Need a Rabbi?
At JCP, we know that individuals and families have different rabbinic and spiritual leadership needs. The following people know our community and are available to support you on your Jewish journey. Whether it be pastoral counseling or life cycle support (baby namings, b’nai mitzvah, weddings, funerals, etc), these folks understand the caring needs of our downtown community and are here to help. (please inquire about how each rabbi handles honorariums for officiating at your events – each handles it differently).
Dasee Berkowitz, JCP’s talented Rosh Chodesh leader and educator also runs a group that supports people in their search for rabbinic leadership and support called JLife Consulting. Dasee has teamed up with some of New York’s most talented Rabbis to help you as you craft your Jewish life cycle event. Deepen the experience of planning a baby naming, wedding, Bnei Mitzvah or any other life cycle event by working with JLife Consulting’s lead educator, Dasee Berkowitz, and a Rabbi who will be referred to you based on your interests and needs. www.jlifeconsulting.com.
Rabbi David Adelson is the spiritual leader of East End Temple on E. 17th St and brings a unique, caring background through his pastoral work, expertise and interest in all phases of Temple life. His personal impact is felt at Shabbat Services, Religious School, Youth and Adult Education programs. He complements the warm person-to-person family atmosphere that is East End Temple. 212.477.6444
Rabbi Jonathan Glass has been the rabbi at Synagogue For the Arts on White Street in Tribeca since 1989. Rabbi Glass was born in Boston and raised in Fairfield, Connecticut. He graduated from Columbia College and then attended the Torah Ohr yeshiva in Jerusalem, which is headed by the famous Rabbi Chaim Pinchas Sheinberg. Three years later, he returned to the U.S. to attend the Mirrer Yeshiva in Flatbush, from which he was ordained. He and his wife Minky have five children. 212-966-7141
Rabbi Jennifer Krause brings inventive forms of Jewish learning to diverse groups throughout New York City and across the country. The author of The Answer: Making Sense of Life, One Question at a Time (Penguin/Perigee), her writing and commentary also have been featured in Newsweek, the New York Times, and O, The Oprah Magazine. Jennifer serves as an adjunct lecturer in Jewish Studies at the City College of New York and as the High Holidays rabbi at Manhattan’s 92nd Street Y. rabbijenkrause@nyc.rr.com