Rabbi Andrea was ordained as a rabbi and spiritual guide in 1999 by ALEPH: The Alliance for Jewish Renewal. She has undergraduate degrees in Hebrew Literature and Secondary Education from the University of Minnesota. Andrea is a graduate of the Kol Zimrah Chant Leadership training and is a certified facilitator in Compassionate Listening. Rabbi Andrea is the founding rabbi of P’nai Or of West Hartford. She has retired from her pulpit in Greenfield, MA and will once again lead our High Holiday Services and also our Shabbat services the first Saturdays of the month. Reb Andrea weaves a tapestry of songs and inner journeys when she is with us.