Interfaith Catholic/Jewish Ceremonies

ing interfaith. I HIGHLY reccomend them. They are both sweet, giving, kind indiviuals who will make every effort to get to know you and your fiancee prior to the wedding. This makes for a lovely and personalized ceremony that you and your guests will love. We had several guests make a point of saying that in all their years of going to weddings that this was the best ceremony they'd seen. It was really special and neither I or my husband would change a thing. Book them!

an opportunity to get to know eachother. Our ceremony was so personal to us and our guests couldn’t stop saying how beautiful the ceremony was. We truly felt that there was a wonderful balance of both of our religions. We would highly recommend having Cantor Katz and Father Callahan officiate your interfaith wedding! Thank you again!

ceremony really wholesome and genuine. They spent their time making sure our ceremony was smooth and complete without it feeling rushed. They have so much rapport with one another and it’s very obvious. Wedding guests typically don’t look forward to a ceremony for fearing it’s boring and long but easily 20+ of our guests complimented their ceremony to us. I would book them 10 times over, and I would not hesitate to recommend them.

months as we planned out our day we were not only lucky to have him doing our wedding but felt we found a friend. People are still raving about our wedding days later and how personal and warm it was. There are not enough words to express how truly happy we were with the ceremony and just how perfect it was. THANK YOU!

they made our ceremony extremely unique and gave our guests a wedding to remember. Through each step of the way, both officiants answered any question we had and honored my "you may now kiss the bride" request I've dreamed of hearing. I highly recommend Cantor Katz and Father Callahan for your interfaith wedding. They make an AMAZING team!

our new date work. I was pretty devastated because he was my grandmother’s Rabbi and had married my sister a few years back. But my then-fiancé and I decided to look on the bright side and instead use it as an opportunity to find an officiant that was special for both of us rather than just representing my family. It was important to me and my family that we have a traditional Jewish ceremony, but we wanted to make sure that my non-Jewish husband and his family still felt included. As soon as we met with Cantor Katz via zoom we knew instantly that he’d be able to strike the right balance for us. We had several zoom meetings with the Cantor (and even one coffee meetup in-person when we were in town) to get to know each other in the year leading up to our new wedding date. He answered all of our questions, gave us some great advice, and worked with us to ensure that our ceremony truly represented us as a couple. He incorporated all of the beautiful and important traditions of a Jewish ceremony but made sure to talk us through the meaning behind each of them and asked us if we’d like to include it. He also took time to understand my husband’s beliefs and made sure the way he spoke about marriage, religion and the commitment we were making felt right for both of us. When the day finally came, it was everything we had hoped for. We had so many of our guests come up to us after the ceremony and throughout the party and even in the weeks since that talked about how special our ceremony was and we have him to thank for that. In particular, so many of our non-Jewish family could not stop raving as it was the first time that a lot of them had been to a Jewish wedding. We heard again and again how much they truly loved the history and significance of our traditions as well as the way the Cantor guided everyone through them and related them to our relationship. Overall, a pretty rave review from the crowd, and from my husband and I as well. A big thank you to Cantor Katz for taking the time to get to know us on our journey and making our day so special. We couldn't have asked for anything more. We'll carry with us his guidance and advice from our chats as well as the memory of such a special ceremony that got us finally married after all this time.

g, we knew that they were the officiants we wanted for our big day. My husband says if people don't like something, they say nothing, but if people say something, that means they liked it and almost every single person came up us immediately and told us what a beautiful ceremony we had and what a wonderful job Cantor Katz and Father Callahan did. Both religions were represented equally, which included participation from our families. To us, the most important part of the wedding day is the ceremony where two people are joined together as one, and to have Father Callahan and Cantor Katz be there and officiate and help us take that next step in our relationship was truly remarkable. Look no further for your interfaith marriage. They both work so well together and it was truly an honor for us to have them be apart of our wedding day. Thank you from Liz and Joey!

yle. He spent time really getting to know us as a couple and personalized everything.

t beautiful thing I have ever witnessed or been a part of. While I know I am biased, I received the same compliment from many of our wedding guests - so many of them admitted to being moved to tears. You can tell they have worked together many times, because the ceremony went incredibly smoothly. The balance of Jewish and Catholic traditions was absolutely flawless and so moving. Both my husband and I really felt that our traditions were not only individually represented, but unified in a way that truly highlighted the beauty of our interfaith relationship. We are eternally thankful.

