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Rabbi Darren Kleinberg

Rabbi Darren Kleinberg

Rabbi Darren Kleinberg is a palliative care chaplain and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Close-up of a patient's hand with intravenous therapy and pulse oximeter
Posted inFirst Person

Working with terminally ill patients is my ‘monastery’ 

Rabbi Darren Kleinberg by Rabbi Darren Kleinberg September 16, 2025September 17, 2025

I have long felt drawn to the idea of monasticism, both for its retreat from worldly concerns and for its dedication to living in an abiding awareness of God’s presence. […]

illustrative photo of rows of chairs in a synagogue
Posted inLocal Voice

An unexpected reminder of the wonder of a synagogue experience

Rabbi Darren Kleinberg by Rabbi Darren Kleinberg April 21, 2022
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks (Photo/JTA-Courtesy)
Posted inLocal Voice

I wouldn’t be who I am today without the UK’s late Rabbi Sacks

Rabbi Darren Kleinberg by Rabbi Darren Kleinberg January 4, 2021January 5, 2021
A 1907 postcard depicts the Israelites gathered at the foot of Mount Sinai.
Posted inEducation

Schools need to ask: What’s the end goal of education?

Rabbi Darren Kleinberg by Rabbi Darren Kleinberg September 13, 2018
London's Finsbury Park, where the author first experienced the pull of the transcendent self. (Photo/Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inLocal Voice

Repair all this brokenness with your transcendent self

Rabbi Darren Kleinberg by Rabbi Darren Kleinberg July 23, 2018
pride marchers carry lgbt pride flags with stars of david on them
Posted inLocal Voice, Opinion

American Jews have many identities, including Jewish identity

Rabbi Darren Kleinberg by Rabbi Darren Kleinberg March 29, 2017March 30, 2017

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