Rabbi Meredith Cahn Reviews
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Spencer Sent on 11/03/2024Thank You Rabbi Cahn!!
Rabbi Cahn did a wonderful job officiating our wedding! From when we first reached out, Rabbi Cahn was communicative and helpful. She answered all of our questions, and helped us navigate all the components of a Jewish wedding to make sure we had the ceremony that we wanted. We really appreciated her openness to adapting the ceremony so it felt right for us, especially as only one of us is Jewish.
Rabbi Cahn truly made the ceremony special. She took the time to get to know us beforehand with both in-person and virtual meetings, so she could make our ceremony personal to us. It really made a difference!Rabbi Meredith Cahn's reply:
Thanks so much for your kind words, Spencer. It was pleasure getting to know the two of you. (And I'd love to see photos...)
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Zach Sent on 10/18/2024Rabbi Meredith is the absolute best!!!
Rabbi Meredith is simply amazing. She officiated our wedding in 2022 and was truly wonderful throughout the process. However, that doesn't do her justice. Rabbi Meredith spent quality time getting to know us both individually and as a couple and wrote the most beautiful address that our close friends couldn't have written. Even more than doing a great job during the wedding day, Rabbi Meredith became a very dear friend and remains a very important person in our lives. She has a heart of gold and we're lucky to remain so close to her. I cannnot recommend her high enough. She's such a special human being. We genuinely love her and you will too.Rabbi Meredith Cahn's reply:
I feel the same about the two of you. ❤️ Getting to know the two of you and your families was such a highlight of my year. -
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Sfdrgon Sent on 10/17/2024For the most important moment of your life
Rabbi Meredith is a truly exceptional active participant in the most important moment of your life. Her communication, compassion and understanding as well as responsiveness to any of our requests and questions made everything absolutely magical. Thank you for making this moment truly special ! -
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Jessica Sent on 01/02/2023Highly Recommend!
Rabbi Meredith married my husband and I on October 15, 2022 and it was such a great experience! We planned the wedding fairly quickly (in 5 months) and Rabbi Meredith was the first officiant we talked to.
She was very up front about what parts of the ceremony were non-negotiable and which parts were flexible. Any time that I raised concerns about any part of the ceremony design, Rabbi Meredith tried to understand the reasoning behind those concerns, and then either agreed with me to change the ceremony or explained why we should keep things as-is and convinced me! I had initially been skeptical about the officiant’s address, but on the day of, I loved it: I was cracking up at how she wove our words together, and I thought the message that she added to tie it all together was beautiful.
Rabbi Meredith was also a huge hit among our guests, especially the non-Jews! I think they really appreciated her explanations for each of the customs. So many people came up to us during the reception and were raving about her. Thanks again to Rabbi Meredith for making our ceremony so special.Rabbi Meredith Cahn's reply:
Thank you Jessica! It was such a pleasure getting to know you and Jason. And your community helped make it such a special day. -
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Stephanie Sent on 12/07/2021Thoughtful and heartfelt!
Rabbi Meredith made the entire wedding ceremony process enjoyable. She took time to get to know us and create a ceremony that matched our personalities. I (the bride) was raised Catholic and had recently converted to Judaism and the groom was raised Orthodox Jewish. Half of the wedding guests were Jewish and the other half were not, and Rabbi Meredith did an amazing job of making it enjoyable and easy to understand for everyone. I had so many people come up to me during the reception saying how great the ceremony was and how she made it so easy to understand what was going on and why you do certain things in a Jewish wedding ceremony. It was such a wonderful evening and I'm so happy that Rabbi Meredith was a part of it!Rabbi Meredith Cahn's reply:
Stephanie, it was SUCH a pleasure to get to know the two of you and to be the person who made it legal and spiritual... Oh my! -
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Jacqui Sent on 11/19/2021An inclusive and thoughtful rabbi
From the bride: Rabbi Meredith helped us think through and create a lovely wedding ceremony that fit the needs of our family, community, and our beliefs. She gave us thought-provoking homework to spur conversations amongst ourselves about the life we are building together, and though I'm not Jewish (my husband is) she made planning aspects of our Jewish ceremony very relatable and pleasant. Even more importantly, she helped us emphasize or adjust the elements of the ceremony that were most important so that our families could equally participate in showering us with their love and blessings - my mother has been to hundreds of weddings and was blown away by the intimacy of ours.
From the groom: We keep getting compliments on our service and Meredith months afterwards. I am so thankful for her help making our wedding a spiritual bond, not just a recitation of lines. Was a great friend to work with and we are so grateful for her work!Rabbi Meredith Cahn's reply:
Thanks, you two. It was truly a pleasure. Especially since I've known one of you most of your life (although not well enough) and I've loved the other since sitting next to her at a wonderful lunch birthday party. -
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Roxanne Sent on 11/04/2021Great experience!
