Jobs in the Jewish Community
As a service to our alumni and the general public, we list job openings submitted to the Hornstein Program by Jewish communal organizations and schools worldwide.
This listing is updated as job posts are received.
Hornstein alumni may also use the following services:
- Center for Career and Professional Development at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
- Career Development Center at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management
Current Openings
March 20, 2025
About Kesher Israel Congregation:
Kesher Israel Congregation is a vibrant and evolving Jewish community in West Chester, PA, dedicated to fostering deep connections through prayer, learning, and engagement. More than a place of worship, Kesher Israel is a sacred space where members of all generations come together to celebrate Jewish life, support one another, and shape a dynamic and inclusive community. As we look to the future, we are committed to strengthening participation, deepening spiritual practice, and creating a culture of meaningful engagement.
About this position:
The Director of Congregational Life is a full-time leadership position focused on building community, increasing member engagement, and ensuring that synagogue life is welcoming, inclusive, and enriching. The role involves collaborating with clergy, lay leadership, and staff to strengthen relationships within the congregation, coordinate meaningful programs, and foster an environment where members feel valued and connected.
March 20, 2025
About Combined Jewish Philanthropies:
CJP is at the heart of Greater Boston's Jewish community, but our reach is felt around the world. Ranked by BBJ as Massachusetts’ largest non-profit organization – CJP is a philanthropic investor and mobilizer of people, resources, and skills that make a bigger difference locally and globally. We focus on making Jewish life and learning accessible to all individuals and families in Boston and beyond. We thoughtfully invest in the care and well-being of all community members. And we provide stability and growth to nonprofit organizations and institutions that underpin our community. Our greatest resource is our people — the staff, volunteers, partners, and leaders who help make Greater Boston’s Jewish community a welcoming home. It’s this energy and commitment that drives CJP’s mission.
About this position:
The Research and Evaluation Specialist owns project management and performs independent projects, as well as manages some administrative duties and general support, for the Research, Evaluation, and Measurement team. Specifically in this role, the Specialist will be responsible for independently managing, coordinating, and implementing various research and evaluation projects and activities. This includes, but is not limited to, owning the full cycle process for surveys from design through data analysis and presentation and the execution of the grant-reporting process. The position requires a high level of professionalism and confidentiality in interactions with staff, outside agencies and volunteer leadership.
March 20, 2025
About this position:
Brandeis University is delighted to announce a career opportunity as a Part-time Academic Administrator, Graduate Guidance. This position is responsible for student advising and fieldwork supervision for the Hornstein program both in-person and online. This position also entails monitoring student academic progress, meeting with students to address individual concerns, developing resources for faculty advisors. The person in this role directs graduate studies for the Hornstein Program. This is gift funded position. It is a three-year term position with a possibility of extension. This is a part-time position working 17.5 hours a week and is eligible for benefits.
March 20, 2025
About Society Hill Synagogue:
Society Hill Synagogue is an independent congregation, rooted in tradition, flourishing with life. Our services are based on Conservative liturgy while incorporating influences from the Reconstructionist, Renewal, and Reform movements, and beyond. We emphasize lifelong learning, social action, soulful music and prayer, and sacred community.
About this postion:
The new Director of Youth and Family Education, our first full-time director to hold this position, will enter a growing school filled with warmth and vibrancy, in which families build community with one another, including and especially at our weekly Kiddush lunch following Shabbat (Saturday morning) services.
Salary range: $70K - 80K
March 20, 2025
About Jewish Education Center of Cleveland:
The mission of the Jewish Education Center of Cleveland is to inspire transformative Jewish educational experiences that add meaning to the lives of Jewish children and their families in Cleveland.
About this position:
March 20, 2025
About Temple Israel of Sharon:
Temple Israel is a mid-sized synagogue with a big heart. We are a vibrant, spiritual, welcoming, joyful, and inclusive community serving the South Area of Greater Boston. We offer a variety of engagement opportunities for your mind, heart, and soul.
