The Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life (ISJL) currently has the following job opening:

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

The Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life (ISJL) provides educational and rabbinic services to Jewish communities, documents and preserves the rich history of the Southern Jewish Experience, and promotes a strong Jewish cultural presence and community engagement throughout a thirteen-state region including: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia.  Join us in this cutting edge approach to bringing Jewish life to one of the fastest growing regions in the country for Jews. 

The ISJL is seeking a dynamic educator to serve as Assistant Education Director in one of the most unique and important positions available in today's Jewish education field.

Throughout the United States, hundreds of underserved and isolated Jewish communities and congregations languish with no resources available for proper Jewish education or rabbinic services. The exact scenario exists and is found in the larger, urban communities as well. The ISJL has chosen to concentrate on the South and address many of the issues directly. The ISJL connects this commonality, both large and small, and works to build a true partnership community, across zip codes and Movements. The Institute has built an educational approach that is delivered to its communities thus insuring access to a quality Jewish education, regardless of size.

The qualified Jewish Educator will join an existing team and staff to:

• Continue to deliver a vibrant Jewish learning environment for young students;
• Supervise a cadre of itinerant Education Fellows in Jackson, MS;
• Establish and implement substantive adult educational programs;
• Assist in overseeing implementation of the curriculum for a multi-state region;
• Expand an innovative model for an itinerant educational program that can be replicated throughtout the country.
• Work with the Education Department in conducting an annual teacher training conference;
• Communicate regularly with teachers in the field;
• Travel periodically to different communities to conduct Shabbat services, classes, and adult programs to a variety of communities throughout the region;
• participate in many other agency projects already in place or contemplated.

Salary and benefits commensurate with experience. Masters in Jewish Education or Doctorate in Education with a background in Jewish Education. Position based in Jackson, MS.  Send resume to: ISJL, P. O. Box 16528, Jackson, MS 39236 or mschipper@isjl.org.  Website: www.isjl.org.