Help with interfaith officiant maybe Cantor Bennedict

egreen3792 Posted: Oct 15, 2001 05:03 PM

Help with interfaith officiant maybe Cantor Bennedict

We are getting married in February. We were going to have a priest and a rabbi. The rabbi is a friend of the family (his grandaughter is actually the flowergirl). We just found out he was diagnosed with cancer and begins chemo shortly. He does not want us to rely on him for the services because he is unsure how his condition will be. Now we have 4 months to find another rabbi or cantor. A number of friends have mentioned cantor Bennedict to me. Does anyone have any information or a contact number for him? Does anyone know of anyone else?

Jennifer A. Posted: Oct 15, 2001 06:38 PM

I have a rabbi you can call

I am also having an interfaith wedding and am using a rabbi/priest tag team and they are great. Rabbi Jerry Heller is a fabulous guy and is most likely booked but definitely worth a try - 914-624-1691. Good luck and sorry to hear about your rabbi's condition.

hello2fun Posted: Oct 15, 2001 10:06 PM

Help with interfaith officiant maybe Cantor Bennedict

Hi,

Cantor David Benedict phone number is 676-7682. If he is booked I have a list of about 6 Rabbi/Cantor's who perform interfaith Weddings. Let me know if you need their names or numbers. Good Luck.

LaurenS Posted: Oct 16, 2001 11:03 AM

He was the cantor in my temple

Cantor Benedict was the cantor in my Temple (Temple Israel) for well over 30 years.(he has since retired) He has the most beautiful voice I have ever heard. I would defintely recommend him! He Bar and Bat Mitzvahed my brother and sister. The whole congregation was so sad when he left.