The Baby Boomer Rabbi

Rabbi Susan Elkodsi

Rabbi Susan Elkodsi received rabbinic ordination from the Academy for Jewish Religion (AJR) in May of 2015 and has been spiritual leader of the Malverne Jewish Center since August of 2015. Additionally, she provides pastoral and rabbinic services to local rehab and assisted living facilities, and currently serves as VP for Communications for the Long Island Board of Rabbis. Her writing has appeared on JewishSacredAging.com, and she has presented workshops for Limmud, NY, for AJR and in the community, on ethical wills and spiritual legacies. She is currently working on a book that will share Torah wisdom “by elders, for elders.”

In 2019 Rabbi Elkodsi received a Rabbinic Certificate in Gerontology and Palliative Care from the Wurzweiler School of Social work at Yeshiva University, and takes advantage of their continuing education programs relating to aging and end-of-life issues.

She is passionate about helping Baby Boomers and older adults to find meaning and purpose in their lives within the context of Jewish tradition and teachings, and as part of a Jewish community, in however they see themselves. Over the past six years she has become an integral part of the Malverne Village community and has made many positive connections in the various Orthodox and liberal communities in the surrounding area.

Rabbi Elkodsi received a Bachelor’s degree in Speech-Communication from West Chester University of Pennsylvania, spent several years working in radio and print advertising in Connecticut, and worked as a sales executive and trainer for a franchise of the Dale Carnegie organization. She and her husband, David, spent nearly 20 years running a recruitment advertising agency.

Susan is a serial knitter who loves to spin her own yarn and her essay about “Spinning Knitting and Judaism was published in The Knit Vibe by Vickie Howell in 2019. She and her husband David have two children; Phillip, a math teacher in Vermont, and Jacqueline who works in the beauty industry.

What I Offer

Ritual and Spiritual Care

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Bereavement, Pre-Bereavement and Grief Support

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Spiritual Guidance for Aging and the End of Life

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New Stages of Life

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Congregational Life

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Contact the Rabbi

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The Rabbi’s Blog

Sermons & Divrei Torah

A collection of the Rabbi’s inspirational and insightful sermons given at the Malverne Jewish Center.

Midrash HaZak

A collection of the Rabbi’s inspirational and insightful sermons given at the Malverne Jewish Center.

Personal Life

A collection of the Rabbi’s inspirational and insightful sermons given at the Malverne Jewish Center.

Learn More About the Malverne Jewish Center

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