Nachliel Selavan, M.Ed
Who Am I?
My name is Nachliel Selavan, 41 (married +2), born and raised in Jerusalem’s Old City. My father’s grandfather came to Israel as a Third Aliya (1920s) pioneer and helped found Seminar haKibbutzim. My mother’s father escaped the Holocaust in Germany and helped build the Atlanta Jewish community. My parents met in Israel and thanks to them both English and Hebrew are my mother-tongues. My family history and Jerusalem childhood shaped my personality, and I bring all this history with me into the museum.
I currently live in Israel, I guide in museums around the country, and travel to museums abroad few times a year.
Join me on an exciting journey in the corridors of the museum!
“The Museum Guy”
My Education
I double majored in Tanakh and Mass-Media with my teachers’ degree. After an MA from the Hebrew University’s Melton School of Jewish Education I continued to a second MA in Ancient Jewish History from Yeshiva University.
I’ve engaged thousands of students in formal and informal educational settings.
Between 2009-2013 I taught formally Tanach, History, Jewish Studies and Communications in elementary and high schools in Israel, including: Dugma-Uziel, Meled and Rappaport. Between 2013-2020 I taught in Jewish schools in the US, including Barkai and Magen David Yeshivah in NY, and in Netivot Montessori in NJ.
During my US stay I engaged the Jewish community throughout the country, guided educational programs, lectures and tours for Jewish schools, organizations and institutions including the WZO, National Bible Contest USA, Israel Bonds, the Jewish Agency and the UJA Federation of NY.
I currently teach part-time in Israel while running expanding online homeschool history courses in both Hebrew and English, now in their fourth and second years respectively.
I’ve developed a unique approach: Hands-on learning and enrichment through museums and sTOURytelling™.
My unique approach to guiding museum tours and storytelling combines a broad knowledge in Tanakh, Jewish History, art and other disciplines, engaging visitors with the museum’s treasures in an exciting and enthralling way.
In recent years I live and breathe museums
Since 2015, I’ve been developing innovative museum education experiences across Israel, the USA, and Europe. Based in Israel, I guide regularly at the Israel Museum and Bible Lands Museum, creating tours that combine permanent collections with seasonal exhibitions on topics like “What was Herzl’s Favorite Emoji?”, “Reading Between the Shards”, and “The Age of Empires.”
I travel annually to the United States, guiding at premier institutions like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and bringing my expertise directly to schools and communities through hybrid virtual tours, teacher training, and scholar-in-residence programs. My unique approach bridges physical and virtual experiences, allowing me to share the treasures of global museums with audiences worldwide.
Whether through in-person tours in Jerusalem, virtual expeditions from ancient sites, or classroom presentations across continents, I’m constantly developing new ways to make history come alive.
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I’m constantly creating new content and posting interesting things including podcasts, YouTube videos about Tanakh, archaeology and history.
My virtual tours have evolved into regular programming, with offerings for adults, students, and homeschool families
Through YouTube videos, podcasts, and social media content, I create resources that enhance formal Jewish education by connecting ancient texts to their real-world context. My tours and content transform abstract classroom learning into vivid, memorable experiences that bring Torah and history to life.
For families investing in their children’s Jewish education, these experiences fill a crucial gap – they help students see the reality behind the words they study, strengthening both knowledge and Jewish identity. Whether through museum tours that illuminate Tanakh stories or virtual expeditions to archaeological sites, I connect the dots between learning and lived history.
I collaborate regularly with educators and institutions, and I’m always open to new partnerships that bring experiential learning to more communities.