Loyola Marymount University

Role Overview

In the expansive spirit of our Catholic, Jesuit, and Marymount tradition, this role balances the pastoral and administrative demands of stewarding our Jewish student community, collaborating on departmental initiatives, and accompanying students in exploring the vast vistas of their spiritual lives. LMU Campus Ministry attends to the sacramental, liturgical, and spiritual requirements of a Catholic university, provides pastoral support and programming for Jewish, Muslim, and non-Catholic Christian students, and collaborates with other partners to offer layers of religious, educational, and social student support.

Reporting to the Director of Campus Ministry, this position manages religious programming, pastoral support, and community building for LMU’s Jewish student life. As a member of Campus Ministry, the Chaplain for Jewish Student Life and Hillel Advisor is responsible for engaging Jewish students in Jewish life on campus and integrating Jewish student life into the overall campus milieu. Responsibilities include advising and engaging Jewish students in their activities, developing and supporting programming to enhance the Jewish student experience, overseeing Hillel and student leaders, end-to-end event planning and coordination, and collaborating on departmental projects and events with Campus Ministry staff. The Hillel Advisory Board works closely with the Chaplain.

What You’ll Do

• Manage end-to-end program and event hosting for all Jewish holidays and observances and weekly Shabbat.   
• Plan, promote, accompany, and assess spiritual, social, and service opportunities for Jewish students. Create an inclusive and pluralistic Jewish community on campus that is welcoming to all. Engages students in Hillel programming and collaborates across LMU to provide programming that supports the education and development of students.
• Under the direction of the Director of Campus Ministry, collaborate with Hillel International to innovate, develop, and assess opportunities and programs for Jewish students at LMU.
• Represent Jewish Student Life on the Campus Ministry Interfaith Council.
• Identify nexus points for pastoral care, spiritual programming, and social and service opportunities for students between LMU’s Catholic institutional identity and Jewish community life.
• Integrate trauma-sensitive, anti-racist, gender inclusive, religiously diverse wisdom, accompaniment, and programming that engages today’s college student into materials, practices, and strategic planning.
• Assess and audit offerings through surveys and feedback, evaluating learning outcomes and student feedback to ensure exceptional student experience. Manages student engagement database, driving data-informed decisions in all areas of Hillel, including program and budget.
• Creatively employ social media and technology to meet student needs and support administrative organization. 
• Collaborate with university partners such as Jewish Studies, Student Affairs, Marketing & Communications, the Jesuit Community, Risk Management, etc. as well as the Academy for Jewish Religion, California.
• Accompany all students pastorally, bearing witness to the movements of God in their lives, listening, challenging, and fostering spiritual growth. Introduce students to the graces of the university charisms, including Ignatian spirituality.
• Serve as a faithful steward of institutional mission, modeling maturity, nurturing growth, and participating joyfully in the vast and varied elements of university life.
• Collaborate on Campus Ministry initiatives including, for example, Welcome Week, Family Weekend, Commencement, Wellness Wednesdays, University Liturgies, and interfaith initiatives. 
• Demonstrate administrative agility (communication, organization, attentiveness to detail, fiscal management), understand of the distinct pastoral vectors of higher education, commit to professional development, remain abreast of the dynamic spiritual needs of college students, and embody a spirit of generative, innovative collegiality that elevates all of Campus Ministry.

Loyola Marymount University Expectations

Exhibit behavior that supports the mission, vision, and values of the university. Communicate and employ interpersonal actions that model high standards of professional, responsible, accountable, and ethical conduct. Demonstrate a commitment to outstanding customer service.

Requisite Qualifications

• Masters degree required. Advanced degree in Jewish Studies or Jewish Community Leadership and related experience preferred along with a commitment to ongoing professional, intellectual, and spiritual growth. Incumbent will be expected to continue upgrading his/her knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to excel as a campus minister and keep abreast of regulation/policy changes.
• Three years of professional experience in a university setting ministering to college students is preferred.
• Experience in the articulation and application of learning outcomes.
• Appreciation for the Catholic, Jesuit, and Marymount mission of the university and a willingness to collaborate across traditions, including intentional engagement with Ignatian spirituality, Catholicism, and the values of Jesuit higher education.
• Proven experience in the development and evaluation of programs.
• Demonstrated commitment to ministry to the marginalized and attentiveness to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Highly developed organizational and leadership skills.
• Exemplary communication skills -- both written and oral.
• Strong active listening and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated computer competency and knowledgeable in technology, social media, and Microsoft Suite.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of this position. 

What You’ll Receive

• The salary range for this role is $78,600.00 - $102,200.00. Salary commensurate with education and experience.

About Loyola Marymount University

Loyola Marymount University, a Carnegie classified R2 institution in the mainstream of American Catholic higher education, seeks outstanding applicants who value its mission and share its commitment to inclusive excellence, the education of the whole person, and the building of a just society. LMU is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing an environment free from discrimination and harassment as defined by federal, state and local law. We invite all persons in the full diversity of their being, life experience, and beliefs to apply. (Visit www.lmu.edu for more information.)

