RESEARCH PAPERS AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
Explore new jewish pedagogies
During M² Research Fellowships, each fellow develops a new educational practice that addresses the contemporary challenges in Jewish education. Explore and use them with your learners and colleagues.
PEDAGOGY OF PLAYFUL ENCOUNTER PROPAGATING THE DIVINE
Aura Chaya Bitton-Gispan
Founder and Director
The Harmonium Sanctuary and Retreat Center
To engage in Regenerative Torah is to enter the relational ring of a personal encounter with the Divine.
Access ResourceCultivating Curiosity: A Jewish Pedagogy of Wellbeing
Rabbi Paul Cohen
Senior Rabbi
Temple Jeremiah
The pedagogy of cultivating curiosity allows us to become better versions of ourselves through creativity.
Access ResourceA Jewish Pedagogy of Creative Wellbeing: Connection through Wonder
Fraidy Aber
The Constance Wolf Director of Education and Civic Engagement
Contemporary Jewish Museum
Embracing the pedagogy of wonder can foster greater understanding and interconnectedness.
Access ResourceRega Shel Shtika: How Quieting Fosters Ethical Behavior
Rabbah Dr. Mira Neshama Weil
Founding Teacher
Neshima.
Reintroducing practices of silence within Jewish learning communities can foster ethical behavior.
Access ResourcePedagogy of Nuance: Finding Comfort Through Storytelling
Devorah Levine Katz
Founder of Meshek48
Meshek48
The pedagogy of storytelling allows us to value nuance and new perspectives.
Access Resourceנענוע (Na’anua): A Pedagogy of Jewish Transformative Movement
Rabbanit Dalia Davis
Director of Pastoral Education
SVIVAH
Using the transformative power of movement to feed the soul.
Access ResourcePedagogy of Farbrengen
Hashliach Peretz Chein
M54: Chief Strategy Office/Chabad of Brandeis: Executive Director
The Chasidic tradition of farbrengen and the practice of avoda pnimit offer meaning to the modern-day learner.
Access ResourceA Pedagogy of ‘Life Meets Text’
Rabbi Jen Gubitz
Founder, Educator
Modern JewISH Couples and Temple Shalom of Newton
Jewish experience is the key to bridging the gap between ancient wisdom and modern content.
Access ResourceA Pedagogy of Cultivating Joy
Jessie Gindea
Interim Head of School and Director of Judaics
Gordon School
The pedagogy of cultivating joy nurtures the souls of people who have the job of nurturing the souls of others.
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