Rabbi Benzion Leser

Rabbi Benzion Leser has a diverse work experience in pastoral care, medical ethics consultation, and chaplaincy. Rabbi Benzion has served as the Senior Director of Chaplaincy & Pastoral Care at Maimonides Medical Center since March 2018. Prior to that, they worked as a Rabbi and Jewish Chaplain/Director of the Pastoral Care Department at Maimonides Medical Center from June 2007 to February 2018. In addition to their work in healthcare, Rabbi Leser also served as a Medical Ethics Consultant, providing guidance and counsel on matters of medical ethics and Jewish Medical Ethics (Halacha) to various medical centers, organizations, and healthcare professionals starting from June 2017. Furthermore, they have experience as a Chaplain at the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision from an unspecified start date to September 2008.

Rabbi Benzion Leser completed Clinical Pastoral Education at Health Care Chaplaincy Network in 2016-2017 and at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center in 2015-2016. Rabbi Benzion also attended Rabbinical College Bobover Yeshiva Bnei Zion, though no degree or field of study information is available.