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 every aspect of her roles.

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, Miller Introduction to Judaism Program, Brandeis Camp Institute, and the AJU Community Mikvah.

She currently works as the Vice President of Jewish Engagement at the American Jewish University in Los Angeles, where she directs the Maas Center and Miller Introduction to Judaism program. 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.