Manager of Clinical Pastoral Education, New York-Presbyterian Hospital
While a student at JTS, Rabbi Mychal B. Springer learned to become a chaplain from nuns, drawing on Christian texts.
Executive Director, Matan, New York
More than 60,000 Jewish children attend Jewish schools and camps that understand the needs of all types of learners, thanks to Matan, the “national voice in Jewish special education.”
Executive Director, AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps, New York
How do we engage young people in Jewish life? “Millennials are exceptional for their commitment to social justice and tikkun olam,” says Cheryl Cook, executive director of Avodah.
Executive Director, Camp Ramah in the Rockies (Colorado)
When he worked at Camp Ramah in Canada, Rabbi Eliav Bock used the wilderness skills he honed as a Boy Scout to take campers on five-day backcountry trips. “You’d throw them together, take away their creature comforts, and just see how they blossomed,” he recalls.
When the Fourth of July coincided with a minor fast day of the Jewish calendar one summer in the late 19th century, a leading Reform rabbi used the occasion to pose the question of identity that still preoccupies many 21st century American Jews. Should the holiday be devoted to “wailing over Jerusalem’s sad fate,” he asked, or “given over to joy and thanksgiving?” Were Jews more closely bound to the Holy Land where the ancient Temple had once stood or to the “Holy Land of Freedom and Human Rights” in which they now lived?
I was reminded of these questions as the curtain came down one evening last week on the haunting production of the Yiddish-language Fiddler on the Roof now playing on Broadway.
Putting Theology Into Practice
Rabbi Ari Abelman uses his Jewish learning and background to provide pastoral care through a spiritual lens.
The Importance of Race, Faith, and Dialogue
The Reverend Johnny Bush teaches that cultural and racial sensitivity is fundamentally important to being a spiritual caregiver.
Roz Chast: An Accidental Expert on Aging
Award-winning cartoonist Roz Chast uses her personal experiences—and humor—to lend insight into end-of-life care.
