Rabbi Brent Chaim Spodek

Working with Rabbi Brent was one of the best decisions we made during the wedding planning process. When we first met, we weren’t entirely sure what we wanted in an officiant — and as an interfaith couple, we weren’t even sure we wanted to be married by a rabbi. But from the start, he made us feel comfortable and supported. As he told us early on, working with him isn’t just an investment in your wedding — it’s an investment in your marriage. We genuinely looked forward to our sessions with him, and to the conversations he encouraged us to have between them. Writing a ketubah felt intimidating at first, but he made the process meaningful and surprisingly manageable. And when it came time to shape our ceremony, he was endlessly flexible, helping us think through which traditions felt true to us and which didn’t — always meeting us with thoughtful guidance and perspective. And then came our wedding day. Rabbi Brent was the vendor our guests talked about the most — he led a ceremony that was personal, heartfelt, and clearly rooted in the time he spent really getting to know us. His words reflected a real understanding of who we are and how we show up for each other. We wish there were more people out there who approach this work the way he does — blending meaningful pre-marital counseling with a beautiful, deeply considered ceremony — but the truth is he’s one in a million. We’re so grateful we found him.

Not only did we have a great experience with Rabbi Brent leading our wedding ceremony but we really got a lot out of our counseling with him the months leading up to our big day. He was accommodating to our unique needs and respected our asks. He also took the time to get to know us and cater sessions to what we needed guidance with … you could tell he really cared. During the ceremonial Ketubah signing before our ceremony, he did a special Hebrew naming for me as well. After the ceremony, he took the time to get to know our family and friends, as he did us. I have no doubt we’ll be calling Rabbi Brent for other services down the line.

Rabbi Brent offers an outstanding program that my wife and I completed before he married us. We spent meaningful time not just with the Rabbi, but with each other in our own time to help write our ketubah. 

The ketubah signing and ceremony he lead for us was moving, beautiful, and so powerful for us. Our attendees were also quite impressed!

I’d recommend Rabbi Brent to anyone- for weddings, or just any service he offers. He’s a great human being on top of being a fantastic Rabbi, and I look forward to keeping in touch with him. 

We are so grateful for working with Rabbi Brent in preparation and during our wedding. In the midst of wedding planning, he helped us slow down and plan for our marriage too. Our meetings before the wedding provided us time to talk about our strengths as individuals and as a couple, what we’re excited about for our future in our marriage, and prepare the tools we have for when we are faced with challenges, all with a Jewish lens. And, on the day of, Rabbi Brent created a space of presence and intention for us during our beautiful Ketubah signing and officiated an incredible ceremony. After the wedding, we’ve received so many comments from our guests that the ceremony was one of their favorites they’ve ever been to! It felt like a perfect blend of Jewish traditions while also being very much “us.” Thank you, Rabbi Brent!

Rabbi Brent delivered everything we had hoped for (and more!) in a counselor and wedding officiant! Unlike many wedding officiants, Rabbi Brent emphasizes the importance of focusing on the marriage, rather than just the wedding. Rabbi Brent was thoughtful, warm, and insightful, taking the time to blend both of our cultures (Jewish & Indian) with great knowledge and depth. During our relationship counseling sessions, Rabbi Brent provided tools and exercises for us to think deeply about the marriage we were committing to and the type of challenges we may face. We're SO GRATEFUL to have had such a wise and loving guide as we took this important step in our relationship. Finally, we were touched by how many of our guests found the ceremony to be informative, engaging, and heartfelt due to really feeling Rabbi Brent's interest in this work and in us as a couple. We received MANY (unsolicited) compliments about the relatability of both Rabbi Brent and the ceremony itself. We wholeheartedly recommend working with Rabbi Brent to any couples who want to build a strong foundation for their marriage!

We had a great experience with Rabbi Brent! We got so many compliments from our guests on how meaningful and special our ceremony was. He really made sure we were ready not only for our wedding but also for a long-lasting marriage.

Working with Rabbi Brent was probably the best decision we made our entire wedding! While the wedding was the best day of our lives, we knew that what really matters beyond that one day is the strength of our marriage. We felt it was worth investing in our marriage more than anything else, and we are so happy we decided to do so by working with Rabbi Brent!

From our very first meeting with him, we both felt extremely comfortable opening up, being honest, and communicating. He always gave such great advice and metaphors to help us understand our feelings and better communicate them. I truly believe the work we put in throughout our 12 sessions with Rabbi Brent has already made a massive positive impact on our relationship. He created a space where we felt safe to express ourselves without fear of judgement, and our relationship is much deeper as a result.

On the day of the wedding, Rabbi Brent was incredible (and all of our friends and family loved him!). From a logistical perspective, he took care of everything (mailing the marriage license, helping us order the ketubah, clearly delineating exactly what we needed, etc.), so we did not have to worry about any of that at the wedding or after. The ketubah signing was extremely meaningful, and the words he shared with us and our families were beautiful. The ceremony was also incredible. He worked with us to ensure we were doing all of the traditions that were meaningful to us, and was open to us doing a modern adaptation of some of them. I'm not kidding when I say literally every person came up to us at cocktail hour to tell us it was the most beautiful ceremony they'd ever seen.

Overall, I am so happy we chose to invest in our marriage by working with Rabbi Brent. I feel so relieved and happy to be in a new marriage where I feel everything has been laid out on the table and worked through, and that we always have Rabbi Brent on our side if we ever need him!

While we are both Jewish, we did not have a relationship with a Rabbi to officiate our wedding. We were looking to build one so that our officiant wouldn't be just another vendor and Rabbi Brent came through in spades. Our sessions with him provided us with new perspective and tools to help us connect with each other and strengthen our relationship - absolutely 100% worth the time. Over those sessions, we got to know Rabbi Brent and he got to know us and he put that all to use in delivering a beautiful, meaningful, and personal ceremony (and Ketubah signing - which he helped us write). We could not have asked for more - all of our friends, Jewish and not, loved the ceremony and Rabbi Brent. We would recommend him to any couple without hesitation!

Working with Rabbi Brent is a very unique, holistic process that we’d highly recommend. It furthered our connection as a couple, and with our rabbi. We really enjoyed the process and it culminated in a beautiful ceremony officiated by someone who really understood our relationship.

As someone with a Christian faith background, I was unsure what we were getting into when we were first connected with Rabbi Brent, especially after he asked us to go through a few preemptive marriage counseling classes. I had been dating my wife for almost decade at that point, and I didn't think we really had anything else to learn about our relationship. After the first few classes with Rabbi Brent, we really understood how much we still had to undercover about each other. He provided us a few question for us to discover why we want to marry each other, and gave us the space and time to discuss what we needed to change in our lives to make our marriage last. I now believe our relationship is stronger than ever and it's all thanks to Rabbi Brent.

He also did a great job with the actual wedding service itself, including incorporating a pastor from my faith as well in a way that felt natural, as well as adding in a few last minute pieces to the service that touched us both so deeply that I'm sure we both will never forget our special day.

Both my wife and I agree that our time with Rabbi Brent was our favorite part about both the wedding planning experience and the big day itself. I consider Rabbi Brent to be a great friend, and my wife and I cannot thank him enough for his amazing work.