We live in Arizona and planned to get married in Rhode Island while on a 2 week family vacation…read morewith our 3 boys. We found Ken online along with several other Rabbi's. We interviewed 3-4 and knew immediately - knew literally on the call with him - that he was the right Rabbi for us. Why? Ken is relaxed, personable, friendly, knowledgeable, experienced, caring, educated, flexible, thoughtful, funny and genuine. I could likely add more adjectives to describe him, but you get the idea - he's a terrific person, not just Rabbi, a great human being. Although we had never met in person or even seen each other via skype, he simply made us feel relaxed and comfortable. This is what we wanted. Ken was available to talk on the phone anytime we wanted prior to the wedding. We spoke 2 or 3 times and always laughed and shared and got to know each other a bit more. We actually couldn't wait to meet him in person.
We met for the first time in person the day of our wedding at a beautiful, windy ocean overlook in a state park in Rhode Island. The location was incredible; phenomenal suggestion from our photographer. Meeting Ken in person for the first time was like meeting an old friend. We didn't know him, but we knew him, ya know? He spent several minutes alone with our 3 boys getting to know them while my wife and I spoke with the photographer (who was also AMAZING!!). Ken and the boys had instant connections and it was clear that Ken was genuinely interested in who they each were as individuals and brothers. He really wanted to understand them, their relationships and their feelings. The ceremony itself was fantastic!! It was intimate, just my wife, me, our 3 boys, Ken and the photographer - so we weren't worried about impressing anyone and weren't looking for our ceremony to be extremely serious and formal. We simply wanted to be together as a family, to smile a lot, to laugh, to be happy, to feel the emotion, to feel the significance and meaning for our family and in the eyes of God, and to relax and enjoy - and we did. A big part of the success was Ken's genuine care for us and for what we wanted. The chuppah, which Ken brought for us since he knew we were traveling 2,600 miles to be there, and our kippot were determined to sail off into the ocean in the gentle (not!) "breeze" (wind). We all got a good chuckle and got some good pictures with the chuppah before we folded it up and put it away prior to the ceremony. Hey, you can't control Mother Nature, right? So we rolled with it, all good. Ken also offered to supply us with the Kiddush cup and wine being that we were only in NH for the day. Super thoughtful and generous of him - a truly considerate and caring person!
Ken's style is what I would call genuine, caring, enthusiastic, emotional and real. He arrived on time, knew exactly what we wanted from our previous emails, texts and phone calls, stayed with us and never made us feel rushed, put his own heart and personality into the service, he even got a little choked up. He went with us for additional photos and to sign the ketubah. He honestly contributed greatly to the whole event being happy, peaceful, emotional, funny, relaxed and everything we could have hoped for. If I were again to choose a Rabbi for our wedding, or any wedding, even though I am certain others are great, I'd pick Ken 100 out of 100 times. Truly, he, and our photographer, were the absolute best choices we could have made, hands down.