Rabbi Rachel Schwartz

Rabbi Rachel Schwartz grew up in Pennsylvania where her family attended a small congregation in Pottsville, PA.  She has served congregations in Reading, PA and Cranford, NJ, where she was also the Chair of the Vaad Harabanim of Union County.  She currently works for Montgomery Hospice where she serves as a chaplain and coordinator of their Gesher Shalom program to support Jewish patients and their families, providing spiritual and emotional support to people on their final journeys. One of her unique rabbinic experiences was being a mashgiach, kosher food supervisor, at Ben’s Deli in Woodbury, NY. She loves weaving and gardening.

 Rabbi Rachel is committed to helping us create a vibrant, enriching, and welcoming Jewish environment in which our multi-generational membership can live, grow, and thrive. 

EDUCATION:

Jewish Theological Seminary, New York, NY (Including one year at Machon Schechter, Jerusalem, Israel)

Ordained as a Rabbi and M.A. in Hebrew Letters (Concentration in Pastoral Care)

Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA. B.A. History and Sociology    

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