Yocheved Mintz

 

Member profile details

First name
Yocheved
Last name
Mintz
Ordination Year
2004
Region
US West
Brief Bio
Rabbi Mintz is the spiritual head
of Congregation P'nai Tikvah, the
only Reconstructionist/Renewal
community in Nevada. Chairperson
of the Foundation at the Federation,
She is a Member of the Board of OHALAH,
AJR/CA, the Board of Rabbis of
Southern Nevada, the Jewish Federation of Southern Nevada, the
Jewish Family Services Agency, Flo-
rence Melton School for Adult
Jewish Learning, the Clark County Ministerial Association
Ministerial Association, and the
Interfaith Council of Southern Ne
vada. Rabbi Mintz is a past-Presi-
dent of the Board of Rabbis of
Nevada and of OHALAH. She is the
granddaughter of Rabbi Israel Porath (zt"l)
and is the first woman in 18
generation of rabbis in her family.
Widow of the late Alan P. Mintz, M.D.,
she is the mother of four sons,
grandmother of 14 (plus 2), and
is often seen in the company of
her trusty German Shepherd, Shepsi.
Specializations
  • Baby Naming Ceremonies
  • Bar/Bat Mitzvah Tutoring
  • Bereavement Counseling
  • Chevra Kaddisha/Post-Death Ritual
  • Conversion Classes
  • Corrections Chaplaincy
  • Dedications & New Home Blessings
  • Funerals, Memorial Services & Unveilings
  • Hospice Chaplaincy
  • Hospital Chaplaincy
  • Public Speaking
  • Spiritual Counseling/Spiritual Direction
  • Teaching/Education
  • Visiting the Sick/Bikkur Cholim
  • Weddings
  • Writing/Editing