Meet the Staff
Josh Levine
Josh Levine has served as Executive Director of Santa Barbara Hillel since 2023. He most recently was Executive Director of Herzl Camp, a pluralistic Jewish overnight camp based in Minnesota. Previously, he was Vice President for the Brandeis-Bardin Campus of American Jewish University and Executive Director of Camp Alonim. Josh was selected for the first class of the Wexner Foundation’s Field Fellowship, is a graduate of the Foundation for Jewish Camp’s Executive Leadership Institute, and has received training in creating unforgettable Jewish experiences from the JCC Association and M2: The Institute for Experiential Jewish Education.
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Josh received his A.B. from Brown University, where he was commencement speaker, and his J.D. from UC Berkeley School of Law, where he was Articles Editor of the law review. He was a Coro Fellow in Public Affairs, an attorney at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, and a federal law clerk at the trial and appellate levels. Josh enjoys the Dodgers, mockumentaries, design, and exploring new neighborhoods and trails.
Springboard Innovation & Engagement Fellow
Sasha, a graduate of the University of Oregon with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Honors Sociology, is ecstatic to serve as the Springboard Innovation & Engagement Fellow at Santa Barbara Hillel! During her time in Oregon, she wanted a place aside from home and school to unwind and get to know other students, and quickly discovered Hillel her freshman year.
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Sasha is from The Valley, outside of Los Angeles, and is stoked to be close to family again after four great years in Oregon. She is passionate about social justice, art, music, food, and her two-year-old pup (who hangs around the office), Oatie!
Elana goldberg
Coming soon!
Shay Probstein
Israel Fellow
Sasha Kaplow
Coming soon!
REBEKAH COLEMAN
Development and Special Projects Coordinator
Rebekah is Santa Barbara Hillel's Development and Special Projects Coordinator. After growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area, Rebekah graduated from UC Santa Barbara in 2023 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychological and Brain Sciences. Rebekah also studied in Madrid at Complutense University, immersing herself in the Spanish language. Rebekah continued her global education as a business intern in Tel Aviv through Onward, where she marketed Sonovia's sustainable systems to manufacturers internationally. Motivated by the diverse backgrounds and meaningful connections she encountered abroad, Rebekah conducted research at UCSB’s Social Psychology Lab to explore the effect of cultural backgrounds on socially altruistic behaviors.
During her time at UCSB, Rebekah held many positions of student leadership: Co-President of Keshet, Multicultural Chair and Tzedek Vice President of the Hillel Student Board, and chair of the Associated Students’ Trans & Queer Commission. Rebekah has continued to nourish her love for community, music and adventure by playing the flute, backpacking through southeast Asia, and volunteering as a mediator for a local community organization.