MIT Hillel seeks a dynamic Director of Education/Orthodox Rabbi to work with individuals and groups of undergraduate and graduate students, teaching, inspiring, and connecting the students to appropriate Jewish learning opportunities. S/he will oversee the creation and coordination of meaningful Jewish education across our diverse and pluralistic Jewish student populations, working with the rest of the Hillel program staff team – themselves educators, innovators, and experience designers -- to ensure learning opportunities are being provided around a broad range of topics and skill levels, in various modalities and times throughout the year. Bringing a deep reservoir of Jewish knowledge and an authentic commitment to Jewish life, the Director of Education has the opportunity to deeply impact MIT students’ personal journeys.
MIT Hillel, located on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ensures a vibrant Jewish life at MIT for students and our extended community. Our Hillel and our staff members have won numerous Excellence awards from International Hillel, including “A Great Place to Work” Award, “Award for Strengthening the Global Hillel Movement”, The Phillip H. and Susan Rudd Cohen Outstanding Campus Award, and the “Innovation in Fundraising Award.” The MIT campus, in Cambridge, MA, is part of greater Boston’s large and exciting university community.
The MIT Jewish community has about 250 Jewish undergraduate students and about 420 Jewish graduate students. We estimate that about 10% of the undergraduate student Jewish population identifies as Orthodox/traditional; there is a daily Orthodox morning minyan and three Orthodox services on Shabbat.
Characteristic of the fact that MIT students are not afraid to challenge generally accepted ideas, any stereotype of the typical MIT student will not hold up to scrutiny. For example, 50% of MIT undergraduates are involved in Greek life and MIT has the highest percentage of students involved in athletics of any university. One can, however, generalize that MIT students are high energy, entrepreneurial, and bright.
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 more than 550 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.