About this position:
Temple Israel is seeking an engaging and dedicated Youth Coordinator to join our Education staff. This full-time or part-time position is responsible for developing and leading innovative programming for youth (grades K-12), fostering positive Jewish experiences, planning social events, and providing informal Jewish educational opportunities. The Youth Coordinator will build upon the strong foundations of our youth programs to cultivate a meaningful, values-driven, and fun community.
Salary range: $27K - 45K
March 20, 2025
About Milken Community School:
Our School, founded on Jewish values, is about who our children can become, and how they can help others become who they might be. Because the world our children will create tomorrow is born in the School we build today, our mission is to educate our children so they can surpass us.
About this positon:
The Jewish Studies Teacher is a full-time teacher and member of the Jewish Studies Department. A candidate must be a highly skilled and engaging teacher in several fields of classical Jewish study including Chumash with Commentaries and Rabbinics, and Jewish Law. The ideal candidate is comfortable working in a highly collaborative environment where value is placed on the skills and passions of the discipline within a larger context of school mission and integrative thinking. Primary responsibilities include: teaching five Jewish Studies classes per year, leading spiritual practice groups, , and collaborating on school-wide Jewish programming as necessary and appropriate, and teaching an Israel seminar.
Salary range: $70K - 115K
March 18, 2025
Note: re-posting with an updated job description
About Jewish Teen Learning Connection:
Jewish Teen Learning Connection (JTConnect) is a vibrant organization dedicated to engaging and inspiring Jewish teens through meaningful learning and community experiences.
About this position:
JTConnect is seeking a dynamic, innovative, and passionate Executive Director of our Jewish teen educational program in the Greater Hartford community. Our Executive Director creates a welcoming, inclusive community for Jewish teens and their families of all denominations, backgrounds, and levels of Jewish knowledge and observance.
Salary range: $80K - 85K
March 7, 2025
About Combined Jewish Philanthropies:
CJP is at the heart of Greater Boston's Jewish community, but our reach is felt around the world. Ranked by BBJ as Massachusetts’ largest non-profit organization – CJP is a philanthropic investor and mobilizer of people, resources, and skills that make a bigger difference locally and globally. We focus on making Jewish life and learning accessible to all individuals and families in Boston and beyond. We thoughtfully invest in the care and well-being of all community members. And we provide stability and growth to nonprofit organizations and institutions that underpin our community. Our greatest resource is our people — the staff, volunteers, partners, and leaders who help make Greater Boston’s Jewish community a welcoming home. It’s this energy and commitment that drive CJP’s mission. We are one of Boston's oldest and most respected philanthropic organizations and we are currently seeking an Executive Communications Associate.
About this position:
CJP is thrilled to announce an exciting new Associate opportunity for candidates interested in executive leadership careers across the Jewish community. The Associate will work closely with CJP’s President and CEO, Rabbi Marc Baker, to amplify CJP’s messaging and thought leadership. In collaboration with the Marketing team, CJP’s PR agency, and executive leadership, this unique role will assist the CEO with his community outreach and communication strategy, including relationship-building and understanding the partner organization ecosystem that sustains Greater Boston’s Jewish community. In addition, the Associate will have many learning opportunities about the stewardship of a nearly 130-year-old Jewish organization.
Salary range: $60K - 75K
February 27, 2025
About Congregation Mishkan Tefila:
Congregation Mishkan Tefila is the oldest Conservative synagogue in New England. Its growth parallels the remarkable development of the Boston Jewish Community, from a handful of immigrants to a vibrant and responsive component of American society. Through the years, Mishkan Tefila has played an integral role in promoting and strengthening Judaism serving as a cohesive force in the community-at-large.
About this position:
We are a historical congregation that requires revitalization. We need to expand membership, redefine our community, and rebrand ourselves. We seek a revival—through new programs and new pathways for managing existing and new
members. We are seeking someone creative, with design acumen, who has an executive and strategic mindset. The right candidate for this position is someone who enjoys and gains
energy from community building, organizational strategy, and Jewish life. You enjoy moving from the weeds into the clouds and back again.
