Lena Sclove is a mystic, a meditator, and a lover of interweaving song, study, and silence. She is a chaplain, writer, organizer, and embodied prayer leader, living at the intersection of mysticism, meditation, multifaith, and justice work. Lena currently works as a Hospice Chaplain/Spiritual Counselor for Central Coast Hospice of Santa Barbara, and Lena is a Rabbinical Student in the ALEPH Ordination Program. She is an alum of the Davvenen Leadership Training Institute and the Institute for Jewish Spirituality’s Yesod Jewish Mindfulness program. She graduated with a Master of Divinity degree from Vanderbilt Divinity School, where she focused in Chaplaincy and Jewish Studies. Lena has trained as a Hospice Chaplain through CPE, interned as a Psychiatric Hospital Chaplain, and was a Fellow with the Cal Turner Program for Moral Leadership and a Member of Vanderbilt’s LGBTQ+ Faith and Policy Cohort. She has a BA in Ethnic Studies, is a former NYC tenant organizer, an alum of Romemu Yeshiva, and a co-founder of Nashville Jews for Justice. Lena grew up in Hindu, Jewish, and Buddhist traditions, and feels deep gratitude to Jewish Renewal for nurturing her longings to deepen in her Jewish path. Lena loves to sing her heart out, contemplate the meaning of life, practice meditation with her spouse Mahip, and play with their wonder-filled toddler.