Rabbi Linda Portnoy Goldberg Reviews
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Hallie Sent on 06/19/2022Best Ceremony Ever!!!
Rabbi Linda is the absolute best. Stop your search for an officiant now and book Rabbi Linda. We postponed our wedding 1 year with covid, and she was by our side every step of the way. Rabbi Linda is extremely organized, responsive, kind-hearted, and wise. We had a mixed ceremony blending Jewish and Catholic faiths. Rabbi Linda had done this many times before and has the perfect ceremony outline for it and will give you a recommendation for an amazing Catholic deacon as well. It was seamless. We got so many compliments on how the two cultures blended so beautifully. Further, she made the ceremony personable by adding in our story about how we met and how our personalities and values blend- and she did it with such good storytelling and humor it was a nice moment for the audience to have a break from crying and chance to laugh. And it is not just at the ceremony but every step of the way leading up the ceremony. Rabbi Linda made our ketubah process seamless, recommending an amazing ketubah company and performing a beautiful ketubah ceremony as well and writing out the Hebrew so beautifully for us. Thank you, Rabbi Linda!!Rabbi Linda Portnoy Goldberg's reply:
Thank you so much for the pleasure of working with you and Joe, Hallie. No wonder I love what I was called to do! -
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Tam H. Sent on 05/29/2023Rabbi Linda FTW
Rabbi Linda is absolutely amazing. She reallly truly cares and puts in the time and work and attention to detail so that you really don’t ever feel like you’re being married by a stranger. I hadn’t been a member of a synagogue in over a decade so I was just worried that we would get some sort of boilerplate ceremony but not at all!!! She told our story and wrote the most beautiful and caring ceremony and was worth every penny. She was kind and caring and wonderful to work with and took every concern we had into consideration. I feel so lucky to have had her as our rabbi.Rabbi Linda Portnoy Goldberg's reply:
I loved working with you and Zach, Tam, and I’m so glad you did too. Also thrilled you loved your ceremony! -
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Bess A. Sent on 01/01/2023
Amazing Rabbi for our wedding!
Rabbi Linda is full of warmth and joy, and we loved working with her from our first meeting. She crafted a beautiful ceremony for us that combined traditional elements with wonderful storytelling, and she incorporated elements we requested to make it a perfect wedding for us. Truly could not ask for a better Rabbi!Rabbi Linda Portnoy Goldberg's reply:
As I loved working with you and Jake, Bess! And it was a beautiful wedding. All best wishes for you both. -
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Ariel C. Sent on 12/06/2022
Cannot Recommend Rabbi Linda Enough!
If you are looking for a compassionate, thoughtful, kind, intelligent Rabbi to marry you, look no further than Rabbi Linda! I have been lucky enough to know Linda for many years, but even if I had just met her, I would have chosen her to officiate my wedding ceremony in September. Linda was everything my husband and I were looking for in an officiant - she was attentive to our needs, flexible with our schedules, understanding of our interfaith backgrounds, full of wisdom - both Jewish and otherwise - throughout our planning process, and most of all, made us feel seen and heard throughout our working together. Our actual ceremony was perfect - if I could turn back time I literally would not have changed a single thing. I lost count of the number of compliments Rabbi Linda received from our guests both immediately after and long after our wedding; it was incredible to see how much her messages resonated with our friends and family. I emphatically recommend Rabbi Linda now and always!!Rabbi Linda Portnoy Goldberg's reply:
I'm so glad you and Mike are excited about your wedding ceremony, Ariel. It was important that it be everything you wanted it to be. And, of course, I loved working with you both to make it happen. -
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Aaron S. Sent on 06/20/2022Could not have had a better Rabbi conduct our wedding ceremony.
Our review of Rabbi Linda Portnoy Goldberg will not do justice to the incredible job she did officiating our wedding. Rabbi Linda put great time, energy, thought, care and attention into the planning of our ceremony, and executed far beyond our expectations. During the planning process Rabbi Linda gave us all the time we needed, made the planning process easy, provided excellent suggestions, and was always responsive and easily available whenever we had questions. Rabbi Linda is a loving and kind person who truly cares about helping to make the ceremony of your dreams. We could not have imagined a better ceremony, and we will cherish it forever. We unequivocally recommend Rabbi Linda as a wedding officiant without any hesitation.Rabbi Linda Portnoy Goldberg's reply:
It was such a pleasure working with you and Lin, Aaron. I’m so glad you loved the result and will have it as a treasured memory. -
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Justin P. Sent on 12/11/2022
Wonderful and Unforgettable Ceremony
We are so glad that Rabbi Linda was a part of our special day. She was very organized, very kind, and very focused on making sure we had an amazing experience. She did a great job of explaining the ceremony to our interfaith guests, and personalized the ceremony so that we felt it was a celebration of both of us individually and as a couple. We cannot recommend Rabbi Linda highly enough, especially for interfaith weddings! So many guests told us afterwards that the ceremony was among the best they have ever attended.Rabbi Linda Portnoy Goldberg's reply:
It was my pleasure to celebrate you and Helen individually and as a couple, Justin. I'm delighted that your guests enjoyed the ceremony and felt included. -
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Alexandra Sent on 12/22/2022Book Rabbi Linda Immediately!
