Join the Great Jewish
Conversation:
The Florence Melton Adult Mini-School
Developed by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School is a two-year, comprehensive course of Jewish study that brings adults into the great Jewish conversation. The Mini-School is hosted by over 60 communities and has graduated over 18,000 Jewish adults with a foundation in Jewish thought, practice, ethics, and history. Participants attend thirty, weekly, two-hour sessions for two years. Each hour is devoted to one of the first year courses with a 15 minute break between classes. At the completion of the two-year program, participants receive a Certificate of Jewish Study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Rabbi Weiss will be teaching the Rhythms of Jewish Living class beginning this fall. When you sign up, please be sure to mention you saw the Melton offering on the IJW website!
The Mini-School curriculum
includes the following four courses:
Rhythms of Jewish Living (first year)
Central ideas and texts which teach us about daily, weekly, annual, and life
cycle observances.
Purposes of Jewish Living
(first year)
Essential Jewish ideas as they unfold in the Bible, the Talmud and other
sacred texts.
Ethics of Jewish Living
(second year)
Ethical issues such as justice, life and death, sexuality and community,
with case studies from Talmudic, rabbinic and contemporary literature.
Dramas of Jewish Living
Throughout the Ages (second year)
Dramatic developments, experiences and issues from different periods in
Jewish history.
Fees: $390 a year (60 hours of class) for members of the Jewish Community Center
$490 a year for the Public.
Classes Begin (choose one): Tuesday, September 9 at 7:00 p.m. at the JCC Weingarten Building
Thursday, September 11 at 9:30 a.m. at the Merfish Teen Center
Thursday. September 11 at 7:00 p.m. in West Houston
For more information about speak to Jonathan Fass at the Jewish Community Center at 713-729-3200 ext. 3257.
To participate in the program contact:
Jonathan Fass, Jewish Community Center Director of Jewish Living and Learning
713-729-3200 ext. 3257
Naomi Barancik, Program Registrar
713-729-3200 ext. 3258
Classes will be held only with a minimum of 10 participants.
