News and Media Archive - The Institute for Experiential Jewish Education M2 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 14:03:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://ieje.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-M²-black-512x512px-32x32.pngNews and Media Archive - The Institute for Experiential Jewish Education 32 32 Sanctifying Time in a Fractured Worldhttps://ieje.org/sanctifying-time-in-a-fractured-world/ Wed, 30 Apr 2025 07:05:49 +0000 https://ieje.org/?p=26570Published in the Algemeiner ahead of Yom HaZikaron 2025, M² CEO Shuki Taylor reflects on how we sanctify time — embracing memory, hope, and communal complexity — and invites us to treat the calendar not just as commemoration, but as a framework for emotional and spiritual honesty.

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]]> The things we carry, the people we’ll becomehttps://ieje.org/the-things-we-carry-the-people-well-become/ Tue, 29 Apr 2025 11:15:50 +0000 https://ieje.org/?p=26563In this Op-Ed for Jewish News Syndicate (JNS), M² CEO Shuki Taylor reflects on the vital role of Jewish education in the aftermath of October 7—emphasizing the need to build resilience from within, confront antisemitism, and create spaces of Jewish pride, learning, and conviction for the next generation.

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]]> Healing widespread trauma with narrative theoryhttps://ieje.org/healing-widespread-trauma-with-narrative-theory/ Wed, 22 Jan 2025 12:18:30 +0000 https://ieje.org/?p=25145In a recent article in eJewishPhilanthropy, M² CEO Shuki Taylor discusses how narrative theory can help Jewish educators and learners process trauma in a post-Oct. 7 world. “When we embrace our role as facilitators of resilience, we do more than help learners survive — we empower them to thrive.” Read the full article >

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]]> In a recent article in eJewishPhilanthropy, M² CEO Shuki Taylor discusses how narrative theory can help Jewish educators and learners process trauma in a post-Oct. 7 world.

“When we embrace our role as facilitators of resilience, we do more than help learners survive — we empower them to thrive.”

Read the full article >

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]]> New poll finds Jewish educators around the world facing similar challenges post-Oct. 7; safety concerns prevailhttps://ieje.org/new-poll-finds-jewish-educators-around-the-world-facing-similar-challenges-post-oct-7-safety-concerns-prevail/ Wed, 29 Nov 2023 08:45:47 +0000 https://ieje.org/?p=20241In questionnaire, 1,500 teachers, clergy and engagement professionals say students feel unsafe, confused and isolated, but also curious about Israel and Judaism.

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]]> The dance between sea and landhttps://ieje.org/the-dance-between-sea-and-land/ Wed, 16 Feb 2022 11:12:00 +0000 https://ieje.org/?p=8115In her op-ed for eJewish Philanthropy, M² Senior Program Director Mollie Andron considers the importance of in-person gatherings and our gradual re-emergence into them.

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]]> Exploring the Jewish educational practices of well-beinghttps://ieje.org/exploring-the-jewish-educational-practices-of-well-being/ Wed, 24 Nov 2021 12:34:52 +0000 https://ieje.org/?p=5016Rabbi Lisa Goldstein, a graduate of M²’s inaugural Jewish Pedagogies Circle, explores the Blessing for a New Month – and what it can teach us about lifting up our students who are struggling with their mental health.

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]]> Rabbi Lisa Goldstein, a graduate of M²’s inaugural Jewish Pedagogies Circle, explores the Blessing for a New Month – and what it can teach us about lifting up our students who are struggling with their mental health.

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]]> How to read the giving of the Torah like an experiential educatorhttps://ieje.org/how-to-read-the-giving-of-the-torah-like-an-experiential-educator/ Fri, 21 May 2021 08:54:37 +0000 https://ieje.org/how-to-read-the-giving-of-the-torah-like-an-experiential-educator/On Shavuot, we read the story of Moses and the Jewish people receiving the Torah. It is one of the most iconic, memorable moments in our people’s history. If you are an educator reading this story, you may notice that the opening verses are a model for how to begin a powerful experience… Read more >

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]]> On Shavuot, we read the story of Moses and the Jewish people receiving the Torah. It is one of the most iconic, memorable moments in our people’s history. If you are an educator reading this story, you may notice that the opening verses are a model for how to begin a powerful experience… Read more >

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]]> Fellowship Urges Educators to Get Picky About Prioritieshttps://ieje.org/fellowship-urges-educators-to-get-picky-about-priorities/ Tue, 13 Apr 2021 08:54:38 +0000 https://ieje.org/fellowship-urges-educators-to-get-picky-about-priorities/Connect with Jews around the world. Access Hebrew and Jewish terminology. Experience Jewish arts and culture… Those are just a few of the items listed as the goals of a Jewish education in a new framework created by M²: The Institute for Experiential Jewish Education. The plan, “18 Jewish Things a Young Jew Should Know, Care About, and Be Able to Do by Age 18,” forms the basis of a new executive fellowship program

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]]> Connect with Jews around the world. Access Hebrew and Jewish terminology. Experience Jewish arts and culture… Those are just a few of the items listed as the goals of a Jewish education in a new framework created by M²: The Institute for Experiential Jewish Education. The plan, “18 Jewish Things a Young Jew Should Know, Care About, and Be Able to Do by Age 18,” forms the basis of a new executive fellowship program…

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]]> Creating a roadmap to more-collaborative Jewish communitieshttps://ieje.org/creating-a-roadmap-to-more-collaborative-jewish-communities/ Thu, 25 Feb 2021 08:54:38 +0000 https://ieje.org/creating-a-roadmap-to-more-collaborative-jewish-communities/Collaboration is a good idea in principle. But overcoming distrust and fear of competition makes it harder than it looks. Explore Montreal’s Passport to Jewish Life Fellows’ guide to collaboration.

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]]> Collaboration is a good idea in principle. But overcoming distrust and fear of competition makes it harder than it looks. Explore Montreal’s Passport to Jewish Life Fellows’ guide to collaboration.

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]]> Combatting Professional Isolation: The Power of a Local Cohorthttps://ieje.org/combatting-professional-isolation-the-power-of-a-local-cohort/ Thu, 18 Feb 2021 08:54:38 +0000 https://ieje.org/combatting-professional-isolation-the-power-of-a-local-cohort/“For several years, my leadership experience was on the periphery of the Jewish community… I found no collegial network and little opportunity for collaboration and broader contribution. Those professionals I did reach out to seemed uninterested in engagement.”

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]]> How can a shared language, common goals, programmatic synergy, and a long-term commitment alleviate feelings of professional isolation in your city?

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