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Jewish and Interfaith Weddings in Central Florida
Your wedding is a unique moment in your lives. It should be about you and your love for each other. Couples and their families tell me, consistently, that my ceremony was a beautiful and meaningful part of their special day. Every wedding that I perform is uniquely customized and personalized. Ideally I would like to meet with you 3 times, in person if you live in Central Florida or by Skype if you live somewhere else, so I can speak about your personally and get all the details right. I always do my best to balance what works for you with Jewish tradition and to honor the family traditions of non-Jewish partners as much as I can. I'm pretty flexible and will gladly discuss options for participation in your ceremony by family and friends. Call or write today for a consultation.
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Ceremony Types
Interfaith Ceremony, Religious Ceremony, Same Sex Ceremony, Second Wedding , Vow Renewal Ceremony
Religious Affiliations
Interfaith, Jewish
Wedding Activities
Premarital Counseling, Wedding, Ceremony
Rabbi Sanford Olshansky Reviews
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Reviewed On 8/23/2017 by Raquel V
I highly recommend Rabbi O. My husband and I got married in July and we both come from different religious backgrounds. I am Catholic and my husband is Jewish. Rabbi O was very understanding and respectful. He took the time to explain all of th...
Reviewed On 4/15/2018 by Knot M
Rabbi Olshansky was fantastic! And he proves that everything happens for a reason. After struggling to find a rabbi who would officiate for a Jewish husband and a Hindu wife, we knew we found “the one” with Rabbi O. From the very first moment w...
Reviewed On 7/02/2016 by Shelby S
Rabbi Olshansky officiated at our wedding in March, and we could not have been happier with everything! I am Jewish and my husband is not. We agreed to have a Jewish ceremony to honor my family's traditions, but we had a lot of anxiety around w...
Reviewed On 8/26/2016 by M. K
What a truly great find in Rabbi O. I read the reviews and thought " There is no way this Rabbi can be that good." But he is. So warm and caring. He included details and observations about us in his service that I didn't think he caught. My hus...
Reviewed On 7/04/2016 by Michael J
Rabbi Olshansky was an amazing officiant for our wedding. He conducted a great service and he really got to know my wife and I. Very nice, flexible and professional. He engages in a lot of research as he intertwines Jewish culture with how it r...
Reviewed On 2/08/2016 by Stacy G
Rabbi Olshansky was absolutely incredible! He was extremely organized and did not treat as as just another client, but rather a couple who truly wanted to get to know before he officiated. Before the wedding we had three meetings where he would...
Reviewed On 11/13/2015 by
Our entire wedding experience was amazing, largely due to Rabbi Olshansky's pre-wedding spiritual preparations. We met on 3 occasions and he had a different outline each time, which worked in a progressive fashion to get us ready for our big da...
Reviewed On 11/13/2015 by
Rabbi Sandy is the kindest person you are ever likely to meet on this earth! He made my wedding day a very special and memorable occasion, and he really does feel like a member of my own family now.
Thank you Rabbi Sandy for being such a spe...
Reviewed On 2/05/2015 by Leah S
Rabbi Olshansky was great! We live in Tampa but got married in Orlando. Rabbi O went out of his way to drive over to Tampa to meet with us, twice. He really cared about getting to know us as a couple. He did a wonderful job of combining who ...
Reviewed On 1/27/2015 by michael t
Rabbi Olshansky was professional, respectful, understanding, and the consummate professional. He was five minutes early for our in-person meetings, prompt for our phone calls, and always reachable if we had any questions. Rabbi Olshansky guid...
Reviewed On 11/04/2014 by
Rabbi Olshansky was fantastic!! My husband and I met with Rabbi O multiple times leading up to our wedding day. He really got to know us and our story which he shared with our guests during the ceremony. He helped us discuss topics with each ...
Reviewed On 10/31/2014 by
Rabbi Sandy was perfect. He was reeferred to us by a friend and absolutely exceeded our expectations.
We meet with him various times in the months leading up to the wedding so we could get to know each other. During this time, he also taugh...
Reviewed On 10/16/2014 by Melanie F
Our original rabbi had a family emergency on Thursday, two days before our Saturday wedding, and Rabbi Olshansky really stepped up. He met with us directly before our rehearsal on Friday and spent some time trying to get a feel for us so that h...
Contact Info for Rabbi Sanford Olshansky
3810 Murrell Road, Suite 129, Rockledge, FL | Orlando, Theme Parks, Daytona, All Central Florida(321) 704-0702
Meet the Team
Rabbi Sanford (Sandy) Olshansky
Owner
I'm a second career rabbi. I love performing weddings because they're such happy times in people's lives. I was ordained in 2011 after 4 years of intensive study in both Reform and Conservative Judaism. From 2008 to 2013 I served as "second rabbi" of a large temple in New Jersey. I led an Orlando area congregation from 2014 to 2017. I've taught Judaic Studies at the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando since 2014. I'm a member of CCAR, the Reform rabbinical association. Previously I worked for many years in sales and marketing in the electronics and advertising industries