Cantor Laura Stein - United States

Laura Stein is an ordained Reform Jewish cantor, licensed clinical social worker, and therapist who brings more than a decade of experience serving families, couples, and individuals throughout the New York Metro area and Connecticut. She has dedicated her professional life to helping people honor life’s most significant moments by creating meaningful and personalized Jewish rituals that reflect both tradition and individual identity.

With warmth, care, and deep respect for her clients’ values, Laura specializes in officiating weddings of all kinds, including traditional Jewish weddings, interfaith ceremonies, and celebrations that honor diverse identities and backgrounds. Her approach to wedding services is collaborative: she begins by building strong relationships with couples, guiding them through thoughtful pre‑marital conversations, facilitating ketubah signing, conducting thorough ceremony rehearsals, and crafting a ceremony that authentically celebrates their love and commitment. Laura’s goal is to help each couple feel spiritually grounded, emotionally prepared, and joyfully celebrated on their wedding day.

In addition to weddings, Laura leads a wide range of Jewish lifecycle ceremonies — including baby namings, bris rituals, Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, and community celebrations — with compassion, creativity, and attention to spiritual meaning. She works closely with families to craft experiences that honor tradition while welcoming all participants, and she makes sure that rituals are accessible, inclusive, and reflective of each family’s unique story.

Laura also provides spiritual counseling, integrating pastoral insight with clinical training to support individuals and families as they navigate joy, transition, grief, and growth. Her counseling approach is grounded in deep listening, psychological insight, and a commitment to helping clients discover clarity and resilience during challenging times. She offers both secular therapeutic support and spiritual guidance that connects psychological well-being with personal values and life purpose.

Whether officiating funerals, guiding grief rituals, teaching Jewish learning sessions, or offering spiritual support during major transitions, Laura approaches every service with compassion, intentionality, and care. Her work is rooted in a heartfelt belief that every life moment — from celebration to loss — deserves ritual, meaning, and connection.

Clients describe Laura as a trusted partner who not only crafts beautiful ceremonies but also accompanies them with empathy, insight, and spiritual depth. Her unique combination of cantorial leadership and clinical expertise enables her to support people not only in marking milestones but also in understanding their deeper significance.