Celebrations and Ceremonies

“What is a ceremony?” asked the prince. This too is one of those things that has been neglected, answered the fox, “It is an act that distinguishes one day from all other days and one hour from all other hours… It is better that you return every day at the same time. If you return, for example, at four in the afternoon, I will begin to be happy already at three. The closer the time of the meeting approaches, the more I will feel myself to be happy. And when the fourth hour arrives, I will begin to get excited and worry. Then I will know for the first time the price of happiness.”

From "The Little Prince", Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

During holidays, celebrations, sadness and joy - we look for a meaningful way to mark the special and formative moments that shape the course of our lives.
The secular among us, those who are free from the strict commandments and laws of Halacha, are looking for the precise place that reflects the scale of values, language, and free secular spirit. The meaning .
Whether you are preparing for a joyful event like a wedding or welcoming a new baby into the family, or you are looking for a meaningful ceremony to mark a complex and upsetting situation like a divorce or a funeral, the ceremony we create together will be written and conducted with you and for you, in a way that is personal and unique to you, will express the values that are important to you, and will reflect who you are.
Serves as a bridge between the traditional and the new, between the past and the present, written and edited in the spirit of Judaism as a culture, with an egalitarian and pluralistic approach, or in other words - in the style of secular Israeli Judaism.
An Israeli-secular ceremony combines ancient and new blessings, ancient and new symbols, Hebrew poetry, music, and traditions from all times and the Diaspora.
I feel a commitment to tradition, connect with its beauty, and see importance in the historical story of the Jewish and Israeli people, but above all, I am committed to the personal statement of those celebrating (or mourning), believing in the expression and representation of personal values and the integration of elements from the diverse and renewing multiculturalism around us.

I see Judaism as a culture – not a religion – a culture that exists in the multicultural space of all human beings. In this space, there is no one way to be an Israeli, or a religious person of any religion, or a secular person, or a Jew. There is no one way to be a person in the world.

I am committed to the process of creating a ceremony that is an exciting and meaningful celebration that combines Israeli culture with the personal, unique and special story of every man, woman, couple, within the family, community and universal society.
Whoever you are, together we will design the ceremony that is right for you and that expresses your identity and your unique life story.

Who gives me authority?

As a secular rabbi, spiritual guide, couples counselor, and mediator, my source of authority also stems from my ordination to the rabbinate (2008, Tmura Institute for the Ordination of Secular Rabbis in Israel), but more than that, from my knowledge of the Jewish bookcase, the contents of Jewish and universal culture that I bring with me, and my lifestyles that represent the cultural identity of the largest current in the Jewish people – the secular stream.

I have written and conducted diverse ceremonies for many events in Israel and around the world.
Browse the site, get inspired and together we will create the ceremony that is unique to you, according to your imagination, fantasy, and need.