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Rabbi Ed Bernstein

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01:04:55

Holding Grief with Care: Chaplain Support After...

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2026/02/16

Reva Judas is the Founder and Director of NechamaComfort. For more information on the organization's work supporting Jewish families through pregnancy and infant loss, click here or go to www.nechamacomfort.org. Rabbanit Alissa Thomas-Newborn, BCC, is the Immediate Past President of NAJC. For information and resources related to Jewish spiritual care and chaplaincy, click here or go to www.najc.org. About our host:Rabbi Edward Bernstein, BCC, is the executive producer and host of NeshamaCast. He

00:55:37

Who Is Wise? The One Who Learns from All: The Nexus...

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2026/02/09

This episode is lovingly dedicated to the memory of Chaplain Ilisia Kissner, BCC (1953- 2026)Chaplain Ilisia Kissner, of blessed memory, served the Jewish community as an educator for over 25 years, both as a teacher and principal in synagogue schools. Her B.A. is from Queens College in New York, M.A. from New York University and Principal’s Certification from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America.After completing four units of Clinical Pastoral Education at Overlook Hospital in 2011, Chaplain

00:59:46

Case Consult: Jewish Chaplains Discuss Clinical Ethics

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2026/01/14

Chaplains in healthcare settings are often called upon to work in clinical ethics. In this episode of the Neshamacast, Chaplain Karen Lieberman, Rabbi Jason Weiner and Rabbi Neal Loevinger discuss the intersection between the fields of chaplaincy and clinical ethics and challenges and opportunities that arise as a result.About the guests on this episodeChaplain Karen Lieberman, JD, MSJS, MA, BCC, serves as the Jewish Chaplain for the Midwest Region of Advocate Health. She is board-certified by NAJC

00:58:43

Resources on Death and Dying Available to Jewish...

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2026/01/12

Bassie Taubes, RN, is the Director of Community Outreach for Ematai. Go to www.ematai.org for more information and resources. Rabbanit Alissa Thomas-Newborn, BCC, is the President of NAJC. For information and resources related to Jewish spiritual care and chaplaincy, go to www.najc.org. About our host:Rabbi Edward Bernstein, BCC, is the executive producer and host of NeshamaCast. He serves as Chaplain at Boca Raton Regional Hospital of Baptist Health South Florida. He is a member of the Board of

00:31:12

Palliative Care, and Why You Need to Know About It:...

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2025/11/24

NAJC and NeshamaCast are pleased to share this edition of the Exit Strategy podcast in which host, Stephanie Garry leads a conversation with Dr. Diane Meier — Founder and Director Emerita of the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) — and Rabbi Dr. Edith Meyerson, BCC — Director of Pastoral Counseling and Bereavement Services at the Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital in NYC — to demystify palliative care and explain its place on the healthcare and end-of-life

01:00:51

Beyond the Bedside: Hospital Spiritual Care Managers...

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2025/10/31

Rabbi Fredda Cohen recently retired after a distinguished tenure as Director of Pastoral Care & Education at White Plains Hospital in White Plains, New York. She managed a staff of six chaplains and numerous volunteers. She has rabbinic ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary and is a board certified chaplain under the auspices of NAJC. Rabbi Cohen received the prestigious Chaplain of the Year Award conferred by the New York Board of Rabbis in 2015. Prior to her career as a chaplain/rabbi,

00:42:29

Exploring Teshuvah with Incarcerated Congregants

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2025/09/19

Rabbi Mia Simring was ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary, in her native New York City. She also holds a certificate in Pastoral Care and Counseling and has focused her rabbinic work on chaplaincy in hospitals, long term care facilities, and now, correctional facilities. She is currently serving as a Jewish Chaplain for the New York City Department of Correction, working with both pre- and post-trial detainees. Prior to her rabbinical studies, she received an undergraduate degree in East

01:00:00

Hurricane Katrina Twenty Years Later: Rabbi Myrna...

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2025/08/25

Rabbi Myrna Matsa, BCC, D. Min., was ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary and served as a congregational rabbi both as senior rabbi in a small southern congregation and as an assistant in a large mid-western synagogue. She has earned a Doctor of Ministry degree which brings together psychology and theology, and she is also a Board Certified Chaplain. She has worked in a variety of medical settings: hospice, psychiatric hospital, cancer hospital, and nursing homes. As the world remembers

00:42:59

Finding Hope Beyond Your Diagnosis with Rabbi Rebecca...

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2025/06/30

NeshamaCast is off for the summer, gearing up for an engaging Season 3. But in the meantime, we’re pleased to bring you this special bonus episode featuring NAJC’s Vice President Rebecca Kamil, BCC. Rabbi Kamil serves as a chaplain for the CLL Society in the Minneapolis area. The CLL Society supports and advocates for cancer patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and small lymphocytic lymphoma. Rabbi Kamil recently appeared on CareCast, the podcast of the CLL Society. Rabbi Kamil has rabbinic

00:50:46

Rising from the Ashes in LA: A Conversation with...

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2025/05/14

Rabbi Dr. Shira Stern, BCC, serves as Disaster Spiritual Care Manager for the American Red Cross and as ARC Division Advisor for the Northeast and Lead for Massachusetts and Northern New England. Her ARC deployment to the 2025 LA Fires was featured in the Berkshire Eagle. She previously appeared on NeshamaCast in Episode 2 . She served as Consulting Editor for Mishkan Refuah: Where Healing Resides. Rabbi Stern is a Past President of NAJC. Rabbi Dr. Jason Weiner, BCC, serves as the senior rabbi and

00:52:38

From Rikers to Redemption: Rabbis Gabe Kretzmer Seed...

