The Annual Conference on Shared Society
09:30–10:00 | Gathering
10:00–10:10 | Opening Remarks
Adv. Shlomit Ravitsky Tur-Paz,
Director of the Jacobs Center for Shared Society, The Israel Democracy Institute
10:10–10:30 |
Yohanan Plesner, President of the Israel Democracy Institute,
in conversation with Reuven (Rubi) Rivlin,
Tenth President of Israel and Honorary Chair of the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Center for Shared Society, The Israel Democracy Institute.
10:30–11:00 | Concerned for the Future – A Candid Conversation on the Future of Haredi Education
MK Yitzhak Pindrus, Chair of the United Torah Judaism Party, in conversation with MK Moshe (Kinley) Tur-Paz, Yesh Atid, Deputy Speaker of the Knesset, Lt. Col. (Res.)
Moderator:
Dikla Aharon-Shafran, Political Correspondent, Kan News
11:00–12:20 |
Discussion Leader
Dr. Shlomit Shahino Kesler, Head of the Haredi Education Program, The Israel Democracy Institute
Participants
MK Naama Lazimi, The Democrats, Chair of the Special Committee for Youth Affairs, Member of the Finance and Education Committees
Or Rappel Kroyzer, Data Scientist, Activist in the Field of Proper Management and Fair Budgeting for Haredi Educational Networks
Rabbi Dr. Benayahu Tvila, Author of “The Haredi Yeshiva High School” and Founder of the State Haredi Educational Framework
Daniel Goldman, Businessman, Philanthropist, and Social Entrepreneur Chair and Founder of LeShem
Dr Ariel Finkelstein, Researcher in the Ultra-Orthodox in Israel Program, The Israel Democracy Institute
12:20–12:40 | Break
12:40–13:00 | A Decade of the Haredi District
Ronny Barboy, Head of the Ultra-Orthodox in Israel Program The Israel Democracy Institute
in conversation with Meir Shimoni, Director General of the Ministry of Education
13:00–13:30 | TED-Style Talks: Beyond the Core Curriculum – Education for a Shared Society
Prof. Yoram Harpaz, Lecturer in Education, Beit Berl College
Mira Monayer, Coordinator of the Five-Year Plan in the Arab Society Education Division
Shneor Rauchberger, Social Education Supervisor in the Haredi District, Lecturer in the Department of Public Policy at the University of Haifa
13:30–14:45 | Jews and Arabs, Secular and Religious – How Do We Educate for Shared Citizenship?
Discussion Leader
Dr. Tammy Hoffman, Head of the "Education Policy for Democracy" Program, The Israel Democracy Institute
Participants
Dr. Ahmad Badran, Researcher in the "Arab Society in Israel" Program, The Israel Democracy Institute
Dr. Adar Cohen, Director of the Department of Teachers' Education, School of Education, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Watfa Kinaan, Leader of the Informal Education Field for Partnerships, Achord Center
Shalom Weil, CEO of Yesodot – The Center for Torah and Democracy
14:45–15:30 | Lunch Break
In the Defendant’s Chair: The Segmented Israeli Education System
15:30–18:00 |
Judges:
Judge Saviona Rotlevi, Former Vice President of the Tel Aviv District Court, Chair of the Committee for Reviewing Basic Principles in the Field of Children and Law and Their Application in Legislation
Rabbi Shai Piron, Former Minister of Education, President of the Pnima Movement
Prof. Meir Buzaglo, Chair of the Tikun Movement, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Petitioner and Respondent:
Dalit Stauber, Former Director General of the Ministry of Education, Faculty Member at the Mandel School for Educational Leadership and Ono Academic College
Shmuel Abuav, Former Director General of the Ministry of Education, Chair of an Entrepreneurship and Strategic Consulting Company
Expert Witnesses:
Dr. Neri Horowitz, Researcher of Haredi Society, Former Advisor to the Ministry of Education, Local Authorities, and Government Ministries in the Field of Haredi Education
Dr. Michal Tabibian Mizrahi, Head of the Manor Center, Member of the One Hundred Initiative, Former Deputy Director General for Strategy and Planning at the Ministry of Education
Abdallah Khatib, Former Senior Director of the Arab Society Education Division, Former Advisor to the Director General of the Ministry of Education
Vardit Rosenblum, Faculty Member at the Mandel Institute for Leadership, Founder and Director of Otot Midrasha
17:15–17:35 | Break and Hanukkah Candle Lighting
17:35–17:45 | Performance: Alef Bet أﻟﻒ אלף ﺑﻴﺖ בית
A Multilingual Spoken Word Performance by Yonatan Kunda, Poet and Educator
17:45–18:00 | Judges' Verdict
The exhibition "Teachers’ Lounge ﻏﺮﻓﺔ اﳌﻌﻠﻤين חדר מורים In Memory of Shira Banki: Moments of Encounter Between Teachers from All Parts of Israeli Society" will be displayed during the mock trial.
