Interim Senior Rabbi

Temple Beth Zion Beth Israel, an established egalitarian Conservative synagogue located in the heart of the vibrant Rittenhouse Square neighborhood in Center City Philadelphia, is seeking an Interim Senior Rabbi for a one to two year appointment beginning on June 1, 2025. 

We are an experienced, knowledgeable interim Rabbi who can:
-Serve as a thought partner to the board, community, and staff regarding vision for the future.
-Provide mentorship and advice to our Associate Rabbi.
-Offer advice and experience to assist the synagogue in our upcoming permanent clergy search.
-Provide ritual support with Shabbat services and weekday/Sunday minyan (leyning, drashot, weekday attendance, general bimah management.
-Support and staff evening programs.
-Support the Associate Rabbi and Shalliach Tzibbor with High Holiday preparations and sermons.
-Support b’nai mitzvah students in writing their divrei Torah.
-Provide pastoral care for funerals and shiva.

Full details on the position can be found either on the Rabbinical Assembly's Career Center, or at this link.

Our goal is to find match with a seasoned Rabbi who can provide continuity and care to our community as we make strides towards a BZBI where members are uplifted spiritually, connected socially, engaged intellectually, empowered as members and leaders, and all are confident in the congregation’s financial security.

We are striving for a BZBI….
• Where we continue to embrace our unique position as an open, egalitarian, Conservative congregation in urban ?Center City.
• Where we put our Jewish values into practice.
• Where we always champion diversity nd inclusion.
• Where we continue to include Israel as part of our primary conversation and commitment?.
• Where we meet our community members where they are in their life journeys, with an engaging experience?.
• Where everybody feels the connection of our relationship-oriented clergy?.
• Where a culture of volunteering is pervasive.
• Where a culture of giving is a core component of the financial well-being of the synagogue.
• Where BZBI consistently plays an active role in our greater Philadelphia community, Jewish and non-Jewish alike.

This vision statement represents the input from more than 150 community members across all aspects of BZBI life. It was developed through community conversations, workshops, and working groups in 2021.

BZBI’s Strategic Operating Plan, developed in 2024, is available at this link: https://bzbi.org/about-bzbi/strategicvision/

Interested candidates can contact BZBI through the Jewish Jobs portal, the RA portal, or directly at [email protected]