A Life Rooted in Transformation
Raised in the Reform movement, I always felt something was missing. As a wife and mother, I became a Ba’al Teshuvah, while weaving holistic passions into our family life. After a twenty year marriage, I walked away on May 5, 2005 and soon after graduated Kundalini Yoga Training on May 14, 2006. Three years later I was ordained as a Rabbi on May 14, 2009 on the sandy shores of Hollywood, Florida. Both events were also in honor of Mother’s Day and Israel Independence Day, a reflection of my commitment to faith, healing and spiritual evolution.
I’ve walked the path of sacred integration, bridging the wisdom of many traditions that have nourished me over time. Each has been a portal to profound healing. From childhood to parenting to the unraveling of marriage, my life has moved through seasons of deep transformation. I’ve met alchemy in the teachings of Kabbalah and Kundalini Yoga. I’ve tasted sovereignty through Freedom Dance, Taoism, Buddhism, and Sacred Sexuality. Earth and plant medicine, Ayurveda, Mystical Qigong, Quantum Inquiry, somatic practices, inner child healing, trauma release, and holistic healing have all shaped my becoming.
A Unique Approach to Judaism & Healing
My spiritual approach is anchored in:
• The Consciousness of the Heart: Connecting through compassion and understanding
• The Passion of the Soul: Awakening divine purpose and personal power
• The Delight of Knowing the Body: Embracing health, vitality, and balance
I learned to transcend the ordinary, meet people where they are and guide them toward where they’re meant to be. My covenant with G-d is rooted in compassion, connection, and an unwavering commitment to healing.
Underneath the Titles
A fibromyalgia diagnosis after a steroid injection in the 1980s opened my path to resilience through biohacking and holistic healing. Years later, a tick bite while living in Northern California (2012–2015) quietly deepened my health challenges. In 2015, I returned to Florida to care for my ailing father, and from that point through 2024, I served hundreds with weddings, funerals and baby naming's, premarital counseling while begin a devoted caregiver for her mother.
Twenty twenty five was the year everything changed. Putting chronic illness in the past meant freedom from caregiving and officiating which allowed me space to enjoy my soul path, to offer meditations on Insight Timer, and to embrace the rhythm of my own life.
Personally Nourished By:
I'm a proud mother to two radiant souls, a blessed mother-in-law and a grandmother of four. I teach and cherish depth, truth, honor, and soul-centered intimacy. My life is a living story of redemption, and you can click here to read more if you feel curious.
Wishing you many blessings,
Melinda
Raised in the Reform movement, I always felt something was missing. As a wife and mother, I became a Ba’al Teshuvah, while weaving holistic passions into our family life. After a twenty year marriage, I walked away on May 5, 2005 and soon after graduated Kundalini Yoga Training on May 14, 2006. Three years later I was ordained as a Rabbi on May 14, 2009 on the sandy shores of Hollywood, Florida. Both events were also in honor of Mother’s Day and Israel Independence Day, a reflection of my commitment to faith, healing and spiritual evolution.
I’ve walked the path of sacred integration, bridging the wisdom of many traditions that have nourished me over time. Each has been a portal to profound healing. From childhood to parenting to the unraveling of marriage, my life has moved through seasons of deep transformation. I’ve met alchemy in the teachings of Kabbalah and Kundalini Yoga. I’ve tasted sovereignty through Freedom Dance, Taoism, Buddhism, and Sacred Sexuality. Earth and plant medicine, Ayurveda, Mystical Qigong, Quantum Inquiry, somatic practices, inner child healing, trauma release, and holistic healing have all shaped my becoming.
A Unique Approach to Judaism & Healing
My spiritual approach is anchored in:
• The Consciousness of the Heart: Connecting through compassion and understanding
• The Passion of the Soul: Awakening divine purpose and personal power
• The Delight of Knowing the Body: Embracing health, vitality, and balance
I learned to transcend the ordinary, meet people where they are and guide them toward where they’re meant to be. My covenant with G-d is rooted in compassion, connection, and an unwavering commitment to healing.
Underneath the Titles
A fibromyalgia diagnosis after a steroid injection in the 1980s opened my path to resilience through biohacking and holistic healing. Years later, a tick bite while living in Northern California (2012–2015) quietly deepened my health challenges. In 2015, I returned to Florida to care for my ailing father, and from that point through 2024, I served hundreds with weddings, funerals and baby naming's, premarital counseling while begin a devoted caregiver for her mother.
Twenty twenty five was the year everything changed. Putting chronic illness in the past meant freedom from caregiving and officiating which allowed me space to enjoy my soul path, to offer meditations on Insight Timer, and to embrace the rhythm of my own life.
Personally Nourished By:
I'm a proud mother to two radiant souls, a blessed mother-in-law and a grandmother of four. I teach and cherish depth, truth, honor, and soul-centered intimacy. My life is a living story of redemption, and you can click here to read more if you feel curious.
Wishing you many blessings,
Melinda