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Mandel Fellows Day 2023 🔗

2023-05-03

The annual Fellows Day, held at the Foundation's headquarters in Jerusalem, facilitates interactions among fellows of all the Foundation’s leadership programs in Israel 

An Exercise in Awakening: On Art in Times of Crisis

2023-05-01

Against the backdrop of protests about the nature of Israeli democracy, the Mandel Leadership Institute co-hosted an event on art in times of crisis 

Israel at 75: The Declaration of Independence 🔗

2023-04-26

Celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel by printing a replica of Israel’s Declaration of Independence 

2022 Mandel Graduation Ceremony Held in Jerusalem 🔗

2022-11-17

Graduates of 10 programs of the Mandel Foundation–Israel came together at the Jerusalem Theatre for a joint graduation ceremony  

Seamlines and Border Areas: A Joint Study Day

2022-05-16

A study day for Mandel Leadership Institute fellows examined tensions in Jerusalem, and explored the role of leadership in the city’s seamlines 

Mandel Haredi Leadership Fellows Embark on their Projects

2022-04-04

The fellows of the Mandel Program for Leadership Development in the Haredi Community present their projects and the changes they seek to bring about 

“Mix & Shake”: A Joint Study Day

2021-12-30

Fellows of all the programs of the Mandel Leadership Institute came together on a winter's day for a full day of joint activities and discourse 

2021 Mandel Graduation Ceremony Held in Jerusalem 🔗

2021-10-17

Graduates of all the Mandel Foundation–Israel’s programs came together for a joint ceremony attended by President Isaac Herzog 

Non-formal Education in Israel Gets Back to Work

2021-10-03

A conference on non-formal education during COVID-19 yielded models for work between youth organizations and local authorities 

Summit for Executive Leadership of Teacher Education in Israel

2021-06-10

The first of its kind, the event was part of a strategic collaboration between the Mandel Leadership Institute and the Education Ministry 

Restoring Trust Between the Israel Police and the Haredi Community

2021-04-21

Fellows and graduates of the Mandel Program for Leadership Development in the Haredi Community and the Israel Police joined in a brainstorming hackathon 

Joint Study Day: Seam Lines and Border Areas

2021-04-19

The second joint study day of 2020-2021 focused on public space in Jerusalem and on leadership along seam lines and in border areas 

Thinking Anew: Interpersonal Encounters in Online Environments

2021-02-02

Conducted online, the first joint study day for the Institute's fellows in 2020-2021 brought together talented people and big ideas 

Reaching across Time and Place to Create a Vibrant Jewish Israeli Culture

2020-12-25

Meet the graduates of Cohort 3 of the Mandel Program for Leadership in Jewish Culture and learn about their work  

How Non-formal Education in Israel Dealt with the COVID Crisis

2020-12-23

In a video and research study, Dani Rozner discusses the responses of Israeli youth movements and youth organizations to the COVID crisis 

Quelling the Fire: Changing the Discourse in Israeli Society

2020-12-20

On International Human Solidarity Day, an online event brought together 300 young people to discuss different types of respectful discourse 

The Nature of Halakhic Rulings 🔗

2020-05-26

In preparation for Shavuot, halakhic scholar Malka Puterkovsky and Rabbi David Menachem discussed the nature of Orthodox halakhic rulings 

Zoom Event: The Ramadan Fast 🔗

2020-05-14

A virtual event that explored cultural, ideational, and psychological aspects of Ramadan, as part of special programing during the Covid-19 crisis 

Joint Study Day: Leadership in Times of Crisis

2020-04-27

Conducted remotely, the study day for fellows of the Mandel Leadership Institute examined challenges faced by fellows in their fields of action 

With a Strong Hand and an Outstretched Arm? 🔗

2020-04-07

In this Zoom event, Dr. Ruth Calderon hosted Prof. Moshe Halbertal, Dr. Meir Buzaglo, Prof. Ariel Hirschfeld, and Dr. Merav Roth  

The Coronavirus Crisis from a Global Perspective 🔗

2020-03-31

A lecture by Professor Manuel Trajtenberg presented as part of the Mandel series "A Time of Crisis: A Time for Leadership" 

From a New Program to an Influential Jewish Culture Network

2020-02-24

The graduate network of the Mandel Program for Leadership in Jewish Culture has been launched, strengthening ties between three cohorts 

