Rabbi Career Guide
 
Becoming a Rabbi

Answering the call to serve one’s religion can be one of the most profound and personal moments in an individual’s life. For Jews, that call to serve may urge someone to become a rabbi.

Training to Become a Rabbi

For most, the first step to becoming a rabbi is to undergo some testing. This testing serves to both assess the candidate’s psychological suitability and knowledge of Judaism. Following successful completion of the testing, a college degree is required. After graduation, a minimum of five to six years of rabbinical instruction serves to further develop the student. At least one of these years will be in Israel. The purpose of this year is to establish fluency in modern Hebrew and create a relationship between the student and the nation of Israel.

Programs

The Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City, New York is the academic and spiritual center of Conservative Judaism worldwide, encompassing a world-class library and five schools, including the Albert A. List College of Jewish Studies, The Graduate School, William Davidson Graduate School of Jewish Education, The Rabbinical School, and the H. L. Miller Cantorial School and College of Jewish Music. The Jewish Theological Seminary trains tomorrow's religious, educational, academic, and lay leaders for the Jewish community and beyond.

The Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion in New York, Los Angeles, Jerusalem and Cincinnatti serves as the educational and intellectual center of Reform Judaism. The goals of the Institute include training and sustaining rabbis, cantors, communal and educational professionals throughout their careers for service to Reform Judaism and klal Yisrael and working with Jewish institutions worldwide to enhance Jewish life, learning and values and to shape the Jewish experience of the future.

At the completion or ordainment of a rabbinical training program, the student can now be called a rabbi. However, in many movements, the new rabbi must serve a small congregation or as an assistant at a larger congregation. With experience and time will come larger and larger congregations.

Rabbi Job Descriptions

Rabbi – Strictly speaking, the term rabbi refers to a Jewish teacher. Charged with leading and educating a congregation, the rabbi is the “captain” of a congregation. As such, the rabbi may be involved in almost any decision or activity at a synagogue.

While the formation process may seem long and arduous, for those who have heard the call to serve their faith as a rabbi, the rewards can be immeasurable.

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