Job Description

Overview

We want a leader who will nurture, inspire, and help grow our congregation. Because we are a singing congregation, lead an engaging and uplifting traditional service and have the skills to read Torah, lead prayers and deliver engaging sermons for Shabbat and holidays

Type of service are you envisioning: Our services are conservadox, not egalitarian, and are mixed seating with no mechitza and no microphone. We use the Koren Siddur.

Timing Expectations: Half time

Community Description:

Austin, Texas, consistently listed as one of the top places to live in the United States, has a growing Jewish community, a wonderful JCC, a respectable kosher grocery store, and a large, mostly unaffiliated Jewish population. Austin has the Texas State Capital, the University of Texas, and numerous outdoor activities like hiking and biking, and considers itself the live music capital of the World. Congregation Beth El is located in North Austin, convenient to Austin cultural activities and technology business centers. The Congregation is 2.5 miles from the Austin JCC Dell Campus

Work Remotely: no

Qualifications:

• Be a dynamic charismatic leader, one who will draw an audience with an engaging personality and vision to strengthen and grow the congregation and their Jewish knowledge and identity.
• Be passionate about Judaism and our congregation, sharing and encouraging our current members, prospective new members, and providing outreach to the Austin Jewish community.
• Lead classes and Jewish programming for our congregation, including adults, teens, and be an active part of the Hebrew School.
• Understand our unique population, and be able to relate and connect well with all.
• Guide our congregation and board to develop better programming and improve participation for holidays, women, men, and youth
• Represent Congregation Beth El in the Austin Community and Jewish Community
• Hebrew and Spanish language skills are a plus.

Position Start Date: October 21, 2024

Salary Range: $40,000-$60,000

Send resumes and cover letter to:

search@bethelaustin.org

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