Jewish Chaplaincy Services

Rabbi Ozarowski has enjoyed a fulfilling career as a pulpit rabbi, educator, prolific author and board-certified chaplain for more than 40 years. He is currently the JCFS Rabbinic Counselor and Chaplain, is the Immediate Past-President of Neshama: Association of Jewish Chaplains, and is a past president of the Chicago Board of Rabbis.

His first book, To Walk in God’s Ways: Jewish Pastoral Perspectives on Illness and Bereavement, is considered a standard in the field of Judaism and pastoral care. He was ordained with Semicha at Skokie’s Hebrew Theological College and received a Doctorate from Lancaster Theological Seminary. 

Cantor Belilos is a Conservative cantor who graduated from the Miller Cantorial School at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America with a Master of Sacred Music degree and is a member of the Cantors Assembly. She is a board-certified chaplain who has worked with JCFS for over 14 years, and she is a member of Neshama: Association of Jewish Chaplains.

Cantor Fortunée is an innovator of inclusive Jewish Sabbath and holiday programming suitable for seniors in residential settings, replete with opportunities for self-expression and interaction.

In addition to her JCFS community chaplaincy work with groups and individuals, she serves CJE SeniorLife as part of a clergy rotation leading Shabbat and holiday services at the Weinberg Community for Senior Living in Deerfield and Warren Barr Lieberman in Skokie. 

Rabbi Griffel has enjoyed a varied rabbinic career for over 30 years. She has served as a rabbi at the University of Chicago Hillel and Congregation Or Chadash, a synagogue with special outreach to the Jewish LGBTQ+ community, and after a year-long residency in Clinical Pastoral Education at Rush University Medical Center, as a chaplain at JourneyCare hospice.

Rabbi Griffel is a board-certified member of Neshama: Association of Jewish Chaplains and a member of the Central Conference of American Rabbis. She serves on the Chicago Board of Rabbis and the Chicago Association of Reform Rabbis, is an active member of the Progressive Chevra Kadisha, and serves on the board of the Selfhelp Home. 

Rabbi Saiger is a Reform rabbi. He completed chaplaincy training with an internship at Rush University Medical Center and was a resident chaplain at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

Rabbi Saiger has worked with Hillel at several universities and served as executive director of The Hillels of Illinois. He was ordained by Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion and received a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Missouri and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Chicago.

Rabbi Paul has been a member of Orthodox synagogues for 30 years and is a long-time member and former president of Congregation Anshe Sholom B’nai Israel in Chicago.

Rabbi Zusis immigrated to Chicago from Kyiv, Ukraine, fulfilling his dream of pursuing Jewish and professional education. He holds an advanced degree in Talmud from Telshe Yeshiva Chicago Rabbinical College and Rabbinic Ordination from Hebrew Theological College. In addition, he holds a PhD in Organizational Psychology and has extensive training in counseling and therapy. Pinchas is active in the Russian Jewish community of Greater Chicago and other locations, teaching Judaism across the generations.