Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.8, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Rabbi Marsha Jane Rabbi for Jewish or interfaith life cycle events ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Blog](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/blog/) - Rabbi for Jewish or interfaith life cycle events - [Rabbi Marsha Jane received an amazing letter of thanks](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/2025/10/22/rabbi-marsha-jane-received-an-amazing-letter-of-thanks/) - It is still a wonderful wedding season - Rabbi Marsha Jane here officiating Jewish and interfaith weddings - The Fall is a wonderful season for weddings. Last weekend I officiated the wedding of a beautiful interfaith couple. They are so special. Here is the letter that the bride sent me from her honeymoon: Dear Rabbi - [Rabbi Marsha Jane - Interfaith Rabbi for Life Cycle Events](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/2025/08/27/rabbi-marsha-jane-interfaith-rabbi-for-life-cycle-events/) - I just received a wonderful review from the mother of a bride which I posted for you to read here. Rabbi Marsha Jane conducts beautiful, personalized, and meaningful wedding ceremonies. She will meet with you on facetime or google meet or zoom for hours before your special day. She will go over all of the - [Interfaith Rabbi New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/2025/08/06/interfaith-rabbi-new-jersey-new-york-pennsylvania/) - I am an interfaith Rabbi and work alone or with other clergy to represent your faith tradition. I create a wedding ceremony that honors both of your faith traditions. I officiated a wedding last weekend with a priest and together, we made a beautiful and meaningful ceremony for my bride and groom. I also did - [Rabbi Marsha Jane - Interfaith Rabbi New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/2025/07/03/rabbi-marsha-jane-interfaith-rabbi-new-jersey-new-york-pennsylvania/) - VISITING THE SICK “May the One who was a source of blessing for our ancestors, bring blessings of healing upon your loved one, a healing of body and a healing of spirit. May those in whose care they are entrusted, be gifted with wisdom and skill, and those who surround them, be gifted with love - [www.RabbiMarshaJane.com/Rabbi Marsha Jane @ gmail.com](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/2025/07/03/www-rabbimarshajane-com-rabbi-marsha-jane-gmail-com/) - Hi, I’m Rabbi Marsha Jane and I’m a liberal, modern, unaffiliated Rabbi who serves the Jewish and interfaith communities. Rabbi Marsha Jane delights in creating weddings that fit your needs and wishes. Each ceremony is personalized and unique for each and every couple. Together with my brides and grooms we create an intimate and meaningful - [Interfaith Rabbi Marsha Jane : www.rabbimarshajane.com](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/2025/07/02/interfaith-rabbi-marsha-jane-www-rabbimarshajane-com/) - Devra Sent on 08/06/2024 5 out of 5 rating 5.0 Couldn't have asked for a better rabbi! From the moment we first talked, we had a feeling about Rabbi Marsha. She first called me when she saw the message inquiry come through on her end, and was very supportive throughout the entire process. We booked - [Interfaith Rabbi - RabbiMarshaJane@gmail.com](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/2025/07/02/interfaith-rabbi-rabbimarshajanegmail-com/) - Your wedding is a joyful celebration of the love and commitment you made to one other. Rabbi Marsha Jane brings warmth and a personal touch to your wedding that will make your special day one to remember always. Your wedding ceremony should be unique and personal, expressing the love you share, and I’ll help you - [RabbiMarshaJane.com; RabbiMarshaJane@gmail.com](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/2025/07/02/rabbimarshajane-com-rabbimarshajanegmail-com/) - About Interfaith Rabbi for Weddings - Rabbi Marsha Jane offers warm and personal ceremonies for couples in the Tri-State area. Celebrate the joy of your commitment and love with an officiant who will truly get to know you and create a ceremony that’s as you’ve envisioned it, reflecting your personal faith traditions while expressing the - [Wedding Season is Here](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/2025/07/02/wedding-season-is-here/) - Whether performing a Jewish or an Interfaith ceremony, weddings are joyous and a thrill for me - Rabbi Marsha Jane. In the past few weeks, I have officiated at several interfaith ceremonies. It is very special when I talk to a couple about how to make sure both faiths are represented and one of the - [PASSOVER POEM](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/2025/04/24/passover-poem/) - I