Jewish Cantor

Job Title: JEWISH CANTOR
Based at: Fort Belvoir Garrison, VA
Job Summary
Sanford DBA Far Group is seeking a Jewish Cantor who will be performing religious activities at Fort Belvoir Garrison.
Responsibilities:
• Planning sessions. Coordinate a monthly Planning Session with the Installation Chaplain or his representative to advise the Staff Chaplain Directorate of the religious support needs of the Jewish Congregation, to communicate religious and logistical support requirement needs of the congregation, and to coordinate planning for regular and special services and events expected to occur in the next 90 days.
• Conduct all religious services and activities associated with the Jewish Fall holidays, to include Rosh Hashanah(RH), Yom Kippur (YK), Succot, and Simchat Torah.
• Coordinating with the Fort Belvoir Staff Chaplain Directorate (SCD) required set up of the Chapel for the respective services/dinners and the scheduling and publication of a schedule for all the Services. SCD will publicize all events and provide all necessary support requirements.
• Instructing chapel staff on the appropriate means of obtaining information for the Yizkor list. (Chapel staff will receive reservations for the Yom Kippur Break-the-Fast and Succot dinners per instructions from Rabbi. Chapel staff will bear responsibility for the erection between YK and Succot of a Succah next to the main Post Chapel)
• Conduct of a Simchat Torah service
• Oversight and support of Purim, Passover, Shavuot Chanukah
• Purim: Oversight of Congregational Purim Celebration.
• Passover: Conduct Passover Seder
• Shavout: Conduct Shavout Service.
• Chanukah: Including the display of a Chanukah Menorah and a candle lighting ceremony on the first night and a appropriate festivities following the lighting of the Menorah.
• Responding to specific inquiries regarding Jewish rites, theological questions, memorial affairs, and religious inquiries
• Conduct Special Religious Services. Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, Baby Naming, weddings, funerals, memorial services, Brit, and other special services not conducted in conjunction with regularly scheduled service.