Salary: $100K
February 27, 2025
About Temple Beth David:
The Temple Beth David Family aspires to be an inclusive, caring Jewish community that guides people of all ages on a path of spiritual growth, empowers us to engage with Jewish tradition, and inspires us to bring meaning to our lives as we continue to shape our synagogue today. Our level of programming reflects a larger congregation with the intimacy and close connections of a smaller synagogue.
About this position:
The Director of Congregational Learning oversees K-12 education, shapes a rich and welcoming Jewish learning environment, promotes a love of Judaism and personal connection, and inspires students and members to be active participants in Jewish community. Our program integrates Jewish learning and living. The director has the capacity to imagine and implement a creative approach to Jewish education and help shape community. We are seeking a dynamic full-time Director of Congregational Learning to guide youth education, deepen engagement with students and families, collaborate with our Rabbi and staff, and help our community move from strength to strength. We are also open to a Rabbi Educator including some pulpit and b’nai mitzvah opportunities.
Salary range: $80K - 100K
February 27, 2025
About Foundation to Combat Anti Semitism:
The mission of the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism (FCAS) is to win the hearts and minds of non-Jews and Jews through powerful positive messaging and partnerships, motivating and equipping them to be defenders of and upstanders for Jews. FCAS focuses on spreading the Blue Square and associated programs to spur action by people of all backgrounds. Working with a network of partners, FCAS leverages unique monitoring technology to drive effective rapid response to Jewish hate and all hate, in addition to proactive programs that galvanize popular support for the Jewish community.
About this position:
The Development Principal will be responsible for executing a major gifts strategy (5-6 figure gifts) to support the mass media campaign and programs created by the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism (FCAS), in partnership with the Chief Philanthropy Officer. This role will deepen existing donor relationships and develop strategies for engaging prospective donors, within a small and growing team. The role will serve strategic geographic areas of Los Angeles, Houston, Palm Beach, Chicago, and/or Philadelphia.
January 23, 2025
About Jewish Nevada:
Our vision is to be recognized as the principal Jewish organization working to secure the future of our Jewish community as well as its relationship with Israel and the Jewish world. Our dream for Nevada is to be known around the world as a great place to live, work, play, and be Jewish. As a united, collaborative organization, we are committed to securing philanthropic and human resources to create a positive change while connecting our community through programs, services, and events. We are the voice of the collective, navigating the present and future needs of our community.
About this position:
The Associate Director, Philanthropy & Engagement is responsible for creating, implementing, and managing innovative engagement opportunities aimed at cultivating relationships with untapped demographics to build a robust pipeline of future donors. This role requires a focus on programmatic engagement that seamlessly integrates fundraising as the core objective.
Salary range: $60K - 65K
January 23, 2025
About Atra: Center for Rabbinic Innovation:
Working at Atra: Center for Rabbinic Innovation means joining a lean, dynamic team passionate about visionary spiritual leadership and fostering a thriving Jewish future. Atra empowers rabbis to lead with purpose and adapt to the evolving needs of the Jewish community, driving transformational change. As a central platform and network, we train and support rabbinic leaders from all backgrounds and denominations, providing career growth, adaptive practice training, and evidence-based research to elevate the field of rabbinic leadership. With exponential growth in our programs and reach, we are entering the final year of our three-year strategic plan. At this pivotal stage, Atra is transitioning from a start-up to a structured organization, building the tools and systems to support sustainable, long-term impact.
About this position:
As Special Projects Manager, you’ll be a key strategic partner to the Executive Director, seamlessly balancing project management, stakeholder engagement, and executive assistant responsibilities to drive organizational impact. Your role will be essential in advancing special initiatives, including the Rabbinic Pipeline Initiative, supporting Atra’s growth, and maintaining our dynamic and mission-driven culture.
