About Rabbi Jennifer Singer

Rabbi Jennifer Singer is a vibrant and passionate teacher, storyteller, writer, speaker, and spiritual guide. 
Rabbi Singer is Rabbi Emerita of Congregation Kol HaNeshama in Sarasota Florida, where she served from 2008 to 2022.

She is currently CEO of The Jewish Open Tent, which offers adult education programs both online and in-person. She has developed outstanding courses on a wide range of Jewish topics, from Torah to Talmud, Jewish folk history to modern prayers, and much more. She has extensive experience as a teacher for those of all ages and stages of life.

She also offers life cycle services such as baby namings, weddings, and funerals, and writes a weekly blog as SRQJew. Many of her essays have appeared as Op-Ed pieces in the Sarasota (Florida) daily newspaper, the Sarasota Herald Tribune. Several of her prayers have been published in anthologies and prayer books.
She has worked extensively with individuals at the end of life, often serving as a death doula for dying people and their families.

She was ordained as both a Rabbi and Spiritual Director by ALEPH: The Alliance for Jewish Renewal, in January 2017. She earned an MA in Jewish Education from the Jewish Theological Seminary, in May 2006. She also holds a BA, summa cum laude, in journalism from St. John Fisher University. 
She has two adult daughters and currently shares her home with an elderly rescued dog. Her favorite things are chocolate, Judaism, large dogs, antique rocking chairs, and her kids. Not necessarily in that order.

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