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Dr. Eli Gottlieb is the director of the Mandel Leadership Institute in Jerusalem and a research psychologist, focusing on cultural psychology. His research examines the relationship between cognition, culture, and identity, and how the development of each is affected by education.

Drawing on his experience as an educator – as the former National Director of Bnei Akiva in Great Britain and Ireland as well as a trainer of youth counselors for the Jewish Agency – he has carried out empirical research dedicated to cross-cultural variation in the development of religious beliefs and spirituality during childhood and adolescence.

Dr. Gottlieb believes that his own complex identity as a British-Israeli, Shabbat-observing agnostic, is an innate advantage in his field of expertise.

Playlist:
Elvis – Surrender
The Beatles – Two Of Us
Nick Cave – Into My Arms
Beastie Boys – Intergalactic
The Stone Roses – I Wanna Be Adored
Shlomo Artzi – Ometz (Courage)
The Smiths – Ask

Photo courtesy of Dr. Eli Gottlieb.