Harvard Hillel seeks a dynamic Orthodox Rabbi to foster a warm, inspiring Jewish community for students, faculty, and staff. The ideal candidate makes Jewish tradition exciting and meaningful through teaching, mentorship, and pastoral care.
Requirements
- A commitment to and passion for creating Jewish community and inspiring students to grow in Torah, shmirat mitzvot, and participation in Jewish life.
- Appreciation for the value of a broader pluralistic Jewish community, and a desire to build bridges with other Jews.
- A warm, engaging, and approachable personality.
- Experience in engagement and building meaningful pastoral relationships
- Facility in program design and implementation.
- Relevant work experience in experiential Jewish education within Orthodox communities, Hillel, youth movements, or camp.
- A talmid hakham with strong textual knowledge and fluency, demonstrating deep familiarity with Torah, from traditional texts to contemporary Jewish wisdom, and the ability to engage students in the tradition of Jewish learning through learner centered pedagogy.
- Facility leading complex conversations that are intellectually serious and personally sensitive.
- A warm and welcoming home in which to host Shabbat experiences.
- Confidence initiating, running, and evaluating programs.
- A deep personal concern for the success of this work.
- A willingness to admit what you don’t know and excitement to learn in those areas
- Creative problem-solving, proactive communication, and the capacity to collaborate in teams both inside and outside of Hillel.
- Curiosity about... everything. You are hungry to learn and ask insightful questions before offering solutions. In this community, we are all learners, even the educators among us.
- Membership in good standing in a rabbinic alumni association with established ethical guidelines.
- BA and Orthodox rabbinic ordination.
Benefits
- Competitive salary range of $100,000-$110,000 for 10 months a year of employment.
- A network of students, parents, and university partners who will inspire you and become lifelong professional resources and partners.
- Opportunities for professional development, mentoring, and Jewish study.
- Colleagues and support from across the Hillel movement.
- Travel opportunities, both domestic and international.
- Stipends for Shabbat hosting experiences.
- A comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, Tax Deferred Retirement Plan, Life, AD&D, and Long Term Disability insurances, Flexible Spending Plan, generous vacation/sick time, and parental leave.
- Plenty of Hillel and university swag.
