Rabbi Sigal Brier, MA, is a dynamic and innovative leader, psychologist, and experienced spiritual facilitator with an integrative approach. She has been a faculty member in diverse academic, holistic, and Jewish organizations, including Temple University, Kripalu Center for Yoga, Health, and Wellness, and Gratz College. She founded the Institute for Religious Leaders after she had served as congregational rabbi and directed a program for rabbis and rabbinical students in New York City.
A Reconstructionist rabbi with an M.A. in Jewish Studies from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, and an M.A. in Psychology from West Chester University, Rabbi Sigal brings new inspiration to meaningful spiritual and religious living. A pulpit rabbi for close to a decade, she was an organizational psychologist for the City of Philadelphia, a hospital chaplain, and a school director and teacher. Through her training and her spiritual work, she has become a popular teacher at numerous seminars and institutions including the Kripalu Center, the School of Sacred Ministries, Temple University, and Gratz College. Winner of the Becker award for original Hebrew writing on the subject of the Kabbalah, and the Berger Prize for excellence in congregational work, she has written for a variety of publications including the Journal of Counseling and Development, and the Journal of Loss and Trauma on such issues as creating community in the workplace and difficulties in students’ adjustment in the transition into college.
Rabbi Sigal is the founder of Integrated Judaism and Integrated Practice: the Art of Moving through Prayer, and is an accomplished musician who has recorded a number of CDs. She brings an integrated approach to her work weaving rich spiritual practices, which include text study, meditation, movement, chanting, and yoga. She is a skilled group facilitator who brings a deep understanding of psycho-spiritual processes to her work with individuals and communities.
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