Teaching Israel through Disagreement: Application Webinars
Join us for either or both of two optional follow-up webinars to build on the intensive, with a focus on application and supporting your project implementation.
Session topics to be confirmed.
- After School and Beyond
- Educator Training
- Camp
- Congregational Learning
- Family Engagement
- Teen Engagement
- Israel - Contemporary
- Israel - State
- Jewish Text and Thought
- Social Emotional Learning
Mikhael Kesher is a curator of educational experiences and resources, whose professional passion is supporting Jewish educators and learners in building informed, constructive, and committed relationships with am yisrael (the Jewish people) and medinat yisrael (the Jewish state). As a British-born Israeli-by-choice and new American, he cares deeply about strengthening each Jew’s connection to global Jewry. Before joining The Jewish Education Project as Director, Israel Education, Mikhael worked at Harvard Hillel, MIT Hillel, and Hebrew College. He holds Master’s degrees in Philosophy (University of Cambridge), Near Eastern & Judaic Studies (Brandeis University), and Jewish professional leadership (Brandeis University). At home, Mikhael is an avid reader, ḥevruta enthusiast, and devoted abba to two young children.
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