Pastoral Care Programs

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Develop the necessary knowledge and skills to support the needs of your community.

Advance your career through our Interfaith Doctor of Ministry Program in New York, for clergy and select others of all faiths, and Sugiyot Chayim, Jerusalem’s bibliotherapy program for Israeli pastoral counselors.

Our Programs

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The Interfaith Doctor of Ministry Program for Education in Pastoral Care

The Interfaith Doctor of Ministry degree for Pastoral Care provides a unique opportunity to clergy, and in some cases non-clergy, of all faith groups to understand and respond to the variety of clinical problems encountered in ministry. Students who work in congregational, chaplaincy, counseling, or community settings are offered coursework and clinical supervision with attention to the specific context of the pastoral relationship.

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Sugiyot Chayim

Sugiyot Chaim – Life Texts for Pastoral Care – is a Talmudic Bibliotherapy Program sponsored by the Blaustein Center for Pastoral Care and Counseling at HUC-JIR/Jerusalem.

Our Programs

woman sitting at a desk

The Interfaith Doctor of Ministry Program for Education in Pastoral Care

The Interfaith Doctor of Ministry degree for Pastoral Care provides a unique opportunity to clergy, and in some cases non-clergy, of all faith groups to understand and respond to the variety of clinical problems encountered in ministry. Students who work in congregational, chaplaincy, counseling, or community settings are offered coursework and clinical supervision with attention to the specific context of the pastoral relationship.

4

semesters of Interfaith Doctor of Ministry seminars at the New York Campus

25

years of expertise in theological and clinical training for each Interfaith Doctor of Ministry faculty member

  • Rabbi Andrea Goldstein

    Alum

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    I’ve been a rabbi for a long time, and I feel I am able to provide warmth and comfort to my congregants, but I joined the D.Min. program to become better grounded in skills that would help me talk through challenging topics such as mortality.

    Rabbi Andrea Goldstein ‘98

    Rabbi Andrea Goldstein ‘98, D. Min. '23 Rabbi Congregation Shaare Emeth, MO Read Story
  • Rabbi Jeffrey Brown

    Alum

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    The Doctor of Ministry program was invaluable. After 15 years in the active rabbinate, I was hungering for an intellectual experience that would inform the next phase of my professional life.

    Rabbi Jeffrey Brown, D.Min. ‘05, ‘21

    Scarsdale Synagogue - Temples Tremont and Emanu-El Read Story
  • Jennifer Harper Headshot

    Staff

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    As we seek to create our better world, let’s make space together to wonder: what kind of world do we want to share? How can we build this new home together?

    Jennifer R. Harper, MDiv, DD, NCPsyA

    Director, Interfaith Doctor of Ministry Program for Education in Pastoral Care Read Story
Alum
Rabbi Andrea Goldstein
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I’ve been a rabbi for a long time, and I feel I am able to provide warmth and comfort to my congregants, but I joined the D.Min. program to become better grounded in skills that would help me talk through challenging topics such as mortality.

Rabbi Andrea Goldstein ‘98

Rabbi Andrea Goldstein ‘98, D. Min. '23 Rabbi Congregation Shaare Emeth, MO Read Story
Alum
Rabbi Jeffrey Brown
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The Doctor of Ministry program was invaluable. After 15 years in the active rabbinate, I was hungering for an intellectual experience that would inform the next phase of my professional life.

Rabbi Jeffrey Brown, D.Min. ‘05, ‘21

Scarsdale Synagogue - Temples Tremont and Emanu-El Read Story
Staff
Jennifer Harper Headshot
quots icon

As we seek to create our better world, let’s make space together to wonder: what kind of world do we want to share? How can we build this new home together?

Jennifer R. Harper, MDiv, DD, NCPsyA

Director, Interfaith Doctor of Ministry Program for Education in Pastoral Care Read Story
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