Documents

PCRS Pulpit Rabbinic Search Questionnaire Worksheet
This questionnaire is used for pulpit positions, and it is your first contact with potential candidates and the foremost source of facts about a congregation. It presents your synagogue’s story and strengths to interested candidates. The form is now completely online. You can use this worksheet as a draft, but it will all need to be transferred before posting. If you prefer to complete it online from the start, you can work on it slowly and save it as draft until it is complete, then click submit.

PLEASE NOTE: there are now character limits. If you wish to use the worksheet, please double check your characters so you will not be cut off when transferring it to the online form. Characters include spaces and punctuation.

Below is a video tutorial to walk you through the entire process, and a short video about identifying your congregation’s priorities in Section 2.

Eligibility for Congregational Rabbinic Search
The goal of the PCRS search process is to help rabbinical students, rabbis, and congregations find their best match through a system that is equitable, professional, supportive, and kind. By registering and posting a job on the job board, you are agreeing to abide by the conditions in this document.


Diversity and Inclusive Hiring Statement
Congregations and other communal organizations are strongly encouraged to meet with an array of candidates and to be open to the possibility that the best professional for their organization may not conform to their past assumptions of the profile of a religious leader. They should recall the ancient teaching that Torah has (at least) 70 facets and enriches our lives through vessels of all kinds.


Aliyah - A Congregation's Rabbinic Search Guide
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 community and the rabbi. This guide is based on the accumulated experience of many congregations and employers and reflects the wisdom and guidance of both laity and rabbis. We hope this manual will elevate your confidence in the process. The appendix includes helpful exercises such as The Role of the Rabbi, as well as guides for focus groups and sample interview questions. This was written in 2018 and revised in 2022.


Model Contract Template
The Model Engagement Agreement summarizes the mutually accepted standard contract advocated by both the USCJ and the Rabbinical Assembly since 1991. 


Salary Survey
One of the primary goals of the PCRS is providing both rabbis and congregations with support and information that can help them complete a successful search. An important deliverable we are pleased to provide that is mutually beneficial to both rabbis and congregations is a salary survey we conduct periodically. Our most recent 2023-2024 salary survey contains information from pulpit and retired rabbis in the United States and Canada.