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2025/04/09

Rabbi Gabe Kretzmer Seed serves as a Jewish chaplain in the New York City Department of Correction where he provides religious services and spiritual support primarily for Jewish inmates. He also teaches and tutors for children and adults in the community, and provides research support for a number of Jewish Studies scholars, including as a research assistant to Rabbi Irving Greenberg for his acclaimed book "The Triumph of Life: A Narrative Theology of Judaism." Rabbi Kretzmer Seed has Rabbinic

00:47:08

Making Music with What Remains: Rabbi Aaron Lever on...

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2025/03/24

Rabbi Aaron Lever serves as Director of Spiritual Care at Menorah Life in St. Petersburg, FL. He received rabbinical ordination at the Jewish Theological Seminary and became a Board-Certified Chaplain through NAJC. He is a Reiki Master Teacher, a musician and a puppeteer.Rabbi Lever is a co-author, along with Rabbi Simcha Weintraub, of "Guide Me Along the Way: A Spiritual Guide to Surgery," Jewish Healing Center, 1998. He also wrote this article in which he references the story about Itzhak Perlman

00:38:29

Psalms and Stories: A Conversation with Rabbi Jack...

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2025/02/28

Rabbi Jack Riemer is a master story teller and preacher and one of the most frequently quoted rabbis in the U.S. who artfully describes the relevance of timeless Jewish wisdom in our modern world. He is often referred to as the “rabbi’s rabbi” among Jewish clergy, because he has taught and mentored so many of his colleagues. The late Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel wrote: "Jack Riemer’s words are songs of hope and faith. Listen to them as I do." Rabbi Riemer is rabbi emeritus of Congregation Beth Tikvah

00:36:17

Chaplain David Balto joins NeshamaCast

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2025/02/13

David Balto is a volunteer chaplain at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C., the Hebrew Home of Greater Washington and Western Correctional Insitution, Maryland's maximum security prison. He and his wife Naomi are actively involved in bikur cholim (care for the sick) with Bikur Cholim of Greater Washington and are co-sponsors of the annual National Bikur Cholim Conference. David is also a volunteer for Ruach and a student in Aleph's program for spiritual direction.Rabbi Lynn Liberman,

00:59:08

The hardest mitzvah: Honoring parents

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2025/02/11

Rabbi Ed Bernstein delivered the talk "Beyond Cleaning Our Room: Responsibilities and Opportunities in Honoring Our Parents As They Age" to Valley Beit Midrash on May 16, 2024. Special thanks to Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz and Alix Cramer of Valley Beit Midrash for allowing the rebroadcast of this talk on the NeshamaCast feed. ABOUT THE EVENT:The Fifth of the Ten Commandments is “Honor your father and mother.” It is one of the few commandments in the Torah that attaches a reward for its successful

01:07:25

From Trauma to Resilience: NeshamaCast in Israel

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2025/01/13

NeshamaCast host Rabbi Ed Bernstein travels to Israel and interviews Jewish chaplains from Israel and across North America attending a rabbinic conference in Israel. Chaplains interviewed in this episode are, in order of appearance: Rabbi Mary Brett Koplen, BCC, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New YorkRabbi Barbara Speyer, BCC, VA Medical Center, Los AngelesMati Halperin, CPE student, Ichilov Hospital, Tel Aviv, Kashouvot: The Center for Spiritual Care in Israel Rabbi Beth Naditch, BCC,

02:14:11

Caring for Jewish Patients and Families at End of Life

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2024/12/22

Boca Raton Regional Hospital of Baptist Health South Florida hosted a symposium, "Caring for Jewish Patients and Families at End of Life," on December 4, 2024. The keynote speaker was Dr. Barry Kinzbrunner, with responses from Dr. Claudio Kogan, Dr. Jessica Eichler and Rabbi Ed Bernstein. Dr. Barry Kinzbrunner, MD, FACP, is Former Chief Medical Officer, VITAS Healthcare. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology, and Hospice and Palliative Medicine and he was ordained as an

00:32:37

Navigating Suicide Awareness in the Jewish Community

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2024/11/24

NeshamaCast is pleased to rebroadcast this edition of the Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, hosted by Rabbi Richard Address. In this episode, Chaplain Barry Pitegoff, BCC, of Neshama-The National Association of Jewish Chaplains, and Missy Stolfi from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention join Rabbi Address to discuss their upcoming virtual webinar, “Through a Jewish Lens,” for survivors of suicide victims. The webinar takes place Sunday, November 24 from noon to 2 p.m. Eastern

01:18:56

Defining and combatting antisemitism in the...

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2024/10/29

NAJC, as the Jewish chaplaincy organization, takes seriously our role in advocating for and supporting our membership, as well as in educating those in our field on how to identify and respond to antisemitism, particularly in light of its rise since October 7, 2023. Recently, NAJC hosted a panel discussion on "Defining and Combating Antisemitism in the Chaplaincy Workplace" that was held on September 17, 2024. Rabbi Rebecca Kamil, BCC, Vice President of NAJC, moderated the event that was held

00:52:18

One Year Later: Rabbi Valerie Stessin on Jewish...

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2024/10/07

Rabbi Valerie Stessin is the Director of Kashouvot: The Center for Spiritual Care in Israel. A native of France, Valerie earned a BA from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, majoring in Special Education and Jewish Philosophy and received a teaching degree from the Kerem Institute. Valerie studied at the Schechter Institute, earned two M.A. degrees and had the honor to be the first woman ordained by the Masorti movement in Israel, in 1993. She has been involved in Spiritual Care in Israel since its

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