The Guided Path with Rabbi Ziona

My wife found Rabbi Ziona after an exhaustive search in which many local rabbis were either booked for our popular May date and/or not interested in performing an interfaith service. After giving up hope on having a wedding full of Jewish tradition, Rabbi Ziona rescued us and was an integral part in the best day of our lives. Rabbi Ziona was extremely thoughtful in getting to know us. She worked with our schedules and communicated with us by phone, FaceTime, and in person. She guided us through some very thoughtful exercises that helped my wife and I reaffirm our love and cultivate some very personal material for her service. In particular Ziona knew our story, what mattered to us, and each other. In delivering her service she beautifully highlighted G-d's role in nature in a way that really honored our shared values and traditions. To anyone who is searching for a Rabbi with great spirit, energy, and love please contact Ziona and you will not be disappointed!

Rabbi Ziona was amazing! From start to finish she strived to make our wedding day special. She was very accommodating and worked with myself and my husband to truly make a ceremony special for us. After the ceremony we recieved countless compliments for her and the ceremony she performed. She is a very warm and genuine person and I highly recommend her.

Dear Rabbi, It would be our pleasure to tell anyone about how happy we were to have you officiate at our wedding. We appreciated the time you took to get to know us and perhaps even to help us get to know ourselves a little better. You were able to address what was important to us as individuals and as a couple. The guests were so fascinated by the reason for the wedding band being worn on a different finger then is conventional in America! Thank you for a lovely memory. J&J

My husband and I were married by Rabbi Zelazo September 22nd 2012. The ceremony was absolutely beautiful, everything we wanted and more. Although there were 160 people in attendance, the ceremony felt intimate like it was just the few of us under the chuppah. Although we spoke before hand about specific aspects we did or did not want in our ceremony, Rabbi Zelazo kept certain details of the ceremony to herself until the day. What she didn’t tell us was how personal and specific our ceremony would be to us. From the description of the Ketubah we chose, to her address to us, our ceremony felt singular to the two of us and to the moment. Rabbi Zelazo has a way about her that makes you hang on her every word. We think the best indicator of the kind of ceremony Rabbi Zelazo officiates is that looking back the entire day of the wedding is a blur, but we remember the ceremony most vividly and that, we think, is a credit to Rabbi Zelazo.

Rabbi Ziona is a blessing - plain and simple. As amazing as I'm sure your wedding will be, it will be even better with Rabbi Ziona involved. She has an incalculable energy and an infectious optimism about everything. We cannot say enough about what she meant to our ceremony - and frankly, our lives. No question here.

Amazing! Rabbi Ziona really made our entire wedding experience unique and special. In fact, a number of our guest commented on how thoughtful and beautiful our ceremony was. From the day we met, to our monthly discussions, to our wedding ceremony, Rabbi Ziona was always there to help answer questions or offer advice via phone, Skype, or in-person. She was particularly amazing at making sure our inter-faith ceremony held the best of both our views and values and was respectful of all in attendance. Overall, it was a pleasant experience, one that we would do all over again because our days together felt truly special and meaningful. Thank you, Rabbi Ziona!