Rabbi Shira Stern, DMin

As a disaster spiritual care provider for the American Red Cross, Rabbi Stern helps people “access their own spiritual resources.” She serves as the director of the Center for Pastoral Care and Counseling, in Marlboro, N.J. In addition to authoring her own works, she is consulting editor of Mishkan R’fuah: Where Healing Resides.

Educator: Taught Judaism at Rutgers University

Board-certified chaplain: Served in the hospital, hospice, and long-term care settings

Contributor: The Women’s Torah Commentary, The Women’s Haftarah Commentary, Jewish Relational Care A–Z