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

Tania Nemeth

Program Manager

The Visionary

Full of big ideas, seeing potential and possibility everywhere.

Tania

Nemeth

Program Manager

The Visionary

Full of big ideas, seeing potential and possibility everywhere.

Martine Fleishman

Board Member

Martine

Fleishman

Board Member

Penina Simkovitz

Development Manager

The Architect

"Great ideas need strong foundations."

Penina

Simkovitz

Development Manager

The Architect

"Great ideas need strong foundations."

Rena Bessner

Systems and Operations Manager

The Adventurer

“Creative activation leads to joyful empowerment.”

Rena

Bessner

Systems and Operations Manager

The Adventurer

“Creative activation leads to joyful empowerment.”

Deb Friedman

Board Member

Deb

Friedman

Board Member

Oshrat Slama Grozman

Senior Director, Marketing and Communications

The Maker

“Curiosity and creativity are key to endless inspiration.”

Oshrat Slama

Grozman

Senior Director, Marketing and Communications

The Maker

“Curiosity and creativity are key to endless inspiration.”

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 30, 2026

April 2026 Newsletter

This month we reflected on the M² Aleh Summit, in which 90 early-career professionals showed up to New Orleans, and looking ahead to two upcoming virtual sessions offering thoughtful tools for navigating conversations about Israel.
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

March 19, 2026
News and Media

Resource Spotlight: Freedom