Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education

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The Leading Research Center for Jewish Educational Scholarship

The Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education (MCSJE) is dedicated to advancing the field of Jewish educational scholarship through expansive research on teaching and learning and by convening and catalyzing other scholars and practitioners in the field through important programs, events and conferences

Upcoming Events

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Spotlight Session on Art and Artistry as Jewish Learning (pre-recorded video release)

September 29

Video of recording forthcoming | What is the relationship between art and artistry, on the one hand, and Jewish education, on the other? In what ways might we think about engagement with Jewish art and culture as a kind of Jewish learning? Building on the 2022 Mandel Center spring conference, Art and Artistry as Jewish Learning, this Spotlight Session brought together conference chairs Laura Yares (Michigan State University and director of the MCSJE project on Jewish Learning Through the Cultural Arts) and Galeet Dardashti (NYU), along with Eva Heinstein (Mandel Foundation), Miriam Heller Stern (HUC), and Laura Mandel (Jewish Arts Collaborative), to explore these questions and their significance for the field of Jewish education.

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Learning About Learning: A Conversation with Meredith Katz

October 27, 2 PM - 2:30 PM

How Do Jewish Day School Kids Think About the Holocaust? | Holocaust education is a staple of Jewish day school education. What messages do day school students take from this education? In this session, Meredith Katz will discuss her recently published study, which explored how a group of day school kids navigated questions of particularism and universalism, and how Holocaust education helped them to see themselves as civic actors in the broader community.

Learning About Learning: A Conversation with Judah Cohen

2 PM - 2:30 PM

Learning About Learning: A Conversation with Ziva Hassenfeld

1 PM - 1:30 PM

Learning About Learning: A Conversation with Anna Hartman