Campus Rabbi at Brown RISD Hillel
Required skills
- spiritual leader
- Jewish wisdom
- Jewish practice
- Jewish engagement
- Conservative
- Reform
- mentor
- teacher
- pastor
- rabbi
Nice to have
- visionary
- elevate
- inspire
- promote
- flourishing
- multifaceted
Role summary
Brown RISD Hillel seeks a visionary Campus Rabbi to lead and inspire Jewish life, practice, and engagement for Conservative and Reform communities, serving as a mentor and resource for all students. Responsibilities include developing relationships, supporting student initiatives, leading services, fostering text study, and building campus and community partnerships. The ideal candidate has rabbinic ordination, experience in Jewish education and community building, and a commitment to Jewish pluralism and Israel. This role offers a salary of $110,000-$130,000, comprehensive benefits, and professional development opportunities.
Campus Rabbi
Brown RISD Hillel
Role Overview
Brown RISD Hillel is seeking a visionary spiritual leader and rabbi to elevate Jewish wisdom, inspire Jewish practice, and promote Jewish engagement across College Hill. This is an exciting moment for Jewish life at Brown and RISD: the elements of a flourishing, multifaceted Jewish community are all in place.
The Campus Rabbi will primarily support BRH’s Conservative and Reform communities and will report to the Executive Director. We seek a rabbi who can also serve as a resource and mentor to students of all backgrounds, and who is excited to bring the best of Jewish thought, spirituality, and culture to the campuses we serve.
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About Brown RISD Hillel
Brown RISD Hillel is a hub for Jewish life on College Hill. Every year, more than a thousand Jewish students – and hundreds of their non-Jewish peers – pass through our doors to experience Jewish practice, culture, and community.
Through holiday and Shabbat celebrations, cultural events, classes, art openings, and social gatherings, BRH is helping the next generation of American Jews become more confident, committed, and connected.
Located in Providence, R.I., BRH sits within a patchwork of vibrant intellectual and artistic communities. Forty-five minutes from Boston and a short drive from beautiful New England beaches, Providence is a desirable, emerging city with a diverse and vibrant Jewish community, kosher restaurants, and multiple synagogues.
Brown RISD 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.
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.
Hillel is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an accepting and inclusive environment for all.
