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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

4723

educators trained

44

COHORTS AND FELLOWSHIPS

23

COUNTRIES

597

ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTED

Our People

Or Mars

Board Member

Shoshana Boyd Gelfand

Board Member

Abby Mintz

Senior Program Director

The Innovator

"Break the mold to build a better solution"

Rachel Hillman

Senior Program Director

The Artist

"Through vision, we create; through creation, we transform."

Sheri Gurock

Board Member

Deb Friedman

Board Member

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

September 24, 2025

When Words Break: Rebuilding a Shared Jewish Lexicon

When our common vocabulary no longer holds, what possibilities — and responsibilities — emerge for those tasked with teaching, guiding and shaping meaning?
September 18, 2025
News and Media

‘Internal communal division’ over Israel has many Jewish professionals feeling hopeless, survey finds

September 18, 2025
News and Media

M² survey finds Jewish professionals lack hope, fear internal division, but believe in their work

September 18, 2025
Newsletters

September 2025 Newsletter

September 18, 2025
Press Release

Press Release:
The Hope Study Findings