t have pictured anyone else marrying us and helping us start our life together. From the beginning (pre-Covid) to present day, in the midst of a global pandemic, they have been nothing but exceptional. They were available for all our questions, concerns, and were very flexible when we had to adjust our wedding plans after we cancelled our “big” wedding due to Covid. Our ceremony was small and intimate and amazing. They played off each other so well and really personalized our special moment. They did a great job unifying the Catholic and Jewish faith and explaining traditions to all our guests. Cantor Katz has a beautiful voice and he filled all of Northport Harbor with Jewish prayer. It was lovely, all of it!

ay, highly recommended!!!! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!

us so! Cantor Katz was so warm and genuine from the moment we met him that we knew it was “Besheret” for him to perform our wedding ceremony. Not to mention his voice is INCREDIBLE. We know that hands down we had the most perfect officiant for our wedding and we can’t thank him enough. We can’t wait to call him in a few years for our child’s baby naming or bris :)

r helpful in our wedding planning, and his framework for interfaith marriages really helped focus our discussions. Additionally, Pastor Bob had never done a Jewish/Lutheran interfaith marriage so it really helped having that particular experience in the planning. Cantor Katz has a an amazing personality, demeanor, and voice. His ability to sing and his affable nature makes you feel like you have known him your whole life. Both officiants ability to play off each other, keep it respectful yet fun, really gave us the unique ceremony we were looking for. Everyone at the wedding told us how much they loved our ceremony and how great Cantor Katz and Pastor Bob were. They really brought out the beautiful parts of our faith and really tied them together in their universality.

Our guests where crying after his speech, it was so beautiful . We very happy that we found him. Thank you so much Michael !

g day wonderful. Everyone who attended the ceremony thought it was one of the best they've been to. He was easy to contact whenever I had any questions. He arrived on time for the ceremony, and put us both at ease with his professionalism. I would highly recommend him. Thank you Michael!!

ersonal email,to finalize our agreement to be the officiant, but ignored me and contacted me via The Knot as tohis sudden unavailability.

elpful in the months leading up to the wedding, helping us with readings and to more generally tailor the ceremony to the character of the setting of the event -- a farm -- and the character of my wife and I. On the day of the ceremony he arrived early. After the ceremony, he made the legal paperwork quick and painless. Most importantly, he did a marvelous job during the ceremony. We, unfortunately, had a death in the family a few days before the ceremony, and Father Callahan handled that beautifully, with compassionate words and asking for a minute of silence. In addition, he also did a beautiful job with the homily. It was clear from the content of what he said that he had come to understand us as a couple in our discussions leading up to the big day, and that he had tailored his words to my wife and I on that day. Working with him was a wonderful experience. Highly recommended.

uncle, then when my sister in law got married, he also married her and her husband as well. When they had a baby, who is also our Godson, Reverend Callahan baptized him as well. Needless to say, he's been a part of our family! He performed our wedding ceremony and it was beautiful! I received many compliments on how nice the ceremony was, how sweet our vows were and overall that they could feel the love in the room. We had met with him prior to the wedding for the Prepare and Enrich program as well which was very helpful to us. Reverend Callahan helped us through the whole process to make sure the ceremony was everything we wanted it to be. We had been in contact via email and phone calls and he was always professional and friendly and always answered all of my questions. Thank you Reverend Callahan!! Laura and Michael

nd personal. They were sensitive to some of the stresses we faced throughout the journey leading up to the wedding and even met us (a second time) in our home time to throrougly discuss the outline and timing of our ceremony to ensure that we were comfortable. The day of our wedding was definitely a crazy one, but meeting Cantor Katz and a Father Callahan at the altar temepered all my nerves. We are forever thankful!

nce. As we were talking we couldn't help but think about our wedding and, ultimately, you. Thank you so much for the beautiful service! It really got this whole thing off on the right foot. Thank you and much love, Laura and Matt

and we couldn't have been happier about how the ceremony went. I have to admit when we were looking for officiants we were apprehensive about how it would work out. We wanted it to be balanced, meaningful and done with care not to offend anyone in either family. Well Cantor David and Father Michael understood this totally. They are real pros and they work beautifully together. You can see the genuine respect and friendship they have with each other and this really put our families at ease. We feel like this ceremony really helped us to get off to a wonderful start in our marriage. When we look at the video everyone still gets all choked up. We highly recommend Cantor David and Father Michael and we look forward to staying in touch with them.

