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Boston, MA, United States, 08/31/2006 - On the series premier of ‘Family Jewels,” the new reality television show following the life of KISS front man Gene Simmons, a surprise wedding is planned and carried out by Gene’s long time girlfriend Shannon Tweed.
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On the series premier of ‘Family Jewels,” the new reality television show following the life of KISS front man Gene Simmons, a surprise wedding is planned and carried out by Gene’s long time girlfriend Shannon Tweed. The wedding is done in order to confront the rock-star about his unwavering avoidance of uttering the words “I do.” Tweed prepared every detail to the tee and even included a real Rabbi to conduct the ceremony. Finding a Rabbi to take part in a surprise wedding may have proven to be a more daunting task had it not been for the success of RabbiRentals.com, a site providing a Rabbi’s services for various events. While the Rabbi for this occasion was used for a “prank wedding,” his employment represent a large spike in the popularity and usefulness of the web site and its services.
Created in 2002 by President David Segal, the site provides Jewish individuals and families the opportunity to use rabbinical services for the many meaningful spiritual experiences in life. More importantly, however, RabbiRentals.com lends itself towards supporting people of many different Jewish backgrounds who need the services of a rabbi but may not have the funds for a temple membership.
The site’s ballooning popularity in recent years can be attributed to a larger trend in Jewish individuals and couples these days. While many would consider themselves to be of the Reform denomination, a large portion of Jews today are unaffiliated with any major congregation. Without being a part of a Synagogue community, many Jews carve out their own form of the religion, celebrating some holidays while missing others. Despite not belonging to a Temple, many unaffiliated Jews want to have a Rabbi present for weddings, funerals and Bris', but don’t know how to go about getting one. The need for these services is a very real one in the Jewish community today.
The idea of Rabbirentals.com has really caught on recently and there is no better sign of that than the ‘Family Jewels’ premier. When asked about how he feels the exposure will help out business, Segal replied: “I am very excited about the exposure that the television show will grant Rabbirentals.com.” With or without the KISS star endorsing the company, there is no question that the need for spiritual services for those who might be on the cusp are never ending, and as long as there will be Rabbis, you can rent them.
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