
SARA stock MAYO
Life cycle officiant, spiritual director, creative arts coach



LIFE CYCLE
I am an independent lifecycle officiant with many years of experience working in traditional Jewish institutions and privately in spiritual leadership and educational roles. I conduct B mitzvah, weddings, funerals and baby namings, working with each family and individual to create a ritual that best suits their specific needs. My approach is heavily based in music, poetry and writing creative liturgy, while drawing from a myriad of Jewish sources.
B Mitzvah offerings:
For families looking to have a non-traditional service in a setting of their choosing, I work one on one with each student to assist with prayers, writing d'vrei torah, and guiding families in creating services and prayer booklets. Students are invited to create a Saturday morning mincha or evening ma’ariv/havdalah service.
Weddings:
Work with any couple who choose to make the commitment of marriage in a Jewish ceremony. Together, we will create a meaningful ritual as you enter into the covenant of marriage.
Funerals:
Perform the rites of burial in the Jewish tradition for unaffiliated Jews with an attention to each families' individual needs.
Baby namings:
Create a personalized ritual in collaboration with parents as they enter a baby or young child into the Jewish community.
Other creative rituals:
Available to plan and lead creative Jewish rituals for life events such as gender transition, healing from loss, life transitions.