hope all of you had a sweet and good Passover surrounded by loved ones as we traveled from slavery to freedom. Of course slavery/bondage can have many meanings in our present time - oen is freedom from worry; from pain or for any other thing that is weighing you down. This poem really resonated - [CEREMONY WRITTEN FOR ALL OFFICIANTS](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/2023/07/12/ceremony-written-for-all-officiants/) - I am excited to tell you that I will continue to write wedding ceremonies for all officiants. Do you have a friend or family member who will be officiating your wedding ceremony? No problem. Let's talk and I will write you a ceremony personalized for your wedding and for you as a couple. I have - [Wedding; Baby Namings; Memorial Services - all life cycle events](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/2023/06/11/wedding-baby-namings-memorial-services-all-life-cycle-events/) - I am home with covid and thinking about all the life cycle events in your lives that I get to be part of: weddings; baby naming; funerals; memorial services; and unveilings. A rabbi has many roles and sometimes I am the person you just want to talk to about your concerns. A mom who recently - [Rabbi Marsha Jane gets wonderful reviews](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/2026/07/30/rabbi-marsha-jane-gets-wonderful-reviews/) - Rabbi Marsha Jane has been busy this summer officiating weddings: interfaith weddings; same sex weddings; interfaith same sex weddings ; Hindu-Jewish weddings; Jewish-Christian weddings. Rabbi Marsha Jane has also had the honor to officiate funerals for Jewish and Interfaith families utilizing Jewish prayers and writing a eulogy that captures the essence of the deceased family - [Rabbi Marsha Jane Jewish and Interfaith Weddings; Baby Naming; Funerals; honeymoons and more](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/2026/03/27/rabbi-marsha-jane-jewish-and-interfaith-weddings-baby-naming-funerals-honeymoons-and-more/) - Rabbi Marsha Jane gets spectacular reviews from her brides and grooms; wedding couples; parents and grandparents for her naming a baby/child; and from officiating at funerals and celebration of life occasions. Rabbi Marsha Jane just received copious thanks for creating and conducting a service for a celebration of life for the unexpected passing of a - [Rabbi Marsha Jane does another wedding, baby naming, and celebration of life](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/2026/03/06/rabbi-marsha-jane-does-another-wedding-baby-naming-and-celebration-of-life/) - Rabbi Marsha Jane married a lovely interfaith couple last weekend in a beautiful ceremony. The bride is Jewish and the groom is Irish Catholic. The groom's aunt came up to read 1 Corinthians and another aunt read the Irish blessing. Always special to do an interfaith wedding and put traditions from the non Jewish couple - [Weddings; Baby Namings; Celebration of Life; Funerals and more - Honeymoons!](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/2026/02/14/weddings-baby-namings-celebration-of-life-funerals-and-more-honeymoons/) - Good morning - Rabbi Marsha Jane married a lovely interfaith couple at the Wedding Sanctuary in Montclair, New Jersey. It is a beautiful old church with wooden floors with beautiful inlays. The Chuppah was beautiful - bride and groom were radiant and happy. After the ceremony, I received this email from the groom: Hi Rabbi - [Weddings and Honeymoons!](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/2026/02/11/weddings-and-honeymoons/) - Good morning - Rabbi Marsha Jane so loves her couples - she officiated for a very sweet and loving couple - and they had so much fun on face time preparing for the wedding. Rabbi Marsha Jane spends hours and hours talking to her couples before the actual wedding day. This bride and groom sent - [Rabbi Marsha Jane held a graveside service for a bereaved family](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/2026/02/11/rabbi-marsha-jane-held-a-graveside-service-for-a-bereaved-family/) - It is winter - fewer weddings during this holiday season. More to come next Month! Rabbi Marsha Jane created a graveside ceremony for a family who lost their parents; their mother some years ago; and their father a year ago. Their parents were cremated but their cremains needed to come to New Jersey from California - [Rabbi as Mother of the Bride: My daughter's beautiful wedding](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/2023/06/07/rabbi-as-mother-of-the-bride-my-daughters-beautiful-wedding/) - Last weekend I got to be mother of the bride at my daughter's wedding. It was an interfaith wedding - Jewish but with no elements from another religion but we did make changes. It