Overview
Am Kolel, an independent Jewish Renewal Community based in the DC area is seeking a director for our Judaic Resource Center. The position involves meeting the spiritual and lifecycle needs of the non-affiliated, organizing education programs, providing Judaic support and resources to Jewish and non-Jewish institutions.
Am Kolel is a Jewish community dedicated to meeting unmet needs in the Jewish community and responding to social issues with a progressive voice. Founded in 1990 by Rabbi David Shneyer, Am Kolel also operates the Sanctuary Retreat Center in rural Montgomery County. Affiliated with Aleph, Am Kolel also has incubated other organizations such as Jewish United for Justice and the Olney Kehilah.
We are seeking a Rabbi or Cantor who is joyful, inclusive, musical, has a social entrepreneurial spirit, who is enthusiastic, is competent with a computer, can design newsletters and flyers, is a team worker, committed to Jewish prophetic and progressive values and loves to dance with Torah.
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Rabbi David Shneyer
Amkolel@aol.com
About Am Kolel Jewish Renewal Center and Community
Am Kolel is a community that is dedicated to meeting unmet needs in the Jewish community and responding to social issues in the larger society. Our members tend to be more progressive and committed to a Judaism and a Jewish people that in inclusive and speaks out against injustices in society and around the world. Among our guiding lights, philosophically and theologically, are Martin Buber, Abraham Heschel, Zalman Schachter Shlomi, Judith Plaskow and Arthur Waskow.