High School Tanakh Teacher - Hartsdale, United States - The Leffell School

Description

Job Description

Job Description

The Leffell School is a dynamic, K-12 independent Jewish school serving approximately 860 students in Westchester County, 30 minutes north of New York City.

We emphasize academic excellence, traditional Jewish learning and values, and a strong sense of community.

We seek to ground our students in rigorous study of Tanakh, to engender a love of Talmud Torah, and to help our students develop the skills to support lifelong learning.

Our High School is seeking a dynamic, warm, experienced Tanakh educator to join our High School Tanakh Team, teaching grades The ideal candidate is collaborative and capable of creating active lessons that engage students in content, while teaching critical skills for text learning, all while engendering a love of Judaism in the process.

He or she will have mastery in teaching Tanakh and Limudei Kodesh more broadly in a high school setting, paired with an evidence-based, backward design approach to teaching and learning, and the ability to teach students at a variety of different levels.

This colleague will also participate in our Tefilah program and in the Jewish life of the school more generally.

Qualifications:
Experience teaching Tanakh and Judaic Studies in a formal classroom setting is required. Experience teaching high school students specifically will be helpful, as will the ability to teach in Hebrew. Background also in Talmud and rabbinic literature is a bonus. Generous compensation commensurate with experience.