JEWISH RABBI - Sanford Federal Inc

Job Title: JEWISH RABBI
Based at: Fort Belvoir Garrison, VA
Job Summary
Sanford is seeking for a Jewish Rabbi who will be performing services as the Rabbi for religious activities on Fort Belvoir Garrison
Responsibilities:
• Planning sessions. Coordinate a monthly Planning Session with the Installation Chaplain or his representative to advise the Staff Chaplain Directorate of the religious support needs of the Jewish Congregation, to communicate religious and logistical support requirement needs of the congregation, and to coordinate planning for regular and special services and events expected to occur in the next 90 days.
• Conduct Friday Evening Worship Services.
• Conduct Saturday Morning Worship the first Saturday of each Month.
• Conduct all religious services and activities associated with the Jewish Fall holidays, to include Rosh Hashanah(RH), Yom Kippur (YK), Succot, and Simchat Torah. Specific functions to be performed include:
• Working with the volunteer Jewish leadership and Cantor to plan and support the services. (SCD to contract for Cantor)
• Coordinating with the Fort Belvoir Staff Chaplain Directorate (SCD) required set up of the Chapel for the respective services/dinners and the scheduling and publication of a schedule for all the Services. SCD will publicize all events and provide all necessary support requirements.
• Instructing chapel staff on the appropriate means of obtaining information for the Yizkor list. (Chapel staff will receive reservations for the Yom Kippur Break-the-Fast and Succot dinners per instructions from Rabbi. Chapel staff will bear responsibility for the erection between YK and Succot of a Succah next to the main Post Chapel) under the supervision of the Rabbi.
• Conduct of a Simchat Torah service
• Oversight and support of Purim, Passover, Shavuot Chanukah
• Purim: Oversight of Congregational Purim Celebration.
• Passover: Conduct Passover Seder
• Shavout: Conduct Shavout Service.
• Chanukah: Including the display of a Chanukah Menorah and a candle lighting ceremony on the first night and a appropriate festivities following the lighting of the Menorah.
• Responding to specific inquiries regarding Jewish rites, theological questions, memorial affairs, and religious inquiries
• Conduct Special Religious Services. Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, Baby Naming, weddings, funerals, memorial services, Brit, and other special services not conducted in conjunction with regularly scheduled service