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Summer Gemara Faculty
June 15 - August 6, 2026
Monday through Thursday, 9AM -1:15PM
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Position Brief: Yeshivat Maharat offers an eight-week summer course to current students and other qualified learners. The shiur will be skills-based and focus on careful reading of Gemara and Rashi and will use our learning rubric to guide for the goals of the class. Students will join the Zoom class from all over the world, and the teacher will need to feel comfortable managing a class online. Seder will be conducted in breakout rooms and the teacher will need to actively move from room to room to help oversee the students’ learning.
Responsibilities:
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Work closely with Dr. Rachel Rosenthal and Rabbi Jeff Fox in developing a syllabus, choosing a perek and outlining key learning goals for the summer.
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Administer assessments on a regular basis including an end of the summer “unseen” evaluation
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Open each seder with a brief introduction for the morning’s learning at 9am.
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Conclude each seder with shiur from (approximately) noon to 1:15pm.
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Actively oversee learning in chavrutot during seder time.
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Meet bi-weekly with Rabbi Fox and Dr. Rosenthal to ensure student growth.
Qualifications:
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Strong personal gemara learning skills.
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Three to five years experience teaching gemara to a multi-level shiur.
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Comfort with Zoom and Google Classroom.
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