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2022-2023 Events and Programs Recap

The Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education (MCSJE) engaged scholars and practitioners in the field of Jewish education at a variety of innovative events and programs throughout the year.

Learning About Learning:

Conversations with Scholars of Jewish Education

A series of conversations hosted by MCSJE Director Jon A. Levisohn, in which leading scholars of Jewish education discuss what they have learned from their investigations of various aspects of Jewish education, and why it matters

How Do Jewish Day School Kids Think About the Holocaust?

Professor Meredith Katz

How Debbie Friedman (and CAJE) Gave Jewish Education a New Soundtrack

Professor Judah Cohen

Why Jewish Day Schools Should Teach Students to Read Torah

Professor Ziva Hassenfeld

Children’s Theories About Judaism

Dr. Anna Hartman

What Girls Learn in Jewish Families

Professor Ilana Horwitz

What We Can Learn from Seymour Fox and the Visions of Jewish Education Project

Professor Jon A. Levisohn

Spotlight Sessions

Spotlights on important areas of focus in Jewish education, bringing together several scholars with diverse perspectives for a shared conversation that deepens our understanding

Spotlight on Art and Artistry as Jewish Learning

Spotlight on Mahloket

MCSJE Book Events

Discussions of new books published in the field of Jewish education, including publications of the Mandel-Brandeis Series in Jewish Education and books resulting from our research projects

Making Shabbat: Celebrating and Learning at American Jewish Summer Camps

Portraits of Adult Jewish Learning: A Conversation with Diane Tickton Schuster

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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, Apple, or Google.