Who we Are

Welcome to M²

M² helps educators and organizations design compelling educational experiences that help their learners find meaning and relevance in Jewish life.

OUR VISION

M²’s vision is for Jewish education to be the foundation for deep engagement with a diverse, meaningful, compelling, and vibrant Jewish life.

OUR mission

M²’s mission is to promote a proud and inspired community of Jewish educators who enable their learners to find meaning and relevance in Jewish life.

OUR NAME

M² represents Machshava and Ma’aseh – Intention and Action – two values whose interplay is at the core of Jewish life. At M², we believe that these values are the foundations of experiential Jewish education.

OUR VALUES

Our Impact

4013

educators trained

43

COHORTS AND FELLOWSHIPS

23

COUNTRIES

572

ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTED

Our People

Ayal Beer

Israel Program Director

The Visionary

“See the world’s potential – and create solutions to fulfill that potential.”

Linda Adler Hurwitz

Board Member

Joanna Tasch

Program Coordinator

The Visionary

"Find potential in everything – and everyone."

Arna Poupko Fisher

Board Member

Hallie Shapiro Devir

Board Member

Ilana Gleicher-Bloom

Program Director

The Visionary

"Imagination is thinking outside the box before there is a box."

Join Our Team

Like what Apple is to a Phone, Spiderman to Marvel, Scooters to Tel Aviv, or Hot Chocolate to a Rainy Day, M² is to Jewish Education.
If you would include the words passionate, innovative, joyful, diverse, or creative in your bio, your place might be with us.

News & Media

April 29, 2025

Sanctifying Time in a Fractured World

Published in the Algemeiner ahead of Yom HaZikaron 2025, Shuki 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.
April 24, 2025
Feature Articles

The things we carry, the people we’ll become

March 31, 2025
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February 28, 2025
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