Sherre Hirsch

American rabbi

Sherre Hirsch received her Rabbinic ordination and Master's degree from the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City. She also received a Master's degree in Hebrew Letters from the University of Judaism (now the American Jewish University) in California, as well as a BA from Northwestern University. She served as a rabbi at Sinai Temple in Los Angeles from 1998 to 2006.[1][2][3] Currently, she works as the Spiritual Life Consultant at Canyon Ranch.[4]

Hirsch has recently ventured into electronic media to engage in discussions on spirituality – including serving as a Spiritual Commentator for the Today show, relationship advisor for The Tyra Banks Show, conversing on interfaith issues on Naomi Judd’s weekly New Morning show on the Hallmark Channel, and as a featured guest on Thirty Good Minutes on PBS. She was also a contributor for Momlogic.com.[5] In addition to authoring many articles, Hirsch published her first book, We Plan, God Laughs: What to do When Life Hits You Over the Head in April 2008 (Doubleday). Her second book Thresholds: How to Thrive Through Life's Transitions arrived in bookstores in August 2015 (Random House).

She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and four children.[6]

## Books

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* We Plan, God Laughs: 10 Steps to Finding Your Divine Plan When Life is Not Turning Out Like You Wanted, Doubleday, 2008. ISBN 978-0-385-52361-5
* Thresholds: How to Thrive Through Life's Transitions, Random House, 2015. ISBN 978-0-307-59083-1

## References

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1. ^ Mary Rourke, "Daughter of the Bride: A local rabbi finds herself offering premarital counseling to her mother and fiance, who wed today.", Los Angeles Times, December 26, 2000.
2. ^ Julie G. Fax, "Rabbi Revolution", Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, May 29, 2003.
3. ^ Amy Klein, "It's Not About a Plan", Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, May 2, 2008.
4. ^ "Rabbi Sherre Z. Hirsch, Speakers Bureau, CanyonRanch, Feb. 8, 2008". Canyon Ranch. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
5. ^ "Momlogic.com Experts". TelepicturesTV. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
6. ^ "Rabbi Sherre Hirsch Official Website". Sherre Hirsch. Retrieved 29 October 2014.

## External links

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* Official Website
* Canyon Ranch
* Momlogic.com

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