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ut of Joseph Krakoff's still-
unordained class of 26 rab-
binical students at the
Jewish Theological
Seminary, 24 are employed in their
profession. Two-thirds had found jobs
before Passover, and many faced mul-
tiple offers.
Krakoff, who will join
Congregation Shaarey Zedek's rab-
binic staff this summer, had job offers
at two other synagogues, one of which
is still looking for a rabbi. They are
not alone.
According to Rabbi Joel Meyers,
executive vice president of the

Conservative movement's Rabbinical
Assembly, more than 25 Conservative
synagogues in the United States are
looking for senior rabbis, and about
15 are looking for additional rabbis.
That's in addition to dozens of educa-
tion jobs for which a rabbinic degree
is preferred, but not required.
It's not a crisis. "But," says Meyers,
we could certainly use more
Conservative rabbis." According to
Meyers, there are 1,400 Conservative
rabbis in the world, 200 of whom are
retired or near retirement. Of the
1,200 remaining rabbis about 750 are
in pulpits, and the rest work elsewhere
in Jewish life.
Ironically, the number of rabbis has
not declined, but has gradually

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