Dr. Rebekah Tokatlilar
Sacks Scholar
Dr. Rebekah Tokatlilar is Managing Director of JLIC Israel, where she oversees a nationwide team of rabbis and educators building Jewish communities for students and young professionals across Israeli campuses and cities. Previously, she served as Chief Programme Officer at Atra: the Center for Rabbinic Innovation, where she focused on creating new training programs for rabbis and translating complex research into actionable insights, including leading a landmark study of the U.S. rabbinic pipeline. Prior to this she was the Managing Director of the NYU Bronfman Center for Jewish Student Life, where she also served as teaching assistant to Rabbi Sacks during his visiting scholar appointment.
Dr. Tokatlilar holds a PhD in Education and Jewish Studies from New York University, and was awarded the Hillel International Richard M. Joel Exemplar of Excellence Award.