Campus Rabbi

Hillel UGA, Hillels of Georgia

Role Overview

Join Hillel UGA as our next Campus Rabbi to help shape a vibrant, welcoming, and dynamic Jewish community at the University of Georgia. As a Jewish leader on campus, you will build meaningful relationships with students, foster spiritual connection, and bring Jewish life to the forefront through creativity, authenticity, and care.

The Campus Rabbi will play a central role in cultivating a pluralistic Jewish environment where students feel empowered to explore and express their Jewish identities. You will support students in celebrating Shabbat and holidays, create accessible and engaging opportunities for Jewish learning, and provide pastoral care and guidance. Working closely with a dedicated team, you will help deepen student engagement and expand the ways Jewish life shows up across campus. This position would report to the Associate Director at Hillel UGA.

Hillel UGA is part of Hillels of Georgia, connecting 10+ campuses across the state through programming, leadership development, and professional growth. Our vision is to inspire every student to proudly embrace their Jewish journey and build a lasting connection to Jewish life and Israel. 

What You’ll Do

• Shape and implement a vision for ritual, spirituality, and Jewish learning at Hillel UGA.
• Build deep, authentic relationships with students from diverse backgrounds through one-on-one conversations and shared experiences.
• Cultivate a culture of meaningful Jewish practice, including dynamic and accessible Shabbat and holiday experiences.
• Lead and grow the Jewish Learning Fellowship (JLF), creating engaging, relevant, and thoughtful learning experiences for a wide range of students in partnership with other Hillel UGA staff.
• Develop new and creative opportunities for students to explore Jewish ideas, traditions, and values.
• Partner with campus colleagues and student leaders to expand Jewish life and advocate for Jewish students across the UGA community.
• Facilitate both formal and informal Jewish learning rooted in text, tradition, and contemporary relevance.
• Provide pastoral care and serve as a trusted mentor and resource for students, staff, and lay leaders. 

What You’ll Bring to the Job

• Rabbinic ordination (or equivalent experience in Jewish spiritual leadership).
• Experience in community building, outreach, and experiential Jewish education (campus work, youth movements, camps, etc.).
• A demonstrated ability to engage students in meaningful conversations about Judaism, identity, and Israel in an open and approachable way.
• A passion for building inclusive, pluralistic Jewish community.
• Creativity, initiative, and an entrepreneurial mindset.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative approach to teamwork.
• Flexibility to work evenings, Shabbat, weekends, and holidays as part of campus life. 

What You’ll Receive

• Competitive salary in the non-profit marketplace. The salary range for this role is $105,000 - $125,000.
• Great professional development, mentoring, and skill-building opportunities as part of the Hillels of Georgia system.
• Comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, Group Supplemental Retirement Annuity, Pension Plan, life insurance, Long Term Disability, Flexible Spending Plan, generous vacation/sick time, and parental leave.
• Eligibility for the Jewish Community Professional Tuition Grant. Great professional development, mentoring, and skill-building opportunities.
• Opportunities for regional, national, and global travel.

About Hillel UGA, Hillels of Georgia & Hillel International

Hillel UGA is a home for Jewish students to connect, explore, and lead. Through relationship-driven engagement, meaningful programming, and a commitment to pluralism, we empower students to build Jewish community on their own terms.

Hillel UGA is a part of the Hillels of Georgia network. Hillels of Georgia serves as an umbrella organization partnering with college campuses to provide thousands of Jewish students with their Jewish home away from home. Our mission is to create vibrant Jewish life on every campus in Georgia. We do so by providing meaningful Jewish experiences to thousands of students on campuses across Georgia. Hillels of Georgia was founded in 2003 to engage and empower Jewish students to create vibrant and dynamic Jewish life on campuses across the state. Hillels of Georgia is a proud member of Hillel International and beneficiary of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta.

Hillels of Georgia currently has professionals on the following campuses: Emory University, University of Georgia, Kennesaw State University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia College & State University, Georgia State University, SCAD, and Georgia Southern. 

Hillels of Georgia is affiliated with Hillel International. Hillel International enriches the lives of Jewish students so they may enrich the Jewish people and the world, and envisions a world where every student is inspired to make an enduring commitment to Jewish life, learning and Israel.

Campus Rabbi

University of Miami Hillel 

Role Overview

Join University of Miami Hillel as the Campus Rabbi and play a transformative role in enriching student life and shaping the future of Jewish life on campus. As a compelling and authentic Jewish educator, you will inspire, mentor, and guide Jewish students, empowering them to take an active role in building and sustaining a vibrant, meaningful, and pluralistic Jewish community at the University of Miami.

In this role, you will cultivate Jewish connection through deep conversations, collaborative initiatives, engaging educational experiences, and innovative approaches to religious life. Bringing warmth, vision, and a magnetic presence, you will encourage students to make Judaism a central part of their lives and to express their Jewish values with purpose and pride.

