Life cycle & the Jewish home
A rabbi when you need one: a brit or baby naming, a wedding under the chuppah, a funeral and the year of mourning, a yahrzeit. And help at home — a mezuzah check, kashering a kitchen, a tour of the mikvah.
The big moments don't wait for a convenient time, and they shouldn't depend on whether you belong to a synagogue. Call (210) 555-0170 — day or night for a death in the family — and the Rabbi will be there.
How we can help
There is never a fee to talk. Costs, where there are any, are agreed up front.
Births
A brit milah with a certified mohel, or a baby naming for a girl at the Torah, with a kiddush after.
Weddings
Meeting the couple, the ketubah, the chuppah, and preparing the bride for the mikvah.
Loss and mourning
The funeral, the shiva minyan at home, and saying kaddish — and a yahrzeit reminder every year after.
The Jewish home
Mezuzahs checked and hung, a kitchen kashered with you, a first Shabbat at home walked through step by step.
- Mezuzah check — bring yours in or we'll come to you
- Kosher kitchen help — kashering, a shopping list, local kosher sources
- The mikvah — a private, beautiful mikvah; tours by appointment with the Rebbetzin
- Yahrzeit reminders — we'll send you the date each year, in English and on the Hebrew calendar
Questions people ask quietly
We aren't members anywhere. Can you officiate?
Yes. You don't need to belong to anything. Call and we'll meet.
Someone in my family just died. What do I do first?
Call (210) 555-0170 at any hour. The Rabbi will talk you through the next few hours and contact the funeral home with you.
How do I book a time at the mikvah?
Call or text the Rebbetzin. Appointments are private and confidential.
Need a rabbi?
Call any time. For a death in the family, call at any hour.
More programs
Other ways to be part of the community.
- Shabbat dinnersEvery Friday night, after a short service, we sit down to kiddush, fresh challah and a three-course home-cooked dinner. Forty people on a quiet week, a hundred on a holiday — and always a seat for one more.
- Jewish holidaysFrom the shofar on Rosh Hashanah to the last matzah ball of Passover, every holiday of the year happens here — services, meals, and something for the kids. You bring yourself; we'll bring the rest.
- Torah classes & Lunch and LearnA Tuesday evening class on the week's Torah portion, a Thursday Lunch and Learn downtown, and one-on-one study whenever you want it. No background needed — bring a question and leave with something to think about.