Rabbi Rena Blumenthal

Rena Blumenthal is a freelance rabbi based in New Paltz, New York. She graduated from RRC in 2003 after a prior career as a psychologist. Rena worked at Vassar College for eleven years as the Assistant Director of Religious & Spiritual Life and Advisor to Jewish Students. She currently serves as part-time Advisor to Jewish students and an Adjunct Professor for Jewish Studies at Marist College. She also provides consultation to campuses looking to expand Jewish life and engages in a wide range of teaching and service-leading opportunities and life cycle officiation. Rena is the author of a novel, “The Book of Israela.”