Rabbi Meredith was amazing! It was a bit difficult finding rabbis in my area that would be willing to lead an Interfaith wedding, but when we stumbled upon Rabbi Meredith, we knew we wanted to book her. Rabbi Meredith took the time to get to know us when doing so was hard (COVID times). She was extremely gentle with us and our lack of knowledge regarding a Jewish ceremony but never led us to feel like we were silly for not knowing. Not only was Rabbi Meredith awesome in leading up to the wedding, but the actual ceremony was awesome. We laughed, we cried, we hugged, and Rabbi Meredith led an extremely beautiful ceremony. After the wedding, we had multiple friends and loved ones come up to us and let us know that this had actually been one of their favorite ceremonies ever! Rabbi Meredith explained each ceremony and its significance for it and really made for an easy-to-understand process. I would absolutely recommend Rabbi Meredith to a friend, loved one, or even stranger!Rabbi Meredith Cahn's reply:
Thanks so much for your kind words. I loved getting to know you and i loved meeting your friends and family. -
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Anna Sent on 03/07/2020So Pleasant to Work With
Very late review, but I will say that working with Rabbi Cahn was a very pleasant experience and her ceremony was so warm and inviting - both a bit funny and informative and overall so lovely. We and our guests enjoyed it - even some guests said it was the best wedding they've ever been to. Thank you, Rabbi, for working with us, getting to know us, and making our ceremony feel so special.Rabbi Meredith Cahn's reply:
Thank you for your kind words, Anna. I loved getting to know the two of you and your families. It was SUCH a pleasure. -
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Sharon Sent on 08/21/2019Wonderful Rabbi helped make our wedding day
Rabbi Cahn was amazing. Family and friends came up to us after the ceremony and thought we had known her for years, her remarks were that personal. She made us feel comfortable, opened her home to us, and really went above and beyond to get to know us before the wedding. We also really appreciated her guidance, both in the reading materials/resources she gave us as reference as we prepared to make this commitment to each other, and through the questions she asked us when we met with her.
As relatively lapsed Jews, with a mix of both Jewish and non-Jewish family and friends attending our ceremony, we appreciated the time Rabbi Cahn took both to help us craft an appropriately Jewish ceremony, and to explain the religious elements to our guests throughout the ceremony. Too often we have attended weddings where the ceremony either is too short or too long, but we felt that Rabbi Meredith helped us find that perfect middle ground length - about a half hour - where we placed enough gravitas on the ceremony (not just the reception) on our big day - but didn't lose anyone in the process.
I look forward to seeing Rabbi Cahn in the years to come.Rabbi Meredith Cahn's reply:
I loved getting to know you two! And loved all the touches you and your family brought to the ceremony... Such a pleasure!
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Jen Sent on 11/03/2013Rabbi Meredith Cahn officiated a very personalized, meaningful, joyous, BEAUTIFUL ceremony for our destination wedding in Lake Tahoe. We had some unique challenges for a rabbi officiating a wedding ceremony-I am Jewish and my husband is not, and my husband has a teenage son (now my stepson :)).
Our first meeting with Rabbi Meredith was through Facetime where she asked many questions to begin to get to know us. We had the chance to meet her in person only once where we talked more about what traditions we wanted to incorporate into our Jewish wedding. She followed up with a written questionnaire for each of us to answer separately. The questions about us and our relationship were fun to answer and gave Rabbi Meredith a great picture of our relationship, our values, our story, etc. She used this information to create a ceremony that was so personalized and meaningful for us and for our guests. Rabbi Meredith also did a wonderful job helping us to incorporate my stepson into part of the ceremony, as well.
Rabbi Meredith has a positive energy and demeanor that came through as she was officiating our joyous ceremony. Overall, Rabbi Meredith did a fantastic job of customizing the ceremony for us and explaining the meaning of each ritual/tradition to our guests. She was very easy to work with and created a fabulous ceremony for us that we still enjoy watching on our video. We are grateful that we found such an amazing person and rabbi to help make our wedding so special. I HIGHLY recommend Rabbi Meredith as an officiant. -
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Shanna Sent on 04/08/2019Wonderful officiant!
Rabbi Meredith was the best! She was kind, helpful, and listened to us and our needs. She has lots of experience with interfaith coupes like us. She is very reasonably priced. She allow you to customize the ceremony. She explained what things meant during our ceremony, so our guests knew what was happening at all times. She added personal touches and a little humor as well. She gets to know each of you ahead of time, having you answer questions and write an essay for her. She also gives counseling advice. Our ketubah (marriage contract) came from Israel, and the punctuation was all wrong. She took the time to fix the whole thing for us! She went above and beyond. She will also meet with you a few times before the wedding as well. Guests came up to us after the ceremony singing her praises! She will also send your vows to you yearly, so you remember the promises you have made to each other. In addition, she keeps in touch with the couples she has officiated for. We definitely recommend Rabbi Meredith!Rabbi Meredith Cahn's reply:
It was lovely getting to know you both and your day was so beautiful. Thanks for your lovely words. I look forward to staying in touch over the years.
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