bring into the future.

Mazal tov to Max, Rula and the whole family on this precious new beginning.

Every wedding should feel like the couple at its heart.For Katelyn and Jeremy, that meant beginning with Havdallah, gath...
06/06/2026

Every wedding should feel like the couple at its heart.

For Katelyn and Jeremy, that meant beginning with Havdallah, gathering their families close, placing photos of loved ones beneath the chuppah, and weaving objects of deep meaning and symbolism into the ceremony itself.

These are the details that transform a wedding from beautiful to deeply personal. They allow us to honour the stories, people and memories that have shaped a couple, while celebrating the life they are creating together.

Mazal tov Katelyn and Jeremy. What a privilege to help tell your story.

As a Rabbi and Civil Celebrant, this speaks deeply to the work I am privileged to do with couples.The question is not wh...
25/05/2026

As a Rabbi and Civil Celebrant, this speaks deeply to the work I am privileged to do with couples.

The question is not whether a wedding is โ€œJewish enoughโ€ because it follows one narrow script. The question is whether it is honest, meaningful, rooted in tradition, and reflective of the couple standing beneath it.

Again and again, I meet couples who are not trying to walk away from Jewish tradition. They are trying to find their way into it. They want a ceremony that honours family, memory, peoplehood, love, covenant, and commitment, while also reflecting who they are and the life they are building.

That is not a rejection of Judaism. It is often a profound expression of it.

My role is not to force couples into a ceremony that does not feel true to them. My role is to help them understand the depth of our traditions, and then empower them to shape a wedding that is Jewish, personal, legal, beautiful, and theirs.

Jewish your way is not less Jewish.

Sometimes, it is the doorway back in.

ื—ืชื•ื ื” ื›ื“ืช ื•ืœื ื›ื“ื™ืŸ
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ืœืžืงืจื” ืฉืคืกืคืกืชื ืืช ืกืขืจืช ื”ืจืฉืช ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื” ืกื‘ื™ื‘ ื—ืชื•ื ืชื ืฉืœ ื™ื•ื‘ืœ ื›ืกืคื™ืช ื•ื ืžืจื•ื“ ืจื•ืŸ (ืžื–ืœ ื˜ื•ื‘!), ืื– ื”ื ื” ื”ืชืงืฆื™ืจ: ื”ื ื ื™ื”ืœื• ื—ืชื•ื ื” ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ืช, ืฉื‘ืจื• ื›ื•ืก, ืืžืจื• โ€œืื ืืฉื›ื—ืš ื™ืจื•ืฉืœื™ืโ€, ืื‘ืœ ืœื ื”ื™ืชื” ื—ื•ืคื” ื•ืœื ื”ื™ื” ื ืฆื™ื’ ืฉืœ ื”ืจื‘ื ื•ืช.

ื”ืžื”ื•ืžื” ื”ืฆืคื•ื™ื” ืคืจืฆื” ืžื™ื“. โ€œืื™ืš ืืชื ืžืขื–ื™ื?โ€, โ€œืžื” ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ ื‘ื›ื?โ€ ื›ื•ื›ื‘ ืจื™ืืœื™ื˜ื™ ืื—ื“ ื ื–ืฃ ื‘ื”ื ื‘ื—ื•ืžืจื”: โ€œืื ืืชื” ืœื ืžืืžื™ืŸ ื‘ื—ืชื•ื ื” ื›ื“ืช ืžืฉื” ื•ื™ืฉืจืืœ, ืื– ืœื›ื‘ื•ื“ ืžื™ ื”ื›ื™ืคื”?ืด

ื”ื˜ืขื ื” ืฉืœื”ื ืื•ืžืจืช: ื™ืฉ ืจืง ื’ื™ืจืกื” ืื—ืช ืœื™ื”ื“ื•ืช, ื•ืจืง ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืžื” ื”ื™ื. ืœืคื™ ื–ื”, ื›ืœ ืชื•ืœื“ื•ืช ื”ื™ื”ื“ื•ืช, ื›ืœ ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™, ื”ื•ื ืœื ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉืœ ืืžื•ื ื”, ืืœื ืฉืœ ื›ื•ื—. ืื• ืฉืืชื ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืžื” ืฉืื•ืžืจื™ื ืœื›ื, ืื• ืฉืืชื ืœื ื‘ืืžืช ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื.

