Rabbi Mia Simring was ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary, in her native New York CIty. She also holds a certificate in Pastoral Care and Counseling, and has focused her rabbinic work on chaplaincy in hospitals, long term care facilities, and now, correctional facilities. She is currently serving as a Jewish Chaplain for the New York City Department of Correction, working with both pre- and post-trial detainees. Prior to her rabbinical studies, she received an undergraduate degree in East Asian Studies from Brown University, worked in Japan, and then in the Japanese Art Department at Christie’s NY. She lives in Manhattan with her husband and two children.

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