Registration Opens for Jewish Culture Leadership Program 🔗

2020-02-02

The program aims to contribute to the vitality and diversity of Jewish culture in Israel by investing in leaders in education, culture, and community 

Israel 2048: Future-Facing Leadership

2020-01-09

Fellows of the Mandel Leadership Institute explored changes in technology, climate, the labor market, demographics, and healthcare that will affect us all 

Registration Opens for 2019–2020 Ultra-Orthodox Program (Women) 🔗

2020-01-09

Registration is underway for Cohort 8 of the Mandel Program for Leadership Development in the Haredi Community 

Memorial Service for Morton L. Mandel 🔗

2019-10-20

The memorial service conducted in Cleveland for Morton L. Mandel was broadcast live on October 20, 2019, at 1:00 pm Eastern Time and 8:00 pm Israel time. Click here to view 

Morton L. Mandel, 1921-2019 🔗

2019-10-17

The Mandel Leadership Institute mourns the loss of the Founder and CEO of the Mandel Foundation – an extraordinary leader, passionate Zionist, generous philanthropist, and man of vision 

2019 Mandel Graduation Ceremony Held in Jerusalem 🔗

2019-09-23

Graduates of all Mandel programs in Israel who completed their studies in 2019 came together to celebrate in a shared ceremony 

How are the Jewish Community and Israeli Society Preparing for the Climate Crisis?

2019-05-26

A lecture by Nigel Savage, the founder of Hazon: The Jewish Lab for Sustainability  

Symposium: Looking Toward Israel’s Shmita Year

2019-05-26

The Mandel Program for Leadership in Jewish Culture hosted an event on the significance of the sabbatical year in the Israeli and Jewish space 

Registration Open for Jewish Culture Leadership Program 🔗

2019-02-07

The program aims to contribute to the vitality and diversity of Jewish culture in Israel by investing in leaders in education, culture, and community 

Registration Opens for 2019–2020 Ultra-Orthodox Program (Men)

2019-01-01

Registration has opened for Cohort 7 of the Mandel Program for Leadership Development in the Haredi Community 

Mandel Institute Celebrates 2018 Graduation

2018-10-29

The Mandel Leadership Institute's programs marked the conclusion of studies at a ceremony attended by the senior leadership of the Mandel Foundation 

Mandel Youth Leadership Program Opens with a New Addition

2018-10-25

Cohort 4 of the Mandel Youth Leadership Program is joined this year by a pilot program for the 20 graduates of Cohort 3 

Cohort 3 of the Mandel Program for Youth Leadership Concludes Studies

2018-06-26

The 24 fellows of the cohort are all senior figures in informal educational settings in Israel 

Pioneering Reborn: Mission-Driven Communities in Israel 🔗

2018-03-12

This Mandel Platform event explored the goals, ideological characteristics, and influence of mission-driven communities in Israel 

Registration Opens for Program for Leadership in Jewish Culture 🔗

2017-03-14

The program aims to contribute to the vitality and diversity of Jewish culture in Israel by investing in leaders in education, culture, and community​ 

Registration Opens for Haredi Women's Leadership Program

2018-01-31

The aim of the program is to develop and train educational and social leadership for the Haredi community 

The Rise of New Elites – Mizrahi Israelis as a Case Study 🔗

2017-12-11

A Mandel Platform (Bimat Mandel) event featuring director and screenwriter David Deri and journalist Dr. Avishay Ben Haim 

Mandel Leadership Institute Celebrates Graduation

2017-10-30

Fellows mark graduation in the presence of Mr. Morton Mandel, the IDF Chief Education Officer, and a representative of the Education Ministry 

Mandel Institute Launches Program for Leadership in Jewish Culture

2017-09-25

Fellows include educators and cultural and social leaders who represent the multifaceted nature of Jewish culture and Israeli identity 

The Last Decade and the Decade Ahead

2017-06-14

Mandel IDF Educational Leadership Program colloquium: Cohorts 1–11 

Mandel Platform: Leaders from Minority Groups 🔗

2017-05-08

The event explored questions relating to minority-majority relations. What characterizes leaders who are members of minorities? 

