Friday, November 21

Jerusalem

Attire: Semi-formal (casual, walking shoes)

Evening may get cold

7:00 am – 8:00 am

Breakfast

Breakfast at the hotel on an individual basis

8:30 am

On the bus

8:45 am – 10:45 am

Visit Israel’s National Library

Tour guided by Chairman of the Board of the National Library Sallai Meridor and Director General of the National Library Oren Weinburg

10:50 am – 11:10 am

Travel to the Gazelle Valley

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Inauguration Ceremony of the Jack, joseph and Morton Mandel Gazelle Valley

In the presence of Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion, President of the Jerusalem Foundation Arik Grebelsky, Director General of the Jerusalem Foundation Imri Ben Ami, Director of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel Amir Balaban, together with Mandel faculty, staff and guests

Short tour of the park on golf carts Guide: Director of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel Amir Balaban

12:40 pm

On the bus

1:10 pm – 1:20 pm

HaMiffal – a home for Art, Encounters and Free Spirit in Jerusalem

Opening remarks by the Director of the Mandel Program for Leadership in Jewish Culture Chen Artzi Sror and the Director of HaMiffal Neta Meisels

1:20 pm – 2:00 pm

Lunch

Lunch with faculty and graduates of the Mandel Program for Leadership in Jewish Culture

Participants: MLI Director Yael Hess, Director of the Mandel Program for Leadership in Jewish Culture Chen Artzi Sror, Faculty members Ruth Calderon, Rabbi Mishael Zion, Jeremy Fogel, Yonatan Amir, Graduate Community Coordinator Yocheved Maitlis and Graduates Liat Yitzchaki and Arnon Naor (singers)

2:00 pm – 2:25 pm

Culture in Times of War: Resilience, Music and Imagination – A Musical Panel

With Director of the Mandel Program for Leadership in Jewish Culture Chen Artzi Sror, Faculty Members Ruth Calderon, Rabbi Mishael Zion and Graduates Liat Yitzchaki and Arnon Naor (singers)

2:25 pm

Back to KDH

A 10-minute walk

2:40 pm – 3:40 pm

Debrief at the King David Hotel

4:02 pm

Shabbat begins

6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Shabbat Dinner

Shabbat Dinner at the King David Hotel