Learning About Learning: A Conversation with Professor Ilana Horwitz | March 15, 1-1:30 p.m. Via Zoom / Free / Register at https://bit.ly/MC-LAL What Girls Learn in Jewish Families In the past, Jewish families, like many others, offered girls fewer educational...
Spotlight on Mahloket
February 28, 2023 1 - 2:15 ET Via Zoom / Free / Register at https://bit.ly/MCSpotlightSessions Mahloket—that is, dispute or principled debate—has long been celebrated as a Jewish ideal, not only within Jewish texts (where sages debate laws, interpretations and...
Children’s Theories About Judaism
Learning About Learning: A Conversation with Dr. Anna Hartman Children’s Theories About Judaism February 8, 1-1:30 p.m. Via Zoom / Free / Register at https://bit.ly/MC-LAL Children’s ideas about the world are rich, nuanced, sometimes amusing and surprising, and for...
Job Opportunity: Associate Director, Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education / Brandeis University
The Associate Director is an essential member of the leadership team for this outward-facing research center serving as the academic equivalent of a COO or Chief of Staff. Qualified candidates will have: • managerial and leadership experience; • a strong interest in...
Why Jewish Day Schools Should Teach Students to Read Torah
Learning About Learning: A Conversation with Professor Ziva Hassenfeld Why Jewish Day Schools Should Teach Students to Read Torah December 7, 1-1:30 p.m. Via Zoom / Free / Register at https://bit.ly/lal2021-2 Jewish day schools expend significant time and energy in...
How Debbie Friedman (and CAJE) Gave Jewish Education a New Soundtrack
Learning About Learning: A Conversation with Professor Judah Cohen How Debbie Friedman (and CAJE) Gave Jewish Education a New Soundtrack November 17, 2-2:30 p.m. Via Zoom. Free/Registration required. Register at https://bit.ly/lal2021-2. In conversation with Jon A....
How Do Jewish Day School Kids Think About the Holocaust?
Learning About Learning: A Conversation with Professor Meredith Katz How Do Jewish Day School Kids Think About the Holocaust? October 27, 2-2:30 p.m. Via Zoom. Free/Registration required. Register at https://bit.ly/lal2021-2 Holocaust education is a staple of Jewish...
How Jewish Communities Educate
Learning About Learning: A Conversation with Professor Mijal Bitton May 4, 1-1:30 pm ET via Zoom Free. Registration required. Register at https://bit.ly/lal2021-2 Most analyses of Jewish education, like most analyses of general education in Western, liberal society,...
What Can We Learn From Jewish Education webinar
Learning About Learning: A Conversation with Professor Ari Kelman April 11, 1-1:30 pm ET via Zoom Free. Registration required. Register at https://bit.ly/lal2021-2 The term "Jewish education" is used to refer to a broad array of practices, approaches, and...
Mandel Center Spotlight Session: Daf Yomi
Feb. 1, 1-2:15 p.m., Via Zoom Register at https://www.brandeis.edu/mandel/events/spotlight-sessions.html In this session, four highly experienced educators will help us think about what Daf Yomi means, now, as a Jewish cultural or spiritual practice. What does it mean...