Overview
Congregation Beth Shalom of Brandon, Florida, is looking to hire a part-time Rabbi effective immediately. Congregation Beth Shalom of Brandon is a small Reform congregation of 50 families. We are located in a suburb of Tampa, Florida. We are affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism and are seeking a Rabbi dedicated to Jewish values to serve the greater Brandon Jewish community.
a. Conduct him/herself in a manner that expresses a commitment to and joyful engagement with Jewish values and with personal integrity
b. Appreciate the diversity of our community in terms of our Jewish knowledge, faith, beliefs, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, and backgrounds
c. Ability to present oneself as open-minded, humble, and appreciative of people and the diversities they bring to our community
d. Ability to perform pastoral skills with spiritual meaning including life cycle events
e. Capacity to form close relationships with congregants
f. Ability to offer pastoral counseling to people at all points in the life cycle
g. A demeanor that is approachable and flexible
h. The vision and skills to create a cohesive unity within our congregation
i Experience performing spiritually engaging and nurturing Jewish rituals including liturgical knowledge, sermon writing, and sermonizing
j. Ability to read Torah and teach and train others to read Torah
k. Creatively nurture the spiritual growth of our members and of our community
l. Willing and able to teach the children in our small religious school
cbs-brandon@outlook.com
About Congregation Beth Shalom of Brandon
We are a small diverse congregation, with many interfaith families. We have a few young families with religious school age children. Most of our members are 50+