18:00–19:00 |
Discussion Leader
Shlomit Ravitzky Tur-Paz, Director of the Jacobs Center for Shared Society, The Israel Democracy Institute
Participants
Dr. Arye Carmon, Founding President, the Israel Democracy Institute
Prof. Fadia Nasser-Abu Alhija Sakhnin College, Rector Emeritus, Tel Aviv University
Dr. Miri Shlisel, Educational-Pedagogical Strategic Advisor, Former Chair of the Pedagogical Secretariat, Ministry of Education
Dr. Ranit Budaie-Hyman, CEO of the Meitarim Network for Integrated Communities and Inclusive Education (Religious, Secular, and Traditional)
Roni Kamai, Chair of the National Student and Youth Council
19:00 | Conclusion of the First Day of the Conference
09:30–10:00 | Gathering
10:00–10:10 | Opening Remarks
Prof. Benny Porat, Senior Fellow, The Israel Democracy Institute
Head of the Institute for Research in Jewish Law, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
10:10–10:30 |
Yohanan Plesner, President of the Israel Democracy Institute, in conversation with MK Yaakov Asher, United Torah Judaism, Chair of the Internal Affairs and Environmental Protection Committee
10:30–12:00 |
Discussion Leader
Dr. Gilad Malach, Research Fellow in the Ultra-Orthodox in Israel Program, The Israel Democracy Institute
Opening Remarks
Yohanan Plesner, President of the Israel Democracy Institute
Participants
MK Sharon Nir, Brigadier General (Res.), Yisrael Beiteinu, Member of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Former Chief of Staff’s Advisor on Gender Affairs
MK Eliyahu Revivo, Likud, Chair of the Special Committee for Foreign Workers, Coalition Coordinator in the Finance Committee
Adv. Shvoot Raanan, Head of Policy, IDF Reservist Wives Forum
Rabbi Yonatan Reiss, Founder of the Haredi Hesder Yeshiva Network Chedvata
12:00–12:20 | Break
12:20–12:50 | TED-Style Talks
Speakers
Tal Hochman, Executive Director of the Israel Women’s Network
Prof. Daniel Statman, Senior Fellow, The Israel Democracy Institute, Department of Philosophy, University of Haifa
Lt. Col. (Res.) Rabbi Ram Moshe Rabad, Former Chief Chaplain of the Israeli Air Force, Co-Founder of the Shahar Project, Member of the Shkedi Committee for Preparing the IDF to Integrate Haredi Soldiers
12:50–13:15 |
Prof. Suzie Navot, Vice President of Research, The Israel Democracy Institute, in conversation with MK Mansour Abbas, Chair of Ra'am
13:15–13:45 | Lunch Break
13:45–15:00 |
A Glimpse into the Book's Articles
Discussion Leader
Adv. Shlomit Ravitzky Tur-Paz, Editor of the Book, Director of the Jacobs Center for Shared Society, The Israel Democracy Institute
Participants
Dr. Asaf Malchi, Political Sociologist, Senior Researcher in the Ultra-Orthodox in Israel"Program, The Israel Democracy Institute, Lecturer at Ono Academic College
Roei Lachmanovich, Strategic Advisor and Sector Expert, Former Spokesperson for Shas, and Director of the Communications Division at the Beit Shemesh Municipality
Tehila Gado, Researcher in the "Ultra-Orthodox in Israel Program, The Israel Democracy Institute; Doctoral Candidate in Sociology and Anthropology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Eliyahu Berkovits, Graduate of the Haredi Yeshiva World and Researcher of Haredi Thought, The Israel Democracy Institute
Dr. Rivka Neriya Ben-Shahar, Researcher at The Israel Democracy Institute, Faculty Member at Sapir Academic College, Katz Center at the University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Tzachi Cohen, Faculty Member, Department of Jewish Studies, Ono Academic College, Researcher of Literature and Culture
Dr. Yair Halevi, Researcher of History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Haredi Society
15:00–15:15 | Break
15:15–16:15 | Book Reviews – Discussion
Discussion Leader
Yaakov Matan, Poet, Editor, and Publisher of the Journal Migo for Haredi Creativity
Participants
Dr. Lee Cahaner, Research Fellow, The Israel Democracy Institute Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Oranim Academic College
Yisrael Goldschmidt, Chair of the Institute for Real Time Data, Owner of the website Kikar HaShabbat
Yair Sheleg, Research Fellow, Shalom Hartman Institute, Journalist for Makor Rishon
16:15–16:30 | On Light, Healing, and Hope
Noa Barak Weshler, Director of Marketing and Media, The Israel Democracy Institute, in conversation with Iris Haim, mother of the hostage Yotam Haim z”l.
16:30 | Conclusion