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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 director of the Spiritual Care Department at Cedars-SInai in Los Angeles and as Rabbi of Knesset Israel Synagogue of Beverlywood. Among his many publications are: A Jewish Guide to Practical Medical Decision Making, Care and Covenant: A Jewish Bioethic of Responsibility, and a Guide to Observance of Jewish Law in a Hospital.   Special thanks to Henry Bernstein, Allison Atterberry and Gabe Sniman for on site technical production. About our host:Rabbi Edward Bernstein, BCC, is the 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 Neshama: Association of Jewish Chaplains. Prior to his chaplain career, he served as a pulpit rabbi in congregations in New Rochelle, NY; Beachwood, OH; and Boynton Beach, FL. He is also the host and producer of My Teacher Podcast: A Celebration of the People Who Shape Our Lives. NeshamaCast contributor Rabbi Katja Vehlow was ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary and is Director of Jewish Life at Fordham University. She trained as a chaplain at Moses Maimonides Medical Center in New York. Previously, she served as Associate Professor of Religious Studies at University of South Carolina. A native German speaker, she is planning a forthcoming German-language podcast on the weekly Torah portion with a focus on pastoral care. NeshamaCast contributor Chaplain David Balto is a volunteer chaplain at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. and Western Correctional Insitution, Maryland's maximum security prison. He coordinated the annual National Bikur Cholim Conference. Support NeshamaCast and NAJC with a tax deductible donation to NAJC. Transcripts for this episode and other episodes of NeshamaCast are available at NeshamaCast.simplecast.com and are typically posted one week after an episode first airs. Theme Music is “A Niggun For Ki Anu Amecha,” written and performed by Reb-Cantor Lisa Levine. Please help others find the show by rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts or other podcast providers. We welcome comments and suggestions for future programming at NeshamaCast@gmail.com. And be sure to follow NAJC on Facebook to learn more about Jewish spiritual care happening in our communities.

Living Emunah 2686 Raising Pure Children Raising pure children in this generation is a very challenging task. Children are being pulled in many different directions, and as Chazal predicted, in the end of days, there will be a great deal of chutzpa. We are witnessing this with our own eyes. Children are disrespecting parents, talking back to them, and not giving them the respect and honor that previous generations upheld. Of course, we need to do everything in our power to create the proper environment for them to grow in the way Hashem wants. However, there is only so much that a parent can do. This is why we need immense Heavenly help to ensure that our children remain pure and grow to be true servants of Hashem with good middot. To that end, we must beg Hashem for His help. The power of a parent's tefilla on behalf of their children is enormous. Parents who pray sincerely for their children have a tremendous advantage in raising them. Our children can receive the best of everything if we ask Hashem to provide it. A rabbi from Israel shared a story about a nurse who had no understanding of what it meant to be a religious Jew. One day, everything changed for her, and eventually, she became fully observant. People were curious about how such a transformation happened. She explained that once, she cared for an elderly woman with a very painful illness. The woman required frequent injections, yet she was always holding a siddur and praying happily. While most people with her condition lost the will to live, this woman radiated joy. One day, the nurse asked her about the secret to her happiness. The woman replied that it was all in her siddur. She constantly thanked Hashem for everything He gave her and then prayed for things she had yet to receive. The nurse admitted, "I see how happy you are when you pray. I also want to pray, but that book is far too overwhelming for me. Could you photocopy just a few pages for me?" The woman photocopied the Birkot HaShachar and explained the meaning behind each blessing. Included on the photocopy were the Birkot Hatorah, which the nurse began saying daily. The nurse continued: "My second daughter was very difficult to control. She was outspoken, headstrong, and paid no attention to anything I said. However, over time, I noticed a transformation in her. Her bad traits were disappearing, and she was becoming a kind and respectful person. Eventually, she became religious and asked to attend seminary. She later married a deeply religious young man. Seeing the love and respect they have for each other fills me with so much joy. I wanted to be more like them, and that's how I became religious as well. At first, I couldn't understand how my daughter changed without being exposed to Torah. But now that I am observant, I fully understand it. Every day, when I recited the words ונהיה אנחנו וצאצאינו וצאצאי עמך בית ישראל כולנו יודעי שמך , I was praying for her." The power of tefilla on behalf of our children is truly remarkable. Rabbi Yechiel Michel Stern shared another story about an outstanding student who invited him to his engagement party. When the rabbi arrived, he was surprised to see that the bride's family were very simple people. Rabbi Stern had expected the boy—one of the top students in the yeshiva—to marry into a family of great talmidei chachamim. Someone explained to Rabbi Stern that the bride's grandmother had been a neighbor of the Chazon Ish. Years earlier, when the Chazon Ish's wife was unwell, this grandmother had gone out of her way to help her. On one occasion, the Chazon Ish gave her a beracha, saying that one day her family would merit an outstanding talmid chacham. This beracha enabled her granddaughter to marry such an exceptional boy, something completely out of the ordinary for a family like theirs. Our tefillot for our children can work wonders. We should utilize every opportunity to pray, helping give them the siyata dishmaya they need to become the great people they are capable of becoming.