Mordecai Nisan, 1934–2017

2017-02-19

The Mandel community mourns the passing of our teacher, Mordecai Nisan z”l 

Registration Opens for 2017–2018 Ultra-Orthodox Program (Men)

2017-02-02

Registration has opened for Cohort 5 of the Mandel Program for Leadership Development in the Haredi Community 

Creating Change: From Ideas to Political Acts 🔗

2017-01-09

​A Mandel Platform event featuring former MKs Yehuda Harel and Pnina Tamano-Shata, and Daphni Leef, a leader of the social protest of 2011 

Mandel IDF Programs Begin a New Year

2016-11-30

At the start of 2016-2017, the Mandel Leadership Institute launched a new program for the Israel Defense Forces Tactical Command College 

Leadership in Culture: Artists and their Influence 🔗

2016-11-16

​A Mandel Platform event that explored the place and role of artists in Israeli society and the capacity of art to bring about social change 

Mandel Program for Youth Leadership Launches Cohort 2

2016-11-03

22 fellows from youth movements such as the Israel Scouts, Hanoar Halomed Vehaoved, and Bnei Akiva began studies at the Mandel Leadership Institute 

Mandel Leadership Institute Celebrates Graduation Ceremony

2016-11-02

Fellows of three programs marked the end of their studies in the presence of Mr. Morton Mandel and Israeli Education Minister Naftali Bennett 

Mandel Leadership Programs for the Haredi Community Begin New Year

2016-09-22

Studies begin for Cohort 4 of the Mandel Leadership Institute's program for Haredi women and Cohort 3 of its program for Haredi men 

Mandel Platform: Uniform Values 🔗

2016-06-06

What do uniforms mean? What values should IDF officers and other leaders model? The Mandel IDF Educational Leadership Program explored these questions at a Bimat Mandel event 

Cracking the Code: The Power of Informal Education 🔗

2016-05-25

A Mandel Platform event that explored informal education as a powerful tool for addressing central social and educational issues in Israeli society 

Mandel Fellow to Light Independence Day Torch

2016-05-03

​Fainy Sukenik, a fellow of the Mandel Programs for Leadership Development in the Haredi Community, will be honored at Independence Day ceremony  

Lecture: School Programs Made to Last

2016-04-03

On Sunday, March 27, 2016, Prof. Ron Avi Astor gave a lecture at the Mandel Leadership Institute on the challenges of developing intervention programs 

Joint Study Day at the Mandel Leadership Institute

2016-03-17

In early March, a joint study day was held for all fellows in the Mandel Leadership Institute's current programs 

Where Does Jewish Education Belong? 🔗

2016-01-19

​Why does the term “Jewish education” sound so uncontroversial, trivial even, to Jews outside of Israel, and yet cause Israelis such discomfort?  

Prof. Sam Wineburg: University Schools of Education Should Serve Two Masters

2016-01-06

In a lecture at the Mandel Leadership Institute, Prof. Wineburg called on education researchers to address several neglected issues 

What Makes Research Relevant? 🔗

2015-12-16

​The recent Bimat Mandel explored how to make academic research more relevant for practitioners and how best to bridge the gap between academia and practice 

Mandel Graduation Ceremony 2015

2015-12-15

​The annual Mandel graduation ceremony marked the culmination of studies for fellows of the various Mandel Leadership Institute programs 

New Mandel Program Opens

2015-11-15

​The Mandel Program for Educational Leadership in Youth Movements was officially launched at the end of October, following a year in which it ran as a pilot project  

New Cohort of IDF Program Launched

2015-10-29

Cohort 10 of the Mandel IDF Educational Leadership Program was launched at the Mandel Leadership Institute with participants drawn from several IDF corps 

Haredi Women Leaders Start the New Year

2015-10-14

The Mandel Programs for Leadership Development in the Haredi Community launched the second year of the program's second cohort  

New Year Greetings from MLI Director

2015-09-24

There’s one thing that all of us do several times a day. We do it first thing in the morning and last thing at night. All vertebrates do it, even birds and fish. We all yawn  

In Conversation with a Supreme Court Justice

2015-09-07

Supreme Court Justice Zvi Zilbertal discusses the characteristics of legal writing and suggests that the most important audience is the judge himself​ 

Border Ahead! Halt? – Commanders Setting and Transcending Boundaries 🔗

2015-06-30

The Bimat Mandel event “Border Ahead! Halt? Commanders Setting Boundaries and Transcending Them," dealt with the connections between 

