Overview

  • Support the congregational rabbi in all rabbinical activities, especially in halakhic and ritual matters
  • Act as Ba’al Koreh and Ba’al Tefillah if required
  • Responsible for the religious conduct of funerals
  • Supervise and ensure kashrut regulations as a Mashgiakh in the community restaurant or at other events
  • Take over the (Russian-language) giur lessons
  • Maintain intensive contact with members at all stages of their lives, especially those with a Russian-speaking background
  • Take on chaplaincy work and advise members with a Russian-speaking background in their personal affairs
  • Support the social department in the integration of new immigrants from CIS countries
  • Act as the rabbi of our secondary school, leading morning prayers there several times a week and also providing chaplaincy services for the pupils
  • Hold (Russian-language) shi’urim on various topics and for different target groups, especially for those with a Russian-speaking background
  • Interested in getting young people and young families interested in Judaism and organizing suitable programmes to make community life more attractive for this target group
Community Description:

The Israelitische Kultusgemeinde München und Oberbayern K.d.ö.R. (IKG) is the largest Jewish community in Germany and, as a unified community, includes Jewish members of all religious denominations. The community is run in accordance with the Halacha and provides all the institutions and infrastructure to ensure the preservation of Jewish tradition and the religious practice of Jewish people in Munich.

Work Remotely: no
Qualifications:

•         You have completed a rabbinical degree (Smikha Joreh Joreh) and have a broad Jewish and very good general education

•         Ideally, you also have training or relevant experience in the social sector

•         You are an open-minded, proactive, trustworthy, resilient and charismatic personality who treats all members of the community with respect

•         You have a high level of social competence and are used to working in a team

•         You have native-level knowledge of Russian and a good to very good knowledge of German

Position Start Date: October 1, 2024
Salary Range: at least € 54,000 Euro / Year
Send resumes and cover letter to:

bewerbung@ikg-m.de

About Israelitische Kultusgemeinde München und Oberbayern K.d.ö.R. (Jewish Community of Munich and Upper Bavaria)

The Israelitische Kultusgemeinde München und Oberbayern K.d.ö.R. (IKG) is the largest Jewish community in Germany and, as a unified community, includes Jewish members of all religious denominations. The community is run in accordance with the Halacha and provides all the institutions and infrastructure to ensure the preservation of Jewish tradition and the religious practice of Jewish people in Munich.