Rabbi Fredda Cohen recently retired after a distinguished tenure as Director of Pastoral Care & Education at White Plains Hospital in White Plains, New York. She managed a staff of six chaplains and numerous volunteers. She has rabbinic ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary and is a board certified chaplain under the auspices of NAJC. Rabbi Cohen received the prestigious Chaplain of the Year Award conferred by the New York Board of Rabbis in 2015. Prior to her career as a chaplain/rabbi, Rabbi Cohen earned a law degree from Fordham University and worked as a trusts and estate attorney. Here is Rabbi Cohen appearing on a White Plains Hospital podcast. Rabbi Cohen moderates this discussion. Rabbi Simcha Silverman, serves as director of Chaplaincy Services at Northwell Health, Lenox Hill Hospital.  In his capacity as director, he oversees the department of multiple chaplains, provides pastoral care to patients, their family members and hospital staff. He also serves as Rabbi of the hospital, creating an infrastructure and setting for Jewish people of all types to feel most welcomed and have their cultural and religious needs met. Prior to coming to Lenox Hill in 2012, Rabbi Silverman worked in hospice. He completed his chaplain internship and residency at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Downtown Miami and received his board certification through the NAJC. He holds a Masters in Business Administration from Bellevue University and Semicha from the Mirrer Yeshiva.  In addition to his hospital responsibilities, Rabbi Silverman serves as the rabbi of Congregation Etz Chaim of Flatbush, a synagogue in Brooklyn NY that has just marked its centennial anniversary. Rabbi Silverman co-authored this piece on the Northwell website regarding his facility's new chapel. Chaplain Mark Daniels serves as the Manager of Spiritual Services at the Cohen Children’s Medical Center of New Hyde Park, NY, which is also part of the Northwell Health system. Chaplain Daniels has had a rich, multi-faceted career that included a decade in education during which he was headmaster of a school. He then led his own home decor business for over 25 years. Having endured a serious health crisis, Chaplain Daniels was inspired to train as a chaplain, first at Mount Sinai West (formerly Roosevelt Hospital) after which he completed his training at North Shore University Hospital before doing advanced work in a fellowship at Cohen Children’s Medical Center. He has been at CCMC for nearly a decade. Chaplain Daniels has been an active Reform Jew his whole life. He is a Board Certified Chaplain and serves on the NAJC Board. Here is an article profiling Chaplain Daniels during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
About our host:Rabbi Edward Bernstein, BCC, is the executive 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 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. For sponsorship opportunities as either an individual or institution, please write to Rabbi Ed Bernstein at [email protected] Thank you to Steve Lubetkin and Lubetkin Media Companies for producing this episode. 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 [email protected]. And be sure to follow NAJC on Facebook to learn more about Jewish spiritual care happening in our communities.  

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