2008 PRAYER BREAKFAST DETAILS
 Mayor Richard M. Daley Remarks 
The 2008 Prayer Breakfast Program
Rabbi Sherre Z. Hirsch
Keynote Speaker for 2008
Prayer Breakfast Program
Interfaith Youth Core
Spoken Word for the 2008
Prayer Breakfast Program
Chair& Master Anne M. Burke
of Ceremonies: Illinois Supreme Court Justice
Keynote Speaker: Sherre Z. Hirsch
Rabbi and Author, Los Angeles, California
 Raised in Southern California, Rabbi SHERRE Z. HIRSCH received a B.A. in
American culture at Northwestern University. Long curious about becoming a
rabbi, she devoted two years to seminary study only to find it wasn’t “the
spiritual place that I’d imagined.” A year-long detour through Asia and an
immersion in eastern philosophy finally led her to re-embrace the rabbinate.
She returned to Jewish Theological Seminary in New York and, upon
graduation, became ordained as a rabbi. In 1998, she joined Sinai Temple in
Los Angeles, becoming the first female rabbi on staff in its century-long history.
During her eight-year tenure she was instrumental in its growth from 900 to
nearly 2,000 families, introducing new and innovative programs such as “Torah
in the Round” and “Friday Night Live.” She also developed the popular Jewish
Women’s Spirituality Retreat for Canyon Ranch, where she now serves as a
spiritual life consultant offering guidance, education and support. In January
2008 Rabbi Hirsch joined MomLogic.com, a website for thinking moms who
don’t have time to think, as their spirituality expert. Her discussion of interfaith
issues on Naomi Judd’s weekly “New Morning” show on the Hallmark Channel
led to a two-year gig as Judd’s sidekick. She has also served as a spiritual expert
for “The Today Show,” a relationship expert on “The Tyra Banks Show” and a
guest on the Chicago PBS series “30 Good Minutes.” Rabbi Hirsch is the
author of We Plan, God Laughs: 10 Steps to Finding Your Divine Path When Life Is
Not Turning Out Like You Wanted. She spends her free time practicing yoga,
shopping for shoes, and dancing in the living room with her husband Jeff and
three young children: son Emet and daughters Eden and Alia..
Music: Rachel Barton Pine
"Andante from Sonata No. 2, BWV 1003" - Johann Sebastian Bach
"Amazing Grace" - Traditional
Special Presentation: Interfaith Youth Core
Hafsa Kanjwal (Muslim), Julie Maxwell (Christian)
Hannah McConnaughay (Christian)
Prayer for Blessing Lewis A. Jordan
of the Food: (from the Protestant tradition)
Opening Prayer: Alejandro Silva
(from the Roman Catholic President & CEO,
Evans Food Products tradition)
Mayor's Remarks: Richard M. Daley
Prayer for Those in Tariq Malhance
Public Service: (from the Muslim tradition)
Closing Prayer: Julie Hamos
(from the Jewish tradition)
Music: William Buchholtz |
