Rabbi Raffy Filler is the director of Chabad at Ithaca College, and has traveled across the American continent leading Jewish education and activities for the past decade. He directed religious programming in Caracas, Venezuela for two years, where he taught classes on Jewish thought to both children and adults. In addition to learning Spanish, it was there that his passion for fostering Judaism in isolated Jewish communities was sparked. Rabbi Raffy has served as a Rabbinical intern at Chabad on Campuses across the country, including Chabad at CU Boulder, Chabad at UNF, and Chabad at Texas A&M, receiving his Rabbinical ordination in 2019. He spent a year in Austin, TX as the program director for Chabad at UT where he led Jewish student activities, before taking on his current role in Ithaca. While he’ll never be sure whether he’s an Aggie, Longhorn, or an Osprey, Rabbi Raffy brings his vast experience working with college students to the IC Jewish community.