Rabbi Myrna Matsa recounts her service in community chaplaincy in Louisiana and Mississippi as the Gulf Coast region recovered from Hurricane Katrina. Rabbi Theodore Lichtenfeld adds his own recollections of his service in New Orleans during that crisis.

Rabbi Rebecca Kamil, BCC, discusses the spiritual care she provides to CLL/SLL patients and families. This interview was conducted on the CareCast, the CLL Society Podcast.

Rising from the Ashes in LA: A Conversation with Rabbi Shira Stern and Rabbi Jason Weiner, moderated by Rabbi Ed Bernstein, was recorded before a live audience at the 2025 NAJC Conference.

Rabbi Gabe Kretzmer Seed and Rabbi Mia Simring discuss the spiritual care they provide in New York's Rikers Island jail and reflect on their work in light of the upcoming season of Passover, the Festival of Freedom.

Rabbi Aaron Lever shares his insights from providing spiritual care in a long-term care facility. He describes his many joys as well as challenges, including helping his residents and staff colleagues navigate the COVID-19 pandemic and, more recently, the hurricanes of 2024.

Rabbi Jack Riemer reflects on his long career in the rabbinate, the art of preaching and the inspiration that he draws from the Psalms and the real-world stories that bring sacred scripture to life.

Chaplain David Balto joins the NeshamaCast team and shares a clip of Rabbi Lynn Liberman's presentation at the 2025 Bikur Cholim Conference on managing challenging times.

NeshamaCast host Rabbi Ed Bernstein delivers: "Beyond Cleaning Our Room: Responsibilities and Opportunities in Honoring Our Parents As They Age."

NeshamaCast host Rabbi Ed Bernstein travels to Israel and interviews Jewish chaplains from Israel and across North America attending a rabbinic conference in Israel.

Boca Raton Regional Hospital of Baptist Health South Florida hosted a symposium, "Caring for Jewish Patients and Families at End of Life," on December 4, 2024. The keynote speaker was Dr. Barry Kinzbrunner, with responses from Dr. Claudio Kogan, Dr. Jessica Eichler and Rabbi Ed Bernstein.

In a rebroadcast from Seekers of Meaning TV Show and Podcast, Chaplain Barry Pitegoff, BCC, of Neshama-The National Association of Jewish Chaplains, and Missy Stolfi from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention join Rabbi Richard Address to discuss their upcoming virtual webinar, “Through a Jewish Lens,” for survivors of suicide victims. The webinar takes place Sunday, November 24 from noon to 2 p.m. EST.

NAJC hosted a panel discussion on "Defining and Combating Antisemitism in the Chaplaincy Workplace"  that was held before a live online audience on September 17, 2024. 


Rabbi Valerie Stessin returns to NeshamaCast to reflect on the completion of a full year since the devastating terror attacks of October 7, 2023 and her work in providing spiritual care to a traumatized nation.

Rabbi Mychal Springer, BCC, reflects on the approaching High Holidays of Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot through the lenses of: the ongoing crisis in Israel and Gaza since the terror attacks of October 7, 2023; her personal biography; and her career in chaplaincy.

As Jewish students return to university campuses for the fall after a tumultuous prior academic year, NAJC chaplains will be among those on campus to offer support and guidance to students navigating uncertain times. Rabbi Katja Vehlow of Fordham University, Chaplain Hagar Ben-Eliezer of UC Berkeley, and Rabbi Drew Kaplan of University of Cincinnati reflect on last year’s post-October 7 challenges and their hopes for this year.

Rabbi Stephen Roberts, BCC, MBA, reflects on his life and career in chaplaincy as well as his personal experience as an openly gay man and one of the first openly gay rabbinical students ordained at HUC-JIR. He discusses how he has navigated being true to himself while also forging relationships with more traditionalist colleagues and promoting and embracing a culture of inclusion throughout the field of chaplaincy. He also makes a compelling case for the importance of NAJC and its mission to promote Jewish spiritual care.

Rabbi Mira Rivera discusses her chaplaincy to Jews of Color, while also reflecting on her own experiences as a Filipina-American Jewish woman.

Rabbanit Alissa Thomas-Newborn, NAJC President, engages in conversation with Anila Ali. This conversation was recorded on May 17, 2024 and aired before an online audience of NAJC members on May 19, 2024.

Rabbanit Alissa Thomas-Newborn, NAJC President, engages in conversation with Dr. Jeffrey Chadwick of BYU. This program initially took place before a live online audience on May 9, 2024.

Rabbi Nancy Wiener, D. Min., compares key roles of the Levitical priests of Biblical times to chaplains of today. They share in common the purpose of livui--accompaniment--of people between society's margins and its mainstream.