Rav Beit Sefer (School Rabbi)

Hillel Day School; Farmington Hills (MI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition remission for children

Medical benefits

403(b) with salary match

Generous personal time off

Vacation in July

Job summary

Hillel Day School in Farmington Hills, Michigan, seeks an innovative and passionate Rav Beit Sefer to join its Leadership Team. The role encompasses overseeing Jewish life, teaching Judaic classes, and community engagement.

Key qualifications include Rabbinic Ordination, Judaic teaching experience, and strong communication skills. A competitive compensation package is offered along with benefits that include tuition remission, medical benefits, and generous personal time off.

Qualifications

• Rabbinic Ordination is mandatory.
• Must have Judaic teaching experience.
• Extensive knowledge of Tanakh, Mishnah, Talmud, and commentaries is required.
• Ability to lead school B'nei Mitzvah services is essential.
• Strong work ethic and leadership under pressure required.

Responsibilities

• Sets a vision for Jewish life throughout the school.
• Functions as part of the Leadership Team.
• Leads Middle School minyan and Shabbat experiences.
• Serves as liaison to the Michigan Board of Rabbis.
• Provides pastoral counseling as needed.

Skills

Rabbinic Ordination

Judaic teaching experience

Extensive knowledge of Jewish texts

Facility with Hebrew language

Ability to lead tefillah in Hebrew

Strong communication skills

Proficiency in Google Workspace

Job description

Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit (www.hillelday.org) is a Jewish day school serving 608 students from eighteen months through eighth grade in Farmington Hills, Michigan.

Opportunity

Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit seeks an innovative, visionary, inspirational, and passionate Rav Beit Sefer (School Rabbi) to join its Leadership Team on August 1, 2026. Reporting to the Head of School, the School Rabbi serves as the School's Rabbinic leader in support of the overall school mission. Key responsibilities fall into three categories as outlined below.

Rabbinic Functions within the School

• Sets a vision for the actualization of Jewish life throughout the school
• Functions as part of the Leadership Team and advises the Team on spiritual and moral issues
• Serves as resource to the Board of Trustees and the Leadership Team on the ethical issues that arise in the interpretation of the school's mission statement and student behavior code
• Organizes and executes activities for all Jewish holidays throughout the entire school
• Leads Middle School minyan and efforts to enhance tefillah education throughout the entire school
• Innovates and executes weekly Shabbat experiences for all students during school hours, which currently manifests as our Shabbat Mishpacha initiative.
• Leads in organizing and chaperoning Middle School Shabbatonim
• Serves as a guide in creating for our students positive Jewish family experiences, partnering with parents and grandparents - no matter their observance level - in enhancing students' overall connection to and practice of Judaism. This includes working with parents regarding appropriate observances at birthday parties and B'nei mitzvah celebrations

Teaching and Learning

• Elevates the excellence of Hebrew language teaching and learning (along with Director of Judaic Studies Curriculum and Instruction)
• Teaches one or two Judaic classes in the Middle School

Community Connector

• Serves as Hillel's liaison to the Michigan Board of Rabbis through attendance at monthly meetings
• Provides Pastoral counseling and visits as needed (e.g., bereavement, shiva)
• Functions as a Jewish resource for faculty, students, parents, alumni
• Represents the school at school functions and programs

Qualifications

• Rabbinic Ordination
• Judaic teaching experience
• Extensive knowledge of, and proficiency with, Jewish text including Tanakh, Mishnah, Talmud, and other commentaries
• Facility with Hebrew language
• Unwavering Zionist beliefs and practices
• Knowledge of, and adherence to, Shabbat, Jewish holidays, and observances
• Ability to lead tefillah in Hebrew
• Ability to lead school B'nei Mitzvah services
• A strong work ethic, including the ability to work efficiently and graciously under pressure; meet deadlines; demonstrate strategic thinking and good decision-making; maintain and model high personal, ethical, and professional standards; and have a sense of humor and ability to have fun
• Strong communication, interpersonal and organizational skills that are necessary to work well with all aspects of the Hillel community as well as the larger Jewish community.
• Proficiency in Google Workspace

Compensation

Our competitive compensation package includes tuition remission for children enrolled at the school, medical benefits, dental, vision, life insurance, 403(b) with a salary match, and generous personal time off. Vacation during the month of July.