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

5,887

educators trained

46

COHORTS AND FELLOWSHIPS

27

COUNTRIES

654

ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTED

Our People

Netaly Ophir Flint

Board Member

Netaly Ophir

Flint

Board Member

Abby Mintz

Senior Program Director

The Innovator

"Break the mold to build a better solution"

Abby

Mintz

Senior Program Director

The Innovator

"Break the mold to build a better solution"

Shoshana Boyd Gelfand

Board Member

Shoshana Boyd

Gelfand

Board Member

Laura Baruch Sherman

Program Coordinator

The Regenerator

"Progress begins with the courage to rethink what no longer serves us"

Laura Baruch

Sherman

Program Coordinator

The Regenerator

"Progress begins with the courage to rethink what no longer serves us"

Ilana Gleicher-Bloom

Program Director

The Visionary

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

Ilana

Gleicher-Bloom

Program Director

The Visionary

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

No’a Gorlin

Chief Operating Officer

The Producer

“Focused action can lead to beautiful results.”

No'a

Gorlin

Chief Operating Officer

The Producer

“Focused action can lead to beautiful results.”

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

May 28, 2026

May 2026 Newsletter

As we mark the close of the school year, Pirkei Avot reminds us that meaningful work is rarely completed in a single year, or by a single teacher, student, family, or community. This month we'll look at a few ways M² continues to carry this work forward.
April 30, 2026
News and Media

April 2026 Newsletter

April 15, 2026
News and Media

Resource Spotlight: Visions of Israel

March 30, 2026
News and Media

March 2026 Newsletter

Winter 2026
News and Media

A Judaism of Doing