The Role of the Intellectual in Society

2015-06-04

Fellows of the Mandel Scholars in Education Program and the Mandel Programs for Leadership Development in the Haredi Community discussed the role of the intellectual in society 

Is Writing Essential for Leading? 🔗

2015-05-27

The Bimat Mandel event “Written, Sealed, Closed” explored aspects of writing involved in the work of doctors, psychologists and lawyers 

Mandel Scholars at the AERA Annual Meeting

2015-05-06

The Mandel Scholars in Education presented their research at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association in Chicago 

MLI Congratulates Prof. Sam Wineburg

2015-04-16

Mandel visiting faculty member is elected to the American National Academy of Education 

Haredi Leaders Discuss Challenges 🔗

2015-03-15

The evening focused on several weighty issues - relations to civil law; mental health; and maintaining a traditional lifestyle while integrating into wider society 

Mandel Programs for the Haredi Community

2014-11-16

The Mandel Programs for Leadership Development in the Haredi (Ultra-Orthodox) Community launched the new academic year with two programs 

IDF Educational Leadership Program

2014-11-05

The Mandel IDF Educational Leadership Program marked its ninth year this month, with the start of the program for a new cohort of 20 IDF majors and lieutenant colonels 

23rd Academic Year Opens at MLI

2014-09-14

​The new academic year opened on September 2, with the new and second-year fellows of the Mandel School for Educational Leadership and the new fellows of the Mandel Scholars in Education  

Mandel Leadership Institute Graduation Ceremony 2014

2014-06-16

The Mandel Leadership Institute held its annual graduation ceremony at the Bible Lands Musuem in Jerusalem on June 10, 2014 

When Is the Ceremony Over?

2014-06-05

The ​Bimat Mandel session, “When Is the Ceremony Over? On Ceremonies and Their Significance in the IDF”, which took place on May 26, 2014, was organized by the Mandel IDF Educational 

Mandel Program for Youth Movements Leadership

2014-06-05

​The Mandel Program for Youth Movements Leadership, designed for youth movement leaders to focus on socio-educational issues  

Meet the New Mandel Scholars in Education

2014-05-14

The Mandel Leadership Institute congratulates the four new fellows of the Mandel Scholars in Education program  

Outside the Box and Back 🔗

2014-04-10

The Bimat Mandel session “Outside the Box and Back Leadership Journeys in Medicine, Psychology, and Law” examined the ways to break through the boundaries of a given profession 

Farewell to Dr. Ruth Calderon

2014-02-28

Following her election to the 19th Knesset, the Mandel Leadership Institute bid farewell to faculty member Dr. Ruth Calderon, a graduate of Cohort 1 of the Mandel School for Educational Leadership 

Renewal through Loyalty: Social Leadership in the Haredi Community 🔗

2014-02-05

Over 200 people, many of them young Haredi community leaders, gather to discuss key issues confronting the Haredi community 

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks Visits MLI

2013-12-24

In November 2013, Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, Chief Rabbi Emeritus of the United Kingdom, spoke at the Institute about issues of pluralism and religion in multicultural states 

Yair Caspi's New Book Launched at the Mandel Leadership Institute

2013-12-22

​On September 30, 2013, the Mandel Leadership Institute hosted a book launch for Dr. Yair Caspi’s recently published "Nisayon" 

Mandel Graduates Selected for the National Education Council

2013-09-29

Mandel graduates Yaarah Bar-On, Gila Ben Har and Yoram Harpaz are among the members appointed to the council being formed  

New Academic Year Opens at MLI

2013-09-12

The 2013-14 academic year was launched at the MLI on September 2 with a celebratory opening ceremony and lecture from Prof. Ariel Hirschfeld in which he reviewed approaches to  

Mandel Graduation Ceremony 2013

2013-07-09

The Mandel Leadership Institute held its annual graduation ceremony on June 17, 2013 at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, honoring the new graduates of the various MLI programs  

“Country, City, Army”: IDF Commanders and Israel’s Educational Challenges 🔗

2013-06-17

​On June 3, 2013 the Mandel Leadership Institute hosted an evening on "Country, City, Army IDF Commanders and Israel’s Educational Challenges" 

Launch of Prof. Anat Zohar’s New Book

2013-06-06

On May 28, the Mandel Leadership Institute hosted a festive book launch for "Grades Aren’t Everything Revamping Pedagogic Discourse" by faculty member Prof. Anat Zohar