ื—ื™ืชื ืชื™ ื‘ื—ื™ื™ ื›ืฉืžื•ื ื™ื ื–ื•ื’ื•ืช. ื–ื• ืชืžื™ื“ ื”ื™ืชื” ื—ืชื•ื ื” ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ืช ืžืื•ื“. ื”ื™ืชื” ื—ื•ืคื”, ื”ื™ื• ืงื™ื“ื•ืฉื™ืŸ, ื”ืงืจืื ื• ืฉื‘ืข ื‘ืจื›ื•ืช, ื•ื”ื™ื• ืฉื ื™ ืขื“ื™ื ืœืคื—ื•ืช. ื–ื” ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืฆืจื™ืš, ื–ื” ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื”ื“ื•ืช ืžื‘ืงืฉืช. ืื”ื‘ื” ื•ื™ืจืืช ืฉืžื™ื ื•ืจืฆื•ืŸ ืœื”ืงื™ื ืžืฉืคื—ื” ื‘ื™ืฉืจืืœ. ื“ื•ื“ ื”ืžืœืš ื”ืชื—ืชืŸ ืขื ืžื™ื›ืœ ื‘ืช ืฉืื•ืœ ื‘ืœื™ ืืฃ ื ืฆื™ื’ ืฉืœ ื”ืจื‘ื ื•ืช. ืจื—ืœ ื”ืชืื”ื‘ื” ื‘ืจื‘ื™ ืขืงื™ื‘ื ื•ื”ื ื”ืชื—ืชื ื• ืœืžืจื•ืช ื”ืชื ื’ื“ื•ืชื• ื”ื ื—ืจืฆืช ืฉืœ ื”ืžืžืกื“.

ื—ืœืง ืžื›ื•ื—ื” ืฉืœ ื”ื™ื”ื“ื•ืช, ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ื“ื•ืจื•ืช, ื ื•ื‘ืข ืžื›ืš ืฉืื™ืŸ ืืฃ ืื“ื, ืจื‘, ืžื•ืกื“, ืžืคืœื’ื” ืื• ื›ื•ื›ื‘ ืจื™ืืœื™ื˜ื™ ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื•ืžืจ: โ€œืื ื™ ื”ื•ื ืงื•ืœื• ื”ื‘ืœืขื“ื™ ืฉืœ ืืœื•ื”ื™ื.โ€ ื”ื™ื”ื“ื•ืช ืžืืžื™ื ื” ื‘ืืœื•ื”ื™ื, ืื‘ืœ ื—ืฉื“ื ื™ืช ืžืื•ื“ ื›ืœืคื™ ื‘ื ื™ ืื“ื ืฉื˜ื•ืขื ื™ื ืฉื”ื ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื‘ืฉืžื•.

ื”ืื ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืฆื•ืขื“ื™ื ื‘ื—ื•ืฆื•ืช ื™ืจื•ืฉืœื™ื ื•ืฉืจื™ื โ€œืฉื™ืฉืจืฃ ืœื›ื ื”ื›ืคืจโ€ ื”ื ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืืœื• ืฉืฉืจื™ื ื‘ื—ืชื•ื ืชื, โ€œืงื•ืœ ื—ืชืŸ ื•ืงื•ืœ ื›ืœื”โ€? ื”ืื ืžื™ ืฉื—ื™ ืขืœ ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื” ื”ื•ื ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืžื™ ืฉืชื•ืจื ืœืฆื“ืงื” ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ืฆโ€™ืงื™ื ืฉืงื™ื‘ืœ ื‘ื—ืชื•ื ื”?

ื”ื–ื•ื’ื•ืช ืื•ืชื ื—ื™ืชื ืชื™ ืœื ืจืฆื• ืœื”ืชืจื—ืง ืžื”ื™ื”ื“ื•ืช, ืืœื ืœื”ื™ืคืš: ืœื”ืชืงืจื‘ ืืœื™ื”. ื”ื ื”ืจื’ื™ืฉื• ืฉื”ืžืžืกื“ ื”ืจื‘ื ื™ ืžืจื—ื™ืง ืื•ืชื, ืฉื”ื•ื ืœื ื ื•ืชืŸ ืœื”ื ืœื—ืคืฉ ืืช ื“ืจื›ื ืืœ ืืœื•ื”ื™ื ื•ืืœ ื”ืžืกื•ืจืช. ื”ื ื”ืจื’ื™ืฉื• ืฉืžื ืกื™ื ืœื›ืคื•ืช ืขืœื™ื”ื ืืช ื”ื™ื”ื“ื•ืช ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืœื”ื–ืžื™ืŸ ืื•ืชื ืืœื™ื”. ื”ื ื—ืฉื‘ื• ืฉืืžื•ื ื” ืฉืœื ื‘ื—ืจืช ื‘ื” ืื™ื ื” ืืžื•ื ื”.