long , not too short, he is Great!!!"

evening, he made it feel special and left not only us feeling blessed but our family. He made our day. I would recommend him to everyone."

ob speaking in Spanish. Thank you!!!"

ur Roman Catholic ceremony that much special. Our friends and family were delighted with the father too. They were deeply moved to tears. We're native Spanish speakers and he added a Spanish passage to the ceremony. We can't thank him enough!"

would be comfortable with. He made us feel completely comfortable and at the same time he had everything very organized to make it easy for us to plan the ceremony and make choices. We also liked that he offered a marriage preparation program. We chose to do it because we really felt that there is nothing more important than our relationship. The program was fun, really simple and we feel that the things we learned will help us for years to come. On the day of the wedding it was like a dream come true. Everything went smoothly and everyone had tears in their eyes. Our parents were thrilled. Father Callahan is the best!

Spanish to honor our heritage. Father Callahan speaks perfect Spanish and did the ceremony exactly as we asked. He met with us several times to plan the ceremony and we picked our vows, readings and we loved that we were able to honor our grandparents in the ceremony. It actually started to rain at the end of the ceremony but Father Callahan kept us all relaxed and we all enjoyed the moment. All of our guests were talking about how beautiful it was. We are recommending him to all our friends. Thank you so much Father Callahan for helping to make our day so special.

ceremony "short and sweet" while still adding some personal touches. We loved working with him because he was able to incorporate some catholic elements into our ceremony, as well as some non-traditional elements. He coached us through writing our own vows, which was our guests favorite part of the ceremony.

everyone feel so good. I am a NYC cop and all my buddies had tears in their eyes, the ceremony was so touching. My fiancee (now wife) was thrilled with how nice the ceremony was and we were so glad we picked him to do it. He made the service very special performing part of the ceremony in Spanish as well as English. Reverend Michael speaks perfect Spanish. He spent a lot of time before the ceremony talking with us so he could make his sermon more personal. I would highly recommend him.

her Callahan at his home for a meet and greet and to discuss our needs. He was very much eager to get to know us and understand what we wanted. After our meeting, he sent us several sample vows, readings, etc. that we could choose from, and of course allowed us to choose our own if we wished. He was very easily reachable leading up into the wedding and responded quickly. Most importantly, he showed up on time (early actually), and did an excellent job with leading the ceremony. In fact, during the event (it was outdoors) a mockingbird started to sing just in earshot of us which he wound up incorporating into his speech. It wound up being a wonderful wedding, and I have to thank Father Callahan for a big part of that. I would highly recommend him as a Wedding Officiant.

for us. Father Callahan was warm, he smiled throughout the entire service - it was as though we were being married by a close friend. His sermon was spiritual, meaningful and inclusive - he spoke to our family & guests as a source of support to help us through our marriage. We made the best choice deciding to work with Father Callahan. I am so grateful that he approached our wedding as a special and blessed moment and not a job. Everyone that attended our wedding told us that our service was the best they had ever witnessed. We met with Father only once before our wedding but what he gave us will remain with us always. With gratitude, Linda & Jesse

g. Rev. Callahan we were taken by his warm and kind nature. We were nervous meeting him because we have a daughter out of wedlock and we feared judgement, but he was so understanding and even helped us come up with ways to include her in the ceremony. During the ceremony, Rev. Callahan spoke a beautiful sermon that was filled with religious overtones and wit! Our guests commented on his witty stories and said that he really seemed to "get us". We are forever indebted to Rev. Callahan and the wonderful favor he bestowed upon us!

spiritual realm that can only be described as truly heartwarming. We all truly enjoyed his presence as he exuded love and happiness; which set the tone for the entire evening. He accomplished this with few words, but they were carefully chosen. Thank you and God Bless Father Mike!

