How the Israeli Election System Works

Looking for insight into Israel’s upcoming election which will be held on October 27? Join us for a free virtual Zoom talk with Muki Jankelowitz, who brings more than 40 years of experience in Jewish education and Israel programming. Our JCC staff had the opportunity to travel throughout Israel with Muki, experiencing firsthand his depth of knowledge and ability to bring Israel’s history, current events, and complexities to life.

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About Our Speaker:

Muki Jankelowitz is an educator and guide. Since starting as a Habonim youth group madrich in 1980, he has taught and guided in many different contexts, including teaching and later directing the” Machon”- Institute for Diaspora Youth Leaders, being Director of Educational Services in the Israel office of the JCC Association and Senior Educator on the JDC Buncher Jewish Community Leadership Program.

A licensed Tour Guide since 1993, Muki now works as a freelance guide and educator in Israel and across Jewish sites in Europe and has worked with a wide range of youth and student Programs, Family groups, and different organizations.

During the Covid epidemic, Muki took many of his classes and tours online, and has since continued teaching zoom classes for communities across the USA and the UK.

Muki holds a BA in Sociology and History from Wits University in Johannesburg, an Honours degree in Biblical archaeology from the University of South Africa and an MA with distinction in Jewish Studies from the Schechter Institute in Jerusalem.

Originally from South Africa, he made Aliya in 1987. He has lived on Kibbutz Tuval, served as a combat medic and today lives in Modi’in with his wife, Mandy and sons, Shaked and Niv.