Full-time Rabbi Wanted
We seek a modern Rabbi: Fully versed and steeped in Halachic practice to help fulfill our mission and commitment to Conservative Judaism form of prayers and observances – yet contemporary enough to understand and be flexible to the realities and challenges of 21st century American Jewry.
Regular Rabbinic responsibilities include: delivering inspirational and meaningful sermons during High Holidays and Shabbat, reinvigorate/lead/coordinate daily Minyanim, oversee ritual matters and administer other aspects of congregational life including teaching and pastoral duties.
Our next Rabbi will also be tasked with assisting in fundraising and primarily with the goal of outreach: connecting with Jews who live in Rockville Centre and Long Island’s South Shore. Congregation B’nai Sholom-Beth David is a welcoming community that welcomes all Jews, including interfaith families and LGTBQ and regularly invites other religious leaders to speak with our congregation.
Our next Rabbi will lead study groups, organize lectures and participate in community events.
Passionate outreach, boundless energy.
We seek an individual who has the desire, ability, and imagination to expand Judaism beyond our temple’s walls and into the community. These are vital aspects to the position and the Synagogue’s goals.
Our next Rabbi will support all synagogue sponsored events.
Our next Rabbi will oversee the preparation &/or prepare our Bar/Bat Mitzvah students.
Our next Rabbi will be expected to officiate at life cycle events.
Community Description:
Congregation B’nai Sholom–Beth David is situated in one of the best places in the New York metropolitan areas to live, work and raise a family. The communities we serve have some of the finest public schools on Long Island, including the award winning Rockville Centre School District. We are located 25 miles east of mid-town Manhattan; approximately a 35 minute train rides on the Long Island Railroad. Once in New York City, in addition to all the tourist attractions, you will be close to JTS, the Hebrew Union. We are also conveniently located near JFK and LaGuardia Airports.
Qualifications:
- JTS, Hebrew Union or similar rabbinical training
- Successful pulpit experience (Junior/Associate Rabbi acceptable)
- Ability to read Torah
- A visionary with the ability to engage our current membership, children and grandchildren of existing families, and attract the not-yet affiliated families living in our surrounding communities.
- Ability to navigate change in accordance with the goals of our Strategic Plan, specifically addressing the short-term, mid-term, and long-term goals.
- Proven interpersonal and pastoral skills, with the ability to nurture relationships, give counsel, and support our congregants through life cycle events, in times of joy and sorrow.
- A strong leader and role model as an educator, daily participant in ritual life and services, and strong team player in fostering positive relationships with congregants, professional staff, and lay leadership.
- A proven inspirational and motivational leader with creative approaches and practices.
- An inspiring teacher who will relate and connect with people of different ages, educational and religious backgrounds.
Position Start Date: TBD
Benefits:
Parsonage
Medical Insurance
Car allowance
Paid vacation
Salary: Negotiable
Send resume and cover letter to:
Marty Skolnick, President at: [email protected]
About Congregation B’nai Sholom-Beth David
A synagogue is more than just a House of Prayer or a House of Study. It is the center of the Jewish community; a spiritual home where people come together and form bonds that last a lifetime.
Congregation B’nai Sholom-Beth David has been filling that role in Rockville Centre, Lynbrook and surrounding communities for more than a century. Throughout the years, we have fostered in each of our members a special camaraderie and feeling of great pride in our Jewish heritage. Many families have been members for more than three generations, a testament to their love and respect for our Congregation.
We are an egalitarian congregation, affiliated with United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, where men and women participate in all aspects of religious life. In addition, we are inclusive, welcoming all who seek a connection to Jewish life and wish to join our Temple community, regardless of religious background, age, ability, socioeconomic status, race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
Interfaith families, members of the LGBT community and people exploring Judaism will discover at Congregation B’nai Sholom – Beth David a warm atmosphere. Our members are as diverse as the communities in which we live. We are a place where you can develop a meaningful connection to Judaism.