Featuring:Rabbi Yehudah SternWoodmere, NYRabbi Yehudah Stern shares some really powerful thoughts on this weeks Parashat Vayishlach.Thank you Rabbi Stern for taking the time to carry us through the week! Shabbat Shalom!

In this conversation with soon to be ordained Rabbi Emily Stern, we dive into what is, and what is possible with the Israel Palestine conflict. Rabbi Stern's insight brings hope to the seemingly desolate situation. What CAN we do? What dialogue IS possible? And our conclusion will surprise you. 

About our guest: Rabbi Shira Stern was ordained by Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York in 1983 and earned her Doctor of Ministry from HUC-JIR in 2003.  She was the rabbi and educator of the Monroe Township Jewish Center for 13 years. She has also served as a hospital and hospice chaplain, Director of the Joint Chaplaincy Program of Greater Middlesex County and the Director of the Jewish Institute for Pastoral Care in New York City.Rabbi Stern founded the Center for Pastoral Care and Counseling in Marlboro, NJ, from which she recently retired as director. In her work there she worked with children and adults in focusing on problem solving and personal growth. Rabbi Stern was trained by the Red Cross to serve on the SAIR team - Spiritual Air Incident Response Team in 2001 and worked for four months at the Liberty State Park Family Assistance Center in the aftermath of 9/11. She is currently the lead chaplain for Disaster Spiritual Care for American Red Cross in New Jersey.Rabbi Stern writes on issues of Women in Judaism, biblical commentary and chaplaincy-related topics and has taught two Jewish feminist courses at Rutgers University. She is a Board Certified Jewish Chaplain and is a Past-President of Neshama: Association of Jewish Chaplains. She has been widely featured in the print and television media on a variety of topics.Rabbi Stern is married to Rabbi Donald Weber.See also: "Rabbi helps Pittsburgh community pick up the pieces" "Rabbi and Red Cross Volunteer Delivers Message of Hope to TempleShalom in Naples""Welcome to the Jewish Berkshires, Rabbi Shira Stern""Hatikvah on Mount Scopus", July, 1967, Isaac Stern, Leonard Bernstein and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra About our host: Rabbi Edward Bernstein, PBCC, is the 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 Neshama: Association of Jewish Chaplains. Prior to his chaplain career, he served as a pulpit rabbi in congregations in New Rochelle, NY; Beachwood, OH; and Boynton Beach, FL. He is also the host and producer of My Teacher Podcast: A Celebration of the People Who Shape Our Lives.

Rabbi Stern is the Rav of Heichal Dovid in Lawrence, NY.

