Jason Gary Klein

Experience

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  Reconstructionist Congregation Beth Emeth

  Aug 2002 - Jul 2006

  Rabbi

  Served congregation of 120 households, doubled religious school enrollment, introduced intergenerational Shabbat celebrations and annual benefit partnership project with local social service agency.

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  UMBC Hillel

  Aug 2006 - Jun 2013

  Executive Director

  Responsibilities included administration, education, pastoral care, ritual leadership, university and community relationships, board management, development, and interfaith work at a mid-sized public research university. Led agency through successful accreditation process; received Adviser of the Year Award; agency received Hillel International Great Place to Work Award and Muslim Students’ Association Best Friend award.

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  Jewish Prisoner Services

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2012

  Rabbi

  Planned and implemented curricula for monthly visits to inmates at state prisons in Hagerstown, MD.

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  JCP Downtown

  Jul 2013 - Jun 2018

  Director, Center for Jewish Life and Rabbi

  I served a pluralistic community through teaching, pastoral care, ritual life, program development, volunteer cultivation and partnership, marketing, and managing divisional budget.

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  Temple Israel of Minneapolis

  Jul 2018 - May 2023

  Director of Lifelong Learning
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  Brown University

  Jun 2023 - Jul 2024

  Associate University Chaplain for the Jewish Community & Campus Rabbi for Brown-RISD Hillel
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  Congregation Beit Simchat Torah

  Jul 2024 - now

  Senior Rabbi