Orthodox Rabbi at Harvard Hillel

The role

The Orthodox Rabbi will build relationships and provide pastoral care to Orthodox and non-Orthodox students. They will teach Torah, advise the Orthodox Student Minyan, and create Shabbat and holiday experiences.

What you will do

• Build relationships and provide pastoral care across the community
• Teach Torah that is textually rigorous and intellectually ambitious
• Advise and develop the Orthodox Student Minyan
• Contribute to pluralistic Jewish life at Harvard
• Create a home for Shabbat and holidays
• Model exemplary middot
• Collaborate with the Hillel team
• Partner with the broader Orthodox community

Required qualifications

• Orthodox rabbinic ordination
• Deep textual knowledge
• Commitment to Torah, mitzvot, and the flourishing of Orthodox students and community
• Ability to represent and teach from an Orthodox perspective while engaging non-Orthodox students
• Bachelor’s degree
• Membership in good standing in a rabbinic alumni association with established ethical guidelines
• Willingness and ability to host students for Shabbat and holiday experiences

Nice to have

• Experience in Hillel, experiential Jewish education, Orthodox communal settings, youth movements, or camp

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Tax-deferred retirement plan
• Life and disability insurance
• Flex spending plan
• Generous vacation and sick time
• Parental leave
• Professional development, mentoring, and Jewish study
• Travel opportunities, both domestic and international
• Stipends for Shabbat hosting experiences
• Hillel and university swag

About the company

Harvard Hillel is home to more than 500 Jewish undergraduates and 1,800 Jewish graduate students. Its mission is to help students build meaningful Jewish lives through relationships, learning, leadership, and community.