T’ruah is seeking a half-time Rabbinic Educator in Israel to engage North American rabbinical and cantorial students and visiting Jewish clergy. The ideal candidate is committed to the safety and dignity of Israelis and Palestinians, experienced in adult Jewish education, skilled in relationship-building, collaborative, and able to guide complex conversations with care.
Who We Are
T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights brings the Torah’s ideals of human dignity, equality, and justice to life by empowering our network of over 2,300 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, Israel, and the occupied Palestinian territories. To learn more about our work, visit www.truah.org or find us @truahrabbis on Facebook and Instagram.
What You’ll Do
T’ruah offers rabbinical and cantorial students studying in Israel as well as visiting Jewish clergy from North America opportunities to develop their moral voice on human rights in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. Through on-the-ground learning and delegations, participants witness the realities of the region firsthand and build relationships with Israeli and Palestinian human rights and civil society leaders working to create a more just society. Our programming includes text study that helps participants bring Jewish wisdom to bear on what they are learning, guided conversations about how to engage with Israel as rabbis and cantors, and practical skills for bringing their experiences and knowledge back to their communities, internships, and congregations in ways that contribute to a better future for everyone in the region.
The Rabbinic Educator in Israel, who reports to the Director of Israel Campaigns and is a member of T’ruah’s program team, is responsible for:
- Building relationships with American rabbinical and cantorial students during their time studying in Israel, as well as with Jewish clergy participating in delegations and trips to the West Bank. As the rabbinic educator, you will cultivate relationships with participants and support them in developing and expressing a moral Jewish voice regarding Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories, while helping them bring a deeper understanding of the realities on the ground back to their communities.
- Collaborating with the Israel Program Coordinator (based in Israel), Director of Israel Campaigns (based in the U.S.) and relevant programs team staff in the U.S. to plan the calendar of events for the year as well as the development of trip itineraries with an eye towards T’ruah’s educational goals. Together, you will recruit students and clergy, communicate with speakers and guides, facilitate the programs, and guide participants through challenging and provocative moments.
- Leading trips for rabbinical students and rabbis and cantors to the occupied Palestinian territories and supporting the learning and growth of program participants through group reflection sessions and one-on-one conversations during or after each field seminar. You will lead processing sessions with students with an eye towards helping them become rabbis who can bring a moral Jewish voice to engaging with Israel and Palestine, articulate an approach that affirms the dignity of both Israelis and Palestinians, and help their own communities understand the reality on the ground. You will contribute to the development of T’ruah’s educational goals and evaluate whether programming achieved those goals.
- As time permits, you may provide additional support on T’ruah’s written materials regarding Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories and/or T’ruah staff text studies for bi-weekly staff meetings.
Who You Are & Keys to Success
To be successful in this position, you are most or all of the following:
- A relationship builder. You have a demonstrated track record of building authentic relationships quickly and with ease. You are self-aware and attuned to others and put relationship before task without dropping the larger vision and goals. You demonstrate appropriate use of self in professional contexts and elicit similar vulnerability in others. You demonstrate integrity, acting in line with your, and the organization’s, values.
- An educator. You are an experienced adult educator who delights in an individual’s social, emotional, and intellectual growth through experiential and text-based modalities. You have strong knowledge of Jewish text and facility applying texts to the burning questions of the moment in ways that provoke more conversation and insight.
- A team player. You have experience working as part of a team, collaborating with others toward a collective goal. You view your work as supporting the whole, and integral to the team’s effectiveness.
- A facilitator. You can guide students through challenging conversations, ensure that all voices are heard, and help students deepen their own perspective, listen to their peers, and disagree respectfully.
- Familiar with diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) values. You recognize ways that race and other identities intersect in the work, both with communities we serve and with fellow colleagues. You are willing to talk about identities such as race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, class, ability, or gender, in plain, specific terms. You understand the historical context for racial inequity and its present-day implications.
- Self-aware and emotionally intelligent. You are able to reflect on and describe the impact of your own identities — and those of others — in a given situation, decision, or process. You demonstrate awareness of your growing edges. You are able to hear, reflect, act on, and learn from feedback, including feedback about identity and equity.
- Enthusiastic about representing T’ruah’s mission, campaigns, and positions. This includes an end to the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza and that resolves the status of Jerusalem and its residents; a true ceasefire in Gaza alongside accountability and repair and the future of Israel as a Jewish democratic state side-by-side with a State of Palestine.
The following experiences are a plus, but not a requirement:
- Rabbinic ordination
- Undergraduate and/or Masters degree in Jewish education
Systemic inequities in hiring have caused many women, people of color, and LGBTQ+ people to apply to jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. If you don’t have all of the qualifications listed above but are extremely organized, passionate about our mission, and believe you have applicable and transferable skills from other industries, we encourage you to apply for this job. We’d love to hear from you. In your cover letter, be sure to explicitly highlight how your experience, skills, and personal qualities have set you up to succeed in the role.
What Else You Should Know
Eligibility
You must be legally eligible to work in Israel.
Status
This is a salaried, half-time position (i.e., 20 hours per week)
Salary
The starting salary range for this half-time position is $30,000 – $42,500 per year (approximately 7,800 – 11,000 NIS per month). For those with rabbinic ordination, the starting salary range is $45,000-$50,000 per year (approximately 11,700 – 13,000 NIS per month).
We set salary through a collaborative process using a standard rubric based on years of experience.
Location
This is an opportunity for someone who lives in Israel. Most programs will be based out of Jerusalem, with additional travel throughout Israel, East Jerusalem, and the West Bank, including staffing protective presence trips with T’ruah clergy.
Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)
T’ruah is committed to DEI at every level of our organization, including our Board of Directors. For the past several years we have been actively working on becoming an antiracist organization. We have a set of organizational values reflecting this commitment.
Equal opportunity employer
T’ruah isn’t just an equal opportunity employer. We are actively seeking to build a diverse and inclusive team with a wide range of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. T’ruah does not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, disability, personal appearance, family responsibility, political affiliation or any other status protected by applicable law. Women, transgender people, veterans and people of color are encouraged to apply.
Our Timeline
Applications will be accepted and interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis. Our ideal start date for this position is June 1, 2026 or as soon as possible.
How to Apply
Email your cover letter and resume to Rachel Gordon, rgordon@truah.org