Rabbi Hyim Shafner (St. Louis, MO) is the rabbi of Bais Abraham Congregation in his home city. He has S'micha (Rabbinical Ordination), an MSW in social work, and an MA in Jewish philosophy from Yeshiva University in New York City. Rabbi Shafner has performed weddings for all kinds of Jewish people - from Orthodox to Reform to unaffiliated - in the past ten years. Rabbi Shafner assists couples with Jewish law and tradition, and he explains the significance of each step to the crowd.