What Are We Teaching Towards? A Symposium on Jewish Peoplehood and Wellbeing
M²’s Research Fellowships convene talented and seasoned Jewish educators to address current challenges and cultivate new approaches towards Jewish education.
Delve into bold new teaching and learning practices developed by M²’s 2023 Wellbeing and Jewish Peoplehood Research Fellows
VIRTUAL
20 RESEARCH FELLOWS
March 18, 2024
12:00-2:30 pm ET
Symposium HIGHLIGHTS
Welcome & What are We Teaching Towards?
Beginning with Silence
with Mira Weill
My Israeli Story: Between Hope and Reality
Dr. Yakir Englandar (Peoplehood)
Na’anua: A Pedagogy of Jewish Transformative Movement
Rabbanit Dalia Davis (Wellbeing)
A Pedagogy of Rootedness: Reclaiming a Sense of Belonging
Dr. Dominika Zakrzewska (Peoplehood)
Kissing the Sages: Cultivating Peoplehood Through Talmud Torah
Laynie Soloman (Peoplehood)
Speaking Jewish: A Phraseology of Peoplehood
Rabbi Josh Weinberg (Wellbeing)
Facing Difference and Fostering Belonging
Maia Ferdman (Wellbeing)
Life Meets Text: Sara Bareilles and Song of Songs
Rabbi Jen Gubitz (Wellbeing)
Kol Demama: A Pedagogy of Nuance
A Letter to your Ancestor
Laynie Solomon
BREAK
Let’s Farbreng: The Original Farbrengen Game
Hashaliach Peretz Chein (Wellbeing)
Embodying My Jewish Story
Dr. SAMANTHA VINOKOR (PEOPLEHOOD)
Kaveh: A Pedagogy of Hope
Rabbi Amitai Fraiman (Peoplehood)
Amplifying Minority Voices Through Storytelling
Dr. Bezawit Abebe (Peoplehood)
Cultivating Curiosity
Rabbi Paul Cohen (Wellbeing)
Building Interpersonal Connection Through Wonder
Fraidy Aber (Wellbeing)
Speaking Jewish
with Rabbi Josh Weinberg
Parsha Play as a Portal to Regenerative Torah
Aura Chaya (Wellbeing)
Hineni: A Call to Humble Action
Rabbi Aytan Kadden (Peoplehood)
What Do We Owe Each Other?
Rabbi Josh Mikutiks (Peoplehood)
A Pedagogy of Responsiveness
Dr. Sandra Anusiewicz-Baer (Peoplehood)
Cultivating Joy: Mitzvah Gedolah Lehiyot BeSimcha
Jessie Gindea (Wellbeing)
Shtika: Reclaiming Silence for Embodied Jewish Ethics
Mira Neshama Weil (Wellbeing)
Practicing Joy
with Jessie Gindea
Closing: From Jewish Education to an Education that is Jewish
with Rabbi Lisa Goldstein
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.
THE PRESENTERS
The responsibility to bring the hostages home is a collective one, and there are numerous ways for you to get involved as an act of Jewish peoplehood and to support our shared wellbeing. As you anticipate the upcoming Symposium, access more than 25 action-oriented resources here at Everyone Counts, on this urgent issue.
M²’s Research Fellowships are run with support from the Covenant Foundation, the Lippman Kanfer Foundation for Living Torah, the Rodan Family Foundation, and Taube Philanthropies. M² is proud to partner with the Z3 Project in launching the Pedagogies of Peoplehood Research Fellowship.