The Case for Chevruta as the Vital Instrument for Peoplehood

To practice chevruta is to enter a communal ritual of shared inquiry where we are present to words, to the past, and to each other.

Enhancing Student Learning on Jewish Heritage Travel Journeys

To engage in Jewish heritage travel is to use the liminality of the journey to turn shared history into a deeply felt bond for a better Jewish future.

Crossroads Cards: Israel Edition

Brought to you by M²: The Institute for Experiential Jewish Education, Crossroads: Israel Edition places you inside real moments connected to Israel and Jewish life, where identity, responsibility, belonging, and values pull in different directions. Each card ends at a true crossroads, inviting reflection and conversation when there is no obvious path forward. Designed to […]

Crossroads Cards

Brought to you by M²: The Institute for Experiential Jewish Education, Crossroads are conversation cards that place you inside vivid, real moments in Jewish life where meaningful values collide. Each card ends at a true crossroads, sparking reflection and conversations that go deeper and stay with you. Designed to spark conversations that matter: Every scenario […]

Resource Spotlight

Introducing Resource Spotlight: a periodic M² newsletter with curated resources on timely themes drawn from the practices and ideas developed through our programs. These accessible resources, also featured below, are designed to inspire new ways of engaging your learners and communities.

Tashlich – Let it Go:
What to do with all the things?

Gather your yellow ribbons, bracelets, notes, tape, and come together to decide what we hold onto, and what we must release

Break a Glass:
Walking on Broken Glass

Drawn from one of our oldest traditions — the breaking of a glass at a wedding

Bless this Moment:
For Blessing and Not For Curse

An activity focusing on the Prayer for Rain, which we say on Shmini Atzeret

Tell the Story:
Bookmarks of Time

Mark this historical moment — framed by two Simchat Torahs — through storytelling

Visualize the Contradictions:
A Time for Everything

Create a mobile to articulate and deal with the feelings that may be swirling in this moment