Salary range: $85K - 95K
January 16, 2025
About Larchmont Temple:
Larchmont Temple is more than just a synagogue – it's a vibrant, welcoming community where people come together to grow spiritually, connect with others, and make a difference. With over 870 families, numerous adult organizations, groups and events, dynamic youth and teen programs, a bustling religious school, and a highly sought-after nursery school, Larchmont Temple is a place where tradition meets innovation.
About this position:
We are seeking a Membership Engagement and Development Director to join our passionate team and play a key role in expanding and nurturing our sacred community or “Kehilah”. This new position reports to the Executive Director. The responsibilities of this position include welcoming new members to help them feel at home in our community, building relationships and furthering a culture of giving within our congregation, and providing campaign updates and progress reports for senior staff and leadership.
Salary range: $100K - 115K
January 16, 2025
About The Academy for Jewish Religion:
Position Title: Development Director
Reports To: CEO
Location: on-site one day per week, but fully remote could be an option for the right candidate. Must be on-site for certain communal programming.
Status: Full Time
Salary: $90,000 - $100,000
About AJR:
The Academy for Jewish Religion (AJR) is a pluralistic rabbinical, cantorial, and graduate seminary accredited by the Association of Theological Schools. Our school is located in Yonkers, NY, but our classes are primarily taught on-line, and so our student body lives all over North America and beyond.
About this position:
The Development Director is responsible for leading and managing the organization's fundraising efforts, as well as ensuring the successful cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of donors. This individual will work closely with the executive leadership team to establish and execute fundraising strategies to meet the organization’s financial goals. The Development Director will work together with the CEO and with the Board of Trustees to build and maintain relationships with donors, and other key stakeholders. The Development Director will also work hands-on together with the administration in working on grant opportunities and grant writing.
Salary range: $90K - 100K
January 12, 2025
About The Senesh School:
Guided by our core values, Hannah Senesh Community Day School is an open and inclusive Jewish Day School committed to the rich mosaic of Jewish life. Our community reflects the great diversity of the modern Jewish people who find a warm and welcoming Jewish home at Senesh. Senesh faculty inspire our students to learn joyfully and live with conviction and strive to achieve purposeful learning, active engagement, and meaningful connections with students, families, and colleagues. Our mission and values guide their work—creating a space that embraces the whole-child and enables our students to cultivate a sense of dignity and self-worth as they grow and become confident individuals and community members beyond our school's walls.
About this position:
Hannah Senesh Community Day School, an open and inclusive independent K-8 Jewish school in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, is hiring an experienced and dynamic Hebrew language Department Chair to lead our K-8 Hebrew program. Our Hebrew program is based on the Proficiency Approach, which focuses on developing a learner's ability to use Hebrew functionally in real-world situations, emphasizing communication and practical application across all skills (speaking, listening, reading, writing), through real-world application and integrated skills.
Salary range: $90K - 100K
January 3, 2025
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.
About this position:
The Manager of Philanthropic Partnerships will play a pivotal role in identifying, cultivating, and stewarding movement-wide Hillel supporters. You will play a pivotal role in connecting prospective donors to key opportunities that support Hillel’s mission. Reporting to the Director of Philanthropic Partnerships, you'll be a key member of the Advancement team, contributing to the broader success of Hillel International. The position is completely remote and candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.
Salary range: $60k-$70K
December 5, 2024
About The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies:
Emphasizing an experience of Jewish tradition that speaks across boundaries, Pardes brings
together Jews of all backgrounds to connect and grow through the shared language of classic
Jewish text. Since its founding in 1972 in Jerusalem, Pardes has empowered Jewish adults of all genders and upbringings to delve into timeless Jewish texts, engage deeply with Jewish
peoplehood, and strengthen their relationship with Israel. Pardes is fostering the Jewish leaders
of today and tomorrow, demonstrated by our alumni community of nearly 10,000, which
includes past and current Hillel professionals, Jewish educators, and Dorot and Wexner fellows.
