Sherre Hirsch received her Rabbinic ordination and Master's degree from the Jewish Theological Seminary in

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. She also received a Master's degree in Hebrew Letters from the

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(now the

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) in

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, as well as a BA from

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. She served as a rabbi at Sinai Temple in

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from 1998 to 2006.Amy Klein
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'', May 2, 2008. Currently, she works as the Spiritual Life Consultant at Canyon Ranch. Hirsch has recently ventured into electronic media to engage in discussions on spirituality – including serving as a Spiritual Commentator for the ''

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'' show, relationship advisor for ''

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'', conversing on interfaith issues on

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’s weekly New Morning show on the

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, and as a featured guest on Thirty Good Minutes on

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. She was also a contributor for Momlogic.com. In addition to authoring many articles, Hirsch published her first book, ''We Plan, God Laughs: What to do When Life Hits You Over the Head'' in April 2008 (Doubleday). Her second book ''Thresholds: How to Thrive Through Life's Transitions'' arrived in bookstores in August 2015 (Random House). She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and four children.

Books

*''We Plan, God Laughs: 10 Steps to Finding Your Divine Plan When Life is Not Turning Out Like You Wanted'', Doubleday, 2008. *''Thresholds: How to Thrive Through Life's Transitions,''

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, 2015.

References

External links

Official WebsiteCanyon RanchMomlogic.com
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