Rabbi Chaya Gusfield

Rabbi Chaya Gusfield, Jewish Renewal, rabbi, spiritual director, chaplain

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Shalom שלום

Where do you find the medicine for your spirit as you engage with ritual, Torah, and each moment?

Asking this question is the essence of my work as rabbi, chaplain, spiritual director, and writer.

Blessing of Protection for you

Engaging in Jewish practices celebrates the joys of life and assists us in our day-to-day heartbreak.

If you are grieving or mourning, I am here for you.
If you are celebrating, let’s celebrate together.
If you want to write about it, I am here to guide.
If you need a ritual, let’s design it together.
If you are excited to study Torah, let’s study!
If you want to learn how to pray, I can join you.

Whether you know Hebrew or not, whether you are Jewish or not, or have a relationship with a specific spirituality or not, I welcome you.

Chaya’s Garden

Shalom שלום
You have found the garden where I share my essays, poems, thoughts and sometimes music. A garden is a place where things grow, die, blossom, hide, surprise, struggle, comfort, and are reborn. A garden is a place for renewal and resourcing. I hope you find visiting Chaya’s Garden a healing place for you.

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Spiritual Direction

What do I do? I am a Spiritual Midwife. I listen to your words and your body. I ask God, the Source of Creation, to bring me images, sounds, smells and memories of what you are experiencing beyond your spoken words. I listen even more deeply for the responses that would be most …

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Offerings

My years of rabbinical, chaplain and spiritual direction experience have prepared me for this moment to accompany you. We study Torah together, co-design Healing Circles, I accompany you and your family at end of life and what follows, officiate lifecycle rituals, lead services, facilitate …

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