ืื– ื”ื ื‘ื—ืจื• ืœื”ืชื—ืชืŸ ืœืคื™ ืืžื•ื ืชื. ืœืคื™ ื”ืชืคื™ืกื” ืฉืœื”ื ืืช ื”ื™ื”ื“ื•ืช.
ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื™ืฉ ืœืžืžืกื“ ื”ื“ืชื™ ืฉืชื™ ืืคืฉืจื•ื™ื•ืช: ืœื”ืจื—ื™ืง ืื•ืชื ืขื•ื“ ื™ื•ืชืจ, ืื• ืœืฉืื•ืœ ืืช ืขืฆืžื• ืœืžื” ื”ื ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื™ื ื›ื›ื”.

As a Rabbi and Civil Celebrant, this speaks deeply to the work I am privileged to do with couples.The question is not wh...
25/05/2026

As a Rabbi and Civil Celebrant, this speaks deeply to the work I am privileged to do with couples.

The question is not whether a wedding is โ€œJewish enoughโ€ because it follows one narrow script. The question is whether it is honest, meaningful, rooted in tradition, and reflective of the couple standing beneath it.

Again and again, I meet couples who are not trying to walk away from Jewish tradition. They are trying to find their way into it. They want a ceremony that honours family, memory, peoplehood, love, covenant, and commitment, while also reflecting who they are and the life they are building.

That is not a rejection of Judaism. It is often a profound expression of it.

My role is not to force couples into a ceremony that does not feel true to them. My role is to help them understand the depth of our traditions, and then empower them to shape a wedding that is Jewish, personal, legal, beautiful, and theirs.

Jewish your way is not less Jewish.

Sometimes, it is the doorway back in.

Below is a translation of the original post

โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”-

A Wedding According to Religion, But Not According to Religious Law

In case you missed the latest social media storm surrounding the wedding of Yuval Caspi and Ni**od Ron (mazel tov!), hereโ€™s the summary: they held a Jewish wedding ceremony, broke a glass, recited โ€œIf I forget thee, O Jerusalem,โ€ but there was no chuppah and no representative of the rabbinate.

The predictable uproar erupted immediately.
โ€œHow dare you?โ€
โ€œWhatโ€™s Jewish about you?โ€

One reality TV star scolded them harshly:

โ€œIf you donโ€™t believe in marriage according to the religion of Moses and Israel, then who is the kippah for?โ€

Their argument says this: there is only one version of Judaism, and only we know what it is. According to that view, the entire history of Judaism, the whole Jewish story, is not a story of faith, but a story of power. Either you do what youโ€™re told, or youโ€™re not really Jewish.

I have married around eighty couples in my life. It was always a very Jewish wedding. There was a chuppah, there was kiddushin, we recited the Sheva Brachot, and there were at least two witnesses. That is all that is required. That is all Judaism asks for: love, reverence for Heaven, and the desire to build a family in Israel. King David married Michal daughter of Saul without a single representative of the rabbinate. Rachel fell in love with Rabbi Akiva, and they married despite the fierce opposition of the establishment.

Part of Judaismโ€™s strength, throughout the generations, comes from the fact that there is no person, rabbi, institution, political party, or reality TV star who can say:

โ€œI am the exclusive voice of God.โ€

Judaism believes in God, but it is deeply suspicious of human beings who claim to speak in Godโ€™s name.

Are the people marching through the streets of Jerusalem chanting โ€œMay your village burnโ€ better Jews than those singing at their wedding, โ€œThe voice of the groom and the voice of the brideโ€? Is someone who lives at the expense of the state a better Jew than someone who donates every cheque they received at their wedding to charity?

The couples I married did not want to distance themselves from Judaism. Quite the opposite: they wanted to draw closer to it. They felt that the rabbinic establishment was pushing them away, that it would not allow them to search for their own path to God and tradition. They felt that people were trying to impose Judaism on them instead of inviting them into it. They believed that a faith you did not choose is not faith.

So they chose to marry according to their beliefs. According to their understanding of Judaism.

Now the religious establishment has two choices: to push them even further away, or to ask itself why they feel this way.

