A Wedding Couple’s Personal Sentiments…
Rabbi Andrea was our wedding officiant. She is AWESOME! She traveled all the way to Canada to perform our ceremony. Rabbi Andrea made our dreams come true. We don’t know what we would have done without her. All of our guests said how beautiful our ceremony was and that it was by far the best that they have seen. Our wedding day was so special and thanks to Rabbi Andrea we knew we had nothing to worry about. She truly accommodated us and we appreciate her. Rabbi Andrea is on the ball with everything and so kind and caring. She will double and triple check everything to make sure it is right. This is the Rabbi that you want for your special day. Thanks so much, Rabbi Andrea.
You will forever be our Rabbi.
Our love, Alan, and Rajka
“In order to teach, one must learn, study, experience, take part, and then lead” – Rabbi Andrea Frank
Why I built this website?
Today, the Internet is revolutionizing our lives. I immersed myself by building a website and serve in a technological form to reach out to a “worldwide web congregation”. The World Wide Web unites us through the net by common interests and instant communication, all in the comforts of our home.
About Rabbi Andrea’s Jewish communal experience in performing the sacred functions of the Reform Synagogue; interacted on the many levels of congregational activity along with the core values of Reform Judaism. Offered about Rabbi Andrea the opportunity to serve the unaffiliated. Abraham sat with all sides of his tent opened to welcome all. Those who leave their temple congregation, become unaffiliated, for many reasons have much of a need for a Rabbi as any one part of a temple building with a congregation.
Read below on Reform Judaism, the Reform Movement Core Values
While the search for faith and encounter with God is at the heart of commitment as Jews, Rabbi Frank recognizes the many ways in which individuals define and experience their religious beliefs.
Reform Judaism is ever-changing which had given women opportunities to go beyond the curtain to study Jewish law and serving the community by leading T’fillah (prayer), Torah, and life cycle ceremonies.
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About Rabbi Andrea: Background
About Rabbi, Andrea is an Ordained Reform Rabbi and a Teaching Rabbi with years of experience. She holds a Master Th.M., and is Ordained (semicha). Congregation L’Dor V’Dor is her affiliation. An active member of the Association of Bridal Consultants New York Chapter, League of Woman Clergy, Interfaith Family (now 18 Doors), American Association of Wedding Officiants. Advisory Board for My Personal Judaism. Awarded WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards, placing in the top five percent of Wedding Pros. Featured in New York Times Article, “Bar Mitzvah Studies Take to the Web” Nationwide. It reached many seeking the Bar / Bat Mitzvah outside the temple walls. Online Jewish Teachings have grown fulfilling the need for families seeking to honor this coming of age life cycle ceremony.
About Rabbi, Andrea has the authorization to sign Marriage Licenses, Marriage Certificates for all 50 USA States. She performs Jewish and Civil Ceremonies. Rabbi Andrea has officiated weddings from East to West Coast in the United States, Europe, and onboard Cruise Ships. Whether the wedding is in a catering hall, restaurant, backyard, home, park, and so on Rabbi Andrea is there to officiate.
Please Note: Covid-19 is still active, and health and safety is important to gather in person from one location to another.
She is called The “Jewish Wedding Rabbi” for her continual interest in teaching individuals on all topics of Jewish customs regarding Jewish Ceremony Customs and life cycles; Baby naming, Bar Mitzvah, Bat Mitzvah, Adult Bar or Bat Mitzvah, Funeral, Unveiling, Civil Wedding ceremony, Conversion Yahrzeit and more. She teaches via a Virtual Classroom video platform that is now part of our daily lives. The Jewish Wedding Rabbi website offers resources of information to learn about the Jewish Wedding. Educating all couples on the Jewish wedding ceremony customs and rituals is why this website is set up. It lets a couple feel connected to the tradition of from generation to generation.
About Rabbi Andrea Frank’s personal spiritual journey flourished over time from her younger years surrounded by Rabbi’s and Cantors in her family. Her childhood town’s synagogue was her home away from home. Her encounter with clergy educators validated her calling, leading her to become an Ordained Reform Rabbi with traditional connections.
Rabbi Andrea’s goal is to reach the “congregation without walls.”
Her maternal great grandfather and the generations before him were Kohanim, the priestly tribal families. The Kohanim had the responsibility of conducting the service in God’s temple and were the spiritual leaders of the people. Reform Judaism does not differentiate of daughters and sons, and so she is part of the Kohanim.
About Rabbi, Andrea took part and sang in various choirs enjoying Jewish Music. Music is central to religious experience and has always been a part of the people. We read from the Torah, chanted, forming a deeper communication. As far back as King David, music accompanied all religious ceremonies. During the first temple, he composed and wrote the Psalms. By the time of the second temple, the order of which are the Psalms at each prayer service we know today became firmly established. A tallit prayer shawl’s stripes are straight for Judaism to be continuous without ending; L’Dor V’Dor from Generation to Generation.
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Rabbi in the Torah – Jewish History, the Past, the Present, the Internet
About Rabbi Andrea: Location
About Rabbi, Andrea lives in Westchester County, New York and able to assist those in the Metropolitan area; New York (including New York City-Manhattan), Westchester County, Fairfield County, Connecticut, and Northern New Jersey.
Creative wedding ceremony locations for a Jewish wedding reflects the personalities of the couple.
About Rabbi Andrea happy to assist to officiate your wedding anywhere in the United States; Chicago, Texas, California, North Carolina, Florida to name a few states and everywhere else in between.
Please Note: Covid-19 is still active, and health and safety is important to gather in person from one location to another.
Local Civil Wedding Ceremonies – Rabbi Andrea, a clergy member, has the authorization to sign Marriage Licenses, Marriage Certificates for all 50 USA States. That certainly includes New York State, New York City (Manhattan), Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx. New York Botanical Garden, Wave Hill, and the Bronx Zoo. Making your marriage legal and binding. Civil wedding ceremonies are separate from a religious ceremony, aka Jewish Wedding. Rabbi can officiate all faiths for a Civil Wedding marriage ceremony without the religious element.
About Rabbi Andrea: to reach the “congregation without walls.”
Reform Judaism, Reform Movement Core Values:
The Reform Movement is the largest Jewish religious movement in North America
- A God-centered Judaism that combines respect for Jewish law and Jewish tradition with a progressive religious outlook designed to remain relevant and meaningful to contemporary North American Jews
- A commitment to Torah (lifelong Jewish learning), Avodah (worship of God through prayer and observance), and G’milut Hasadim (the pursuit of justice, peace, and deeds of loving-kindness) – expressed in a lifelong study of the sacred Jewish texts, creativity and spirituality in worship, and social action fulfilling the vision of the Prophets
- A commitment to Klal Yisrael, the entire Jewish people, with special focus on the people and the state of Israel, and on world Jewry, particularly on the needs of Progressive congregations everywhere
- A community-focused religion that honors the personal autonomy of the individual, egalitarianism with openness and acceptance)