The Role:

This position is a hybrid of conventional congregational rabbinic work and relationship-based engagement. While the clergy team shares general pastoral responsibilities, including regular teaching; speaking; and life-cycle officiation, this role is encouraged to do so with creativity and innovation.

The Assistant Rabbi will contribute to the positive, respectful, collaborative, and goal-oriented atmosphere amongst the WJC staff. Torah lishma and daily acts of spirituality are core to clergy and other staff members’ activities. This role will encourage the core values of WJC, help preserve the community feeling, and respect different forms of Jewish expression.

With ongoing mentorship from the Senior Rabbi, the Assistant Rabbi will hone conventional synagogue work skills. Our five previous Assistant Rabbis have all gone on to larger roles in the rabbinate, taking with them the skills and learning developed at WJC. Simultaneously, the Assistant Rabbi will leverage past experience to develop new venues for relationship-based engagement and contemporary spirituality.

Responsibilties:

· Deliver 30-50% of Shabbat morning sermons, and on a weekly basis, a Friday evening d’var Torah and/or Shabbat afternoon shiur

· Lead traditional services as shaliach tzibor on an occasional basis

· Facilitate divrei Torah creation with B'nei Mitzvah students

· Attend and lead daily minyanim in coordination with other clergy

· Assist in lifecycle and pastoral care, and officiate as needed

· Work collaboratively with other clergy to plan and prepare approximately one contemporary service monthly

· Participate in leading adult education sessions

· Create and lead various programs within the Early Childhood Center and Religious School

· Be responsible for various High Holiday responsibilities, including leading the family services, at least one sermon, and several kavanot

· Get to know members – their interests, passions, and needs to create a welcoming community where everyone feels seen

· Spend substantial time in one-on-one settings

· Develop curricula for each subset of congregation

· Develop and execute peer-to-peer engagement across the WJC community

· Connect individuals to opportunities and to other individuals to further people’s Jewish growth

· Participate in events and activities outside the building, including but not limited to, small group events in homes and other invite-only spaces

· Participate in public events in the greater community

· Lead innovative/entrepreneurial projects, including, but not limited to, contemporary spirituality (e.g., reflective text study, contemplative/meditative practice, mussar, tikkun middot)