University of Miami Hillel challenges students to explore new ideas, perspectives, and ways of living. The Campus Rabbi will bring passion, creativity, and energy that match the excitement, enthusiasm, and momentum of the campus and broader community.

What You’ll Do

• Create an educational vision and strategy for Hillel, including innovative Jewish learning opportunities for formal, informal, and experiential Jewish education for students from diverse backgrounds and interests that represent a multiplicity of Jewish perspectives. 
• Ensure a pluralistic and welcoming atmosphere by strengthening the multiple worship and learning options offered by Hillel.
• Work with the Executive Director to craft an educational vision and strategy for Hillel, creating innovative opportunities for formal, informal, and experiential Jewish learning for students with diverse backgrounds and interests that include a multiplicity of Jewish perspectives.
• Advise and mentor student interns and volunteers, empowering them to create regular warm, welcoming, and inspiring ritual and Jewish experiences for their peers.
• Lead, coordinate, implement, and evaluate all aspects of major Jewish holiday programming and observances on campus, including Shabbat, High Holidays, and Passover.
• Identify the needs of Jewish communities on campus that are underserved, and develop strategies for meeting these needs with proven community organizing, outreach, and relationship-building methods.
• Develop and support vibrant Jewish experiences, one-on-one or small group learning, and educational programs, including immersive trips, as students find relevant.
• Cultivate and maintain strategic partnerships with the University community, including Student Affairs, Admissions, and the University Interfaith Chaplains Association.
• Contribute to the Jewish community of Miami by representing UM Hillel in Jewish and rabbinic spaces throughout the community, including local synagogues and the Greater Miami Jewish Federation Rabbinic Council. 

What You’ve Accomplished

• Rabbinic ordination from an accredited institution.
• 4+ years of relevant work experience. Experience in Hillel, youth movements, camping, or experiential Jewish education is helpful.
• Proven success in community building and previous experience in program visioning and implementation.
• Training and experience in counseling, supervision, and development/fundraising is desirable.

What You'll Bring to the Job

• A strong knowledge base of Jewish content, ranging from traditional Jewish texts to contemporary Jewish wisdom, culture, and unconventional Jewish sources.
• Expertise in leading complex conversations about Judaism and Israel in a way that is approachable and meets students at various points in their personal Jewish journeys.
• A commitment to creating an inclusive, vibrant, and pluralistic Jewish community.
• A passion for engaging students through Jewish learning and religious practice and an ability to foster intellectual, spiritual, and ethical curiosity and exploration.
• Confidence in initiating and running programs, and comfort in asking questions.
• Creative problem-solving, proactive communication, and collaboration.
• Ability to collaborate across teams, both inside and outside of Hillel.

What You’ll Receive

• Competitive salary in the non-profit marketplace. The salary range for this role is $105,000 - $125,000.
• A comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement plan, Life, AD&D, and Long Term Disability (LTD) insurances, Flexible Spending accounts, generous vacation/sick time, and parental leave. 
• Great professional development, mentoring, and skill-building opportunities.
• Travel regionally and abroad, particularly to Israel.

About University of Miami Hillel

University of Miami Hillel supports students as they navigate the college experience and explore what it means to live meaningful lives rooted in Jewish identity and values. Committed to fostering a pluralistic, welcoming, and inclusive community, Hillel creates opportunities for personal growth while inspiring students to engage deeply with Jewish life, culture, values, and peoplehood. Through tzedek (social justice) initiatives, Jewish learning, spiritual exploration, Israel experiences, and a wide range of social and religious programming, UM Hillel meets students where they are, while empowering those already involved to further energize and deepen their Jewish commitments.

University of Miami Hillel is located in the Braman Miller Center for Jewish Student Life, a state-of-the-art 16,000-square-foot facility designed to reflect the vibrant Miami lifestyle. Featuring student lounges, co-working spaces, sanctuaries, and a rooftop lounge and deck, the center places Judaism prominently at the heart of campus and enables UM Hillel to fully realize its vision and impact.

Miami is home to one of the largest and most dynamic Jewish communities in the United States, with an extensive network of Jewish day schools, synagogues, and diverse communal organizations. The city itself is a rich multicultural hub offering endless social, cultural, and educational opportunities along with year-round sunshine, warm weather, and, best of all, no snow.

University of Miami Hillel is affiliated with Hillel International. Hillel International enriches the lives of Jewish students so they may enrich the Jewish people and the world, and envisions a world where every student is inspired to make an enduring commitment to Jewish life, learning and Israel.

Rabbi & Director of Jewish Life

Oregon Hillel - University of Oregon & Oregon State University

Role Overview 

Located in the heart of the Pacific Northwest, Oregon Hillel is the center of Jewish student life at the University of Oregon and Oregon State University, with our Hillel House based in Eugene.  Oregon Hillel is a student-centric organization that is focused on building relationships with students in an open and accepting pluralistic environment.  We create a culture of equality, transparency, and respect that empowers students to incubate and actualize their ideas and interests, expand and diversify their social networks, access valuable opportunities for professional growth and  build the Jewish community that is relevant and exciting to their personal development.

Join Oregon Hillel as our Rabbi & Director of Jewish Life to help enrich the lives of students and shape the future of Jewish life at UO & OSU. As an authentic Jewish teacher, you will inspire and guide the Jewish students at UO & OSU so that they will actively engage in the process of building and sustaining vibrant, meaningful, and pluralistic Jewish campus communities. As the Rabbi & Director of Jewish Life, you will play a key role in building Jewish community through meaningful conversations, collaborative ventures, educational experiences, and innovative approaches to religious life. Embrace your magnetic personality to inspire students to make Judaism integral to their life choices and expressed Jewish values

What You’ll Do

• Identify needs of the Jewish communities on campus that are underserved and develop strategies for meeting these needs with proven community organizing, outreach, and relationship-building methods.
• Build relationships with approximately 200-300 students from diverse backgrounds through meaningful conversations and by creating connections to opportunities to participate in Jewish life on campus. A significant portion of these students should be previously uninvolved in Jewish life.
• Ensure a pluralistic and welcoming atmosphere by strengthening and growing the multiple worship and learning options offered by Oregon Hillel
• Advise and mentor student interns and volunteers, empowering them to create regular, warm, welcoming, and inspiring ritual and Jewish experiences for their peers
• Lead, coordinate, implement, and evaluate all aspects of major Jewish holiday programming and observances on campus, including Shabbat (at least one a month at OSU), High Holidays, and Passover.
• Develop and support vibrant Jewish experiences, one-on-one or in small group learning opportunities,, and with educational programs, including immersive trips, as students find relevant. Pilot creative, new educational approaches and initiatives on campus.
• Collaborate with other Oregon Hillel senior-level staff to shape and develop the mission and educational vision of Oregon Hillel.
• Develop and nurture relationships with junior-level staff, university student life staff, religious life staff, and the local Jewish community.

What You’ve Accomplished

• Rabbinic ordination from an accredited institution
• 4+ years of relevant work experience which includes experiences with Hillel, youth movements, camping, or experiential Jewish education is helpful.
• Proven success in community building, and previous experience in program visioning and implementation.
• Training and experience in counseling, administration, development/fundraising is desirable.

What You’ll Bring to the Job

• A strong knowledge base of Jewish content, ranging from traditional Jewish texts to contemporary Jewish wisdom, culture, and unconventional Jewish sources.
• Expertise in leading complex conversations about Judaism and Israel in a way that is approachable and meets students at various points in their personal Jewish journeys.
• A commitment to creating an inclusive, vibrant, and pluralistic Jewish community.
• A passion for engaging students through Jewish learning and religious practice and an ability to foster intellectual, spiritual, and ethical curiosity and exploration.
• Confidence in initiating and running programs, and comfort in asking questions.
• Creative problem-solving, proactive communication, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to collaborate across teams both inside and outside of Oregon Hillel.

What You’ll Receive

• Competitive salary in the non-profit marketplace. The salary range for this role is $100,000 - $110,000
• A comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement plan, Life, AD&D and Long Term Disability (LTD) insurances, Flexible Spending accounts, generous vacation/sick time, and parental leave.
• Great professional development, mentoring, and skill-building opportunities.
• Travel regionally and abroad, particularly to Israel.

About Oregon Hillel

Since 1993, the Oregon Hillel Foundation has served as the Jewish home away from home for the 1,600+ Jewish students at the University of Oregon, and as of the fall of 2014, our 500+ Jewish students at Oregon State University. Oregon Hillel is a student-centric and data driven team that is committed to thinking big and being pro-active to create new and exciting opportunities to invest in our students' ideas and to empower them to activate their community.  

Eugene and Corvallis are truly special places to live:

• Eugene is the 2nd largest Jewish community in the state of Oregon with a population of 179,000 while Corvallis has a big-city feel with small-town charm and a population of 69,000.
• Both Eugene and Corvallis are very livable communities, with excellent medical care, top-notch public schools, a variety of youth sports programs from kindergarten through high school, and interesting and diverse neighborhoods in which to live.  
• You will be located in the middle of the Willamette Valley, close to the city of Portland, the Oregon coast, the rivers of the high desert of Bend, and the Cascade Mountains. Eugene and Corvallis have several riverfront parks and bike paths, access to local hiking, and its proximity to miles of country roads to bicycle draw many of our residents.  
• Eugene is home to the Oregon Ducks, who field exciting teams in football, baseball, basketball, softball, track and field, and others.  We are known as Track Town USA. Wearing a hat or tee-shirt emblazoned with an Oregon “O” will bring you a “Sco Ducks” from other Duck fans around the world.
• Corvallis is home to the Oregon State Beavers, and one of the country’s top rated college towns. The State of Oregon’s largest university, OSU has more than 400 student clubs and organizations, NCAA Division I athletics, and extensive research, leadership, and career experiences, OSU offers something for everyone.