ื—ืชื•ื ื” ื›ื“ืช ื•ืœื ื›ื“ื™ืŸ
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ืœืžืงืจื” ืฉืคืกืคืกืชื ืืช ืกืขืจืช ื”ืจืฉืช ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื” ืกื‘ื™ื‘ ื—ืชื•ื ืชื ืฉืœ ื™ื•ื‘ืœ ื›ืกืคื™ืช ื•ื ืžืจื•ื“ ืจื•ืŸ (ืžื–ืœ ื˜ื•ื‘!), ืื– ื”ื ื” ื”ืชืงืฆื™ืจ: ื”ื ื ื™ื”ืœื• ื—ืชื•ื ื” ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ืช, ืฉื‘ืจื• ื›ื•ืก, ืืžืจื• โ€œืื ืืฉื›ื—ืš ื™ืจื•ืฉืœื™ืโ€, ืื‘ืœ ืœื ื”ื™ืชื” ื—ื•ืคื” ื•ืœื ื”ื™ื” ื ืฆื™ื’ ืฉืœ ื”ืจื‘ื ื•ืช.

ื”ืžื”ื•ืžื” ื”ืฆืคื•ื™ื” ืคืจืฆื” ืžื™ื“. โ€œืื™ืš ืืชื ืžืขื–ื™ื?โ€, โ€œืžื” ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ ื‘ื›ื?โ€ ื›ื•ื›ื‘ ืจื™ืืœื™ื˜ื™ ืื—ื“ ื ื–ืฃ ื‘ื”ื ื‘ื—ื•ืžืจื”: โ€œืื ืืชื” ืœื ืžืืžื™ืŸ ื‘ื—ืชื•ื ื” ื›ื“ืช ืžืฉื” ื•ื™ืฉืจืืœ, ืื– ืœื›ื‘ื•ื“ ืžื™ ื”ื›ื™ืคื”?ืด

ื”ื˜ืขื ื” ืฉืœื”ื ืื•ืžืจืช: ื™ืฉ ืจืง ื’ื™ืจืกื” ืื—ืช ืœื™ื”ื“ื•ืช, ื•ืจืง ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืžื” ื”ื™ื. ืœืคื™ ื–ื”, ื›ืœ ืชื•ืœื“ื•ืช ื”ื™ื”ื“ื•ืช, ื›ืœ ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™, ื”ื•ื ืœื ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉืœ ืืžื•ื ื”, ืืœื ืฉืœ ื›ื•ื—. ืื• ืฉืืชื ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืžื” ืฉืื•ืžืจื™ื ืœื›ื, ืื• ืฉืืชื ืœื ื‘ืืžืช ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื.

ื—ื™ืชื ืชื™ ื‘ื—ื™ื™ ื›ืฉืžื•ื ื™ื ื–ื•ื’ื•ืช. ื–ื• ืชืžื™ื“ ื”ื™ืชื” ื—ืชื•ื ื” ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ืช ืžืื•ื“. ื”ื™ืชื” ื—ื•ืคื”, ื”ื™ื• ืงื™ื“ื•ืฉื™ืŸ, ื”ืงืจืื ื• ืฉื‘ืข ื‘ืจื›ื•ืช, ื•ื”ื™ื• ืฉื ื™ ืขื“ื™ื ืœืคื—ื•ืช. ื–ื” ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืฆืจื™ืš, ื–ื” ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื”ื“ื•ืช ืžื‘ืงืฉืช. ืื”ื‘ื” ื•ื™ืจืืช ืฉืžื™ื ื•ืจืฆื•ืŸ ืœื”ืงื™ื ืžืฉืคื—ื” ื‘ื™ืฉืจืืœ. ื“ื•ื“ ื”ืžืœืš ื”ืชื—ืชืŸ ืขื ืžื™ื›ืœ ื‘ืช ืฉืื•ืœ ื‘ืœื™ ืืฃ ื ืฆื™ื’ ืฉืœ ื”ืจื‘ื ื•ืช. ืจื—ืœ ื”ืชืื”ื‘ื” ื‘ืจื‘ื™ ืขืงื™ื‘ื ื•ื”ื ื”ืชื—ืชื ื• ืœืžืจื•ืช ื”ืชื ื’ื“ื•ืชื• ื”ื ื—ืจืฆืช ืฉืœ ื”ืžืžืกื“.

