Rabbi Jordan Soffer

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Jordan Soffer

Rabbi Soffer is Head of School at Striar Hebrew Academy in Sharon, MA. Before SHAS, he was Rabbi-in-Residence at Carmel Academy in Greenwich, CT. In 2020 Rabbi Soffer was awarded the Covenant Foundation’s Pomegranate Prize, which recognizes emerging leaders in the field of Jewish education. Rabbi Soffer is a doctoral student at Yeshiva University’s Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration. He is currently Rabbinic Mentor for the Day School Leadership Training Institute. He lives in Sharon with his wife, Dr. Marti Soffer, and and their children, Maayan, Reiut, Shoshana, and Roey.

Blog Articles

Leadership Success: Position and Disposition

Blog Article
Governance
According to one recent article, the average tenure of Jewish day school heads is 4-5 years, whereas the same for heads of

Hayidion Articles

What the Jewish Community Can Learn from Youth Softball

HaYidion Article
While listening to Michael Lewis’ 2020 audiobook, Playing to Win, I was struck by its relevance to our communal conversation vis-à-vis the