June Online Classes Begin Next Week

June Online Classes Begin Next Week

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NEW CLASSES START THE FIRST WEEK IN JUNE

MELTON SAMPLER – "LEARN WITH THE AUTHORS"

Experience 4 different Melton curricula taught by those who wrote them:

  • Exploring a Forgotten World: A Social History of Medieval Jewry as Revealed in the Cairo Genizah
    with Dr. Shelley Buxbaum
  • Social Justice: The Heart of Judaism in Theory and Practice
    with Lisa Exler
  • Jewish Mysticism: Tracing the History of Kabbalah
    with Dr. Hartley Lachter
  • Crossroads of Jewish History
    with Yael Weinstein

Mondays: June 1, 8, 15 and 22

@ 4 p.m. Pacific  |  5 p.m. Mountain  |  6 p.m. Central  |  7 p.m. Eastern  |  Tuesdays @ 1 a.m. South Africa and 9 a.m. Eastern Australia


WE ARE WHAT WE REMEMBER

Explore the impact of the ever-evolving transmission of collective memory on Jewish history's development and our understanding of Judaism today. Participants will encounter – in a number of different ways – one of the most powerful keys to Jewish survival: the enduring determination to never forget.


Faculty: Haim Aronovitz, Director, Melton Travel Seminars


Tuesdays, June 2, 9, 16 and 23

@ 11 a.m. Pacific  |  noon Mountain  |  1 p.m. Central  |  2 p.m. Eastern  |  8 p.m. South Africa  |  Wednesdays @ 4 a.m. Eastern Australia


SELECTIONS FROM BEMIDBAR (NUMBERS) – LEADERSHIP DEFIED AND DEFENDED

Israel's fateful journey through the wilderness of Sinai presented numerous challenges to the leadership of Moses and Aaron; at times the nation challenged their competence as leaders, and at times individuals arose to challenge their very right to lead. Explore the biblical narratives describing forty years of wandering in the wilderness and discover the timeless nature of those stories.


Faculty: Rabbi David Glickman


Wednesdays: June 3, 10, 17 and 24

@ 10 a.m. Pacific  |  11 a.m. Mountain  |  Noon Central  | 1 p.m. Eastern  |  7 p.m. South Africa  |  Thursdays @ 3 a.m. Eastern Australia


INSPIRATIONAL INSIGHTS FROM THE RABBIS’ STUDY

Thursday, June 4: Rabbi Neil Zuckerman of Park Avenue Synagogue, NYC


Thursday, June 25: Self Respect as the Key to Mutual Respect with Rabbi Matthew Gewirtz of Congregation B’nai Jeshurun in Short Hills, New Jersey


@ 9 a.m. Pacific  |  10 a.m. Mountain  |  11 a.m. Central  |  Noon Eastern  |  6 p.m. South Africa |  Fridays @ 2 a.m. Eastern Australia


FLIGHTS OF THE IMAGINATION

The genesis of the American Jewish experience contains many of the building blocks that continue to shape and define the community today. Join us to learn about the adventurous Jews who settled in the British colonies, fought in the American Revolution, and launched American Jewish life. Session one follows Jewish settlement to American shores, while session two looks closely at two early American Jewish settlements: Charleston and Savannah. 

 

Faculty: Joellyn Wallen Zollman, Melton Travel Seminars

 

Two Thursdays: June 11 and 18

@ 9 a.m. Pacific  |  10 a.m. Mountain  |  11 a.m. Central  |  Noon Eastern  |  6 p.m. South Africa |  Fridays @ 2 a.m. Eastern Australia



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