Oregon Hillel is affiliated with Hillel International. Hillel International enriches the lives of Jewish students so they may enrich the Jewish people and the world, and envisions a world where every student is inspired to make an enduring commitment to Jewish life, learning, and Israel.

Orthodox Campus Rabbi

Hillel at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Illini Hillel)

Role Overview

Make your mark on Orthodox and observant Jewish students at the University of Illinois by join Illini Hillel's staff as the Orthodox Campus Rabbi!

The Orthodox Rabbi serves as a leader of Orthodox life at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). You will be a community builder, teacher and Halachic authority for Orthodox and observant Jewish students and community members in Champaign-Urbana. You will providing high-level Torah education and Rabbinic leadership for students from Orthodox backgrounds, while simultaneously offering an accessible, warm entry point for any observant or Jewishly-curious students at UIUC. As an integral member of the Illini Hillel team, you will ensure that the infrastructure of Orthodox life—including our Kosher dining, daily prayer services, the Eruv, and the Mikvah – is maintained and utilized to enhance the student experience.

What You’ll Do

• Build substantial relationships with at least 120 undergraduate and graduate students (both Orthodox and non-Orthodox) through Rabbinical care, chevruta learning, teaching, and mentorship.
• Recruit for trips and Shabbatons available to Orthodox and non-Orthodox students.
• Lead and promote daily and weekend prayer services at Hillel for the Orthodox minyan.
• Lead and facilitate Jewish holiday services including but limited to the High Holidays, Purim, Passover, Shavuot, and Tisha B’av. Host and facilitate holiday meals at the Hillel building, JET house (Jewish Education Team), or at a home location.
• Proactively reach out to incoming freshmen and transfer students from Orthodox communities and youth movements (NCSY, Bnei Akiva, etc.) to recruit and integrate them into the Illini Hillel community.

On a day to day basis you will

• Serve as the cRc representative for Hillel’s Kosher kitchens, train students to be Mashgichim for Hillel’s kitchens and other Kosher opportunities in town.
• Provide sophisticated, high-level learning opportunities tailored specifically for graduates of Orthodox day schools and those returning from a gap year in Israel, ensuring their religious growth continues during their university years.
• Serve as the on-campus authority for Halachic questions, ranging from daily ritual practice to complex modern dilemmas faced by college students.
• Host students for Shabbat and Holiday meals in a warm, welcoming home environment.
• Offer pastoral counseling and religious guidance to students navigating the intersection of secular campus life and Orthodox commitment.
• Monitor, maintain and communicate the status of the Champaign-Urbana Eruv, with help from students and community members, facilitate an annual visit from Rabbi Jachter from the OU to inspect the Eruv.
• Be involved with the Champaign Urbana Mikvah Association in a leadership role whether as a board member, or part of the Rabbinical team of the Mikvah.
• Empower students to take leadership roles in Jewish life on campus including internships and board positions at Hillel and beyond.
• Work with staff on Shabbat dinners, holidays, and other large programs.
• Participate as a full member of The Hillels of Illinois Staff in local, regional and national Hillel programs and programs of the Jewish Federation as may be appropriate.

What You’ve Accomplished

• A rabbinical ordination (smicha) from an orthodox institution
• Proven ability to connect with Gen-Z students and understand the unique pressures of a high-achieving academic environment like UIUC
• 1-2 years of post-college experience preferred

What You’ll Bring to the Job

• Passion for Jews, Judaism, and Israel and proud to be a Jewish role model
• Strong public speaking, organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment
• Must be willing to work nights, Shabbats and weekends

What You’ll Receive

• Salary Range of $75,000-90,000.
• Time off: 22 days of paid time off, 11 sick days, 8 paid federal holidays, up to 13 paid Jewish holidays, and 6 weeks paid parental leave.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) plan with match and a 403(b) plan.
• Additional health and wellness benefits, financial benefits, professional training, tuition reimbursement, and much more.
• Great professional development, mentoring, and skill-building opportunities as part of the global Hillel movement.

About Jewish Life at UIUC

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is home to one of the largest and most active Jewish student populations in the country. Illini Hillel and JET (Jewish Education Team) are the heart of this community, providing a state-of-the-art facility for prayer, study, and socializing. With a dedicated Kosher kitchen, a reliable Eruv, a Mikvah and a close-knit Orthodox community, UIUC is a premier destination for observant students in the Midwest.

Outside of campus life, our Jewish professionals enjoy the vibrant social life of the cities of Champaign and Urbana and the surrounding towns. University staff and Champaign's High Tech hub create a young vibrant community that meets and celebrates life in many ways. The Champaign Urbana Jewish Federation and Sinai Temple are our close partners in building a strong and welcoming Jewish community that serve over 2,000 Jewish community members beyond campus life. Additionally, Champaign-Urbana mark the perfect halfway point between some of the major cities in the Midwest - Chicago, Indianapolis and St. Louis.

