Rabbi Mitchel Malkus, Head of School
Rabbi Mitchel Malkus has served as Head of School of the Rabbi Jacob Pressman Academy of Temple Beth Am since 2001. He was ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS), from where he was awarded the first Ed. D. from the Wm. Davidson Graduate School of Jewish Education and earned an M.A. in Judaic Studies. Rabbi Malkus pursued his undergraduate work at Columbia University, where he majored in Political Science and was awarded a B.A. He also studied at Yeshivat HaMivtar in Israel and has a certificate from the Principals Institute of the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Before joining Pressman Academy, Rabbi Malkus served as Instructor of Jewish Education at the Davidson Graduate School where he also worked as program coordinator of the Meresman Synagogue School Initiative. Rabbi Malkus was on the faculty of the Solomon Schechter High School of New York where he taught Talmud, Halakhah, and Jewish Philosophy. From 1990-1991 he was a legislative Assistant at the Religious Action Center in Washington, D.C.
Rabbi Malkus has written extensively on curriculum, educational leadership, and instruction. His articles have been published in a number of academic and professional education journals. He has presented papers at the Network for Research in Jewish Education and has been an invited presenter at conferences of the Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education (PEJE), CAJE Day School Conference, and the Curriculum Initiative at Princeton University. From 2004 - 2007 he was chair of the BJE Los Angeles Day School Principals Council. He was awarded the Milken Jewish Educator Award in 2009. He was a clinical faculty member at Hebrew Union College – Los Angeles from 2004 – 2009. Currently, he is a mentor in the Day School Leadership Training Institute and serves on the boards of the Solomon Schechter Day School Network, MERCAZ USA, and the American Friends of the Ariela Foundation.
Rabbi Mitchel Malkus has served as Head of School of the Rabbi Jacob Pressman Academy of Temple Beth Am since 2001. He was ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS), from where he was awarded the first Ed. D. from the Wm. Davidson Graduate School of Jewish Education and earned an M.A. in Judaic Studies. Rabbi Malkus pursued his undergraduate work at Columbia University, where he majored in Political Science and was awarded a B.A. He also studied at Yeshivat HaMivtar in Israel and at the Principals Institute of the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Before joining Pressman Academy, Rabbi Malkus served as Instructor of Jewish Education at the Davidson Graduate School where he also worked as program coordinator of the Meresman Synagogue School Initiative. Rabbi Malkus was on the faculty of the Solomon Schechter High School of New York where he taught Talmud, Halakha, and Jewish Philosophy. From 1990-1991 he was a legislative Assistant at the Religious Action Center in Washington, D.C.
Rabbi Malkus has written extensively on curriculum, educational leadership, and instruction. He has presented papers at the Network for Research in Jewish Education and has been an invited presenter at conferences of the Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education (PEJE), CAJE Day School Conference, and the Curriculum Initiative at Princeton University. From 2004 - 2007 he was chair of the BJE Los Angeles Day School Principals Council. He was awarded the Milken Jewish Educator Award in 2009.
Rabbi Malkus was involved with Camp Ramah for many summers having worked first at Camp Ramah in Wisconsin and then for four summers with Ramah Programs in Israel. He is a board member of the Solomon Schechter Day School Association, the American Friends of The Ariella Foundation, MERCAZ USA, the DeLeT advisory board, and serves as a mentor in the Day School Leadership Training Institute. He and his wife, Caryn Bunder Malkus, live in Los Angeles, and their two children, Eitan and Coby, attend Pressman Academy.
