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Humanist / secular weddings, including diverse cultural traditions if desired, performed by Rabbi Binyamin Biber, Humanist Chaplain at American University in DC and former president of the Association of Humanistic Rabbis - North America. A marriage equality advocate Ben is also a social worker with decades of experience in couples counseling. He's registered to perform weddings in several states and is happy to travel too! Rabbi Biber tailors each ceremony to fit the couple's sensibilities and preferences.
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Reviews of Rabbi Binyamin Biber
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9 reviews
Recommended by 99% of couples
Lee Sent on 09/11/2016
5 out of 5 rating
Rabbi Biber played a fantastic part of our marriage. He did an amazing job at making sure that everything went perfectly and even helped accommodate the ceremony to make sure both families were happy and represented. Ben really knows how to bring two worlds of people together. We couldn't have been happier with our choice to use him as our officiant!
User2310592 Sent on 09/10/2015
5 out of 5 rating
Rabbi Biber officiated my daughter's wedding a year ago. It could not have been more beautiful.
He is organized, experienced. He explained each of the wedding party members their roles and helped them rehearse.
He is a wonderful and fun mensch. He had everything planned down to the handkerchiefs needed during the ceremony and helped us all along with a smile.
He was also great help in some very difficult family situations.
He has a Humanistic Jewish background and he is flexible in his performance depending on the needs of the families involved.
Cannot say enough good words about him
He is organized, experienced. He explained each of the wedding party members their roles and helped them rehearse.
He is a wonderful and fun mensch. He had everything planned down to the handkerchiefs needed during the ceremony and helped us all along with a smile.
He was also great help in some very difficult family situations.
He has a Humanistic Jewish background and he is flexible in his performance depending on the needs of the families involved.
Cannot say enough good words about him
Adam Sent on 07/21/2015
5 out of 5 rating
Rabbi Biber is a solid dude who completely held my wedding ceremony together. His being calm under pressure kept me at ease while I recited very emotional words in front of so many people. He was a pleasure to work with, very inviting, and has the ability to incorporate everyone. Although I am not Jewish, I felt his core values aligned seamlessly with my own, which helped me to feel very comfortable throughout the event. This is my first online review of anything or anyone so my vouching for Rabbi Biber shouldn't be taken lightly.
Nora Sent on 05/15/2015
5 out of 5 rating
Rabbi Biber was spectacular! Even though we only met him a few times before the Big Day, we really felt like he knew us and we knew him. The ceremony he wrote was beautiful and perfectly reflected our values, and got rave reviews from our family and friends. (My brother referred to it as "objectively great.") He's a pleasure to know and a pleasure to work with!
User1790238 Sent on 09/01/2014
5 out of 5 rating
Ben is the absolute best. He delivered such a heartfelt and inclusive ceremony that was perfectly tailored to us, and made guests feel part of the ceremony. We received SO many wonderful compliments about Ben, his humor, style, delivery, and ability to incorporate everyone, regardless of their background, faith, etc. We cannot recommend Ben more highly, and know that so much of our wonderful wedding was due to his participation as our officiant.
J Sent on 08/02/2013
5 out of 5 rating
Rabbi Ben was a perfect officiant for us. We had a hell of a time looking for an atheist officiant. Even though he is a Rabbi, Ben is also a humanist who has experience conducting nonreligious ceremonies. We are a same-sex couple, so we wanted someone who had experience with same-sex weddings, as well. Ben gave us several scripts from which we crafted a ceremony that was perfect for us. We had some elements from traditional Christian and Jewish weddings that were done in a way that wasn't overtly Godsy (sign of the peace, unity candle, modified Seven Blessings).
We really enjoyed working with him and felt that he respected who we were and what we wanted. He was professional and his presentation and voice were spot on. He made our ceremony a joyous and warm event for us and our guests, and in a way that touched on traditions we wanted to keep, but within the limits of our beliefs. He also did a wonderful job with the rehearsal the day before. He took our script and directed the actual flow of where everyone needed to be and when. There were no snafu's during the actual ceremony, and doing a rehearsal that included the readings helped prepare me for the emotions of the actual day.
We really enjoyed working with him and felt that he respected who we were and what we wanted. He was professional and his presentation and voice were spot on. He made our ceremony a joyous and warm event for us and our guests, and in a way that touched on traditions we wanted to keep, but within the limits of our beliefs. He also did a wonderful job with the rehearsal the day before. He took our script and directed the actual flow of where everyone needed to be and when. There were no snafu's during the actual ceremony, and doing a rehearsal that included the readings helped prepare me for the emotions of the actual day.
Tanya Sent on 07/04/2011
5 out of 5 rating
Rabbi Ben is really a great guy. He was helpful with all of our ceremonial planning. He was there for us anytime we called him. Beautiful service. Everyone gave us compliments.
Laura Sent on 05/07/2013
4.9 out of 5 rating
I was blown away by Rabbi Biber. He performed a beautiful ceremony and made it feel so personal even though we had only met him a few times before the actual wedding. He was incredibly flexible and so easy to work with. He let us customize the ceremony to our liking. He also has such a wonderful demeanor and incredible presence that I felt like he really put people at ease. Having Rabbi Biber perform our ceremony was one of the best decisions we made the entire wedding.
Cory Sent on 09/15/2016
4.8 out of 5 rating
Ben did an AMAZING job with our ceremony. He provided us with some options and worked with us to create a custom script that was intercultural and meaningful to us. At least half of our guests told us about how beautiful the ceremony was. When we first chose Ben, I thought that he was a bit pricey, but he was WORTH EVERY PENNY. Besides the fact that the ceremony was beautiful, there were a few things that we had forgotten about and he was able to help us rectify the situation on the wedding day. And he also included a session of pre-marital counseling for us. He's pretty quirky but he definitely had the crowd laughing. If you are looking for a secular officiant, definitely reach out to him for information; you will NOT regret it.
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