Orthodox Rabbi and Educator - Baruch Hillel

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

What You’ll Do

• Mentorship and Rabbinical Care: Build substantial relationships with at least 120 undergraduate and graduate students (both Orthodox and non-Orthodox) through Rabbinical care, chevruta learning, 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 a halakhic and hashkafic guide 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.

What You’ll Bring to the Job

• 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 as you are an educator.
• Membership in good standing in a rabbinic alumni association with established ethical guidelines.
• Must be willing to commit to 3-4 off-campus Shabbatons per semester

What You’ll Receive

• Competitive salary range of $70,000-$80,000 plus benefits for 12 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.
• 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.

About Hillel at Baruch

Hillel at Baruch College opened its doors to students in 1944. Our Hillel expanded to include John Jay College and City College in 2014 and 2017 respectively. In 2019, Pace University and School of Visual Arts joined our family. Most recently, we have grown and welcomed Fashion Institute of Technology, Fordham University, The New School, and NYIT to further our mission of enriching the lives of Jewish students. Our mission is to enrich the lives of the Jewish undergraduate and graduate students at Baruch, City, John Jay, Pace, SVA, Fordham, FIT, The New School, and NYIT so they may enrich the Jewish people and the world. We provide quality programming, student engagement, leadership opportunities and professional support to the college community in order to: 

1. Promote the values of pluralism, tikkun olam (repairing the world), Israel, and Jewish life

2. Foster Jewish education and awareness, create meaningful Jewish experiences

3. Strengthen community and identity as uniquely Jewish and universally human

About Hillel International

In 1923, Rabbi Benjamin Frankel started Hillel with humble means, a noble mission and a breathtaking vision: to convey Jewish civilization to a new generation. Today, Hillel International continues to enrich the lives of Jewish students and is the largest Jewish campus organization in the world at nearly 1,000 colleges and universities across North America and around the world. As Hillel evolves as an organization, the mission remains steadfast: to create lasting connections with every Jewish student that foster an enduring commitment to Jewish life, learning, and Israel and train them to become the next Jewish leaders.

Hillel is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an accepting and inclusive environment for all.