Who We Are
When you are seeking spiritual support, you want a caring and knowledgeable professional.
Mishkan Miami comprises experienced rabbis who work closely with an Advisory Board of clergy and highly committed volunteers. We also collaborate with the Rabbinical Association of Greater Miami and numerous other local and national organizations to bring help and healing wherever it is most needed. We can’t always stop the suffering, but we can provide care, concern and love to help each person face his or her challenges.
Pastoral Care Staff
Rabbi Frederick L. Klein, Director
Rabbi Fred Klein is Director of Mishkan Miami, and serves as Executive Vice President of the Rabbinical Association of Greater Miami. He is a Miami native and graduated magna cum laude from Brown University, where he received a bachelor’s degree in religious studies. He received his rabbinic ordination from Yeshiva University, where he also earned a master’s, and is now completing a doctorate in Jewish history from Columbia University. He also is working toward his board certification in clinical pastoral care, and has done rotations at New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens, NY, Jackson Memorial Hospital and VITAS hospice.
Rabbi Klein has taught at and been involved with the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, Drisha Institute for Jewish Education, Hebrew College of Boston, the Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning, Clal – The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, and the Shalom Hartman Institute. He is Vice President for the Rabbinic Cabinet of the Jewish Federations of North America, and has served as Chair of the Interfaith Clergy Dialogue of the Miami Coalition of Christians and Jews.
Rabbi Cheryl Weiner, PhD, BCC, Staff Chaplain and Senior Consultant (2015-2016)
Rabbi Cheryl Weiner serves as a Community Rabbi and Chaplain and is the Director of the Refuat HaNefesh (Visiting the Sick) Fellows Program and Alumni Network. In that capacity, she provides leadership support for the current Mishkan Miami Congregational Caring Communities and Bereavement and Support Group Initiatives as well as the Ministering to the Elderly Conference, collaborating with the Jewish Community Services and Miami Jewish Health Systems. She has participated in past programs such as the End of Life Seminars with Mt. Sinai Hospital and the Kavod v’Nichum National Conference in Miami.
As a Chaplain, she completed five units of Clinical Pastoral Education through an Internship and Residency at Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, across its many facilities, from hospitals to nursing homes. In addition she visited patients in the University of Miami Hospital and the Sylvester Cancer Center. Working with all faiths, she specializes in adult and pediatric palliative, oncology, hospice and transplant care. In 2014, she became a Board Certified Chaplain with Neshama, the Association of Jewish Chaplains (NAJC) and serves on their Board of Directors and organizes their annual national conference.
As a Rabbi/ Educator, she is also on the faculty of the Miami Melton Adult School and does workshops for the Orloff CAJE Adult Education Center, as well as congregations locally and nationally. Devoted to pastoral care, she acts as a spiritual guide for those who are ill or suffering from grief- and loss-related transitions of any kind. She also develops creative healing rituals and services and programs related to Transitions and Transformations. She is a mentor to volunteers, a family advisor, and a funeral officiant. Rabbi Weiner is a member of the Board of Trustees for the Jewish Publication Society. Ordained as a Rabbi in 2007 by the Academy for Jewish Religion, CA (AJRCA), she also has an MRS from AJRCA, a PhD from the University of Oregon, an MA from Northeastern University, and an AB from Barnard College. In her former career, she served for 25 years as an award-winning publisher in the educational technology industry. Currently, Rabbi Weiner is committed to serving others as a Jewish educator, rabbi and chaplain.
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Are you looking for a unique volunteer opportunity that will leave a lasting and meaningful impact on people in need? Learn about Mishkan Miami's Refuat Ha-Nefesh (Jewish healing) Fellows Program.
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