Abraham Joshua Heschel School of Manhattan is seeking a full-time teacher for 2024-2025 to join the high school’s Limudei Qodesh department. The high school Limudei Qodesh department teaches Tanakh, Talmud and other genres of Rabbinic literature, and Jewish Philosophy. Members of the Limudei Qodesh department also facilitate a daily Shacharit minyan.
Applicants should have a passion for teaching texts and a proven track record of outstanding differentiated instruction to students of different abilities and learning styles. A Bachelor’s degree is required; professional training in education and/or a graduate degree preferred.
Candidates must be proficient in both biblical and rabbinic texts, and have a love of teaching and learning these texts in their original languages. Applicants are expected to be passionate about fostering connections between a diverse student body and our sacred texts. Candidates should enjoy working collaboratively with colleagues to develop and implement curricula and must be passionate about their personal and professional growth.
Abraham Joshua Heschel School, located in New York City, is an independent Jewish school, N-12, unaffiliated with any single movement or synagogue. The school’s approach to education is governed by profound respect for children. We nurture children’s curiosity, cultivate their imagination, encourage creative expression, value their initiative and engender critical thinking skills. The Heschel School is dedicated to inspiring its graduates to become responsible adults and active, compassionate citizens of the Jewish world and world communities.
Abraham Joshua Heschel School is a dual-curriculum Jewish community school with families from a range of backgrounds, practices, and beliefs. We are pluralistic and deeply value openness to a diversity of opinions. Our Limudei Qodesh curriculum is text-based and values-oriented. We balance formal and creative approaches and integrate the teaching of text skills with themes of individual and communal identity.
Qualified applicants should upload a cover letter and resume. To apply, follow this link:
https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=5db03d9d-83a7-470f-a3eb-1942264884b7&ccId=19000101_000001&jobId=506967&source=CC2&lang=en_US
Abraham Joshua Heschel School is an Equal Opportunity Employer.