Marking the Moment
Life moves through beginnings, promises, changes, losses and returns.
Some moments ask to be marked. A ceremony gives us time to recognise what is happening, gather the people who matter, and give words and form to what the heart already knows.
I accompany individuals, couples and families through these moments. Each ceremony grows from conversation: who you are, what you carry, and what you wish to celebrate, honour or remember.
Birth, Naming and Coming of Age
The arrival of a child brings a new life into the world and changes the life of a family.
I conduct baby namings and welcoming ceremonies, drawing on Jewish tradition while making room for each family’s history, culture and faith. A naming may also mark adoption, joining a new family, receiving a Hebrew name or choosing a name that expresses who a person has become.
As children grow, I prepare and conduct Bar, Bat and B’nei Mitzvah ceremonies, as well as other personal and intercultural coming-of-age celebrations. The ceremony is shaped around the young person: their character, questions, abilities and place within their family and community.
Weddings and Commitments
A wedding brings two lives, two families and many stories into one shared moment.
I work with couples to create ceremonies that feel true to their relationship. Jewish tradition offers a rich language of blessing, covenant, joy and home. Each couple also brings their own history, culture, faith and hopes for the life ahead.
Together, we shape the ceremony, choose its words and symbols, and prepare for the day itself — and for the commitment being made.
Jewish, interfaith, intercultural and same-sex couples are warmly welcome. I also conduct commitment ceremonies, vow renewals and anniversary celebrations.
Family, Home and New Beginnings
Families are formed, changed and renewed in many ways.
A ceremony may welcome an adopted child, honour a blended family, celebrate an anniversary or reunion, or mark a new chapter in the lives of parents, children or grandparents.
I also conduct house blessings and ceremonies for the affixing of a mezuzah. Moving into a new home is more than a change of address. It is an opportunity to gather, give thanks and bring blessing and intention into the life that will unfold there.
Change, Healing and Life Transitions
Not every important transition is joyful, and not every new beginning arrives by choice.
Illness and recovery, separation and divorce, retirement, relocation and other major changes may call for prayer, reflection or a simple ritual of acknowledgement. A ceremony can help us honour what has been, recognise what is changing and take the next step with intention.
At times, what life asks of us is not a ceremony, but a conversation held with care.
I meet with people facing grief, illness, family change, spiritual questions, relationship transitions and decisions that carry personal weight. I bring my experience as a rabbi and chaplain, together with close listening and respect for the person before me. These conversations may take place once or over a short period, online or in person.
Farewell and Remembrance
When someone dies, people need a place for grief, memory, gratitude and love.
I accompany individuals and families in preparing funerals, memorial services, unveilings, yahrzeit observances and private rituals of remembrance. We speak about the person who has died: the life they lived, the people they loved, the relationships they formed and the stories that remain.
A farewell may hold tears, silence, music, prayer and memory. It cannot remove the loss, but it can help us honour a life and carry our loved one forward with dignity.
Creating Your Ceremony
Every ceremony begins with a meeting.
We speak about the occasion, the people involved, the traditions that matter to you and the atmosphere you hope to create. From there, I prepare a ceremony shaped around your story.
You do not need to know in advance exactly what the ceremony should look like. We discover that together.
Jewish, interfaith, intercultural and personal ceremonies are all welcome.
Mark the Moment
If there is a moment in your life that deserves care, words and ceremony, tell me about it.
We can begin with a conversation.