Brief Bio
Rabbi Janet Madden Ph.D is a four-time fellowship recipient of the National Endowment for the Humanities and a graduate of Kol Zimra Sacred Chant and a certified Jewish Spiritual Director. She has served as Rabbi to the Progressive Jewish community in Poland while also lecturing on Jewish texts and literature at a number of Polish universities. A GreenFaith Fellow, she has published in areas that range from literary critical studies to ritual and environmental studies. She has earned four units of Clinical Pastoral Education and Palliative Care certification. She serves as Visiting Rabbi at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica CA, is a member of the FUneral Practices Committee of the Board of Rabbis of Southern California and serves both as a Dayan and a member of the Board of Directors of the Sandra Caplan Community Bet Din.