I am the part-time Rabbi of Congregation B'nai Jeshurun of Staten Island (a
Conservative Jewish synagogue) and work as a spiritual counselor for
the Visiting Nurse Service of New York Hospice and Palliative Care. I
reside on the Upper West Side of Manhattan with my lovely wife Dora. I
was raised Orthodox, and was ordained in Yeshiva Collegial Machane
Menachem in Petropolis, Brazil.

I offer pre-wedding counseling to help you build a solid foundation
for your next stage together. The counseling is primarily focused on
communication techniques, emotional boundaries, learning to share
responsibilities in an equitable way, building a Jewish home, managing
expectations for the wedding and after the wedding. In addition, I
will work with you to plan a beautiful, seamless authentically Jewish
wedding ceremony. I will help you with the processing of your marriage
license, supervision of the creation and signing of the ketubah document, review of the
rings to adhere to Jewish law, and a dvar torah/reflection to make the
ceremony more meaningful.

I pride myself on providing sensitivity to your unique needs as
individuals and a couple. I also, offer an authentic feel to your
service with recitation in both Hebrew and English (and throw in a few
Yiddish expressions for your Bubby) with explanations appropriate to
the audience. When appropriate I like to throw a few jokes in to
lighten the mood.