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Since March 2010, I'm the Resident Chaplain at the Marie Curie Hospice Hampstead (London). I love all aspects of my work, providing pastoral presence to patients, their families and friends as well as all members of staff, building relationships and maintaining contacts with a wide range of faith leaders and communities in order to provide Spiritual and Religious Care that fully honours the wishes of the individual while making the wisdom and insights of many traditions accessible to all.
Born and raised in Germany, I studied theology, philosophy and languages at universities in Wuppertal, Bochum, Prague, Berlin and received my rabbinical training from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in New York and the Leo Baeck College in London. I also hold an MA in Jewish Studies from King’s College London.
I started my chaplaincy training (CPE) while studying for the rabbinate in New York, and appreciate everything I've learned from my teachers, mentors and colleagues at the HealthCare Chaplaincy where a truly interfaith and cross-denominational spirit drives the holistic approach to heath care. I'm also deeply grateful for my experiences and learning opportunities which my placements with the National Center for Jewish Healing provided.
Throughout my rabbinical training, I engaged in a number of interfaith programs. I was the coordinator of the Inter-Seminary Dialogue of New York City. I also worked in interfaith and educational outreach for the Board of Deputies of British Jews, developed and managed a number of projects for the Council of Christians and Jewish. For a number of years, I also have done consultancy for the Three Faith Forum and St.Ethelburga’s Centre for Reconciliation and Peace.
I love a wide range of music, but in particular classical and Latin-American guitar music as well as Bach and Schubert. Whenever I find the time, I play the guitar or ukulele, the trumpet, the trombone or the tin-whistle.
I enjoy travelling, nature walks by the sea and in the mountains, gardens and parks, and Mediterranean cuisine.
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