This chapter explores the professional preparation and identity formation of rabbis who define their role as rabbi-educator in a variety of settings including day schools and congregations. Our research focuses on how these rabbi-educators in both Israel and North America describe the contributions they can make to their setting based on their combined training. The study reveals both similarities and differences in how the professional identity of these rabbi-educators is shaped. Americans and Israelis in our study share two goals. These include (1) their educational mission to align the Jewish world with Jewish life; and (2) their desire to serve as spiritual mentors or guides for their various constituents. In addition, the Israelis articulate a broader mission of promoting a pluralistic agenda in Israeli society. While each of these individual goals may not distinguish these rabbi-educators, their interrelationship does. Indeed, it may be that the first goal is shared with other educators; the second goal is shared with other rabbis; and the third goal is shared with others working to create a more pluralistic society in Israel.