Thursday, November 20

Jerusalem

Morning Attire: Casual (no jackets, no neckties)

Afternoon Attire: Semi-formal (jackets, no neckties)

Evening may get cold

8:00 am – 9:00 am

Breakfast

Breakfast at the hotel on an individual basis

9:30 am – 10:00 am

Travel to the Mandel building

Meet in the lobby at 9:15 am

10:00 am – 11:45 am

Mandel Leadership Institute (MLI)

Meet with MLI 

Mandel Leadership Institute (MLI)

10:00 am – 10:15 am // Welcome to Mandel Leadership Institute and opening remarks by MLI Director Yael Hess: The Institute’s Response to Two years of Israel at War
Classrooms: 242-244

10:15 am – 10:20 am // A Time for Leadership (short film)

10:20 am – 10:30 am // Introducing MLI Program Directors

10:30am – 11:10am // Breakout Session - Round #1

11:10 am – 11:15 am // Switch rooms

11:15 am – 11:45 am // Breakout Session - Round #2

Board members will be assigned two of three topics:

Topic 1 // The Haredi Community in Israel: Between Isolationism and Solidarity

With the Director of the Mandel Programs for Leadership Development in the Haredi Community Naomi Perl, Faculty Member Menachem Bombach, Mentor Daniel Barnett and Program Graduates Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer of the Iyun Institute and Nechumi Yaffe from the Department of Public Policy at Tel Aviv University
Classroom 240-242

Topic 2 // Israeli Youth since October 7th

With the Director of the Mandel Youth Leadership Program Cali Cohen, Faculty Members Yaron Girsh and Noga Bar Or-Bing and Graduates Stav Gill, CEO of Aharai, Ariel Magal, Young Judea Israel, Renana Danon, ELEM Youth at Risk, and Rona Keshet, AJEEC: Arab-Jewish Center for Empowerment, Equality and Cooperation
Classroom 280

Topic 3 // Enhancing the Impact of Senior Leadership

With the Director of the Mandel Workshops for Senior Civil Servants Nitza Roskin together with past participants: Director General of Shamir Medical Center Osnat Levtzion-Korach, Dona Raz Levi of Google International, CEO of SHOVAL Brigadier General Gur Schriebman, Deputy Director of the General Senior Citizens Administration of the Ministry of Welfare and Social Affairs Yariv Mann
Classrooms: 264-266

12:00 pm – 1:20 pm

Mandel Graduate Unit (MGU)

Meet with MGU

Mandel Graduate Unit (MGU)

12:00 pm – 12:10 pm // Opening and overview: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”, with senior staff member Yaniv Iczkovits

Leadership in Times of War and Recovery – Short film reviewing graduate activities during the war

Classroom: 166

12:10 pm – 12:20 pm // The Mandel Graduate Unit’s Vision With MGU Director Maya Bozo-Schwartz

12:20 pm – 1:05 pm // Meet the Graduates

Board members to participate in one of three sessions, assigned in advance:

Session 1
a. Big ideas in education
b. Year of civil service for senior citizens

Staff Members: Yana Nacht, Gili Roman, Itay Soudry
Graduates: Ofir Slipoy, Tamar Oged, Guy Gardi, Yael Biber Aviad
Classroom: 164

Session 2 

a. Leadership in the era of social media
b. Strengthening the civil service

Staff Members: May Amiel, Roy Bendo-Cohen, Yaniv Iczkovits, Karny Barak
Graduates: Ilana Sarig Hughes, Yifat Herman, Dunya Nassar
Classroom: 162

Session 3

a. Developing poverty awareness in the education system
b. Professional development for managers in times of trauma

Staff Members: Naomi Mandel-Levy, Neta Glikman
Graduates: Gil Kazmir, Reut Shalev
Library

1:05 pm – 1:20 pm // Closing Remarks with Maya Bozo-Schwartz and Gili Roman
Classroom: 166

1:20 pm – 2:15 pm

Lunch with Graduates

2:20 pm – 2:50 pm

MF-I’s Academic Management Unit

Presentation by MF-I Academic Director Tamar Ariav

2:55 pm – 3:15 pm

Return to KDH

4:15 pm – 4:30 pm

Travel to the Jerusalem Theatre

Travel to the Jerusalem Theatre for the Mandel Graduation Ceremony

4:30 pm – 5:15 pm

Reception

5:30 pm – 6:45 pm

Mandel Graduation Ceremony

7:00 pm – 8:15 pm

Dinner

Dinner at the Jerusalem Theatre
Participants: Board members

8:30 pm

Return to KDH

Return to KDH by bus