how uplifting it was. Afterward, I just felt I had to look up who this officiant was and I found him on the Knot. I wish there were more priests, ministers and rabbis like him who can really speak to people's hearts and make a wedding day so inspirational. My wife and I felt like newlyweds, just by being there. The world needs more hope and inspiration and a wedding is the perfect place to spread that good feeling around and help people to feel hopeful about life. Just wonderful!.

asant and his words were very meaningful and touching. Many of our family and friends remarked how much they enjoyed the ceremony. He was awesome.

great for me and my fiance. First we did an online questionnaire and then he gave us feedback and suggestions for us to work on strengthening our relationship. He was so kind and the feedback was amazingly accurate in describing us. These kind of programs are usually required when you get married in church and I have heard that they are boring, but I am really glad we did it because it was really personal and helpful to us. We feel like we did something really positive for ourselves to build a good marriage. Now Reverend Callahan is helping us to plan our ceremony and we're glad that he has gotten to know us because now we feel like we will have a friend and guide officiating at our ceremony. We highly recommend Reverend Callahan.

us at his home to plan the ceremony and he helped us plan it so that it was just how we wanted. Although it was small, about 30 people, it was so beautiful. His words were so touching and inspiring. He arrived early, took care of the marriage license and everything went so smoothly. He was recommended to us by a friend and we are so glad that we found him. Reverend Callahan is also going to officiate for us at our ceremony in the Fall!

He showed up to our rehearsal without incident, but the next day was a different story. I, the bride, was informed by my wedding coordinator at 3:45pm for our 4:30pm ceremony that he had yet to arrive & was running late. She took the lead on trying to uncover where he was, & apparently he was still too far away at 4:30. We eventually had to make the decision to move forward without him as we had no definitive ETA & were facing hundreds in resulting overtime costs. We ended up deciding to start at 5:15, & I made my entrance at 5:30 (an hour late). HE NEVER SHOWED. Not even to apologize and explain. Nor did he EVER call me. I contacted him FOUR times via email before he finally contacted me. The following was his reply "I am very sorry for not getting in touch sooner and I am especially sorry about the difficulty I had getting to Old Field Club on the day of your wedding. I had explained to your coordinator. I don't know how well she conveyed it to you because it was a very stressful moment for everyone, but there was an accident on the Cross Island Parkway where traffic was boxed in in front of me and behind and I couldn't move for over an hour. After it finally cleared I still hoped to get there on time or nearly on time, but ran into some other smaller delays, so it was very unfortunate. After all that, I was about ten minutes away from the venue when she told me that there was someone there to do the ceremony and it was starting. I understand that you couldn't wait any longer and I am terribly sorry about the whole thing. After having been there for the rehearsal, I was very much looking forward to doing it for you. I will certainly send you back your deposit. If you could send me your mailing address, I will send it right out to you without delay." This made me even angrier, as my FATHER was at my house NEXT to the Cross island that afternoon and made it with time to spare. I can’t help but feel like I didn’t get the whole story from him as he lives in Northport, no where near the Cross Island, and no more than 25 minutes away from our venue. And why did I have to be the one to reach out? Why didn’t he do so immediately? If you do chose to book with him, please be sure to have an IRON CLAD CONTRACT stating your wedding is his only commitment for the day and that he will arrive at the ceremony at least an hour early to be sure there are no issues from traffic or locating the site. PLEASE NOTE: This review has been edited due to a complaint from Mr. Callahan to the Knot- he requested its removal. It reflects facts which can be legitimized through testimonials from witnesses at the Old Field Club, Elite Glamour events, & any of my vendors. Please feel free to private message me for my email correspondence as evidence. I am awarding him 1 star as even though he was pleasant, communicative, if pricey, when we first dealt with him, and he did eventually return my deposit (after a month & 4 emails- the last demanding payment), the resulting heartbreak and infliction of emotional distress that is still ongoing for me (in addition to the fiscal issue of the money we spent in resulting overtime), in my opinion fully justifies this review. I just don’t want another bride to go through my experience which continues to discolor otherwise happy memories.

Reverend Callahan really made our day personal and special. We worked with him on the ceremony outline, which he really guides you through and helps you to make it flow. His words were kind, genuine and meant a lot to my husband and me. He was very down to earth and understands marriage and love. We were upset that we didn't get a chance to thank him for everything once the ceremony was over. The photographer took us away and we had heard that he had left sometime during the cocktail hour. He did a amazing job!