Rabbi Ilana Zietman (she/her) is the Director for Jewish Life and serves as chaplain to Jewish students across Georgetown University. Rabbi Ilana loves to create Jewish experiences and foster communities that are caring, thought-provoking, and — most importantly — welcoming. As Director of Jewish Life, Rabbi Ilana provides pastoral care, Torah study and Jewish learning, Shabbat and holiday prayer services, meals and other programs throughout the academic year. She is committed to helping each student foster a Jewish life that is rich in meaning, relevance, mutual support and joy. She is also committed to representing and integrating Jewish Life in the wider Georgetown community through interfaith and intercultural dialogue and collaboration. Rabbi Ilana comes to Georgetown with a wealth of experience serving young Jewish communities through her work at GatherDC, Avodah and Tufts University Hillel. Rabbi Ilana received her rabbinic ordination and a Master’s degree in Jewish Education from the pluralistic Rabbinical School of Hebrew College in 2019. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude from Barnard College with a BA in Religion and a second BA in Hebrew Bible from The Jewish Theological Seminary of America in 2011. Rabbi Ilana lives in Washington, DC with her husband, Jack, their sons, Jesse and Gabriel, and their sweet dog, Ella.