Weddings and Commitment Ceremonies
I have supported more than 30 couples — gay and straight, cis and trans, Jewish and multifaith — in designing relevant, powerful, beautiful, spiritual, musical, and moving wedding and commitment ceremonies.
While each individual and every union is unique, I draw from the deep well of Hasidic and Kabbalistic traditions to weave a rooted yet original ritual to celebrate and elevate your coupling.
As a musician, I use song and silence as tools for connecting communities, opening hearts, and deepening love.
“Shir made our experience beautiful rather than routine, spiritual rather than religious. Shir brought magic to our wedding day.”
“It was beautiful. It was simple. It was exactly what I wanted. ”
“It would be an understatement to say that our experience working with Reb Shir was exceptional. Shir ticked all the boxes for us: social justice minded, could speak to both the spiritual and cultural aspects of Judaism that were meaningful to us, and musical. While my partner and I are Jewish, many of our guests were not; it was important to maintain many elements of a traditional ceremony, but it was imperative that our guests unfamiliar with these traditions feel respected and acknowledged. Simply everyone told us that our ceremony was the most beautiful they had ever witnessed. It was so amazing to share this moment with so many loved ones, and for our diverse group to all be connected in this way, because of Shir’s work with us and the graceful and magical ability to help everyone find meaning in the ceremony. We felt true to ourselves and true to our communities. Shir was warm, the chanting was beautiful, and the entire thing felt dreamy and powerful.”
“You conducted such a beautiful ceremony that not only were our guests crying but our guests told us that the entire line of bridesmaids were crying. The rituals you brought to the service that were instinctively yours were sweet and serene. It brought everyone into the ceremony and everyone together.”
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