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In our publications, M² fellows and faculty share bold new pedagogies, creative reflections, and innovative educational research. Download, share with your learners, and enjoy.

Autonomy and Attachment
At the request of UJA Federation of New York, M²: The Institute of Experiential Jewish Education has recently conducted a...

Relationships at the Center: Practitioner Research on Relational Engagement
In July 2018, M²: The Institute for Experiential Jewish Education launched the first of two yearlong pilot programs dedicated to...

Naomi – Not Your Average Mother-In-Law
Is it possible to be a mother-in-law without being overbearing to your daughter-in-law? Popular western culture would suggest not; But...

Ruth: Convert or Interfaith Partner?
May we embrace those who choose to be part of the Jewish family whether they have converted or not. It...

The Story On Our Faces
Our life’s experiences and choices are visible on a person’s face: in the eyes, the lines, and in the expressions....

Blessing Ruth, Blessing Our Daughters
When the townspeople bless Ruth in the name of Rachel and Leah, they are linking her to these women who...

Autonomy and Attachment
At the request of UJA Federation of New York, M²: The Institute of Experiential Jewish Education has recently conducted a...

Relationships at the Center: Practitioner Research on Relational Engagement
In July 2018, M²: The Institute for Experiential Jewish Education launched the first of two yearlong pilot programs dedicated to...

Identity Education in Israel: Voices from the Field
This study attempts to map the personal accounts of 40 educators who have been involved in identity education in Israel...

Strengthening Shabbat in Birthright Israel
Over the past four months M2: The Institute for Experiential Jewish Education has facilitated a process of re-imagining possibilities for...

M² Circles: The Design of Immersive Experiences
The theory of narrative identity posits that narrative is essential to our humanity1. Identity is formed as individuals integrate life...

Jewish Pedagogies Research Papers
The Jewish Pedagogies Circle sprung from the quest to gather senior-level educators in a Studio & Lab experience to investigate...

Awakenings: Our Memoir of Transformation
With every transformation invariably comes a loss and the transformed-from must be recognized and attended to before the transformed-into can...
THE BOOK OF RUTH THROUGH A RELATIONAL LENS
The graduates of M²’s cohort of Relational Learning collaborated with the 929 project, to explore themes in the Book of Ruth through a relational lens.

Naomi – Not Your Average Mother-In-Law
Is it possible to be a mother-in-law without being overbearing to your daughter-in-law? Popular western culture would suggest not; But...

Ruth: Convert or Interfaith Partner?
May we embrace those who choose to be part of the Jewish family whether they have converted or not. It...

The Story On Our Faces
Our life’s experiences and choices are visible on a person’s face: in the eyes, the lines, and in the expressions....

Blessing Ruth, Blessing Our Daughters
When the townspeople bless Ruth in the name of Rachel and Leah, they are linking her to these women who...