Rabbi Shari Chen

Rabbi Chen became the Executive Director of Hebrew Seminary in 2020. Prior to that, she served as the Director of the Congregation Bene Shalom Religious School for over 15 years. She was ordained at the Hebrew Seminary in 2005 and since then worked closely with Rabbi Goldhamer as Associate Rabbi. Rabbi Chen serves as a chaplain and participates in interfaith worship services at Sedgebrook Communities. Rabbi Chen has lectured at the Bernard Horwich JCC and led workshops at the Chicago Association for Young Children’s Education. Rabbi Chen taught B’nai Mitzvah students and adult Hebrew classes at Bene Shalom, along with a variety of other classes and webinars. She has been on the faculty at Hebrew Seminary since 2013.