with Alexander Massey (he/him)
Hello, and welcome to my website. (Find my biog here.) My current activities fall under four broad categories. To get you started, here are some examples of what I do within each of those:
Writing (Jewish spirituality & Torah)
‘Making Room for God’ – chapter in ‘At The Mountain: An Anthology of Jewish Reflections on God, Commandedness, and Spirituality’ (Menachem Creditor, ed., 2025)- Divrei Torah (sermons)
- ‘Tradition’ (poem)
Leading creative Jewish ritual & prayer
- “Let me see Your glory!” Davenen through the Four Worlds
- Celebrant (interfaith marriage blessings, brit shalom)
- Kol Nidrei Paradox – finding personal meaning in the Kol Nidrei prayer
Interfaith initiatives (dialogue, scriptural reasoning, presenting, performing)
- Scriptural Reasoning groups – Christians, Jews, and Muslims sharing conversation and friendship
- Presenting on Judaism to schools and adult groups – including, as Education Liaison Officer, coordinating visits to Oxford synagogue
- Member of ‘LGBTQ+ Allies for the Faithful Allies’ project of the Faith Belief Forum
- ‘Together For Humanity’ civic event, Oxford Town Hall – speaking, and singing my V’dirshu et shalom ha’ir (Seek the peace of the city)
Professional music (published composer / songwriter, singer, multi-instrumentalist)
‘I’ll Sing A Little Song’ CD (Sept 2023) available on Bandcamp- Browse my music here. (I’m currently reorganising to make all my sheet music freely available. Please get in touch if there’s something you would like.)
- What’s the point of chanting?
- ‘God is in the detail’: a composer’s perspective on crafting modern Jewish sacred music
Get in touch
As you can see, my interests are wide ranging – the threads weave together creatively and effectively. If you would like to have a conversation on how might I be able to help you, please get in touch using the contact page, or call me on +44 (0)7771 988207.