was also a multicultural wedding since her groom is from Spain. Here's how it went down. Her husband is Catholic but - [WEDDING THIS WEEKEND](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/2023/05/05/wedding-this-weekend/) - This engaged couple will get married in a beautiful ceremony tomorrow evening surrounded by family and friends. We had a wonderful time putting a wedding ceremony together that is personalized and meaningful to them. They will do their own vows as part of the wedding ceremony. The bride and groom are both Jewish so it - [So special to receive these thank you's!](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/2023/04/30/another-beautiful-jewish-interfaith-wedding-in-philadelphia-last-night/) - What a beautiful night! An interfaith wedding - beautiful bride and handsome groom with oh so fabulous shoes!!! Red soled shoes!!! And some of you fashionista people know what that means!! A beautiful Jewish interfaith wedding in Philadelphia at the Crystal Tea Room. Old world beauty and elegance. Our beautiful bride immigrated to the United - [What a weekend: New York City Wedding and Pennsylvania Baby Naming](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/2023/04/23/what-a-weekend-new-york-city-wedding-and-pennsylvania-baby-naming/) - What a weekend! I married two amazing men yesterday in a dignified and personalized ceremony in New York City at an exquisite hotel. It was a small wedding with a sit down luncheon for their close family and friends. Elegant doesn't even begin to describe it. We spent many face time phone calls over the - [WEDDING SEASON IS COMING - 2021!!!!](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/2021/01/27/wedding-season-is-coming-2021/) - Wedding Season 2021 - [Chanukah - a season of miracles, light, and rededication](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/2020/12/15/chanukah-a-season-of-miracles-light-and-rededication/) - Chanukah – a season of miracles, light, and rededication - [Lots to be thankful for: family; love; zoom; webex. Technology!](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/2020/11/25/lots-to-be-thankful-for-family-love-zoom-webex-technology/) - Zoom, Webex, wedding. - [Virtual and Small Weddings are Very Fun!!!](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/2020/10/11/virtual-and-small-weddings-are-very-fun/) - Virtual and Small Weddings are Very Fun!!! - [Backyard Weddings? Zoom Vow Renewals? Wedding in a Cornfield. All wonderful](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/2020/09/15/backyard-weddings-zoom-vow-renewals-wedding-in-a-cornfield-all-wonderful/) - Backyard Weddings? Zoom Vow Renewals? Wedding in a Cornfield. All wonderful - [Loving your Small Intimate Weddings](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/2020/07/09/loving-your-small-intimate-weddings/) - Loving your Small Intimate Weddings - [Beautiful Intimate Outdoor Weddings](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/2020/06/16/beautiful-intimate-outdoor-weddings/) - Beautiful Intimate Outdoor Weddings - [Engaged? Planning a Wedding? Remote? Zoom? Outside? They all Work!](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/2020/05/26/engaged-planning-a-wedding-remote-zoom-outside-they-all-work/) - Engaged? Planning a Wedding? Remote? Zoom? Outside? They all Work! - [CELEBRATING JEWISH AND INTERFAITH WEDDINGS](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/2020/05/19/celebrating-jewish-and-interfaith-weddings/) - CELEBRATING JEWISH AND INTERFAITH WEDDINGS - [YOUR WEDDINGS - OPTIONS](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/2020/05/12/your-weddings-options/) - YOUR WEDDINGS - OPTIONS - [HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/2020/05/10/happy-mothers-day/) - HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY moms; grand-moms; stepmoms; dog moms; kitty moms; fish moms; bird moms; hamster moms; veggie moms - Take the day to celebrate yourselves! And the ones you love! If you are lucky enough to have your mom, celebrate her. If not, celebrate the person you are and the person she helped to create! - [Wedding in the Age of COVID-19](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/2020/05/08/wedding-in-the-age-of-covid-19/) - Wedding in the Age of COVID-19 - [Tradition](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/2019/02/02/tradition/) - There are many Jewish customs intended to honor deceased family members and to help those living to cope with the loss. Judaism focuses on the living. This week was the English date yahrtzeit of my mother; the yahrtzeit for the Hebrew calendar was a week ago. I lit candles on both the English and Hebrew - [It's the New Year of the Trees - Tu