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.
Pedagogy of Kinyan Torah: Helping Students Develop Their Own Interpretations of Torah
Ilana Gleicher Bloom
Founder of Mensch Academy at Mishkan Chicago,
Doctoral Candidate in Jewish Education, Coordinator of Pardes Experiential Educators Program
The pedagogy of Kinyan Torah helps educators support all learners to find their own unique Torah within themselves.
Access ResourceInsourcing, Reflection, and the “Long, Short Path”
Chanie Chein
Co-Founder and Director
Chabad at Brandeis and M54
The pedagogy of reflection focuses on acquiring the language and tools to learn from existing experiences, habits and choices, at appropriate life stages
Access ResourceThe Pedagogy of Argument
Robbie Gringras
Co-Founder and Co-Director
For the Sake of Argument
The Pedagogy of Argument seeks to develop learners who are passionate about debates
Access ResourceLoving Goodness: A Pedagogy through Individuality and Belonging
Charles Herman
Former Executive Director & Founder
The Nesiya Institute
The pedagogy of Loving Goodness explores the tension between self-love and the love of the other
Access ResourceMachloket-i: A Personal, Professional Development Program
Edward Magiste
Educator
The Temple Tifereth Israel
Designed as a professional development strategy, this pedagogy of Machloket targets veteran educators asking to develop their teaching and ideas
Access ResourceL’Shem Yichud: A Pedagogy For the Sake of Integration
Rabbi Jesse Paikin
Executive Director, Base
L’shem Yichud: For the Sake of Integration is a pedagogy based on an ancient practice of intention setting.
Access Resource