About the Mandel Center
Founded in 2002 as the first academic center of its kind, the Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education at Brandeis University is dedicated to improving Jewish education through rigorous study of the core practices of teaching and learning.
At the end of the 20th century, the Jewish community expressed a renewed commitment to education. At the beginning of the 21st century, the Center builds on that commitment by striving for greater understanding of the purposes and practices of Jewish education, and by developing Jewish educators who are sophisticated and thoughtful about those purposes and practices.
Towards these goals, the Mandel Center pursues innovative research initiatives, pilots fresh approaches to professional development, and partners with Jewish educational institutions from across the community.
The Mandel Center is a partnership between the Mandel Foundation of Cleveland, Ohio, and Brandeis University, which has enabled Brandeis to establish the Center's home on the Brandeis campus and to recruit talented researchers and teacher educators to carry out a distinctive program of research and professional development.
We invite you to learn more about our activities by browsing this website, or by reading our Annual Report for 2006-07 (PDF).
For contact information and directions to the Center, see the links on the left.