Employed at the VLJI until 2021

Gilad has a BA cum laude in history and psychology from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a teaching certificate. He is studying toward an MA in the Department of Jewish History and Contemporary Jewry and has a Mandel School grant for young scholars in the humanities. He has taught Judaism and Jewish culture, psychology, and history in various frameworks and has participated in a variety of voluntary activities. At the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute he is the director of the community of alumni of the Intellectual Journeys program and is a counselor and tutor in the program during the summer months. He is also a research assistant and project developer in the Sacredness, Religion, and Secularization cluster.