Grand Cities of Europe:
Budapest, Vienna, Prague
Led by Muki Jankelowitz

Muki was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, where he was very involved in the local Jewish community and the Habonim-Dror youth movement. Upon arriving in Israel on Aliyah, Muki served in the IDF as a combat medic. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Sociology, which he obtained from Wits University, and an Honours Degree in Biblical Archeology, obtained from UNISA.
Muki’s 1st and only career has been Jewish Education. He was active in setting up the Kibbutz Seminar Center on Kibbutz Tuval which dealt with Galilee issues of settlement and co-existence. He was a senior teacher specializing in history and leadership at the Institute for Youth Leaders from Abroad (Machon LeMadrichim) and later the educational coordinator of the program, where he emphasized that being a Jewish leader means being an educated Jew. Muki was later the Director of Educational Services of the JCC Association and following that the Senior Educator of the JDC Buncher Community Leadership Program, training Jewish community leaders in the FSU and India, focusing on strengthening Jewish Identity and developing leadership skills and attitudes.
Of all of Muki’s educational experiences and work, he views guiding as the most significant element. He has vast experience guiding groups of all kinds, including Synagogues, JCCs, Federations, Birthright, Interfaith groups, families and adults in Israel and across Jewish Europe.
Muki is most interested in the Jewish journey of the individual. Believing that working with text allows for grappling with the big questions, throughout his guiding Muki tries to include text as often as possible.
In addition to enjoying nature, reading and studying Jewish text, Muki always enjoys spending time with his wife, Mandy, and their two sons – Shaked and Niv. Muki is also actively involved in an egalitarian, non-orthodox Jewish community.