Rabbi Wendy Spears was available on very short notice to officiate my mother's funeral. I had previously observed her officiating my Great Aunt's funeral and already knew that she would do an excellent job. She makes a big effort to get to know who your loved one was before the funeral when she meets with you. She brings the right measure of celebration of life, praise and understanding of your loved ones' life, together with great respect and appreciation for the sadness and mourning you are experiencing. She is able to absorb and synthesize a lot of information from different sources when putting together the eulogy. You will want to keep a copy of her eulogy. Her knowledge of Judaism is deep and wide and she will educate you and answer your questions about Judiaic views and her views on death if you want that and teach the attendees at your event the purpose of various rituals/prayers. She does all this in a relatively short time. She will let you set the agenda for the speakers. ... Read moreShe communicates by both email and telephone and is quick in her responses. I highly recommend Rabbi Spears and would love to utilize her services for a happier event. No doubt she would be great officiating a wedding.