Halpern Akiva Academy, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Judaic Studies Teaching Position

The Halpern Akiva Academy in Calgary, Alberta, Canada is looking to partner with passionate educators to teach Judaic Studies starting September 2022.

Applicants should be committed to working in a collaborative professional environment. Responsibilities include teaching Judaic Studies, collaborating with teaching teams, communicating with parents, as well as integrating within the greater Jewish Calgary community. Candidates will be passionate about sharing their Jewish knowledge, experiences, and excitement for Judaism with their students and school families.

We strive to cultivate a warm, collaborative, family-oriented, orthodox community Jewish Day School. Located in the heart of Western Canada at the foothills of the Canadian Rockies provides a plethora of great outdoor excursions for families of all ages to enjoy. This teaching position will also be a great opportunity for those individuals who are passionate about Kiruv and making an impactful difference in an out-of-town Jewish community. 

• Halpern Akiva Academy is a warm, collaborative community Orthodox Jewish Day School in the heart of Western Canada in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies.

• This is your opportunity to progress in your career and gain an immense experience by working with our Head of Judaic Studies.

• We offer a minimum of three-year teaching contract and agree to pay $10,000.00 CDN towards moving expenses for your relocation to Calgary.

• Our dual immersion program provides excellent Jewish and General Studies education to a diverse student body.

• We are a small community with a big heart who promotes and encourages professional development opportunities for all our staff.

• If you want to make a difference and help create true b’nei Torah from children, this is your opportunity.

Interested applicants should submit their resume to Rabbi Nachum Aaron Kutnowski at rabbikutnowski@akiva.ca.

“By joining us you will be able to enhance your leadership skills, bring your theoretical Torah knowledge to the action and create life longing relationships that will change your life forever!”

“Our community is a living example of the Ahdut (Jewish unity) in which people respect and value every member’s madrega in life both spiritually and socially.”

“The families that attend HAA come from different walks of life, so If you are ready to inspire and ready to see how your Torah education can move mountains our school is the right fit for you!”

“Working in our school is like being at an accelerated Jewish leadership program where you will discover your strength and exercise your creativity.”

“If you are eager to Inspire and uplift the children by your Torah education and lead by example by featuring your life experience from the larger Jewish community, you are the right candidate that we are looking for!”

“The philosophy that every Jewish child deserves a Jewish education creates an open and accepting environment to everyone, irrespective of their religious observance. The small class sizes and integration of classes across multiple grades further develops the sense of community the children feel.”

“To say everyone truly cares for each other is an understatement, and we hope that is an environment and the type of community you wish to join.”

After ten years serving as a Rav in Calgary, I am now retired and living in Lakewood. But if I would decide on a second career teaching Torah in a dayschool or yeshiva ketana, I would want my first position to be in Calgary, for two reasons:

1. Maintaining discipline is always a challenge, especially for new teachers. But Calgary children truly fit the stereotype of Canadian politeness, and “respect” is as much a Canadian watchword as “freedom” is to us Americans. Combine that with small classes allowing for individual attention, and you have a dream job even if you don’t care for skiing and mountain climbing.
2. A veteran kiruv professional told me that compared with jaded already-seen-it-all young people in the Tri-state area, Calgary youth have a temimus that is a breath of fresh air. When you consider that your influence can help create true b’nei Torah from children who might otherwise be lost to Yiddishkeit, Halpern Akiva Academy is an opportunity any mechanech or mechaneches should seriously consider.
   
   Rabbi Yisroel Miller, Rabbi Emeritus, House of Jacob-Mikveh Israel

If you ever dreamed of experiencing a modern version of Shtetel where you feel everyone is a part of a large family, you have found this place. Calgary community is a great place located in close drive proximity away from the Rockies and other tourist popular locations. Calgary is a very warm and welcoming city to newcomers in general with a lot to offer!
Our Jewish community is small but mighty! Every Jewish person is included and treated as an essential part of the success of the whole community. By joining us you will be able to enhance your leadership skills, bring your theoretical Torah knowledge to the action and create life longing relationships that will change your life forever! Our community is a living example of the Ahdut (Jewish unity) in which people respect and value every member’s madrega in life both spiritually and socially. Everyone’s resourcefulness and wholeness are valued and cherished.
Our loving and involved families of Halpern Akiva Academy (HAA) are committed to raising children that are proud of their Jewish heritage and motivated to grow in Torah and Mitzvot. The families that attend HAA come from different walks of life, so If you are ready to inspire and ready to see how your Torah education can move mountains our school is the right fit for you!
Our school was proud of how our children bring their learned skills to the real communal life from taking care of the elderly of the community, shul projects, and being an active participant in the Shabbos services.
Our newly hired principal stands by that Hashem placed us in this world for a reason. All of us have a mission in this world, while some are destined to become rabbis, others will be the great professional that will contribute to the world and the Torah community. We need all of us! Therefore, he believes in providing competitive general studies for our students so they would be able to fulfill their true potential. With that in mind, he stresses the importance of strong Torah education provided by teaching our children the tools to acquire that education that will be built grade by grade.
Working in our school is like being at an accelerated Jewish leadership program where you will discover your strength and exercise your creativity. This opportunity to work in our school will bring you plenty of Nachas, seeing many children with no Torah background flourishing and becoming a true Bnei Torah while inspiring their families.
If you are eager to Inspire and uplift the children by your Torah education and lead by example by featuring your life experience from the larger Jewish community, you are the right candidate that we are looking for!
Please join us and give Hashem nachas by providing Jewish children the opportunity to gain from your education and emuna!

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