Wedding Rabbi in New York

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  Sarah Yohay

  :: 21 December 2014 11:19:23

  I have known Gloria my entire life and her family and mine have been very close for over three decades. As our rabbi, however, we were able to forge a different relationship- one where it was clear that my now-husband's and my interests would be protected even where (as with every wedding) there many opinions about how our ceremony should proceed. When we first met with Gloria, we were set on having a non-denominational wedding, with the inclusion of a few Jewish traditions. I grew up as a reform New-York Jew, and my now-husband, grew up a California Mormon. Coming from such disparate backgrounds, we were worried that the inclusion of "too much" Judaism would alienate our other wedding guests, but that fear could not have been more unfounded. Gloria takes the time to explain all of the parts of a Jewish wedding both in the meetings to create the ceremony, and during the wedding itself. Every prayer (whether in Hebrew or English) was given a context within our wedding and in the Jewish tradition. This level of personalization and Gloria's desire to be truly inclusive, allowed our Jewish-Catholic-Mormon guests to feel like they belonged together. In fact, my from-Italy, Roman Catholic grandmother was one of the biggest fans of my ceremony! We are so happy that we decided to include more, not fewer Jewish traditions at Gloria's suggestion, because it gave our ceremony a different kind of significance and exposed our non-Jewish guests to an expression of love that they may not have experienced before. We cannot thank Gloria enough for the time and effort she invested in our ceremony, and her warmth and humor at the wedding helped unite our families into one!

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  Teresa Herrera

  :: 23 July 2014 17:20:06

  As a second generation Filipina raised Catholic, with a Jewish husband to be, it was important for us to incorporate both Jewish and Catholic readings and rituals, as well as Filipino wedding traditions in our ceremony. After speaking with a number of Rabbis we knew we needed to find a Rabbi we connected with and whom we could trust. The ceremony was the most important part of our wedding for us and our families so it was important to find a great Rabbi. As soon as we met Rabbi Gloria we knew she was the one. With her expertise in the Jewish faith, knowledge of Catholic wedding ceremony traditions, not to mention her sharpness, flexibility, openness, and confidence, we knew she would be the perfect officiant for us. She did an amazing job. She crafted a beautiful very inclusive ceremony and ten of our friends and family participated as readers and Filipino ceremony sponsors. For such a complex ceremony, she executed very capably all the while holding people’s attention. And throughout our planning process, she was always very responsive offering to meet with us and our families as many times as needed for counseling and support. She also officiated our cousins wedding. We're keeping her in the family for all weddings!

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  Mischelle Smith

  :: 04 April 2014 12:06:34

  Rabbi Gloria Milner helped make our wedding memorable and meaningful. From the moment we met her and she welcomed us into her home, until her follow up call to make sure that our marriage license was timely processed, Rabbi Milner was caring, thoughtful,and professional. Our Ketubah signing was so personal that it brought tears to many of the guests’ eyes. She was able to blend old Jewish tradition with modern egalitarian principles in order to make our day just right for us. We truly hope Rabbi Milner will remain a part of our lives and participate in future life cycle events with our family.

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  Avi Abramowitz

  :: 19 March 2014 15:54:22

  We were fortunate to have been invited to a Jewish wedding performed by Rabbi Gloria for two of my closest friends. It was beautiful and also very interesting to see. I spoke to the Rabbi after the ceremony and told her we were planning an interfaith wedding. My fiancé is Jewish and I am Protestant. Rabbi Gloria was the first potential interfaith officiate we spoke to that did not try to tell us that one of needed to change faiths. We liked her enough that we will be having her preside over our wedding next year.

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  Daniella J

  :: 19 March 2014 13:59:38

  Rabbi Gloria Milner is one of the most wonderful people we have ever met. Her kindness and generosity is amazing and her desire to make our wedding ceremony exactly the experience we wanted is truly a rarity in today’s world. She worked with us carefully to craft each part of the wedding ceremony to contain those elements that were important to us, and present them in a way that was accessible to everyone there. She is truly a remarkable individual and we are so blessed to have had her as the Rabbi for our wedding.