Teaching Jewishly: New Practices for Today’s Needs
AN ONLINE SYMPOSIUM
Delve into bold new methods and practices for teaching Jewishly – designed by the 2022 M² Research Fellows to increase the depth and impact of 21st century Jewish education!
Symposium HIGHLIGHTS
Welcome & What are We Teaching Towards?
Mollie Andron
Le’hitatef: A Pedagogy of Loving Embrace
Dr. Andrea Lieber
Round 1 of Workshops:
On Love, Conversation, Immersion and Intention
V’ahavtah: A Pedagogy of Love (Learning to Love the Student You Hate)
Dasee Berkowitz
No Conversation is Ordinary: Extracting a conversation’s rich, natural resources
Chanie Chein
Let Your Body Learn
Rabbi Dr. Yechiel Hoffman
Le’hitatef: Embracing Self-Love in Our Learning Spaces
Dr. Andrea Lieber
Pedagogy of Naming
Kimmy Dueñas
Towards Divine Communication: Wisdom from the Mikvah
Faith Brigham Leener
Pedagogy of Ahava in Practice: Honoring the Work of Charles Herman
a conversation with Daniel Abramson
BREAK
Round 2 of Workshops:
On Narrative, Ownership, Art and Wellbeing
Davar Acher: Pedagogy of Multi-Stories
Cantor Rabbi Robert Jury
Kinyan Torah – Helping Learners Develop Their Own Jewish Ideas
Ilana Gleicher Bloom
The Sofer’s Sketchbook: An artistic approach to text
Daniel Abramson
48 Ways: Connecting Pirkei Avot, Life, and Learning
Gila Silverman
Haburot: The Wellbeing in a Flag
Rabbi Dr. Meesh Hammer-Kossoy
Giving Well – On Tzedakah and Wellbeing
Rabbi Neil Janes
Getting Mindful with Your Fingers
Rabbi Yechiel Hoffman
Round 3 of Workshops:
On Uplifting, Writing, Integrating and Arguing
Hands-On Wellbeing: Cleansing and Lifting the Hands as a Wellbeing Practice
Rabbi Daniel Brenner
Spiritual generative writing – using writing protocols to develop emotional agency and ease emotional strain
Naama Sadan
Insight & Integration: How to Teach for Spiritual Impact
Rabbi Jesse Paikin
The Pedagogy of Argument
Robbie Gringras
Pedagogy of the Bridge: Shema As Our Talisman in Facing Fear, Confronting Conflict & Traversing Transitions
Rabbi Michelle Dardashti
Machloket-i! Challenge Me!
Dr. Edward J. Magiste
What Torah Did We Acquire?
Gila Silverman
Closing: From Jewish Education to an Education that is Jewish
Shuki Taylor
The Presenters
Fellows' Resources
Each fellow’s brand new Jewish pedagogy – created alongside scholars, artists, and content experts – will be available for download to infuse your work and uplift your practice.