Ordained as one of the youngest female Rabbis in the world, Rabbi Rachel Short is a Holistic Healer, Reiki Master Teacher, certified Yoga and Stand Up Paddleboard Yoga Leader and AromaTouch Practitioner. This path found her after she was diagnosed with an “incurable illness” and told she would never walk again. Healing herself, Rachel made a pact with The Divine she would devote her life to being of service. Reiki found Rachel during her own healing and she was called to become a Master Teacher so she could share this gift with others. She completed her yoga teacher training with Yandara Yoga Institute and later went on to lead their Yoga Teacher Trainings and be featured on their blog. She began pursuing the Rabbinate while in Israel, where she studied with many Rabbis including the founding Rabbi of the Kabbalah Center in Tzfat. Rabbi Rachel, on a mission to modernize Judaism, often raps her sermons and includes yoga, self-healing and meditation into her services, redefining the concept of a synagogue. Her podcast Rapping with Rabbi Rachel, is a glimpse into all she is here to create. She also is honored to chair the Hawai’i County Board of Ethics and to serve on the boards of Hawai’i Care Choices, Hawai'i Island United Way, Hawai'i Island Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster, Kilauea Hui, Interfaith Communities in Action, and is active within the Hawai'i Island community at large. She was recently deployed to Maui following the Lahaina fires as Red Cross Spiritual Care Supervisor. You can often find her surfing, swimming with her daughter (and/or dolphins!), or practicing Yoga on her Stand Up Paddleboard, when she isn't being of service to her community.

Rabbi Rachel prides herself on helping others find a nourishing sacred spiritual connection. Her journey has been nothing short of biblical, and she will continue to follow The Divine blindly, knowing that trusting and surrendering to What Is, IS the only way. Her commitment to community and consciousness is authentic and invigorating. Whether she is officiating life cycle events, holding space during counseling, facilitating Reiki trainings, working with youth, speaking to a group, you will be grateful that Rabbi Rachel is now a part of your life.