Overview
Temple Israel – Manchester, New Hampshire
We are looking for an affable religious leader with great communication skills, infectious enthusiasm, and that loves kids. Our congregation is a mix of young families and older members, and we cater to both and have 100 family unit members. Many new young Jewish families have moved to Southern NH and our membership is increasing. We have an active calendar to continue congregation engagement with at least 2 events a month. We also pride ourselves on being a family friendly synagogue and enjoy the sound of children running around at services.
Southern NH is a beautiful place to live and work. We are a vacation state where you can enjoy year-round activities including skiing, hiking, camping, water sports, and more. We have many quaint 18th century towns throughout the state offering access to many cultural and historical experiences. We are located only 45 from Boston too! We would love for you to make New Hampshire your home!
We would like our new rabbi to have ruach and a passion for engaging all our generations and be present for our members in both stressful and exciting times during the course of our lives. We need a rabbi that will be a catalyst to bulidng relationships in our kehillah, bringing us closer to one another through prayer, study, and chesed. We also seek a rabbi who will work with local Jewish leaders on addressing community wide Jewish issues/events. We have a healthy Jewish Federation of New Hampshire.
We need our rabbi specifically to:
Prepare Bar/Bat Mitzvah students in coordination with our Hebrew school director
Partake in community engagement including visiting the sick, performing weddings, funerals, and brit milah services. (There are actually a few mohelim in the area – including our President)
Counseling services to families in times of need
Leading adult education classes
Assist in coordination of religious programming
Read Torah
Conduct Holiday and Shabbat services
Housing Benefit | Paid Holidays
WE HAVE A HOUSE FOR YOU
Pay only utilities. Located in the North End of Manchester, NH it is walking distance to Temple Israel Manchester (1 block)! Next to Bearded Baker serving coffee, fresh baked goods, and lunch! Walking distance to small grocery store and fresh fruit & vegetable stand! Easy access to highway to North country or down to Boston.
Check it out:
107 Salmon Street - Manchester, NH 03104
1400 sq ft New Englander
2 Bedrooms & 1 Office
1 & 1/2 Bathrooms
24/7 Emergency Maintenance
Office@TempleIsraelmht.org
About Temple Israel of Manchester, New Hampshire
Temple Israel is a Conservative synagogue with a long history. Established in 1906 in Manchester NH, our membership currently stands at 100 families. We are the only conservative synagogue in the immediate area. We are well-known as a hemisha congregation. Being part of a small Jewish community in Northern New England our membership is close-knit and welcoming. We have "cultural" Jews, "religious" Jews, Jews-by-choie, and Interfaith Couples. We feel inclusion is mandatory and everyone is welcome!
We are primarily a volunteer run synagogue working alongside our professional leadership on programming. We have 13 members that can leyn Torah and have had 15 in the past 6 months volunteer to give a D'var Torah or lead services. We have a small religious school program with a part-time director who is also our chazzan.
We build a sukkah together, have a community Passover seder, we throw a Hannukah party and a Purim festival when we deliver shaloch manot to each others homes.
OUR BUILDING
Built in the 1950s Temple Israel is a 50+ year old wonderful Frank Lloyd Wright style building. We have a large sanctuary that can seat around 400 people as well as a smaller chapel that seats around 30 people. There is a large industrial size kosher kitchen and social hall in the lower level where many of our synagogue’s special events are hosted. There is a separate large office for the Rabbi as well as an office for our administrative assistant.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES & HOLIDAYS
We have Shabbat morning services every other Saturday and a musical Kabbalat Shabbat services led by our chazzan with dinner once a month. We also have a once-weekly early morning minyan. Twice a year we have a Family Shabbaton which our Hebrew School director/chazzan leading along with the children and teachers in the Hebrew school.
We are comfortable with the use of musical instruments during our services.