About Hillel at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Illini Hillel)

Illini Hillel is the first Hillel in the world. Established in 1923 by Rabbi Benjamin Frankel, Illini Hillel strengthens the Jewish identity of 3,500 Jewish students at the University of Illinois. With one of the largest fraternity and sorority populations and over 1,000 student organizations on campus, the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign is one of the most soical campuses in the country. That alongside the tier 1 research work on our campus makes our University attractive to Jewish students of all background. At Illini Hillel, we embrace the work-hard-play-hard culture of our campus by creating the perfect mix of fun social and deep meaningful Jewish programming and engagement.

Hillel at the University of Illinois is affiliated with Hillel International. Hillel International enriches the lives of Jewish students so they may enrich the Jewish people and the world, and envisions a world where every student is inspired to make an enduring commitment to Jewish life, learning and Israel.

Role Overview

Inspire Stanford students to make Judaism integral to their life choices and values. Enrich students’ lives and shape the future of Jewish community as our next campus rabbi. As an authentic Jewish teacher, you will inspire and guide Jewish students at Stanford, working with them to build vibrant, meaningful, and pluralistic Jewish communities. As one of our rabbis, you will play a key role in helping students live lives of meaning and building Jewish community through meaningful conversations, collaborative ventures, educational experiences, and innovative approaches to religious life.  As part of our Hillel team, you’ll bring greater Jewish context and depth to all our offerings, while advancing Hillel’s overall engagement and educational goals.

What You’ll Do

What You’ve Accomplished

What You’ll Bring to the Job

What You’ll Receive

About Hillel at Stanford

Hillel at Stanford is the heart of Jewish life on The Farm, which is rich with Jewish institutions and individual teachers wanting to connect with our curious students. Our goal is to leverage everything that is amazing about Judaism and Stanford to help about 550 Jewish undergrads and 1200 Jewish graduate students (and Stanford faculty and staff) make an enduring commitment to Jewish life. We constantly ask ourselves, “How might we inspire the full range of students to create compelling Jewish experiences with campus-wide impact?” We are looking for a curator to bring educational vision, creativity, and coherence to the Jewish offerings we provide students.

We are located on Stanford’s campus, in two beautiful buildings, with room and resources to grow.  Our full-time staff team of 11 strives for excellence in everything we do. The Campus Rabbi is part of the Hillel program team, reporting to the Associate Director. These two will work in partnership with our Executive Director to establish specific goals and evaluate progress.

Hillel at Stanford is affiliated with Hillel International. Hillel International enriches the lives of Jewish students so they may enrich the Jewish people and the world, and envisions a world where every student is inspired to make an enduring commitment to Jewish life, learning, and Israel.

Senior Jewish Educator

Texas Hillel Foundation

Role Overview

Join Texas Hillel as the Senior Jewish Educator to help enrich the lives of students and shape the future of Jewish life on a large, vibrant campus in one of America’s most exciting cities. As a relationship-builder and a passionate and engaging educator, you will spend time with students in the Hillel building and around campus, maintaining and increasing involvement of students in all aspects of Jewish life on campus. The Senior Jewish Educator will embrace Hillel’s pluralistic identity and serve as a Judaic role model and resource for students at various places in their Jewish journeys. Working collaboratively with staff and student leaders, you will infuse Hillel’s programs and initiatives with meaningful Jewish content and provide frameworks for the continued growth of our students. As the Senior Jewish Educator at the University of Texas at Austin, you can relate to students from diverse Judaic, social, and academic backgrounds and perspectives.

What You’ll Do

• Oversee religious, spiritual life, and education at Texas Hillel.
• Develop and support vibrant Jewish experiences, such as one-on-one or small group learning, Jewish learning fellowships, holiday programming, immersive trips, and other relational initiatives. 
• Direct our Jewish Learning Fellowship Program, including curriculum-planning and design, cohort-building, recruitment, marketing, teaching and grant-reporting. Support and collaborate with members of the Jewish Student Life team to implement Texas Hillel’s fellowship course offerings.
• Serve as the lead on Shabbat on holiday programming at Texas Hillel by partnering with the Jewish Student Life team and student leaders to continue  nurturing and enhancing Hillel’s Shabbat and holiday experiences., 
• Identify and meet the needs of underserved Jewish communities on campus, using creative, proven, and innovative outreach methods. 
• Provide non-judgmental pastoral counseling, support and when appropriate, referrals to trained professionals, including Texas Hillel’s Director of Community Care and Wellbeing. 
• Report to the Associate Director, collaborate with the full Hillel staff team, and work in partnership with the Jewish Student Life team (the program/engagement division of the Hillel staff) to uphold Texas Hillel’s mission while shaping and developing the educational vision.
• Contribute to and help implement Texas Hillel’s overall engagement strategy.
• Build and maintain relationships with approximately 300 students from diverse backgrounds through outreach, meaningful conversations, and programming. 
• Staff Birthright Israel and other immersive experiences, and assist with marketing, recruitment, and program planning and support.
• Lead Texas Hillel’s interfaith efforts by building and strengthening relationships with the University Interfaith Council and clergy from non-Jewish organizations.
• Work with early career staff on their own Jewish knowledge, self-confidence and educational skills.