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We continue the topic of Mitzvot needing kavana , specifically acts of Hessed Rabbi Moshe Aaron Stern tells that Rav Eliyahu Lopian once asked him, “ In your opinion, who are the greatest Baalei Hessed of our generation ?” Rabbi Stern went on to list many great men that he knew , but Rabbi El ya and told him, “ No . The greatest Baalei Hessed of our generation are the police officers , because they make sure that there is law and order . And it says that if we did not have a fear of government , people with swallow each other up alive . They are the greatest Baalei Hessed.” And then Rabbi Lopian added, “ And if that's the case , that they do so much Hessed, why don't they get uplifted from it ? He answered that it was because they did not have kavana when they did it, so it didn't change them. Powerful words. We need kavana when we do acts of Hessed, we can't just do them out of rote . Actions change you if you give meaning and context to the them . Something becomes an act of Hessed only because you think it , and once you think it and turn it into an act of Hessed , then it impacts and uplift you . We say, every day, in our Birkat Ha Torah , before Keriyat Shema, “ Lilmod L'lamed/ I want to learn and teach .” Not all of us are teachers , but when you sit and learn with a learning partner, you are teaching him.. Whenever Rabbi Yehuda Segal, known as the Manchester Ro sh Yeshiva, would sit down to learn with a chevruta , He said, “I am now fulfilling the mitzva h of Lilmod L'lamed.” And he told his chevruta to say the same thing. Suddenly, you become not just a learner, but a teacher, which is in an act of Hessed, because you think about it before hand. We have one last story about G edolim and how careful they were when fulfilling Mitzvot Ben Adam l'chavero/ between men his fellow : There is a Mitzvah called B'Yomo Titen S'charo/ when someone works for you, you on are supposed to pay them the day that they worked for you . Technically, if they forgive you ( such as a Jewish painter who tells you that you can pay him tomorrow ) , you have not transgressed the sin of not paying him on time, but you have not filled th e mitzvah of paying him on time. Rabbi Aryeh Pomeranchik, a student of the Brisker Rav, once went to a dentist. The dentist charged a certain amount (we'll say 1000 lir ot ) but the rabbi realized that he didn't have the money on him. The dentist told him that it was okay, that he could pay him another time. But the rabbi felt bad that he would not be fulfilling the mitzvah. Thinking quickly, he told the doctor that he had a certain financial need , and that he needed to borrow 1000 lir ot . The dentist said it was no problem, and that when he came back the next day to pay his bill, he could pay back the loan as well . And he gave him the 1000 lirot. The Rabbi then gave the dentist back the 1000 lirot and said, “ I am now fulfilling the Mitzvah of paying you on time.“ He had borrowed the money, and once it became his, he paid the dentist. The next day he would go back and repay the loan. It was an ingenious way of fulfilling the mitzvah. Have a wonderful day

Susan is an experienced Health Coach, volunteer and mom. As a Health Coach her goals include getting people to trust themselves around food by eating intuitively and be aware of the dangers of the diet industry. Susan has also been recognized by many for her volunteer contributions to various organizations in Massachusetts. Listen as she and Rabbi Stern discuss her many passions that when combined weave the quilt of her life.

Chaplain Captain Rabbi Mendy Stern, USA, joined Vic and Nancy to bring our Four Chaplains series to a satisfying end. He expanded our understanding of the Four Chaplains story, took us through a day of a Chaplain working at Arlington National Cemetery, used his own trailblazing story to expand of religious accommodations in the military, The post Scuttlebutt 22: Four Chaplains Part 4 – CAPT Rabbi Stern appeared first on MCA.

Chaplain Captain Rabbi Mendy Stern, USA, joined Vic and Nancy to bring our Four Chaplains series to a satisfying end. He expanded our understanding of the Four Chaplains story, took us through a day of a Chaplain working at Arlington National Cemetery, used his own trailblazing story to expand of religious accommodations in the military, The post Scuttlebutt 22: Four Chaplains Part 4 – CAPT Rabbi Stern appeared first on MCA.