Pardes is on track to further root itself in the bedrock of Jerusalem and further establish itself
as a pillar of strength in the Jewish world with the construction of its new home, Beit Karen.
About this position:
The Chief Development Officer (CDO) position is a unique and critically important role for a top
tier development executive to help optimize Pardes's fundraising opportunities. The CDO will
join Pardes at an exciting moment of transition and growth and will play a crucial leadership role with an exceptionally invested and generous community of donors and staff. Pardes is looking for someone to enhance its development infrastructure in North America and Israel and help lead Pardes through its current strategic plan and next phase of growth.
Salary range: $225K - 250K
December 5, 2024
About Repair the World:
Repair the World mobilizes Jews and their communities to take action to pursue a just world. We believe that service in support of social change is vital to a flourishing Jewish community and an inspired Jewish life. By 2030, Repair will catalyze one million acts of service towards repairing the world.
About this position:
Boston Repair is seeking a dynamic Senior Program Associate to support our service corps—Repair’s signature immersive service experience—a time-bound, stipended cohort program where participants engage in volunteering with a service partner and weekly Jewish learning as a group. The candidate will also plan and facilitate meaningful Jewish service learning programs for non-immersive service participants or for the broader Jewish community, and engage local Repair alumni to recruit their peers in service and learning.
Salary range: $58K - 61K
December 5, 2024
About 18Doors:
We’re 18Doors, a fast-paced, national Jewish nonprofit with a collegial, warm organizational culture and entrepreneurial spirit. We are the only national Jewish nonprofit laser focused on understanding, connecting with, and communicating the needs of Jewish interfaith couples and families. We aim to empower people in interfaith relationships to engage in Jewish life, consider Jewish choices, and to encourage Jewish communities to welcome and include them. Our vision is for people in interfaith relationships—however they describe themselves—to be welcomed, embraced and valued by Jewish communities and to contribute to Judaism’s enduring strength and continuity.
About this position:
Close to home and around the world, Jews and the people who love them are facing unimaginable challenges. 18Doors seeks a visionary and passionate leader who can recognize the challenges and opportunities of this unique time; determine the best way to serve and advocate for interfaith couples and families as they navigate what it means to engage in Jewish life; and lead the organization into a new phase of development and growth. There is a need to critically look at the programs, services, and content to determine the best way to move the organization forward while increasing our impact in North America. The CEO will be a dynamic leader who values and promotes 18Doors’ rich history and mission and who can leverage their people management, relationship building, and strategic fundraising skills for the benefit of the organization. The CEO will assume ultimate responsibility for the leadership, vision, strategy execution, and overall management of 18Doors, as well as its operating budget.
Salary range: $190K - 210K
November 21, 2024
About J Leaders:
J Leaders is a dynamic non-profit organization dedicated to empowering Jewish young adults to become strong leaders in their careers and the Jewish community. Through our immersive leadership development programs, we cultivate passionate and skilled individuals who will make a lasting impact locally and globally.
About this position:
J Leaders is seeking a visionary and passionate CEO (executive director) to lead our organization into the next chapter. This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and experienced leader to build upon our success and propel our impact. The ideal candidate will be responsible for the overall strategic direction and day-to-day operations of the organization.
Salary range: $110K - 130K
November 21, 2024
About Beth Emet Synagogue:
Our goal is to be a haven where we find comfort, experience joy, and develop insight through Jewish teachings and tradition so that we might lead lives of purpose and holiness. Keeping with the congregation’s commitment to freedom and liberty for all, champions of progressive ideas have found a welcome place on Beth Emet’s bimah (pulpit), including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1958.
About this position:
The Director of Lifelong Learning is a senior member of our Klei Kodesh (senior leaders) and is responsible for the vision, strategy, and management of all educational programs for families, children, teens and adults with a focus on building relationships and learning communities that transform, or at least impact, our souls, Jewish identities and quality of life. Beth Emet’s Director of Lifelong Learning is a catalyst for broader community-building and the holder of our vision for sustained learning for all members. We anticipate that this role will evolve over time based on the strengths and influence of the hired leader as well as the transition in our rabbi in summer of 2026.
