Venue Manager, Family Holy Day Services

Venue Manager, Family High Holy Day Services

Seasonal Contractor Position (July to September 2026)

Since its founding in 1825, B’nai Jeshurun (BJ) has been at the forefront of the American Jewish experience. Now in its third century, BJ’s vision is centered on the spiritual work of transformation and the creation of a Jewish path that is authentic, profound, and supportive of all members as they seek and live their purpose to the fullest. BJ’s spiritual leaders, Rabbis Felicia Sol, Rebecca Weintraub, Alex Braver, and H azzan Ari Priven, as well as BJ’s nearly 2,000 member families, share a vision of a diverse, dynamic, and inclusive community that offers many paths to Jewish religious life while supporting one another in their spiritual quests.

BJ is committed to honoring tradition while re-imagining and innovating its practices and programs to create a vibrant, contemporary, and relevant Jewish life for all who seek it.

This is a focused, seasonal contract engagement built around one of BJ’s most complex and beloved annual programs:
Family High Holy Day Services. The engagement begins in advance of Rosh Hashanah and concludes upon the completion of Yom Kippur. During that window, this role is the operational backbone of the entire program.

Each fall, BJ produces multiple large-scale services designed specifically for families with children, drawing hundreds of attendees across Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The logistical scope is significant:
Family Services are held across two distinct venues — beginning at JCC Manhattan, relocating to the BJ main campus, and returning to the JCC for Yom Kippur. The person in this role will be managing that multi-venue, multi-day operation, with all of its vendor coordination, facility logistics, staffing, and real-time problem-solving.

We have an established playbook in place, and we are looking for an experienced professional who can take that foundation, execute it seamlessly, and bring the insight to iterate, refine, and make it even better.

This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced events professional seeking a high-impact, time-bounded engagement with a mission-driven institution at one of the most meaningful moments in the Jewish calendar.

• Primary point of contact:
  Sonny Singh, Director of Program and Event Operations
• Operational partner:
  Rabbi Deena Cowans, Director of Family Life and Learning

• Lead Operations: Serve as the lead operations coordinator for all Family High Holy Day Services across Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
• Execute & Iterate the Playbook: Leverage BJ’s existing operational playbook to drive event execution, using your expertise to run systems smoothly while making real-time improvements and post-season refinements.
• Manage Multi-Site Logistics: Support the full logistical arc across venues (JCC Manhattan → BJ Main Campus → JCC Manhattan), including site visits, load-in, setup, event execution, breakdown, security plans, and load-out at each site.
• Inventory & Supplies: Plan, organize, track, and maintain all supplies and equipment required for events (furniture, books, ceremonial items, program materials, etc.).
• Collaborate & Liaise: Coordinate closely with vendors, volunteers, operational staff, and sound engineers at both JCC Manhattan and BJ to align on space, access, scheduling, and facility requirements.
• On-Site Leadership: Coordinate with event-day personnel (operations staff, Security, EMTs) and serve as the primary on-site point of contact for real-time troubleshooting and operational flow.
• Clergy & Leader Alignment: Partner with staff, clergy, and lay leaders to ensure seamless day-of operations.
• Walkthroughs & Debrief: Conduct pre-event walkthroughs at each venue to…