Claire Shoyer is a fifth-year rabbinical student at JTS pursuing her MA in Midrash. Claire is excited to accompany Jews and their loved ones through their lives, from daily life to milestones, and helping people to make meaning of a wide range of Jewish texts and traditions. She has served as rabbinic intern and High Holiday leader on several college campuses, and she is in her second year as the rabbinic intern at the Westchester Jewish Center. She is a trained Mikveh guide and recently became the first woman to receive certification for the kosher slaughter of fowl and cattle.