Salary range: $110 - 135K
November 13, 2024
About Gateways: Access to Jewish Education:
Gateways provides high quality special education services, expertise and support to enable students with diverse learning needs to succeed in Jewish educational settings and participate meaningfully in Jewish life.
About this position:
Gateways: Access to Jewish Education provides high quality special education services, expertise, and support to enable students with diverse learning needs to succeed in Jewish educational settings and participate meaningfully in Jewish life. We are seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented full-time Development Assistant/Executive Assistant to join our team. This role will provide essential support to our Director of Development and Communications to assist in all development efforts, including fundraising activities, donor relations, event planning, database and project management as well as executive assistance to the Chief Executive Officer in coordinating Gateways Board and committee meetings, and overall support to enable them both to meet strategic fundraising goals. The ideal candidate is organized, possesses excellent communication skills, thrives in a collaborative environment, and is passionate about contributing to an organization dedicated to providing inclusive educational opportunities within the Jewish community.
Salary range: $50K - 55K
November 13, 2024
About the Jewish Education Project:
For over 100 years, The Jewish Education Project has been supporting educators to build strong Jewish communities. Originally The Board of Jewish Education, The Jewish Education Project provides professional development and other resources to educators in early childhood centers, congregations, day schools and yeshivot, youth programs, and emerging spaces.
About the Manager, Think-Action Lab position:
The Jewish Education Project seeks a dynamic full-time Manager as an integral member of the Jewish Education team to implement our work supporting innovation in the structure, pedagogy, and content of Jewish educational environments across North America. The successful candidate will contribute to creating resources that make these ideas accessible to educators, and to planning and implementing professional development to help educators change their practice. The Manager will contribute to advancing thought leadership and innovation through our Think-Action team.
Salary range: $75K - 85K
About the Director, Research and Evaluation, TJEP position:
The Director of Research and Evaluation serves a unique and expansive role balancing research, evaluation, strategy, execution, and teaching roles within the agency. The Director is responsible for leading various research efforts designed to learn about both end users (children, teens, their families) as well as Jewish educators. Additionally, as a key member of the Think-Action team, s/he/they will be responsible for integrating learnings across the agency and modulating our work according to our learnings.
Salary range: $120K - 130K
About the Director, Research and Evaluation, RootOne position:
Data plays a central role in RootOne’s work – it directly informs our decisions and is the single most powerful tool we utilize to create substantive change within the field of teen Israel travel and education. By defining and measuring impact, and by working directly with trip providers and tour operators in utilizing data to recognize the strengths of their work as well as the opportunities for impact growth, RootOne’s research and evaluation efforts guide itinerary development, educator and staff roles and training, recruitment, innovation and so much more. Typically, RootOne generates 25-30 research projects each with their own research questions, instruments, analyses, and findings.
Salary range: $130K - 150K
November 13, 2024
About T'ruah:
T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights brings the Torah’s ideals of human dignity, equality, and justice to life by empowering rabbis and cantors to be moral voices and to lead Jewish communities in advancing democracy and human rights for all people in the United States, Canada, Israel, and the occupied Palestinian territories.
About the Deputy CEO position:
T’ruah is seeking a full-time Deputy CEO who will work in partnership with the CEO to advance T’ruah’s strategic vision, ensure that T’ruah’s policies and programming advance our strategy, guide sustainable growth, support the growth of a values-driven staff culture, lead key interdepartmental processes, address organizational challenges and opportunities, and represent the organization in public forums and key partnerships.
Salary range: $105K - 150K
About the Director of Learning position:
T'ruah is seeking a Director of Learning to oversee our Jewish educational content and professional resource development, design and implement our thought leadership plan, contribute to the development of rabbinic and cantorial trainings, and develop the leadership of rabbi and cantor members by working with them on resource creation.
Salary range: $80K - 105K