On a day to day basis you will

• Facilitate learning opportunities for students such as fellowships, leadership workshops, and classes.  
• Have coffee with students to discover their interests and passions and work together to create relevant and meaningful programming. 
• Join a fraternity for dinner at their chapter house and lead a conversation about an issue connecting Judaism to a relevant topic in their lives.
• Support student leaders in learning to lead Shabbat services and rituals, as well as holiday celebrations.
• Serve as the staff lead for certain Texas Hillel groups, like Weekly Torah Study,  and others that may arise out of student interest.
• Complete administrative tasks such as: tracking engagement data, writing grant reports, and attending trainings and meetings.

What You’ve Accomplished

• Rabbinic ordination or an advanced degree in Jewish studies, Jewish education or a related field.  
• 4+ years of relevant work experience. Experience in community organizing, Hillel, youth movements, camping, or experiential Jewish education is a plus. 
• Proven success in community building and outreach and previous experience in program visioning, marketing, recruitment and implementation.

What You’ll Bring to the Job

• A strong knowledge base of Jewish content, ranging from traditional Jewish texts to contemporary Jewish wisdom, culture and relatable Jewish sources.
• Expertise in leading complex conversations about Judaism and Israel in a way that is approachable and meets students at various points in their personal Jewish journeys.  
• A commitment to creating an inclusive, vibrant and pluralistic Jewish community. 
• Experience developing, marketing, recruiting for and implementing a range of programs and opportunities and comfort with making adjustments according to feedback.
• A strong entrepreneurial spirit. Things may not always go according to plan, but you must be willing to take risks and learn from your wins as well as your losses. 
• Confidence initiating and running programs, and comfort asking questions. 
• Creative problem-solving, proactive and high-level communication, organization, collaboration, humor and empathy.
• Ability to collaborate across teams both inside and outside of Hillel.

What You’ll Receive

• Competitive salary in the non-profit marketplace. The salary range for this position is $80,000-$100,000, commensurate with experience. 
• A comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement plan, Life, AD&D and Long-Term Disability (LTD) insurances, Flexible Spending accounts, generous vacation/sick time, and parental leave.
• Great professional development, mentoring, and skill building opportunities. 
• Travel regionally and abroad, particularly to Israel.

Written Skills Assessment

As part of the interview process for Texas Hillel’s SJE position, there will be a written skills assessment ahead of a first interview. No more than an hour should be spent on this assessment and it will be due within 48 hours of receiving instructions. 

About Texas Hillel

Texas Hillel at The University of Texas at Austin was founded in 1927 and has a long history of community service and programmatic innovation, serving approximately 3,000 Jewish students in the Austin area. The Topfer Center for Jewish Life at the Abe & Annie Seibel building was opened in 2006 and hosts a full array of award-winning student groups and events.  Governed by a statewide board of directors, Texas Hillel enjoys strong partnerships with the UT Austin campus and community organizations. Long recognized by Hillel International and The University of Texas at Austin for innovation, Texas Hillel is adjacent to the UT-Austin campus and enjoys a strong partnership with The University and the wider Jewish community. 

About Austin

Recently named the #1 city to live in, Austin is one of the fastest growing cities in the United States. Austin has a young and mobile Jewish community of approximately 20,000.  Much of the community’s Jewish life is centered at the Dell Jewish Community Campus in Northwest Hills, including three synagogues, the JCC, a community day school, Federation and subsidiaries.  Austin is the live musical capital of the world, home to SXSW, Austin City Limits and more.  Located in the geographic center of the state, Austin is 200 miles from Dallas and 170 miles from Houston.  It offers the amenities of a large city with a distinct flavor that makes Austin unique.  Austin is the capital of Texas, and UT-Austin is the flagship campus of the UT System with 50,000 students.

Texas Hillel is affiliated with Hillel International. Hillel International enriches the lives of Jewish students so they may enrich the Jewish people and the world, and envisions a world where every student is inspired to make an enduring commitment to Jewish life, learning and Israel.

Orthodox Rabbi

Harvard Hillel

Role Overview

Harvard Hillel is looking for a dynamic Orthodox Rabbi to foster a warm, inspiring Jewish community for students, faculty, and staff. The ideal candidate makes Jewish tradition exciting and meaningful through teaching, mentorship, and pastoral care, and is deeply aligned with the religious values, practices, and spiritual aspirations of our students. In addition to high level guidance, the Orthodox Rabbi engages with students on a day to day basis, building relationships and supporting their Jewish journeys. Within Harvard’s pluralistic Jewish community, the Orthodox Rabbi is a committed and inspiring exemplar of Torah and mitzvot, drawing on the depth and wisdom of Judaism to enrich the entire Jewish community and broader campus life. He collaborates closely with Hillel staff and student leaders to plan, develop, and execute programs that bring the community together while supporting student leaders in taking on increasing responsibility for their community, their own experiences and spiritual growth, and that of their peers.

This role is 10 months/year with June and July off.

