RABBI JANICE MEHRING
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I take great pride in co-creating meaningful rituals and helping couples bring their ceremony vision to life. I officiate at California weddings from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara to Big Sur to the wine country of Paso Robles as well as traveling to destinations in the US and abroad.

As an ordained clergy person, I am professionally trained in the art of the wedding ceremony as well as holding the space for a beautiful, loving experience. I am light hearted and have an accessible joyful style that lends itself to bringing everyone together.  Throughout my rabbinic career, I’ve been dedicated to social justice, equality and inclusivity. How this translates to being a wedding officiant is that I am a welcoming presence not just for Jewish couples but for all couples.  I marry couples from diverse cultural and religious backgrounds as well as those that are totally secular.  
It is my greatest joy to stand with you as you say to your beloved, “Yes, I choose you!”
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I am a proud mom, justice seeker and am involved in my community. I studied at UCLA, followed by a Master's degree in Physical Therapy at USC and became a Physical Therapist. After that successful career, and a time at home raising my son, I shifted focus to becoming a rabbi. I like to say I pivoted from physical healing to spiritual healing.   I was ordained at  AJR-CA and led a Reform congregation in Atascadero, CA. I retired from the pulpit in 2021, became a Rabbi Emerita and now spend my time officiating at weddings and continuing to teach Introduction to Judaism courses with the Maas Center, AJU in Los Angeles.  For fun, I sing with the women's choral group, Canzona, with SLO Master Chorale and pursue my hobby as a fabric artist.  
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