Morashah Rabbinic Placement Application for Congregations

Application Fee - $1,000

The Congregation / Synagogue

Name of Congregation:*

Congregation Address:*

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Congregation Phone Number:*

Congregation Website:*

Name of Contact Person:*

Position of Contact Person:*

Phone Number of Contact Person:*

Email Address of Contact Person:

Number of Membership Households:*

Seating:*

Name of Weekday and Shabbat Siddur:*

Name of Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur Machzor:*

Average Number of Attendees at Shabbat Morning Services:*

Average Number of Attendees at Weekday Shacharit Services:*

Average Number of Attendees at Weekday Mincha/Maariv Services:*

Average Number of Attendees at Shacharit and Musaf Services on High Holidays:*

Staff

Does the Congregation Employ a Cantor?*

Does the Congregation Employ an Executive Director?*

Does the Congregation Employ a School Director?*

Does the Congregation Employ a Secretary?*

Does the Congregation Employ a Custodian?*

School / Youth

Does the Congregation have a Religious School?*

Approximate Number of Students in the Religious School:

Please describe the duties of the Rabbi with the Religious School:*

Does the Congregation have its own nursery school?*

If so, approximately how many students?

Does the Congregation have its Religious High School Program?*

If so, approximately how many students participate?

Does the congregation have its own Jewish youth group (even if it is associated with a national group)?*

If so, approximately how many participants?

Please describe the duties of the Rabbi with the nursery school, religious high school program and/or youth group:*

Kashrut

Does the congregation keep a Kosher kitchen?*

What supervision duties does the Rabbi have regarding the kitchen?*

Does the congregation have an in-house caterer?*

Please describe the general condition of the synagogue’s facilities:*

Rabbinic Duties

Standard duties for Morashah Rabbis include:

1. Ruling on halachic decisions. (The Rabbi is the Mara D'atra, the Rabbinic authority of the Congregation.) 2. Attendance at Minyanim (except for conflict with other Rabbinic duties, vacation/off days, occasional personal time, and emergencies.) 3. Teaching Torah and other classes. 4. Delivering sermons on Shabbat and Holydays. 5. Writing articles for the Congregation and/or the community. 6. Visiting and calling the sick, as warranted. 7. Attendance at Board and Congregational meetings, and at other meetings generally related to Rabbinic work. 8. Officiating at life-cycle events. 9. Meeting with individuals and families (as requested). 10. Personal and family counseling (as needed). 11. Representing the Congregation in the Jewish and general community. 12. Maintaining a discretionary fund to support the needy and other causes.

Is the Rabbi expected to serve as the Shaliach Tzibbur?*

Is the Rabbi expected to read Torah?*

Is the Rabbi expected to read the Megillah?*

Please detail any other duties and responsibilities in which you expect the Rabbi to be engaged and are unique to your congregation:*

Congregational Trends

Please describe the general demographics of your Congregation ( age, ethnicity, etc.):*

Please describe the general membership trends of your Congregation over the past decades and expected future trends:*

Please describe the general financial status of your Congregation over the past decades and expected future trends:*

Has the Congregation currently discussed or is currently engaged in discussions regarding its religious orientation that might factor in the hiring of a Rabbi? Please provide some detail.*

Local Jewish Institutions

Number of local Jewish day schools:

Number of local Jewish high schools:

Number of Kosher restaurants/eating establishments in the community:

Number of Kosher bakeries in the community:

Number of Kosher supermarkets and/or supermarkets carrying Kosher meat:

Does the Congregation or community have a Mikvah?*

Salary & Benefits

Salary Range

Does the salary package include housing?*

If not, does the Congregation provide an additional housing allowance beyond the salary?*

If not, please describe the housing availability and costs within 1 mile of the Synagogue:

Does the salary package include health insurance?*

If the salary package does not include health insurance, does the Congregation provide an additional health insurance subsidy beyond the salary package range listed above?*

Please Elaborate:*

Approximate number of weeks of annual vacation time:*

Please detail any other financial or personal material benefits in your salary package:*

Payment Information

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Morashah Contact Information

Rabbi Seth Gordon, Chairman of Morashah. Phone Number: 516-987-7884. Email: Rabbi.Gordon@yahoo.com.

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Morashah Rabbinic Placement Application for Congregations