Jewish Pedagogies of Wellbeing Research Fellowship

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.

Stephen has dedicated the last 25 years to working with nonprofit organizations and educators worldwide.  He has held senior positions in leading Jewish organizations including The Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), the Melton Centre for Jewish Education at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Torah Mitzion, The Jewish Agency and M²: The Institute for Experiential Jewish Education. Stephen has created his own consultancy initiative based on a psychodynamic approach to personal and organizational wellbeing, under the guidance of The Institute for Leadership and Transformation (SA), affiliated with the Tavistock Institute of Human Relations (UK). A graduate of the Hebrew University (MA Education) and WITS University (South Africa), Stephen was born and raised in South Africa, lives with his wife and four children in Jerusalem and is devoted to empowering people to get the most out of their professional and personal lives.