A Rabbis Rabbi
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Rabbis dedicate their lives to providing spiritual guidance and pastoral care, yet often struggle in isolation when facing their own personal and professional challenges. Despite their expertise in counseling others, Jewish clergy frequently lack access to the very support services they offer their congregants. Drawing upon a decade of congregational experience and observations of innovative regional programs, this research proposes establishing a chaplaincy program within the Rabbinical Assembly to provide specialized pastoral care from a "rabbi's rabbi." Analysis of rabbinic counseling's unique relational dimension, including four case studies of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) support, reveals how pre-existing relationships enhance counseling effectiveness. The proposed chaplaincy model would offer presence at significant life events, proactive intervention, confidential religious counseling, referral services, and follow-up care, while maintaining strict separation from placement systems. Implementation would begin with a full-time chaplain serving approximately 350 rabbinic households as an experimental program, addressing demonstrated pastoral care needs and strengthening Jewish clergy through enhanced personal and professional support systems.

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Published 1981
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Fishel Pearlmutter