What You’ll Do

• Advise the Orthodox Student Minyan: Serve as the student minyan advisor, providing shiurim, drashot, chavrutot, and organizational support. Act as a halakhic and hashkafic guide to Orthodox students, and the local Orthodox minyan as needed. 
• Teach Torah: Teach Torah in ways that are textually ambitious, intellectually sophisticated, inviting of questions, and responsive to students’ interests. In classes and informal settings, you’ll regularly facilitate complex conversations characterized by humility, curiosity, and respect for multiple perspectives. Beyond group settings, you will learn regularly in chavruta with multiple students.
• Welcome students in your home: Host students regularly for Shabbat and holiday meals, cultivating a sense of home and close-knit community for students away from their families.
• Create a warm Shabbat and Chag Environment: Support students and the rabbinic team in making Shabbatot and Chaggim times of connection and holiness, including at least one off-site Shabbaton for the Orthodox community.
• Provide pastoral care and mentorship: Build substantial relationships with a wide swath (> 100) undergraduate and graduate students through pastoral care, chavruta learning, teaching, and mentorship. Maintain a consistent, visible, and accessible presence in students’ daily lives, and work to make sure every Jewish student feels invited into and curious about deeper Jewish learning and practice, by modeling a grounded openness to their thoughts and experiences.
• Contribute to a pluralistic community: Grounded in Orthodox practice and identity, you will bring together elements of Harvard’s diverse Jewish community. This includes engaging respectfully and curiously with students’ and colleagues’ religious and moral commitments even and especially when they differ from your own. Beyond the Jewish community, you will participate in campus conversations and gatherings, including joining the Harvard Chaplains’ community.
• Be an exemplar of good middot: Unfailingly relate to students and colleagues with a warm, caring, and approachable demeanor. When questions or conflicts arise, you’ll approach them with energy and a commitment to working out solutions together with others - and will consistently try to take up others’ perspectives.
• Collaborate with the Hillel team: Join the student-facing programming team, collaborating closely with colleagues to plan and execute programs. All staff share responsibility for student engagement and bringing ideas to fruition, making their differences into points of connection and mutual appreciation. The Orthodox Rabbi reports to the Senior Director of Student Life and Executive Director and partners with the broader team to advance shared goals.
• Partner beyond Harvard: Serve as Harvard Hillel’s liaison to the Orthodox Minyan at Harvard Hillel, supporting scheduling, financial coordination, and student participation in the broader Cambridge Orthodox community. Maintain relationships with Jewish day schools and other pipelines to attract prospective students.

What You’ll Bring to the Job

• A commitment to and passion for creating Jewish community and inspiring students to grow in Torah, shmirat mitzvot, and participation in Jewish life.
• Appreciation for the value of a broader pluralistic Jewish community, and a desire to build bridges with other Jews.
• A warm, engaging, and approachable personality. 
• Experience in engagement and building meaningful pastoral relationships
• Facility in program design and implementation. 
• Relevant work experience in experiential Jewish education within Orthodox communities, Hillel, youth movements, or camp.
• A talmid hakham with strong textual knowledge and fluency, demonstrating deep familiarity with Torah, from traditional texts to contemporary Jewish wisdom, and the ability to engage students in the tradition of Jewish learning through learner centered pedagogy.
• Facility leading complex conversations that are intellectually serious and personally sensitive.
• A warm and welcoming home in which to host Shabbat experiences.
• Confidence initiating, running, and evaluating programs.
• A deep personal concern for the success of this work.
• A willingness to admit what you don’t know and excitement to learn in those areas
• Creative problem-solving, proactive communication, and the capacity to collaborate in teams both inside and outside of Hillel.
• Curiosity about… everything. You are hungry to learn and ask insightful questions before offering solutions. In this community, we are all learners, even the educators among us.
• Membership in good standing in a rabbinic alumni association with established ethical guidelines.
• BA and Orthodox rabbinic ordination.

What You’ll Receive

• Competitive salary range of $100,000-$110,000 for 10 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.
• Stipends for Shabbat hosting experiences.
• 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 Harvard Hillel

Harvard Hillel is the Jewish center of the world’s greatest university. Home to 500 Jewish undergraduates and 1,800 Jewish graduate students, Harvard Hillel’s mission is to train a generation of Jewish students to lead a divided Jewish community in an uncertain future - by helping mentoring them as they create an inspiring, life-shaping community of meaning with and for one another during their years as students. Cambridge, Massachusetts is a rapidly growing observant Jewish community with synagogues, independent minyanim, an eruv, kosher restaurants, and hundreds of observant Jews. Students, young professionals, young couples, and families call "Camberville" home. We also have many Jewish resources including mikva’ot across the river in Brookline, Brighton, and Newton.

Harvard Hillel is affiliated with Hillel International. Hillel International enriches the lives of Jewish students so they may enrich the Jewish people and the world, and envisions a world where every student is inspired to make an enduring commitment to Jewish life, learning and Israel.

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 $75,000-$85,000 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