I cannot express how wonderful it was to work with Rabbi Linda for our wedding ceremony. From the moment we met, she was warm, welcoming, and understanding of the unique challenges of planning an inter-faith wedding. In addition to being an incredible officiant, Rabbi Linda was extraordinarily understanding and accommodating when we had to postpone our wedding twice due to the pandemic. She was always quick to respond to our questions and concerns and went above and beyond to ensure we were comfortable and supported during this stressful time. We are so grateful for her flexibility and kindness, and it only added to our overall positive experience with her.
Rabbi Linda crafted a ceremony that was meaningful and inclusive for both of our families, and her delivery was impeccable. Our guests were all raving about how beautiful and heartfelt the ceremony was, and we couldn't agree more. She truly made our special day all the more special, and we are so grateful to have had her as our officiant. So you don't have to deliberate on this one–book Rabbi Linda immediately. Five stars!Rabbi Linda Portnoy Goldberg's reply:
It was my pleasure, Alex. I loved working with you and Terry. I'm so glad that your long awaited wedding was just what you wanted. -
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Justin H. Sent on 08/21/2020A Flawless Wedding!
Where to start! Rabbi Linda officiated our wedding this July and it could not have gone better. Originally, we were supposed to have 200 guests in a great venue that we had to downsize to 4 people in a back yard (thanks Covid). And even though we did the wedding over zoom, Rabbi Linda made it special and intimate. We talked to her many times from January to July and she made the process insanely easy and fun! She catered her officiating to us and made it a very personal ceremony. Would 100% recommend to anyone looking for an officiate.
Thanks Rabbi Linda!!!Rabbi Linda Portnoy Goldberg's reply:
So my pleasure, Justin. You and Julia were a delight to work with. Throughout all the changes, your resilience was admirable. All good wishes. -
Essie C. Sent on 10/12/2021
The most perfect ceremony with an amazing person AND Rabbi
Rabbi Linda is unavailable she was with us through postponing our wedding, staying positive throughout offering to marry us virtually still if we wanted. We choose to move a full year, she worked with us in creating the most beautiful ceremony, with traditions we wanted and everyone felt involved whether they were Jewish or not, so many people complimented us on how beautiful the ceremony was. Also we didn’t want to see each other or do a first look and she allowed us to do our ketubah signing separately to fulfill those wishes meant the world
She truly wanted us to have the ceremony of our dreams and made it happen. We will stay in touch ❤️
Thank you for everythingRabbi Linda Portnoy Goldberg's reply:
It was my pleasure, Essie, to help you and Mikhail to have the ceremony of your dreams! I’m so glad we got to work together to make that happen. -
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Jacqui Sent on 08/08/2021
A Beautiful Ceremony
Rabbi Linda created an opportunity for each of our guest to experience and understand a Jewish wedding. She was well spoke with beautiful voice quality. I would recommend Rabbi Linda without hesitation.Rabbi Linda Portnoy Goldberg's reply:
Thank you so much for your kind words, Jacqui. It was a very beautiful, meaningful, joyful wedding, and I was delighted to be part of it. -
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Liz Sent on 03/30/2021A Dream Wedding
Honestly, a wedding during a pandemic was the last thing I thought I would be hosting. I was as excited as any bride but the prospect of not sharing the personal, intimate moment with my loved ones felt heartbreaking. Enter.... Rabbi Linda. My [now] husband and I had met with a bunch of officiants and were disappointed at the quality of service they were promising and the cost of service. Rabbi Linda made us feel special and excited for our big day, despite the undesirable circumstances. To be perfectly honest, it ended up being the perfect day. I don't think it could have gone any better. Rabbi Linda customized the ceremony to our needs and wants. She made it short, sweet and beautiful. We were able to invite over 100 people to our Zoom and my maid of honor was able to host and record the way I wanted. Rabbi Linda's husband even joined our Zoom to take photos! Thank you thank you Rabbi Linda!
Rabbi Linda Portnoy Goldberg's reply:
I was so glad to be able to work with you and Alex, Liz, on your wedding ceremony. I loved how you tried to make it special, and it certainly was. All good wishes! -
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