Rabbi Tarlan Rabizadeh is a dynamic leader in the Jewish community who blends tradition and modernity to create meaningful Jewish experiences. Raised in Los Angeles’s Persian Jewish community, known affectionately as “Tehrangeles,” she is passionate about fostering diversity and inclusivity in her role at American Jewish University. Rabbi Tarlan holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Boston University and a master’s in Jewish education and Hebrew literature from Hebrew Union College-JIR, where she was ordained. At AJU, she oversees the Maas Center for Jewish Journeys, Miller Intro to Judaism Program and the AJU Community Mikvah.Her previous roles include Director of Student Life at UCLA Hillel, Senior Jewish Educator, Jewish Emergent Network Rabbinic Fellow at The Kitchen in San Francisco, and faculty member at Milken Community High School.