The Gladstein Fellowship is a program operated by the Jewish Theological Seminary allowing selected students of the seminary to serve in the capacity of rabbi of a selected congregation.
Congregations selected by JTS to benefit from the Gladstein Fellowship program are offered three Gladstein fellows each for a two-year period for a total of six years with the option of hiring any of the fellows to a permanent position. Gladstein fellows normally visit the congregations for which they are selected monthly, are available to congregants by phone and email at other times, and receive a stipend in exchange for their services.
History The Gladstein Fellowship program was founded by Ned and Jane Gladstein in 2003. The first congregation to benefit from the program was Loudon Jewish Congregation in Leesburg, Virginia.https://web.archive.org/web/20130920215624/http://njjewishnews.com/njjn.com/100506/mwNCaldwellPhilanthropists.html%7CNorth Caldwell Philanthropists, NJ Jewish News, 2013
List of benefiting congregations Congregation nameLocationYearsFellowsSha’are ShalomLeesburg, Virginia2006-2010Michael RagozinBeth ShalomLake Norman, North CarolinaAdam Baldachin (2011–13)http://www.huntersvilleherald.com/news/2011/8/4/2520/new-galdstein-fellow-joins-beth-shalom-of-lake-norman <http://www.huntersvilleherald.com/news/2011/8/4/2520/new-galdstein-fellow-joins-beth-shalom-of-lake-norman/ >Beth SholomFrederick, Maryland2013-Jordan Hersh (2013–15)New Stoke Newington ShulLondon, England2013-2015Roni Tabick (2013–15)(Roni became synagogue's rabbi after ordination in 2015)Chevrei Tzedek CongregationBaltimore, Maryland2015-2019Emily Barton (2015–17); Rory Katz (2017-2019 and hired after ordination)Congregation Eitz ChaimMonroe, New York2016–PresentLouis Polisson (2016-2018) Ariana Siegel (2018–2020)Congregation Agudath AchimLittle Rock, Arkansas2019-2021Ben Freed (2019-2021)
References
External links General information and timeline of the Gladstein Fellowship