
Peretz
Chein
Co-Founder & Director
M54
Pedagogies of Wellbeing Research Fellowship
Wellbeing Cohort 2
A paid, ten-month virtual fellowship for educators and master practitioners to research and develop educational practices that can respond to issues of mental health and wellbeing.

Join a group of master practitioners to develop pedagogies and educational resources rooted in Jewish tradition that address today’s burning challenges around health and wellbeing.












Rabbi Lisa Goldstein is a teacher, consultant, and certified practitioner of NARM, a modality of healing complex trauma. She teaches a wide variety of online courses with an emphasis on spiritual wisdom, prayer and meditation, and the teachings of R. Nahman of Breslov. She also works one-on-one to support people in their journeys of healing and spiritual growth.
Educated at Brown University and Hebrew Union College, Rabbi Goldstein has almost 25 years of executive experience, having served as the director of Hillel of San Diego, and the executive director of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality. She is a mentor for M2’s Senior Educator Cohort and a Teaching Assistant for NARM’s Online Basic Training.
She lives in New York City with her husband, Igal Harmelin, and their foster son, Seydou.

Eli Kaplan Wildmann is a creative director and designer, spearheading tactile visual projects for organizations such as PJ Library, OneTable and Manhattan’s Central Synagogue. His “unbound” creations have reached hundreds of thousands of people worldwide, reimagining books as one-on-one theatrical experiences. He creates experiences such as urban installations, VR tours and more. Eli comes from the world of the stage as a designer and director. He is constantly inspired by the variety and passion that can be found in Jerusalem, where he lives attempting to turn his son and daughter into musical theater fans, and where he is active in egalitarian, queer and artistic communities.

M²’s Research Fellowships are run with support from the Covenant Foundation and the Lippman Kanfer Foundation for Living Torah.