Welcome to the Joint Placement Commission’s E-Placement System. The goal of this system is to make your rabbinic placement process effective and efficient. You now have the ability to list your open positions, upload your questionnaires, automatically receive applicants’ resumes via email and track your hiring process all online using this new E-Placement process. The system is designed to be responsive to your needs and give you real time information.

Instructions for using this new system are divided into the following categories:

• E-Placement Process
• Document Resources
• Dates to Remember

E-Placement Process

The E-Placement Process is outlined in this document.

Document Resources

• Aliyah - The Rabbinic Search as an Uplifting Religious Experience: This complete guide to the search process is intended to make the process as anxiety-free and as efficient as possible. Each situation is unique, yet we recommend a careful reading of this guide to ease the experience for the committee, the congregation and the rabbi. This guide reflects the accumulated experience of many congregations which have gone through the process of looking for a rabbi. It reflects the wisdom and guidance of both laity and rabbis. We hope this manual will elevate your confidence in the process. It is our hope that it will be an uplifting experience bringing you and your congregation closer to the Divine Presence.
• New  Questionnaire Sept 2013 ; - The questionnaire is your first contact with potential candidates and the foremost source of facts about a congregation. It presents your synagogue’s characteristics to interested rabbis. It is similar to the biographical sketch that your congregation will receive from the rabbi. Use this questionnaire to assess strengths and weaknesses, to identify constituent groups, and to develop a complete picture of where you are and where you want to go
• Model Contract Template - The Model Engagement Agreement summarizes the mutually accepted standard contract advocated by both the USCJ and the Rabbinical Assembly since 1991

Please contact Rabbi Elliot Salo Schoenberg placement@rabbinicalassembly.org with any questions.

• Senior Student placement week is Feb 10-13, 2014.