For groups visiting Israel
Scholar in Residence
A higher-level educational touchpoint for groups that want to dive deep on Israel while they are in it. Add one session to an itinerary, or build a full scholar-in-residence experience around a day or a Shabbat.
Ways to bring Dr. Davis in
Single session
A 60 to 90 minute talk or interactive seminar.
A learning thread
Multiple sessions spread across the trip that build on what the group is seeing.
Half or full day
Seminars with educational tours.
Shabbat scholar
Friday night and Shabbat day sessions, intimate and informal learning opportunities, and ritual leadership.
Why Dr. Davis
Dr. Davis is a professor based in Jerusalem whose expertise is teaching about Israel. He researches and publishes on how to do it well, and he does the teaching himself, with learners from eight years old to doctoral students.
- Assistant Professor of Jewish Education, Yeshiva University's Azrieli Graduate School
- Director of Education, Center for Jewish Peoplehood Education
- Head of Israel Education, Camp Yavneh
- Consultant, Taglit Birthright Israel, Education and Staff Training
- Network for Research in Jewish Education (NRJE) board member and 2026 conference chair
- Speaker and teacher for donor and board missions and meetings for multiple organizations
- PD workshops and conferences for educators in Israel and North America
- Educator for teen, young adult, synagogue, federation and community groups in the United States and Israel
Sample sessions (full catalog of 23)
Am I a Zionist?
What Israel means in the lives of Jews who live outside it.
Three Lenses to Understanding the Conflict
Geopolitics, social justice and tribal identity as frameworks.
What Does a Jewish Democracy Look Like?
The compromises that hold Israeli society together.
Israel Update
How this week's news fits Israel's politics and strategy.
Navigating the Israel Conversation
A model for productive talk about Israel back home.