Who We Are

When you are seeking spiritual support, you want a caring and knowledgeable professional.

The Jewish Chaplaincy Program of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation 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 The Jewish Chaplaincy Program of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, 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 Adult Mini-School, 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 Solomon S. Schiff, Director Emeritus

Rabbi Solomon Schiff is Director Emeritus of The Jewish Chaplaincy Program and Executive Vice President Emeritus of the Rabbinical Association of Greater Miami, having served both organizations for more than 40 years. He also is Chair of the Holocaust Memorial of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, and continues his long-standing commitment to the Jewish and non-Jewish communities by leading programs that seek to build understanding, tolerance and mutual respect.

Rabbi Schiff was ordained by Rabbi Moshe Feinstein of the Mesivta Tifereth Jerusalem Rabbinical Seminary in New York, and received a doctorate of pastoral counseling from the Hebrew Theological College in Skokie, Illinois. As a board-certified chaplain, he has worked with hospice at Miami Jewish Health Systems, the Dade County Homeless Trust, the Miami Coalition of Christians and Jews’ Interfaith Clergy Dialogue, and the Miami Coalition for a Safe and Drug-Free Community. In 2009, he received a Papal medallion from Pope Benedict XVI for his commitment to interfaith work.

Rabbi Boaz Levy, Staff Chaplain

Rabbi Boaz Levy is beginning his 12th year with The Jewish Chaplaincy Program. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the Rabbinical College of America in Morristown, NJ and a master of divinities from the Chief Rabbinate of the State of Israel, and received his rabbinical ordination from the Chief Rabbi of Kiriyat-Motzkin, in Haifa, Israel. He has worked as a chaplain in nursing homes, hospitals, hospices and prisons, and volunteered with the Army National Guard, working with people of all religious backgrounds. Rabbi Levy has done extensive outreach work with Jewish refugees from the former Soviet Union, and has spent many years as a youth and summer camp director, counselor and teacher. He volunteers with the Chevra Kadisha, a traditional Jewish burial society, and has officiated at many funerals, as well as happy occasions.

Rabbi Marvin Rose, Staff Chaplain

Involved with The Jewish Chaplaincy Program of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation for more than 30 years, Rabbi Marvin Rose is the rabbi of Temple Tifereth Jacob in Miami Lakes and a member of the Rabbinical Association of Greater Miami. He was ordained at Yeshiva University, where he also received a master’s degree in administration of Jewish education. He is accredited by the National Association of Jewish Chaplains.

Rabbi Simeon Schreiber, Staff Chaplain

Rabbi Simeon Schreiber is the Federation Chaplain at Mount Sinai Hospital. He is also the founder, director, and lead chaplain of Visiting Chaplain Services, Inc., a not for profit agency that provides spiritual care to anyone in spiritual or emotional distress. He is a Board-Certified Chaplain with over 30 years experience in consoling the isolated elderly, ill and recovering patients, and concerned family members - human beings in need of emotional and spiritual support. Rabbi Schreiber is a caring professional whose understanding of the role of a chaplain has deepened through his own experience with personal and family illness. His mission in life is to comfort the heart and heal the soul of those struggling through difficult times. Rabbi Simeon Schreiber is a graduate of Yeshiva College and received his ordination as an Orthodox Rabbi from the Theological Seminary of Yeshiva University. He is a member of the National Association of Jewish Chaplains and is a Board Certified Jewish Chaplain. He is also an Academy Certified Master Chaplain, ACME-III in the American Psychotherapy Association, and a police chaplain certified under the auspices of the International Conference of Police Chaplains (I.C.P.C.).

Rabbi Jonathan Tabachnikoff, Senior Consultant

Rabbi Jonathan Tabachnikoff is a Reform rabbi with specialized training as a health care chaplain. He holds degrees from Brandeis University and the Hebrew Union College, and has served both Reform and Conservative congregations. He has provided chaplaincy services to patients and families in a Los Angeles trauma center, including in the neonatal intensive-care unit, the emergency room and the oncology unit. He has also served the residents of Jewish retirement communities and hospices in Chicago; Rochester, N.Y.; and Miami.

Join us!

Are you looking for a unique volunteer opportunity that will leave a lasting and meaningful impact on people in need? Learn about The Jewish Chaplaincy Program’s Refuat Ha-Nefesh (Jewish healing) Fellows Program.

To arrange for a private discussion with a chaplain or to obtain additional information, please contact us at Chaplaincy@JewishMiami.org or 786.866.8621.

If you require urgent assistance, please call Rabbi Frederick L. Klein at 305.562.1235. All inquiries are confidential.