My name is Rabbi Karen Bookman Kaplan. I am available to officiate at weddings, funerals, and baby namings in the New York/New Jersey area and nearby. I also provide spiritual counseling. Click here to contact me.

AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: I was born and raised in Erie, Pennsylvania. After obtaining a B.A. in Linguistics from Oberlin College, I was awarded a Ph.D. in Linguistics from the University of Texas. In 1992, I was ordained as a reform rabbi by the Hebrew Union College in New York, NY. I am a member of the Central Conference of American Rabbis and the National Association of Jewish Chaplains. I am currently serving as hospice chaplain at the United Hospice of Rockland in Rockland County, NY. I have a trained singing voice and have served as both rabbi and cantor for various congregations and for numerous free-lance lifecycle events. On May 13, 2005, I was featured on the front page of the New York Times Metro section.

(c) 2005 Rabbi Karen Bookman Kaplan Your comments are always welcome.

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