About

What is a Rabbinic Pastor?

I am a spiritual companion to those who seek guidance. As the founder of Hassidism the Baal Shem Tov said we are emissaries of God. This means that I help observant, spiritual and secular people of all faiths. Many people are unaffiliated from synagogues either because they are not called to be in a synagogue community, they cannot afford dues or there is no community nearby. I am an alternative. I will help you connect to your faith without judgment.

Rabbinic Pastor Chaya Lerner, LCSW

Chaya Lerner received smicha from ALEPH Ordination Program in Jan 2021. She is the co-president of the Rabbinic Pastor Association. She has a License in Social Work. She has worked with Older adults particularly elderly Holocaust survivors.

Reb Chaya works as a therapist with Jewish Community Services. She was on the response team with the Surfside Collapse and she’s a grief and trauma therapist in private practice.

End of Life Coaching

Assistance in completing advance directives, durable healthcare power of attorneys, and ethical wills
Engaging in sacred conversations about end of life
Officiating at funerals [ in person and virtually]
Hosting online memorials
Grief counseling

Education

Jewish History
Jewish belief and thought including text study
Interfaith dialogue/deep ecumenism
Workshops on bereavement
Holocaust Education

Lifecycle Services- interfaith and LGBTQA

Weddings
Brit Milah/Brit Simcha
Bnei Mitzvah

Pastoral counseling

Associations

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