Attire: Casual (no jackets or ties), walking shoes. Evening may get cold
Breakfast at the hotel on an individual basis
Meet in the lobby at 8:00 pm
Bus departs from the main street in front of the hotel
Opening remarks by Chief Officer of the IDF Education Corps Brigadier General Samuel Bumendile, followed by a short theater performance
The program is partially sponsored by the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation
By bus
In the presence of the Mayor of Tel Aviv Ron Huldai and Eretz Israel Museum Director Gil Omer
MCLN director Adi Nir Sagi: MCLN's 20 Years of Activity
Architect and MCLN faculty member Yair Varon: The Uniqueness of the Negev
Performance by the West Negev Youth Orchestra and short discussion with its director David Itzhaki, graduate of the Mandel Program for Cultural Leadership in the Negev, Cohort 4 (2022–2023)
The Program is a joint venture with Israel's Ministry of Health.
Opening remarks by Director of the Program Israel Sorek
Meet graduates of Cohort 1 (2023–2025)
Discussion: Healthcare Challenges in the Negev and the Significance of the Program for Medical Leaders
The “Shakespeare Project” is a joint project of the Elad Theater and Shakespeare & Company of Lenox, MA
Conversation with youth participating in the program and performance of two scenes: Macbeth, Act 5, Scene 1: "Out, damned spot! Out, I say!" and Romeo and Juliet, Act 2, Scene 2: "O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?"
Meet CEO and Co-Founder of the Theater Boaz Dan and Deputy Director of the Theater and Graduate of the Mandel Program for Cultural Leadership in the Negev, Cohort 4 (2021–2022), Miron Ginzburg
Dinner with Deputy Mayor and Mandel Graduate Heftzi Zohar, Director General of the Beer Sheva Municipality Liz Ovadia and faculty members
Travel to Kedma Hotel (50 km/31 miles)
Overnight at Kedma Hotel (Sde Boker)