ื—ืœืง ืžื›ื•ื—ื” ืฉืœ ื”ื™ื”ื“ื•ืช, ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ื“ื•ืจื•ืช, ื ื•ื‘ืข ืžื›ืš ืฉืื™ืŸ ืืฃ ืื“ื, ืจื‘, ืžื•ืกื“, ืžืคืœื’ื” ืื• ื›ื•ื›ื‘ ืจื™ืืœื™ื˜ื™ ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื•ืžืจ: โ€œืื ื™ ื”ื•ื ืงื•ืœื• ื”ื‘ืœืขื“ื™ ืฉืœ ืืœื•ื”ื™ื.โ€ ื”ื™ื”ื“ื•ืช ืžืืžื™ื ื” ื‘ืืœื•ื”ื™ื, ืื‘ืœ ื—ืฉื“ื ื™ืช ืžืื•ื“ ื›ืœืคื™ ื‘ื ื™ ืื“ื ืฉื˜ื•ืขื ื™ื ืฉื”ื ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื‘ืฉืžื•.

ื”ืื ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืฆื•ืขื“ื™ื ื‘ื—ื•ืฆื•ืช ื™ืจื•ืฉืœื™ื ื•ืฉืจื™ื โ€œืฉื™ืฉืจืฃ ืœื›ื ื”ื›ืคืจโ€ ื”ื ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืืœื• ืฉืฉืจื™ื ื‘ื—ืชื•ื ืชื, โ€œืงื•ืœ ื—ืชืŸ ื•ืงื•ืœ ื›ืœื”โ€? ื”ืื ืžื™ ืฉื—ื™ ืขืœ ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื” ื”ื•ื ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืžื™ ืฉืชื•ืจื ืœืฆื“ืงื” ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ืฆโ€™ืงื™ื ืฉืงื™ื‘ืœ ื‘ื—ืชื•ื ื”?

ื”ื–ื•ื’ื•ืช ืื•ืชื ื—ื™ืชื ืชื™ ืœื ืจืฆื• ืœื”ืชืจื—ืง ืžื”ื™ื”ื“ื•ืช, ืืœื ืœื”ื™ืคืš: ืœื”ืชืงืจื‘ ืืœื™ื”. ื”ื ื”ืจื’ื™ืฉื• ืฉื”ืžืžืกื“ ื”ืจื‘ื ื™ ืžืจื—ื™ืง ืื•ืชื, ืฉื”ื•ื ืœื ื ื•ืชืŸ ืœื”ื ืœื—ืคืฉ ืืช ื“ืจื›ื ืืœ ืืœื•ื”ื™ื ื•ืืœ ื”ืžืกื•ืจืช. ื”ื ื”ืจื’ื™ืฉื• ืฉืžื ืกื™ื ืœื›ืคื•ืช ืขืœื™ื”ื ืืช ื”ื™ื”ื“ื•ืช ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืœื”ื–ืžื™ืŸ ืื•ืชื ืืœื™ื”. ื”ื ื—ืฉื‘ื• ืฉืืžื•ื ื” ืฉืœื ื‘ื—ืจืช ื‘ื” ืื™ื ื” ืืžื•ื ื”.

ืื– ื”ื ื‘ื—ืจื• ืœื”ืชื—ืชืŸ ืœืคื™ ืืžื•ื ืชื. ืœืคื™ ื”ืชืคื™ืกื” ืฉืœื”ื ืืช ื”ื™ื”ื“ื•ืช.
ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื™ืฉ ืœืžืžืกื“ ื”ื“ืชื™ ืฉืชื™ ืืคืฉืจื•ื™ื•ืช: ืœื”ืจื—ื™ืง ืื•ืชื ืขื•ื“ ื™ื•ืชืจ, ืื• ืœืฉืื•ืœ ืืช ืขืฆืžื• ืœืžื” ื”ื ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื™ื ื›ื›ื”.

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Every element reflected who they are and the life they are building together: thoughtful, honest, joyful, and entirely their own.

Blessed to lead the ceremony alongside the remarkable Tammy Cohen, whose voice lifted an already beautiful moment into something unforgettable.

Mazal tov Rita and Antony.

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And at the heart of it all, it was so beautifully Jewish.

A celebration of family, heritage, commitment, and the beginning of a new chapter together.

Mazal tov Alan and Carla. May your life together be filled with blessing, sweetness, and so much joy.

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Mazel tov to his parents, Josh and Marina, and to proud grandparents Chris, Samantha and Ali.

George carries names of love and memory. His middle name and Hebrew name, Eleazar, honour his great-grandfathers and link this new life to generations past and future.

May he grow surrounded by love, blessing and belonging.

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