Rabbi Michelle Stern, BCC, manages the Religious Life department and serves as Chaplain for CJE SeniorLife, a Jewish eldercare social service agency in Chicago and its suburbs.  In her role, Michelle guides religious life for clients and residents, primarily in CJE’s assisted living and memory care center.  She accompanies residents and their families through the aging process, providing pastoral and spiritual care.  She teaches classes on Jewish topics and leads worship.  She works with CJE’s Board of Directors to ensure that CJE’s Jewish values are lived throughout all service lines of the agency.  In 2019, she was recognized for her work by the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago by being awarded the Samuel A. Goldsmith Award.

Michelle is a board certified chaplain through Neshama: Association of Jewish Chaplains, and previously served on their board.  She received her rabbinic ordination from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and is a member of the RRA Ethics Committee.  Prior to joining CJE SeniorLife in 2016, Michelle was a staff chaplain in the emergency department and critical care unit at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, MD.

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