Serving Seattle, Everett and Tacoma WA (Washington) – Reform Rabbi Jessica K. Marshall is your Jewish Life cycle events and ceremonies specialist, officiating at weddings, bar mitzvah and bat mitzvah, baby namings and funerals.

Life Cycle Events

• Baby Namings – Rabbi Marshall can help your family and community welcome a Jewish child into the world with a baby naming (brit-milah for boys and brit-bat for girls).  Together we consecrate their Hebrew name with blessings and prayers.

• Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah - Rabbi Marshall offers private B’nai Mitzvah ceremonies for families with guidance for the student, discussions about personal theology, help writing a d’var Torah and alternatives such as outdoor services.

• Weddings – Rabbi Marshall performs Jewish wedding ceremonies, interfaith  ceremonies, and same-sex weddings in the Seattle area and can help you find ways to include your entire family in the ceremony as well as incorporate personal prayers and rituals.

• Funerals - Rabbi Marshall can conduct Jewish funerals at a funeral parlor, graveside, as a memorial service, and for those who have chosen cremation.

Learning Opportunities
Rabbi Marshall teaches adult education classes at Temple Beth Or in Everett, WA in addition to leading Jewish outdoor adventures in  Seattle.