Tuesday, November 18

Northern Israel

Attire: Casual (no jackets or ties), walking shoes. Evening may get cold.

7:30 am – 8:30am

  • Elma Hotel

Breakfast

Breakfast at Elma Hotel

8:45 am – 10:50 am

Travel to Majdal Shams

Travel north to Majdal Shams, a Druze village on the Syrian border (140 km/86.9 miles)

11:00 am – 1:45 pm

  • Dam caffe, Majdal Shams

Mandel Center for Leadership in the North (MCN)

11:00 am – 11:15 am // Overview of the Mandel Center for Leadership in the North (MCN) with MCN Director Miki Nevo

11:15 am – 11:45 am // The Mandel Program for Community Leadership for School Principals in the North

  • Program Director Katef Morad Salame
  • Graduates of the program's first cohort, residents of the Golan Heights, Ravit Chason, Vered Gurfinkel Shamir and Yaniv Milger

11:45 am – 12:00 pm // Meeting with MCN Graduate and School Principal in Majdal Shams, Balkis Abu Saleh

12:00 pm – 12:10 pm // Walk to the memorial monument commemorating the tragedy in Majdal Shams

12:10 pm – 12:40 pm // “Border Minority”, The story of the Druze community of the Golan Heights and its relationship with the Druze community in Syria
Overview of the Israel-Syria border with Salim Brake

12:45 pm – 1:45 pm // Lunch with MCN faculty and graduates

  • Faculty: Safa Garb, Keren Zilberman Shavit, Omri Castelnuovo, Ali Haider
  • Graduates: Inbar Eshbal, Liron Adi Stolero, Yigal Aricha, Tamar Bodek-Mala, Tal Azgad, Noga Mazor-Amgar, Yaara Lev Yirmiyahu, Ravit Chason, Vered Gurfinkel Shamir, Yaniv Milger, Balkis Abu Saleh

2:00 pm – 3:30pm

Travel to Michve Alon

Travel to Michve Alon IDF Educational Base (75 km/46.6 miles)

3:30 pm – 6:05 pm

  • Michve Alon

Michve Alon IDF Educational Base

3:30 pm – 3:45 pm // Overview of the base 

3:50 pm – 4:10 pm // Overview of the IDF Education Corps with the Chief Officer of the IDF Education Corps and Mandel Graduate Brig. Gen. Samuel Bumendile 

4:10 pm – 4:25 pm // Building Bridges: The Story of Michva Alon and the Integration of Immigrant Soldiers Base Commander, Lt. Col. Elad Natan

4:25 pm – 4:55 pm // Introduction to the Educational Programs for New Immigrant Soldiers

4:55 pm // Break

5:05 pm – 5:20 pm // Leadership Challenges and Collaborations within the IDF with Director of the Mandel IDF Educational Leadership Program Lior Peri

5:20 pm – 5:40 pm // Leadership in the IDF with Mandel IDF Educational Leadership Program graduates:

  • Colonel Dvir Hever, Infantry Corps
  • Major Noam Cohen, Israeli Navy
  • Lt. Colonel Roi Stern, Israeli Air Force

5:40 pm – 6:05 pm // A performance by the Educational Corps Classical Quartet followed by remarks by the Chief Officer of the IDF Education Corps and Mandel Graduate Brig. Gen. Samuel Bumendile

6:15 pm – 7:15 pm

Dinner with graduates of the Mandel IDF Educational Leadership Program

Participants:

  • Commander of the Education Department of the Education Corps Colonel Hila Karmon
  • Chief of Staff of the Education Corps and incoming Commander of the Magen Department Lieutenant Colonel Ella Goral
  • Colonel Yitzhak Arad, Intelligence Corps
  • Vice President and Judge of Military Courts Lieutenant Colonel Judge Shaul Arbel
  • Judge of Military Courts Lieutenant Colonel Judge Naaman Khatib
  • Commander of the Shahar Unit C4I Corps Colonel Rita Reich
  • Commander of the Hebrew Program of the Education Corps Major Dean Zohar 
  • Deputy Commander of Medicine in the Northern Command Major Nabil Khir 
  • Colonel Emily Haybi, Strategy Directorate 
  • Commander of the Northern District in the Home Front Command Colonel Yehuda Lev
  • Fellow of the Mandel Leadership Program in the Civil Service Shlomi
  • Fellow of the Mandel Leadership Program in the Civil Service Orly

7:30 pm – 9:45 pm

Travel to Jerusalem

Travel to Jerusalem to KDH (180 km/111.8 miles) with short stops

Wednesday, Nov 19