2025-2026 Mandel Center Events

Learning About Learning:

Conversations with Scholars of Jewish Education

Leading scholars discuss what they have learned from their investigations of various aspects of Jewish education, and why it matters.

September 18, 2025

Bringing the Big World

into the Little Classroom

Dr. Lauren Applebaum and

Professor Sivan Zakai

October 23, 2025

What Rabbinical Students Say

They Need From Their Training

Cantor Laura Stein

November 20, 2025

How the Conflict Shapes

the Israeli Classroom

Professor Ziva Hassenfeld and

Dr. Hadar Fisher

January 15, 2026

Jewish Educators' Responses to

"You Never Told Me"

Dr. Benji Davis

February 12, 2026

Why Teaching Jewish Texts is Not Enough

Professor Jon Levisohn

March 12, 2026

The Impact of Everyday Antisemitism

Yael Silverstein

Spotlight Sessions

Virtual events that shine a spotlight on an important area of focus in Jewish education, bringing together several diverse scholarly perspectives for a shared conversation.

November 5, 2025

Spotlight on Jewish Education

Two Years After October 7

Book Launch Event

Join us virtually as we discuss new books published in the field of Jewish education. We highlight publications of the Mandel-Brandeis Series in Jewish Education, as well as books resulting from our research projects.

December 11, 2025

Teaching and Learning in Jewish Day Schools

Panelists Dan Held, Amanda Pogany, and Tali Zelkowicz with editor Jonathan Krasner and moderator Ziva Hassenfeld.

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The Mandel Center offers a robust schedule of events to convene scholars, practitioners, and policy makers to advance thinking, generate new questions and, in some cases, generate new work for future publication. Watch our videos on our YouTube channel or listen to our podcasts on Spotify, Amazon, or Apple.