Using Shakespeare’s ‘The Merchant of Venice” as a foundation for discussion, this episode studies the historical moment in which Shakespeare was writing about Venetian religious and cultural composition, how Shakespeare grapples with religious and cultural identity and how the text of this controversial play written in 1596 can teach us about empathy, here in the 21st century. This episode is hosted by Meagan Harris, Programs & Marketing Associate at Shakespeare Dallas. Our guests are Bishop Ackerman, Assisting Anglo-Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Fort Worth; Professor Moss, Associate Professor of English at Southern Methodist University; and Rabbi Stern, Rabbi of Temple Emanu-El in Dallas, Texas. Shakespeare Dallas is a non-profit theater company located in Dallas, Texas. To keep this podcast and other educational programming free and accessible, donate here: https://www.shakespearedallas.org/give/

Discourse among American Jews has become more polarized in recent years. Issues ranging from the Iran deal, to Israel, to how to define and respond to anti-Semitism have divided our community. How can we manage these tensions and keep people together amid differences.Rabbi David Stern is Senior Rabbi of Temple Emanu-El, Dallas, Texas. He joined Temple Emanu-El in June of 1989, serving as Assistant and then Associate Rabbi until his appointment as Senior Rabbi in August, 1996. Rabbi Stern is a social justice advocate on local, national and international issues. In 2005, he participated in a study mission to the Darfuri refugee camps on the Chad-Sudan border. In the summer of 2013, he served as rabbi-in-residence for an American Jewish World Service Study Mission to Nicaragua. Locally, Rabbi Stern is on the Advisory Board of the Budd Center at SMU, which is committed to helping build strong communities with high-quality neighborhood schools in West Dallas.

Rabbi Yehuda Stern serves at Johannesburg's largest Jewish synagogue, Sydenham Shul. Rabbi Stern was born in Melbourne Australia and has studied in Israel, USA, England, and Russia. He is married to Estee and they have five children. When joining the community in 2007, Rabbi Stern, together with his wife Estee, took on the challenge of developing activities for the Johannesburg's Jewish Youth and Young Adults. Today his 'Young Jewish Joburg' activities are of the most popular in the city. Rabbi Stern is a young dynamic rabbi who is in touch with the world of social media and sees it as a platform that enables him to communicate with his community. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/entrepreneur-connect-africa/support

Rabbi Yehuda Stern serves at Johannesburg's largest Jewish synagogue, Sydenham Shul.Rabbi Stern was born in Melbourne Australia and has studied in Israel, USA, England, and Russia. He is married to Estee and they have five children.When joining the community in 2007, Rabbi Stern, together with his wife Estee, took on the challenge of developing activities for the Johannesburg's Jewish Youth and Young Adults. Today his 'Young Jewish Joburg' activities are of the most popular in the city.Rabbi Stern is a young dynamic rabbi who is in touch with the world of social media and sees it as a platform that enables him to communicate with his community. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Rabbi Yehuda Stern serves at Johannesburg's largest Jewish synagogue, Sydenham Shul. Rabbi Stern was born in Melbourne Australia and has studied in Israel, USA, England, and Russia. He is married to Estee and they have five children. When joining the community in 2007, Rabbi Stern, together with his wife Estee, took on the challenge of developing activities for the Johannesburg's Jewish Youth and Young Adults. Today his 'Young Jewish Joburg' activities are of the most popular in the city. Rabbi Stern is a young dynamic rabbi who is in touch with the world of social media and sees it as a platform that enables him to communicate with his community. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/entrepreneur-connect-africa/support

