Job Description

Campus Rabbi

Hillel UGA, Hillels of Georgia

Join Hillel UGA as our next Campus Rabbi to help shape a vibrant, welcoming, and dynamic Jewish community at the University of Georgia. As a Jewish leader on campus, you will build meaningful relationships with students, foster spiritual connection, and bring Jewish life to the forefront through creativity, authenticity, and care.

The Campus Rabbi will play a central role in cultivating a pluralistic Jewish environment where students feel empowered to explore and express their Jewish identities. You will support students in celebrating Shabbat and holidays, create accessible and engaging opportunities for Jewish learning, and provide pastoral care and guidance. Working closely with a dedicated team, you will help deepen student engagement and expand the ways Jewish life shows up across campus. This position would report to the Associate Director at Hillel UGA.

Hillel UGA is part of Hillels of Georgia, connecting 10+ campuses across the state through programming, leadership development, and professional growth. Our vision is to inspire every student to proudly embrace their Jewish journey and build a lasting connection to Jewish life and Israel.

What You’ll Do

• Shape and implement a vision for ritual, spirituality, and Jewish learning at Hillel UGA.
• Build deep, authentic relationships with students from diverse backgrounds through one-on-one conversations and shared experiences.
• Cultivate a culture of meaningful Jewish practice, including dynamic and accessible Shabbat and holiday experiences.
• Lead and grow the Jewish Learning Fellowship (JLF), creating engaging, relevant, and thoughtful learning experiences for a wide range of students in partnership with other Hillel UGA staff.
• Develop new and creative opportunities for students to explore Jewish ideas, traditions, and values.
• Partner with campus colleagues and student leaders to expand Jewish life and advocate for Jewish students across the UGA community.
• Facilitate both formal and informal Jewish learning rooted in text, tradition, and contemporary relevance.
• Provide pastoral care and serve as a trusted mentor and resource for students, staff, and lay leaders.

What You’ll Bring to the Job

• Rabbinic ordination (or equivalent experience in Jewish spiritual leadership).
• Experience in community building, outreach, and experiential Jewish education (campus work, youth movements, camps, etc.).
• A demonstrated ability to engage students in meaningful conversations about Judaism, identity, and Israel in an open and approachable way.
• A passion for building inclusive, pluralistic Jewish community.
• Creativity, initiative, and an entrepreneurial mindset.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative approach to teamwork.
• Flexibility to work evenings, Shabbat, weekends, and holidays as part of campus life.

What You’ll Receive

• Competitive salary in the non-profit marketplace. The salary range for this role is $105,000 - $125,000.
• Great professional development, mentoring, and skill-building opportunities as part of the Hillels of Georgia system.
• Comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, Group Supplemental Retirement Annuity, Pension Plan, life insurance, Long Term Disability, Flexible Spending Plan, generous vacation/sick time, and parental leave.
• Eligibility for the Jewish Community Professional Tuition Grant. Great professional development, mentoring, and skill-building opportunities.
• Opportunities for regional, national, and global travel.

About Hillel UGA, Hillels of Georgia & Hillel International

Hillel UGA is a home for Jewish students to connect, explore, and lead. Through relationship-driven engagement, meaningful programming, and a commitment to pluralism, we empower students to build Jewish community on their own terms.

Hillel UGA is a part of the Hillels of Georgia network. Hillels of Georgia serves as an umbrella organization partnering with college campuses to provide thousands of Jewish students with their Jewish home away from home. Our mission is to create vibrant Jewish life on every campus in Georgia. We do so by providing meaningful Jewish experiences to thousands of students on campuses across Georgia. Hillels of Georgia was founded in 2003 to engage and empower Jewish students to create vibrant and dynamic Jewish life on campuses across the state. Hillels of Georgia is a proud member of Hillel International and beneficiary of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta.

Hillels of Georgia currently has professionals on the following campuses: Emory University, University of Georgia, Kennesaw State University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia College & State University, Georgia State University, SCAD, and Georgia Southern.

Hillels of Georgia is affiliated with Hillel International. Hillel International enriches the lives of Jewish students so they may enrich the Jewish people and the world, and envisions a world where every student is inspired to make an enduring commitment to Jewish life, learning and Israel.

About Hillel International

In 1923, Rabbi Benjamin Frankel started Hillel with humble means, a noble mission and a breathtaking vision: to convey Jewish civilization to a new generation. Today, Hillel International continues to enrich the lives of Jewish students and is the largest Jewish campus organization in the world at nearly 1,000 colleges and universities across North America and around the world. As Hillel evolves as an organization, the mission remains steadfast: to create lasting connections with every Jewish student that foster an enduring commitment to Jewish life, learning, and Israel and train them to become the next Jewish leaders.

Hillel is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an accepting and inclusive environment for all.