Saturday, November 15

Jerusalem

Attire: Casual, walking shoes for the morning tours

Evenings in Jerusalem can get chilly, so you may want to have an extra layer

7:00 am – 10:00 am

Breakfast

Breakfast at the hotel on an individual basis

10:00 am

Optional tour of Jerusalem

Meet in the lobby at 10:00 am

Old city craftsmen walking tour

Guide: Orit Levi – on foot

Explore the Old City through its artisans: an Armenian ceramicist crafting traditional tiles, a spice merchant whose family has been in the trade for generations, a photographer whose Armenian grandfather captured rare moments of the city’s past, and a Muslim fabric dealer surrounded by vibrant colors and textures from across the region.

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

  • Main dining room, KDH

Lunch

Lunch at the Hotel on an individual basis

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

  • Olive Room, KDH

Old Challenges, New Opportunities

Presentation by Anshel Pfeffer, journalist at The Economist

5:19 pm

Shabbat ends

6:30 pm

Walk to Angelica Restaurant

Meet in the lobby at 6:30 pm

7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

  • Casual (no jackets or neckties)
  • Angelica Restaurant

Dinner: Meet the leadership of the Mandel Foundation–Israel

*Evenings in Jerusalem can get chilly, so you may want to have an extra layer.

Participants:

    • Efrat Aran, Director, Mandel School for Educational Leadership
    • Yael Hess, Director, Mandel Leadership Institute
    • Dr. Adi Nir Sagi, Director, Mandel Center for Leadership in the Negev
    • Miki Nevo, Director, Mandel Center for Leadership in the North
    • Maya Bozo Schwartz, Director, Mandel Graduate Unit
    • Professor Tamar Ariav, Academic Director
    • Dr. Tamar Abramov, Senior Advisor
    • Dafna Gaber, Director of Innovation and Digital Learning
    • Jonathan Leci, CFO
    • Noa Padan, Manager of Databases, Art and Sites
    • Ben Dansker, Head of Planning, Process and Archive
    • Yael Lautman-Offir, HR Advisor

8:30 pm

Depart for the hotel

Sunday, Monday and Tuesday November 16–18

Travel outside Jerusalem, including two overnight stays.
(Our rooms at the KDH will be held.)

Sunday, Nov 16