{"id":282,"date":"2025-09-02T16:36:33","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T21:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/palmettorabbi.com\/?page_id=282"},"modified":"2025-09-12T10:33:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T15:33:15","slug":"about-rabbi-leah-doberne-schor-reform-rabbi-in-south-carolina","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/palmettorabbi.com\/?page_id=282","title":{"rendered":"About Rabbi Leah Doberne-Schor, Reform Rabbi in South Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/palmettorabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/compass-rose-headshot.png\" alt=\"Rabbi Leah Doberne-Schor, Jewish Lifecycle Officiant in South Carolina\" class=\"wp-image-226 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Shalom!\u00a0 I&#8217;m an ordained Reform rabbi (HUC-JIR 2005) and Licensed Professional Counselor (EdS, University of South Carolina, 2021).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-mono-2-color has-text-color has-superbfont-small-font-size\">My background combines a unique blend of Judaism, spirituality, pastoral care, and mental wellness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-mono-2-color has-text-color has-superbfont-small-font-size\">I officiate at Jewish lifecycle ceremonies including Jewish weddings, baby-namings, funerals, home dedications and other events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-mono-2-color has-text-color has-superbfont-small-font-size\">I&#8217;m also available to celebrate, speak or study with your synagogue, church, or organization. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-mono-2-color has-text-color has-superbfont-small-font-size\">Based right at the center of the state, I can easily travel to most parts of South Carolina and parts of North Carolina, Georgia. Certain rabbinic services are offered online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-mono-2-color has-text-color has-superbfont-small-font-size\">As a Licensed Professional Counselor, I offer counseling and clergy consultation services at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.compassrosecounselingsc.com\">Compass Rose Counseling<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-mono-2-color has-text-color has-superbfont-small-font-size\">Please contact me with any questions you might have. Further information can be provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-mono-2-color has-text-color has-superbfont-small-font-size\">L&#8217;shalom Rabbi Leah Doberne-Schor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More about my Rabbinic Experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Central Conference of American Rabbis, Member<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Beth Israel Congregation, Florence, SC, Rabbi (2012-2023)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Temple Emanu-El of Westfield, NJ, Associate Rabbi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Beth Shalom Congregation, Auburn, Alabama, Visiting High Holy Day Rabbi <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hillel at Purdue University, Visiting High Holy Day Rabbi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Temple Sinai in Sumter, Visiting High Holy Day Rabbi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Selected Invited Presentations and Workshops<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Min Ha Meitzar &#8220;From the Narrow Places&#8221; A Support Group for CCAR Rabbis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the Narrow Bridge, A Support Group for CCAR Rabbis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kilv.org\/event\/rabbi-tornbergs-installation-shabbat-service.html\">Installation, Rabbi Shoshanah Tornberg, Congregation Keneseth Israel, Allentown, PA<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Healing in the Jewish Tradition, for Beth Shalom, Columbia, SC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jewish Parenting During a Pandemic, for Tree of Life, Columbia, SC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Oxmppcj2UpY\">International Holocaust Remembrance Day Program, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC, 2016<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invocation, University of South Carolina vs. Navy Football Game<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Selected Publications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reformjudaism.org\/beliefs-practices\/prayers-blessings\/kindling-lights-peace-meditation-shabbat-candle-lighting\">Kindling the Lights of Peace, a Meditation for Shabbat Candle Lighting<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reformjudaism.org\/blog\/shabbat-prayer-healing-era-coronavirus\">A Shabbat Prayer for Healing in the Era of Coronovirus<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reformjudaism.org\/blog\/how-my-familys-immigrant-history-influences-my-values-today\">How My Family&#8217;s Immigrant History Influences my Values Today<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reformjudaism.org\/blog\/lamentations-racial-biases-and-confederate-flag-south-carolina-rabbis-perspectives\">Lamentations, Racial Bias and the Confederate Flag: A SC Rabbi&#8217;s Perspective<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reformjudaism.org\/blog\/secret-shabbat-blessing-why-parents-should-bless-their-children\">The Secret Shabbat Blessing: Why Parents Should Bless Their Children<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forward.com\/opinion\/414146\/is-america-still-safe-for-jews-we-asked-11-young-jewish-leaders\/\">Is America Still Safe for Jews (We asked 11 Young Jewish Leaders), for the Forward<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Dismissed from the Room,&#8221; for the <em>CCAR Journal<\/em>, Winter 2011<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-00ef86d8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-medium);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-medium);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-medium);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-primary-background-color has-background is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7552e2eb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:20px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xlarge);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-xlarge);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--superbspacing-small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e4feb9eb wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-contrast-light-color has-text-color has-superbfont-xlarge-font-size\">I&#8217;d love to hear from you<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-contrast-light-color has-text-color has-superbfont-medium-font-size\">Please fill out this form to be in touch!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-507dae32 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-contrast-light-color has-text-color has-link-color has-superbfont-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSe26HxKmqbd3rfAvY8qZH5Jfgz1n32W6GtuHy0v3hIawIijLQ\/viewform?usp=header\">Contact Me<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shalom!\u00a0 I&#8217;m an ordained Reform rabbi (HUC-JIR 2005) and Licensed Professional Counselor (EdS, University of South Carolina, 2021). 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