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Founded in 1937, the Ramaz School is a co-educational Modern Orthodox day school, Nursery through 12th grade, in which intellectual growth and self-esteem are cultivated in a warm and nurturing environment. The school offers its students a fully integrated, comprehensive, and enriched program in both General and Judaic Studies. The curriculum is designed to encourage students to grow intellectually, religiously, and spiritually, while meeting the needs of a broad range of abilities. Faculty members and administrators focus on children as individuals, helping them to develop in distinctive ways. Each teacher is an educated, experienced professional, offering vital skills and talents that help create a vibrant and varied learning environment. The Hebrew immersion program begins in the Early Childhood Center, with one teacher in each classroom who speaks only in Hebrew throughout the day. Ramaz is enriched by a student body drawn from the New York metropolitan area, as well as members of different international communities. Its educational programs are most effective in an environment where children from all social and economic segments of the Jewish community grow together and learn from each other. The school is located on New York’s Upper East Side, where nearby landmark museums, cultural institutions, and political venues are integrated into the school curricula.

Central Synagogue is a thriving Reform congregation affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism. We are one of the oldest Reform congregations in New York City, and one of the largest in North America. Located in Midtown Manhattan, we serve more than 2,000 families in our congregation, as well as the larger community. More than 800 students, from birth to twelfth grade, are enrolled in our Nursery and Religious Schools. Central Synagogue stands at the heart of one of the greatest centers of Jewish life. It has always played a significant role in the national Reform movement and in the creative and complex Jewish community of New York City. Its clergy and members continue a long tradition of leadership at the local, national, and international levels of Jewish and civic organizations.

Since our founding in 1825, B’nai Jeshurun (BJ) has been at the forefront of the American Jewish experience. As we approach our third century, our vision is focused on the spiritual work of transformation and on the creation of a Jewish path that is authentic, profound, and helps all members of our community seek and live their purpose to the fullest. Our spiritual leaders and our approximately 1,800 member households share a vision of a diverse, dynamic, and welcoming community that offers many paths to Jewish religious life. Our unfolding vision for life after the pandemic imagines a dynamic mix of in-person and virtual prayer, learning, and programming that is accessible to all seekers wherever they are. As such, our staffing model is evolving to build and deliver this unique offering with excellence and care. B’nai Jeshurun is committed to creating a staff culture and congregational community that is accessible, inclusive, and equitable. In particular, we have been on a journey over the past several years to understand the history and impact of racism in America, within the American Jewish community, and within the BJ congregation and staff in particular. We seek to build a community and staff that reflects and celebrates the diversity of America, as well as of the Jewish community, and are looking for team members who want to be part of our ongoing learning, and to contribute to it.