Bishvat!](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/2019/01/21/its-the-new-year-of-the-trees-tu-bishvat/) - So today is Tu Bishvat - sometimes called the New Year of the Trees! It speaks to Jewish concern for the environment and all of our need to nurture and care for the earth. Some of you may remember going to Hebrew School and and planting trees in Israel. The trees have created forests that - [Interfaith? Inter-racial? LGBTQ? Rabbi or an Officiant?](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/2019/01/19/interfaith-inter-racial-lgbtq-rabbi-or-an-officiant/) - Interfaith? Inter-racial? LGBTQ? Rabbi or an Officiant? - [Bar and Bat Mitzvahs - a meaningful rite of passage](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/2019/01/15/bar-and-bat-mitzvahs-a-meaningful-rite-of-passage/) - As I think of bar and bat mitzvahs I have conducted or attended, I think of how important this day is in the life of a young person. Jewish tradition has this rite of passage occur when a young man or women turns 13. They are a newly minded teenager with all that that means. - [Baby Naming for a Girl or a Boy](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/2019/01/12/baby-naming-for-a-girl-or-a-boy/) - Starting a relationship with a family often starts when they ask me to officiate at their wedding. It is then my joy to get the email that a new baby is on the way. I share the family's joy as they look forward to welcoming their new baby boy or girl. Sometimes a grandparent gets - [So proud of my Wedding Wire Couples Award 2019!!!!](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/2019/01/10/so-proud-of-my-wedding-wire-couples-award-2019/) - I've been thinking about how much I enjoy officiating at weddings. I am so honored to be part of your special day. I love creating a meaningful and unique ceremony for each and every one of my couples and the award recognizes the spectacular reviews from my brides and grooms. Thank you!!! I've done Jewish - [The Story of Passover](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/2017/04/06/the-story-of-passover/) - Monday evening begins the holiday of Passover. If you are lucky enough to have or go to a seder, you will get to enjoy the rich traditions and foods that symbolize the story of the Jews exodus from Egypt and our journey from slavery to freedom. The seder is a journey (fasten your seat belts) - [Shana Tovah -Happy New Year!](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/2016/10/02/shana-tovah-happy-new-year/) - It is that time of the year when we look inward; reflect on the year we had and we make decisions for how we want to move forward as better people. We don't set off firecrackers and get drunk. This is a reflective new year - a time of taking stock of who we are - [Today is Yom HaAtzma'ut - Israeli Independence Day](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/2016/05/12/today-is-yom-haatzmaut-israeli-independence-day/) - Today we celebrate Israeli Independence Day. We remember why this day is important for the Jewish people while we celebrate the beauty of the country and the many gifts she gives. She is not perfect and many can argue (and they do) about Israel's many challenges. But Israel is a living democracy, the only one, - [Chag Samaech! - Have a beautiful joyous Passover!](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/2016/04/24/chag-samaech-have-a-beautiful-joyous-passover/) - I hope you all have enjoyed a meaningful Seder with family and friends. At my Seder we brought traditions forward - l'dor v'dor - from one generation to another. We used a tablecloth that was my mother's; her wine glasses; flowers from my garden which previously came from my sister's since she can no longer - [What I learn from my beautiful interfaith couples](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/2016/04/12/what-i-learn-from-my-beautiful-interfaith-couples/) - I met another beautiful couple this weekend. They truly represent the best of what an interfaith couple is - they are loving and kind to one another. They are interested in each other's families and traditions and they want to make everyone happy - not in a way that diminishes them - but rather, in - [We call the Sabbath a bride](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/2016/04/03/we-call-the-sabbath-a-bride/) - On Shabbat (Jewish sabbath) we welcome the kallah - the Sabbath bride. Why do we call the Sabbath a bride? Since the Sabbath is considered a partner to the Jewish people; it is our help mate - our bride. Spouses are supposed to help their partners be their very best selves and reach their true - [Welcome to my new web site!](http://interfaithrabbimarsha.com/2016/03/30/first-blog-post/) - It's a beautiful spring day! 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