Rav Idan Rakovsky is the Rabbi and Co-Director of the JLIC program at Ben-Gurion University in Be’er Sheva. He previously served as the Assistant Rabbi of Shaarei Tefillah in Toronto and taught Judaic Studies and Computer Science at Bnei Akiva Schools. Rav Idan is a dedicated maggid-shiurim with over 200 online recorded shiurim on Halachah, Tanach, Talmud and Machshavah and was the host and editor of the Toronto Torah Podcast. He learned at Yeshivat Ma’ale Gilboa, Beit Midrash Zichron Dov, and the Mizrachi Musmachim Program. Together with his wife Prielle, they are building a vibrant community for religious students and young professionals in the Negev.
Prielle Rakovsky (Tordjman) is currently serving as Co-Director of the JLIC program at Ben-Gurion University alongside her husband, Rav Idan Rakovsky. She is a certified kallah teacher through the Tzohar organization and an alumna of Midreshet Migdal Oz, where she developed a deep commitment to serious Torah learning. Prielle previously served as Director of Informal Jewish Education at Ulpanat Orot in Toronto, where she also taught Tanach and Ivrit. She brings Torah knowledge, creativity, and warmth to everything she does—whether teaching, mentoring students, or hosting dozens around her Shabbat table in Be’er Sheva.