Rabbi Shira Stern was ordained by Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York in 1983 and earned her Doctor of Ministry from HUC-JIR in 2004. She created the Human Relations commission in Monroe while she led a congregation in Monroe Township, was a member of the county and state Human Rights Commissions. She was the Director of  Community Chaplaincy of Middlesex County, NJ and was the Director of the Jewish Institute for Pastoral Care, part of the HealthCare Chaplaincy, providing programs for rabbinic and cantorial students, chaplains and clergy in the field.   She was trained by the American Red Cross (ARC) to serve on the SAIR team - Spiritual Air Incident Response Team -, 2001- present (now the Critical Incident Response Team) and worked for four months at the Liberty State Park Family Assistance Center in the aftermath of 9/11, the Boston Marathon explosion, Super Storm Sandy, as well as local deployments. She currently serves the ARC as co-lead advisor of New Jersey.   Rabbi Stern is certified by the DRCC (Disaster Response Crisis Counselor Spiritual Care provider) and co-leads training of chaplains in Disaster Spiritual Care in NJ.     She is a Board Certified Chaplain and is a Past-President of the National Association of Jewish Chaplains, and is the current chair of their Ethics Committee. She has serving as one of their representatives on the Spiritual Care Collaborative, a conglomerate of chaplaincy organizations of North America. She has been a hospital and hospice chaplain, Director of the Joint Chaplaincy Program of Greater Middlesex County and the Director of the Jewish Institute for Pastoral Care in New York City, part of the HealthCare Chaplaincy.    She is now the Director of the Center for Pastoral Care and Counseling in Marlboro, NJ which provides individual and family therapy as well as chaplaincy services and serves as Rabbinic Associate at Temple Rodeph Torah in Marlboro, NJ. Send your feedback, Subscribe, share, rate and review!  Shua - شعا ع  www.lightupwithshua.com http://bit.ly/2nc9tZM - Youtube channel http://apple.co/2BteyA3 - iTunes https://goo.gl/wcF8ZS  - Tunein.com https://www.instagram.com/lightupwithshua/

Meet my authentic and accomplished guest of this week. Rabbi Shira Stern. Now this interview has to be fascinating for all my listeners from all over the globe. Especially in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. Please do send your feedback and constructive comments.  Rabbi Shira Stern was ordained by Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York in 1983 and earned her Doctor of Ministry from HUC-JIR in 2004. She created the Human Relations commission in Monroe while she led a congregation in Monroe Township, was a member of the county and state Human Rights Commissions. She was the Director of  Community Chaplaincy of Middlesex County, NJ and was the Director of the Jewish Institute for Pastoral Care, part of the HealthCare Chaplaincy, providing programs for rabbinic and cantorial students, chaplains and clergy in the field. She was trained by the American Red Cross (ARC) to serve on the SAIR team - Spiritual Air Incident Response Team -, 2001- present (now the Critical Incident Response Team) and worked for four months at the Liberty State Park Family Assistance Center in the aftermath of 9/11, the Boston Marathon explosion, Super Storm Sandy, as well as local deployments. She currently serves the ARC as co-lead advisor of New Jersey. Rabbi Stern is certified by the DRCC (Disaster Response Crisis Counselor Spiritual Care provider) and co-leads training of chaplains in Disaster Spiritual Care in NJ.   She is a Board Certified Chaplain and is a Past-President of the National Association of Jewish Chaplains, and is the current chair of their Ethics Committee. She has serving as one of their representatives on the Spiritual Care Collaborative, a conglomerate of chaplaincy organizations of North America. She has been a hospital and hospice chaplain, Director of the Joint Chaplaincy Program of Greater Middlesex County and the Director of the Jewish Institute for Pastoral Care in New York City, part of the HealthCare Chaplaincy.  She is now the Director of the Center for Pastoral Care and Counseling in Marlboro, NJ which provides individual and family therapy as well as chaplaincy services and serves as Rabbinic Associate at Temple Rodeph Torah in Marlboro, NJ Shua - شعا ع  www.lightupwithshua.com http://bit.ly/2nc9tZM - Youtube channel http://apple.co/2BteyA3 - iTunes https://goo.gl/wcF8ZS  - Tunein.com https://www.instagram.com/lightupwithshua/