For Educators

PROFESSIONALIZE YOUR PASSION

M² offers a range of professional development opportunities for Jewish educators, from research fellowships and cohort experiences to courses and workshops.

IF YOUR POSITION IS  
Jewish educator 
Community convener 
Engagement professional 
Madrich / Madricha 
Experiential educator 
Community influencer 
Educational policymaker 
Counselor 
Jewish community professional 
YOU’VE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE!

Join the movement

For more than half a decade, M²’s programs have cultivated a vibrant and collaborative community of Jewish educational practitioners, designers, and policymakers.

Experience the magic

Emphasizing personal and professional transformation, M²’s initiatives provide participants with practical skills and creative resources to enrich and expand their work.

This is your community

M² fosters collaborative community spaces that deepen, sharpen, and amplify a range of diverse educational voices, perspectives, and experiences.

Professional Development Initiatives

Our programs provide talented educators with the principles, approaches and skills to create powerful Jewish learning experiences.

Senior Educators Cohort

An international 10-month program that provides outstanding educators with a holistic approach toward the theory and practice of experiential Jewish education.

מבט: אומנות החינוך החווייתי

תכנית ״מבט״ היא תכנית להכשרה מקצועית בת עשרה חודשים המציעה גישה הוליסטית של תיאוריה ופרקטיקה בחינוך החווייתי. התכנית מיועדת לנשות ואנשי חינוך חוויתי מובילים.ות מארגונים...

Chicago Educators Cohort

An 18-month fellowship designed to equip Chicago-based leading educators with cutting edge educational approaches and opportunities for collaboration, innovation, and mentorship.

Research Fellowships

Our Research Fellowships convene seasoned educators to address contemporary challenges and develop new pedagogies and practices.

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Research Fellowships

Pedagogies of Peoplehood Research Fellowship

A paid, ten-month fellowship for master educators to research and develop educational practices that enrich the field of Jewish Peoplehood education and cultivate Jewish collective consciousness.
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Research Fellowships

Jewish Pedagogies of Wellbeing Research Fellowship

A paid, ten-month fellowship for educators and master practitioners to research and develop Jewish educational practices that can respond to issues of mental health and wellbeing.
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Research Fellowships Past Initiatives

18X18 Research Fellowship

A fellowship for executives at prominent Jewish organizations to stimulate change, foster collaboration, and create a collective vision and framework for Jewish education.

Workshops

Our courses and workshops provide immediately applicable tools to boost and enrich educational experiences and programs.

JEWISH EDUCATION IN A TIME OF CRISIS

We might not have a say in the events that shape our history. Yet, we do have influence, no matter how small, in shaping the way we — and our...

Meet our Fellows

Ilana
Wilner
Judaic Studies & Director of Student Activities
Shalhevet High School
Design of Immersive Experiences
Circle 2
Andy
Kastner
Consultant
Tidelines Consulting
Relational Learning
Circle 1
Smadar
Abarbanel
Coordinator of Edicational programs
The National Library of Israel
Mabat: Senior Educators Cohort Israel
Cohort 2
Gavriel
Suna
Head of Germany Desk, Bnei Akiva
Director of Diaspora Affaires, Masa Israeli
Mabat: Senior Educators Cohort Israel
Cohort 1
Joan
Glazer Farber
Executive Director
Derekh: A Pathway into Adult Learning
Design of Immersive Experiences
Circle 3
Julia
Rothschild
Family Program Manager
jHUB Cleveland
Cleveland Educators Cohort
Lily
Solochek
Director of Programs & Education
Nazun (formely, Challah for Hunger)
Senior Educators Cohort
Cohort 6
Ruben
Shimonov
National Director of Sephardi House and Young Leadership & Founding Executive Director of the Sephardic Mizrahi Q Network
American Sephardi Federation
Jewish Pedagogies Research Fellowship
Cohort 2

Educational Resources

Chanoch L’naar Posters and Postcards

We asked artists to give their own interpretation to the famous pasuk “Chanoch L’naar al pi Darko”, (Mishlei 22:6) – “educate a child according to their own way.” See their creations and consider how their interpretations interact with your own approach to Jewish teaching and learning

Methodology Cards

Meaning Making Cards

Cocktail Coasters

18×18 magnet set