Research Fellowships
NEW PEDAGOGIES. CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES.
M²’s Research Fellowships convene talented and seasoned Jewish educators to address current challenges and cultivate new approaches towards Jewish education.
Join a community of master educators to research, develop, and create resources for new Jewish pedagogies that are rooted in Jewish tradition and address the educational needs of today.
2026 RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS
The structure was excellent, and I very much appreciated the range of topics that were explored through shared scaffolding and frameworks. The institutional and individual support I received was incredible, with M² going above and beyond normal expectations.”
Shira Hecht-Koller
The Executive Director of Dorot Foundation
Jewish Pedagogies Research Fellowship, Cohort 2018-2019
"The Jewish Pedagogies Circle was a transformative experience. As experiential educators, we often focus on academic work or educational work, but we rarely have the opportunity to focus on both theory and practice in a Jewish context. M² made it possible for me to do just that.”
Marta Eichelberger-Jankowska
Jewish Pedagogies Circle
(2020-2021)
“Among the highlights of my M² experience were a dynamic cohort of colleagues, each of whom was doing really creative work in a variety of fields, and gifted faculty who brought unexpected and unusual skill sets to our program.”
Rachel Bovitz
Jewish Pedagogies Circle
(2020-2021)
"M² gave me the opportunity to be part of a lively Beit Midrash where I could think critically about pedagogy and the Jewish tradition behind it, and actualize my research. M² gave me the space to explore, experiment, connect with others, and find my own voice.”
Rabbi Ari Weiss
Jewish Pedagogies Circle
(2020-2021)
“Immersing in this fellowship gave me the pedagogical language to articulate the processes I've honed as an artist and activist, and a new lens from which to see the applicability of those processes.”
Jon Adam Ross
Jewish Pedagogies Circle
(2020-2021)
Meet our Fellows
Sarah-Kay
Lacks
Senior Director of Institutional Programs
JCC Manhattan
18x18 Executive Fellowship
Cohort 1
Michal
Fox Smart
Chief Program Officer
The Institute for Jewish Spirituality
18x18 Executive Fellowship
Cohort 1
Rabbi Neil
Janes
Rabbi, Teacher, Lecturer
SBJC (South Bucks Jewish Community), Clore Shalom School, Leo Baeck College
Pedagogies of Wellbeing Research Fellowship
Wellbeing Cohort 1
Debbi
Cooper
Senior Director of the Center for Values in Action
M²
18x18 Executive Fellowship
Cohort 1
Mira
Weil
Jewish Spirituality Teacher
Mira Weil
Pedagogies of Wellbeing Research Fellowship
Wellbeing Cohort 2
Michelle
Dardashti
Senior Rabbi
Kane Street Synagogue in Brooklyn
Pedagogies of Wellbeing Research Fellowship
Wellbeing Cohort 1
Ruben
Arquilevich
Vice President for Camps, NFTY, and Immersives
URJ
18x18 Executive Fellowship
Cohort 1
Ari
Weiss
Executive Director
Cornell Hillel
Jewish Pedagogies Research Fellowship
Cohort 1
