Orthodox Rabbi and Educator at Leader Family Hillel at Baruch College

New York, New York, United States

Hillel at Baruch is looking for a dynamic Orthodox rabbi and educator to foster and build a warm, compelling Jewish community for students, faculty, and staff. The ideal candidate will make Jewish tradition accessible and meaningful through teaching, mentorship, and pastoral care. They will be an exemplar within a pluralistic community and use the deep wisdom of Judaism to inspire the Jewish and wider Hillel community.

The Orthodox rabbi also guides student leaders, empowering them to build a vibrant Orthodox community.

This role is a full time position beginning Fall 2025

• Mentorship and Rabbinical Care:
  
  Build substantial relationships with at least 120 undergraduate and graduate students (both Orthodox and non-Orthodox) through Rabbinical care,chevrutalearning, teaching, and mentorship.
• Orthodox Student Minyan Advising:
  Serve as the student minyan adviser, providing classes,drashot(sermons),chavrutas(study partnerships), and organizational support. In addition, serve as ahalakhicandhashkaficguide to all students, as necessary.
• Exemplar in a Pluralistic Community:
  Represent Orthodox Judaism within the broader Hillel community, supporting observant students' needs (kashrut, Shabbat, conversion,chagim), and actively participating in the Hillel's interfaith community. They will participate in larger campus life, learning and engaging with non-observant students to bring the richness of Judaism’s intellectual and spiritual wisdom into Hillel’s public sphere.
• Collaboration with Hillel Staff:
  
  Work closely with Hillel staff to plan and execute programs, attend meetings, and assist with events, and report to the Campus Rabbi. Assist the Hillel team and student-facing staff teams with planning and engagement goals.
• Shabbat Hospitality:
  Regularly host students for Shabbat and holiday meals to bring a sense of home and close community for students away from their families.
• Jewish
  
  Education:
  
  Offer two high-level Jewish classes each semester, designed to enhance students' Jewish knowledge and connection to texts and tradition. Learn with a dozen students regularly in chevruta.
• Shabbat and Holiday Planning:
  Support students and the Hillel team in planning meaningful Shabbat and holiday celebrations, including 3-4 shabbatons off-campus per semester.
• Point of Contact with the Orthodox Minyan:
  Serve as Hillel’s liaison to the Orthodox minyan that meets at Baruch Hillel for the purpose of scheduling, financial management, and facilitating undergraduate and graduate student participation in the broader Cambridge Orthodox community.
• Outreach and Relationship Building:
  Outreach by traveling to multiple campuses across NYC for programming, engagement, and teaching.

• Orthodox rabbinic ordination.
• Experience in engagement and building meaningful relationships and previous experience in program visioning and implementation.
• Relevant work experience in grassroots community organizing, Hillel, youth movements, camping, or experiential Jewish education within Orthodox communities.
• A strong knowledge of Jewish content, ranging from traditional texts to contemporary Jewish wisdom.
• An ability to transfer knowledge of these texts through engaging teaching.
• Expertise in leading complex conversations and creating accessible classes about Judaism.
• A warm, engaging, approachable personality with a commitment to creating an inclusive, friendly, and welcoming Orthodox community and a vibrant, pluralistic Hillel community.
• A commitment to and passion for creating Jewish community and generating excitement around halakha, Torah, and on Orthodox way of life.
• Confidence in initiating and running programs; intrinsic motivation; a willingness to admit what you don’t know; and excitement to learn in those areas.
• Creative problem-solving, proactive communication, and an ability to collaborate across teams both inside and outside of Hillel.
• Curiosity about… everything. You are hungry to learn and ask insightful questions before offering solutions. You are just as much a learner…