In this section:
About the Program
Program Pillars
Visions For the Field
The program invites fellows into a mutually enriching and creative conversation about the purposes and forms of Jewish education, inspiring fellows to renew their own visions and to create new ideas for the future of Jewish education.
Leadership Growth
A custom-crafted curriculum helps fellows develop leadership capabilities and understandings of the field that empower them to bring their visions to life and meet the challenges they face.
Network Creation
The program nurtures connections among the fellows and creates networks of visionary leaders who support and challenge one another, think broadly and work within and beyond their own organizational settings to create vibrant Jewish educational experiences.
Program Overview
An 18-month program including three seminars in the Boston area and one in Israel.
- Seminar 1: February 27 – March 3 2022, Brookline, MA
- Seminar 2: June 26 – 30 2022, Brookline, MA
- Seminar 3: December 6 – 13 2022, Israel
- Seminar 4: June 25 – 29 2023, Brookline, MA
Learn with a faculty of leading scholars and practitioners and a cohort of dynamic educational leaders from a wide range of educational settings and Jewish perspectives.
Dive deeply into competing visions of Jewish education through “visions-in-action” learning experiences with master Jewish educators.
Engage in remote learning and peer-consultations in between seminars.
Connect and network with fellows and alumni of the Mandel Executive Leadership Program, the Mandel School for Educational Leadership in Israel and other Mandel programs.
Grow as leaders, with a focus on building healthy organizational relationships, and cultivating creativity and curiosity.
Faculty & Mentors

Nigel Savage
Mentor

Tova Birnbaum
Faculty

Jonathan Krasner
Faculty

Michelle Shapiro Abraham
Mentor

Saul Kaiserman
Mentor

Michelle Lynn-Sachs
Mentor

Jacob Pinnolis
Mentor

Jethro Berkman
Faculty

Susie Tanchel
Mentor

Devora Steinmetz
Faculty
Eligibility & FAQ
Applications for Cohort II will open in the fall of 2023.