Sivan Zakai
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Learning and Teaching About What Matters Project Leader
Children's Learning about Israel Project Leader
Sivan Zakai, PhD, is the Sara S. Lee Associate Professor of Jewish Education at HUC-JIR/Los Angeles. A thought leader in Jewish and Israel education, Dr. Zakai is the director of the Children’s Learning About Israel Project and co-director of Project ORLIE: Research and Leadership in Israel Education. She also serves as a senior editor of the Journal of Jewish Education and as a member of the faculty at the Mandel Teacher Educator Institute. With Lauren Applebaum, she is the project leader of the Learning and Teaching About What Matters project.