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Rabbi Brent Chaim Spodek

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About

2023 Couples' Choice Awards Winner

Rabbi Brent Chaim Spodek is a Hudson-Valley baed marriage officiant specializing in emotionally intelligtent communications.

Rabbi Brent is widely recognized as one of the most inspiring rabbis in America, and in his work with soon-to-be-wed couples, he is committed to helping couples work together as a team through the inevitable challenges of life. You can read more about him here: https://www.rabbibrentspodek.net/about

Rabbi Brent works with couples to make sure that thier ceremony reflects their personal needs and that their ketubah, or marriage contract, reflects the actual promises they are making to each other. Marriage is about much more than monogamy - its about communication and connection, even in hard times.

Its not 1952 amymore - plenty of people live with their partners without being married and are quite happy. So why are you getting married?

Rabbi Brent works with couples who are interested in doing the soul-work of articulating the specific, individual promises they want to make before entering this next chapter of their lives. You can see more about his approach here: https://www.rabbibrentspodek.net/weddings-anniversaries

Frequently Asked Questions

Which of the following are included in the price?

Premarital Counseling

Does starting price include the ceremony rehearsal?

No

What is the starting price for pre-marital counseling (per session)?

$300

What types of weddings and events do you provide services for?

Non-religious
Interfaith
Vow Renewal
Civil Union

What services do you provide?

Premarital Counseling

What religious affiliations do you serve?

Agnostic
Earth-Based
Jewish
No Denomination

On average, how long are wedding ceremonies you officiate?

Less than 30 mins.

In which states are you licensed?

CA
CT
NJ
NY

What languages do you speak?

English
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    A perfect start to our marriage!

    Working with Rabbi Brent was wonderful! We both loved having so much time ahead of the wedding to meet with Brent so that he could get to know us better as a couple and so that we could work through big and small details about the future of our relationship. Brent was so kind, professional, compassionate, and thoughtful. Nothing felt cookie-cutter, everything was tailored to us and our unique experiences. It was so easy to talk with him and just as great to listen to him! So many of our guests remarked on how beautiful his words were during our ceremony -- while we were a little over-stimulated and excited while it was all happening, we have so enjoyed re-watching the video of the ceremony and loved all of the personal and touching remarks Brent made. It was the perfect way to start our marriage! Thank you, Brent!
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    Rachel G. Married on 09/17/2022
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    The most meaningful part of our wedding process

    There's a reason Rabbi Brent has exclusively 5-star, heartfelt reviews: he is simply the best. Working with Rabbi Brent was our favorite part of the wedding process. This took us by surprise in the best way: we're an interfaith, interracial couple (Jewish, and Dominican Catholic-turned-atheist), and we didn't come in with too many needs beyond wanting a ceremony that was accessible to everyone and that felt "like us." But we got so much more than what we expected. While planning for a wedding can be a mix of happiness and excitement (as well as wedding-industrial complex hell, at times...) most of it isn't particularly "meaningful," for lack of a better term. In other words, every other vendor for a wedding is, understandably, about locking down details for the big day: flower arrangements, table settings, photos, transportation, etc. We didn't realize that Rabbi Brent would be the only part of the process that ensured we had a built-in time to explore what our marriage really means at large: we were able to really focus on us as a couple, and put the work into investigating how we want to foster a long, healthy relationship together.

    Rabbi Brent is so compassionate, curious, generous, funny, and wise, and met us where we at every step of the way. There was nothing about his process that was dogmatic or exclusionary to someone who didn't grow up Jewish, but at the same time, he really knows his stuff and how to apply all his knowledge to your individual relationship. It was also fun! We looked forward to our meetings with him so much, and were constantly telling all our friends about it: each time after we met with Rabbi Brent, we'd have a date night and review a thoughtful series of questions he shared with us. Those questions are honestly something I believe every couple, regardless of religion or marital status, would be better for asking and exploring. We came to consider Rabbi Brent a dear friend and part of our community. And the day-of was just as we wanted, too: meaningful, funny, thoughtful, accessible, and felt "like us". We truly could not recommend Rabbi Brent more!
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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2023 Winner
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331 Verplanck Avenue Beacon, NY, 12508
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