Ritual, Officiation, & Facilitation

As a ritual creator, officiant, and facilitator, I support people and communities in marking moments that matter. I have designed wedding ceremonies; New Year’s rituals; rituals marking gender expansion and affirmation; interfaith and Jewish rituals; rituals to open protests and marches; rituals celebrating birthdays and life transition; and more.

I am also a facilitator of Wrestling with Zionism, a storytelling workshops inviting participants to navigate stories about Israel/Palestine and embedded Zionist theologies.

If you’re interested in ritual creation, officiation, or facilitation services, contact me!

Testimonials

Wedding Officiant

“Typically at weddings the ceremony is a formality guests have to get through so that they can then make their way to the open bar. That wasn’t the case for us. Because we hired Shir, our family and friends are still commenting on our ceremony years later. They say that they don’t normally cry at weddings but that our ceremony was the most meaningful and special service that they have ever been to. The most common phrase we hear: “There was not a dry eye in the house.” Shir took the time to incorporate our own take on spirituality, poems, and rituals with friends and family participation. We cherish our memories of our wedding ceremony which was so special and so “us,” we couldn’t have done it without Shir’s guidance, attentiveness and artistry.” - J.L.

Wedding Officiant

"Shir gave us and our ceremony the utmost care and attention. Not only did they help us to articulate what we wanted and why, but further they dreamed up and created new rituals based in tradition, queer liberation, and futurist thinking to give us a unique, bespoke, and ultimately super meaningful wedding. Shir thinks deeply and creatively about process and ritual to incredible ends!” - L.G.S.

Gender Affirmation Ritual Leader

“Shir led a ritual that was holding, tender, playful, and serious before a life-changing surgery. It carried me through the preparation, into the operation, and well into recovery afterwards.” -A.S.