Are you planning an online or hybrid

Bar/Bat Mitzvah – Bris – Wedding – Baby Naming

or other lifecycle celebration?

Are you worried that your guests will be Zoomed-out or feel cut off from the action – or that technical glitches will spoil your special day? 

Are you wondering how an online or hybrid event can be a joyous celebration and “feel like a simcha?”

I’m Rabbi Debra Orenstein & I’m here to help.

In only 3 weeks, I’ll show you how to make your upcoming event more meaningful, more joyful, and more participatory for the people you love. You’ll have access to video, audio, and written materials to support you and your upcoming events!

“My now-husband and I got engaged right before the pandemic hit. After a few weeks of turmoil, we decided to get married via a virtual ceremony… Rabbi Orenstein designed an incredibly personal ceremony for us. She made a virtual ceremony ring with truth and beauty.”

~ Jaime Mulligan

Mazal Tov on Zoom is inspirational and practical.

“Now more than ever, each opportunity to be connected with other human beings is precious. Too often, at life cycle events, such opportunities are squandered. This is especially true now that we are on Zoom. Tech issues and uncertainty about how to involve guests should not get in the way of creating a simcha that is meaningful, joyful, and sacred.”
~ Rabbi Debra Orenstein

Three Weeks to a More Meaningful & Joyous Celebration

Week 1: Beginning Well

Week 2: Creating Community While Honoring Individuals

Week 3: Navigating Transitions & Telling Your Sacred Story

Bonus Week 4: Live Zoom Q & A

Rabbi Debra answers your questions.

You’ll receive valuable materials that are yours to keep.

All of this is included:

• Excerpts from some of Rabbi Debra’s favorite books on Jewish life cycle, with introductions to each explaining their value.
  
• Short videos of tech tips so your Zoom or hybrid event runs smoothly – with a pdf summary, so you have the information at your fingertips.
• A list of Guidelines for Giving Guidelines to Your Guests. Yes, it’s a tongue twister, but very useful.
  
• Other Event-Planning Resources, such as A Guide to Tech Rehearsals and a simple fillable form that will help you connect more deeply with the meaning of your celebration.
  
• Rabbi Debra’s commentary alongside a brief and brilliant essay about Ritual Theory. Rabbi Debra offers practical insights and questions, to help you apply the theory to your own life cycle event.
  
• An audio recording of a guided visualization to help you prepare for your event, so you can enjoy the planning, let go of stress, and open your heart to love and savor the occasion.

Your Investment of $197 includes:

• 3 weeks of LIVE 75-minute ZOOM Classes plus a BONUS live Q&A with Rabbi Debra.
  
• Access to recorded classes, so you can learn or review at your own convenience.
  
• Resources and Bonus Materials that are rolled out each week, to review during the course or at your leisure. (They are yours to keep!)
  
• An invitation to join our Interactive Forum where you can share ideas and respond to prompts from Rabbi Debra to help you plan and make the most of your celebration.

Mazal Tov on Zoom costs only $197.00

Meet Rabbi Debra Orenstein:

An award-winning author, who wrote the book on Lifecycle – literally

Rabbi Debra is the author or editor of six books, including the award-winning Lifecycles book series: Lifecycles 1: Jewish Women on Life Passages and Personal Milestones, Lifecycles 2: Jewish Women on Biblical Themes in Contemporary Life, and the forthcoming Lifecycles 3: Jewish Women on Holy Days and Communal Celebrations.

A seventh-generation rabbi

Rabbi Debra is an alumna of the first entering rabbinical class at The Jewish Theological Seminary to include women. For 20 years, she was an instructor at American Jewish University in Los Angeles. Since 2010, she has served as the spiritual leader of Congregation B’nai Israel in Emerson, New Jersey.

A sought-after speaker and scholar-in-residence

Rabbi Debra has spoken at more than 200 synagogues, and at the national conventions of Hadassah, Women’s League, The Rabbinical Assembly, The Central Conference of American Rabbis, Jewish Educators Assembly, and Professional Leadership Project, among others. ​

Officiated at one of the first Zoom weddings of the global pandemic on March 29, 2020

“I love to help people find greater meaning and joy in Jewish ritual. Now, with almost a year of experience of officiating at life cycle events on Zoom, I am excited to share insights and best practices.”
~ Rabbi Debra Orenstein

Meet the Special Guest Experts:

Rabbi Yael Buechler

Rabbi Buechler received rabbinic ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary and was named one of The Jewish Week’s “36 Under 36” Jewish visionaries. She is the Rabbi-in-Residence of the Lower School at the Leffell School, and participated in the PresenTense fellowship for Jewish social entrepreneurs. She has been featured in The New York Times for leading successful Jewish events on Zoom.

Craig Weisz, MFA

Craig Weisz has been a videographer and producer in all manner of media, including simchas & religious services, interactive video, TV commercials, and documentary films. A graduate of USC Film School and member of the Directors Guild of America, Craig is adept at crafting successful productions, large and small. He is also married to Rabbi Debra, and this fall he produced wildly successful, multi-faceted content for her High Holiday services. 

FAQs about Mazal Tov on Zoom