He studied Talmud at Yeshiva University with Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik.
In 1983, Hendel made aliyah to Israel, and settled in Beersheba.
[2] After his admission to the New York State Bar Association, he worked in the Legal Aid Office and in private practice.
[4] In 2009, he was appointed to serve on the Supreme Court by the Judicial Selection Committee.
He was appointed to director of Central Elections Committee (Israel) for the 23rd Knesset on 8 December 2019.