BBYO · 2 months ago
Kallah Jewish Educator - Summer 2026
BBYO is the leading pluralistic, Jewish teen movement providing exceptional leadership programs and identity enrichment experiences. The Kallah Jewish Educator will be responsible for teaching daily sessions, guiding teens in their Jewish journey, and creating a pluralistic learning culture at camp.
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Responsibilities
Guiding teens to lead and participate in daily prayer experiences in creative and innovative ways
Serving as a resource and providing guidance for teens in their preparation for Shabbat services and rituals, programs, and activities
Representing and teaching BBYO culture, Jewish values and leadership, Judaic programming, Jewish identity
Inspiring teens to embrace their Jewish journey
Promoting and exemplifying BBYO’s pluralistic commitment
Helping with evening programs as needed
Working with leadership staff and counselors to integrate BBYO’s Educational Framework into programming
Working with song leaders to ensure a thoughtful and inspiring spiritual atmosphere
Creating a minimum of three Limmud courses (2 classes per day for 3 weeks across four days each)
Offering a series of ‘how to’ classes and unique electives throughout the week as well as on Shabbat
Engaging publicly in spirited debate about Jewish practice, Jewish law, Israel and the Jewish community
Participating as a full ‘character’ of camp in all BBYO traditional, social and community-building moments
Helping to foster powerful, moving milestones throughout the Kallah program to yield lasting impact
Making sure program participants are on-time to all meals, classes, and events
Attending and helping to facilitate assigned activities as needed
Staying attentive to health issues and the overall well-being of participants
“Being there” for participants to answer questions and provide support
Working as part of the overall staff team
Creating a community and a positive, enjoyable experience for participants
Follow and Enforce all COVID camp guidelines
Qualification
Required
A bachelor's degree or higher
5+ years of work experience
strong Judaic knowledge and background
experience teaching Jewish content
proficient in some variation of Jewish prayer, values, holidays, or rituals
experience with youth or teens
Benefits
$250 for completing pre-work and attending required meetings
Company
BBYO
Bbyo provides charitable, leadership programs and identity enrichment services for Jewish communities.
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$31.08M2019-12-09Grant· $12M
2016-07-17Grant· $8.8M
2015-10-11Grant· $0.25M
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