Noam Marans is the national director of Interreligious and Intergroup Relations at AJC (the American Jewish Committee). Previously he served as the rabbi of Temple Israel in Ridgewood, NJ. He has participated in multiple private audiences with Pope Francis and leads AJC's battle against anti-Israel initiatives within American Christian denominations, among other interfaith engagements. Noam is a graduate of Columbia University and was ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary.