Private Rabbinic Retainer

Your Private Rabbi© Private Rabbinic Retainer offers the rabbinic support one normally accesses through synagogue membership. Pastoral and spiritual counseling, assistance and support with ritual services, opportunities for adult education classes, and Shabbat and Holy Days gatherings all are available in this package. You can schedule a meeting with Rabbi Greenspoon or learn more about Your Private Rabbi© Private Rabbinic Retainer coverage inclusion and fees by sending an email to david@jewtique.com.

Pastoral counseling and care, delivered with care.

The emotional and spiritual elements of a human being need care and attention no differently than does the human body. Judaism has a hidden wealth of spiritual practices that can us help navigate the challenges of our lives. This isn’t “faith healing”. Jewtique Concierge Rabbinic Services offers the application of pastoral best practices, informed by relevant Jewish spiritual practices and customs, to craft spiritual responses as tools to navigate issues of personal concern.

The days following a funeral or other farewell ceremonies are traditionally marked with prayer services held for the convenience of mourners.

During these services the Mourner’s Kaddish is usually recited. Jewtique Concierge Rabbinic Services can help you sort through the wide array of special prayer books for your Shivah services, and the even wider range of possibility to personalize these gatherings beyond the prayer books. Evening services are usually concluded within a half-hour.

Memorial services are a meaningful and important element of mourning our losses.

There are endless opportunities to create exactly the service you feel meaningful, for nearly any specific setting or situation. Sometimes they might follow a private burial service. Some families have used them to commemorate the traditional 30-day mark since the death of a loved one. Sometimes these services are offered by friends or colleagues when the deceased has been buried in a distant location. Be it a somber remembrance or a joyous celebration of life, a Memorial Service ensures there is always a way to show our respect. Jewtique Concierge Rabbinic Services will help you craft a Memorial Service that address your needs and meets your goals.

These ceremonies are not merely “unveilings.”

The traditional Jewish understanding is that dedicating a memorial marker to our loved ones is a profound gesture that further consecrates a sacred spot. These ceremonies are not restricted just to cemeteries or mausoleums. In an increasing list of other important locations, families increasingly seek to mark the holy ground that connects them with the memories of their loved ones. From public parks to school-side playgrounds, benches by a bike path to bronze memorial plaques at a hospice, Jewtique Concierge Rabbinic Services can help you to memorialize the values that your loved ones wish to leave as a legacy.

Sometimes our memories are painful when our relationship with a family member was complex or even difficult.

The traditional Yizkor (Remembrance) services might be a challenge when there is pain beyond our sense of loss. Jewtique Concierge Rabbinic Services combines the wisdom of ancient Jewish spiritual disciplines with the best practices of contemporary pastoral counseling to address the pain. This approach is often helpful in clearing the psycho-spiritual dynamic connecting our lives with others beyond this world. This is an engaged, spiritual and pastoral path that unfolds over time at its own pace for a reason, if not for many reasons. Please do not expect an easy fix as seen on reality television.

You want your home to be your sacred space.

It doesn’t matter if you will be in your new apartment for just six months, in your new house to raise your family, or in your new condominium in a 55+ community. A ceremony of Bedikat HaBayit–Dedicating the House–let’s you create that energy. From something basic as hanging your first mezuzah on the front door to a ceremony with readings, music, and blessings offered by friends and family, Jewtique Concierge Rabbinic Services can help ensure that your home is much more than just a domicile.

There are many reasons why people choose to create a kosher home.

Whether it is for the sake of your own spiritual life, the needs of your larger family, or any other of the countless possible motivations, Jewtique Concierge Rabbinic Services can help at every step of the way. Together through discussion and study we will determine what standard of kosher is appropriate for your needs, determine which items currently in your kitchen can be retained once made kosher and which items you need to replace, and then complete the actual kashering process.

Pre-planning a funeral with a licensed funeral director is a smart decision. Meeting with a rabbi makes it smarter.

Meeting with a rabbi to discuss the particularly Jewish aspects and options of a funeral has important value. Our pre-need meeting gives you a chance to process your preferences in a relaxed environment. You will find that the preparation will make it far easier when you (or your survivors) eventually meet with a funeral director to finalize the rest of the arrangements.

Families are increasingly disconnected from synagogue membership and an ongoing relationship with a rabbi or cantor who can make meaningful eulogy remarks.

Writing your own obituary for the newspaper and eulogy to be presented at your funeral ensures that your family and friends remember you exactly the way you wish to be remembered. Of course, our hi-tech world also offers hi-tech options for eulogies, too!

You’ve met with your attorneys, completed your estate planning, made your philanthropic and other final requests known in your final will and testament. And yet…

You sense that there is something missing. But what? Our ancient biblical ancestors offered death-bed blessings. Fortunately, we no longer need to wait until the last minute to share our deepest thoughts and concerns with our heirs!

The medieval tradition of written Ethical Wills goes back to Germany, ca. 1050. The practice became common in the 18th and 19th centuries, and almost forgotten until the past few decades. Today more and more people are embracing the opportunity to write their own Ethical Will. It is a potentially profound legacy for your survivors and ensures that your values are given a spiritual voice even in your physical absence. Together we can explore examples of these mindful expression of one’s legacy, and discern the approach best for your needs.