Visit Melton Mini School for a Sample of Classes

If you ever thought about sitting in on a Melton Adult Mini School class - just to see what all the hooplah is about - here's your chance.

The Florence Melton Adult Mini School is inviting everyone to visit any Melton class. Year 1 students meet Mondays at 9:30 a.m. in New Albany at the Columbus Jewish Day School or Tuesday evenings at the JCC at 7 p.m. Year 2 students also meet Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at the JCC.

"The Melton program is an exciting concept of adult Jewish learning which provides students the opportunity to obtain basic yet comprehensive Jewish knowledge," said Dana Horowitz, director of the JCC's Melton Mini School. "Created by scholars and educators at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the Mini School explores the texts of the Jewish tradition and engages students in discussions that investigates issues of Jewish thought, practice, ethics, and history."

Don't wait! Contact Horowitz at (614) 559-6238 for more information.

Melton Class Donates to Mid-Ohio Foodbank

The mitzvah of giving shalach manot - or Purim baskets - has become one of the most prominent features of the celebration of Purim. Derived from the Book of Esther, shalach manot are are gifts of food or drink that are sent to friends and relatives, and is meant to ensure that everyone has enough food for the Purim feast held later in the day, and to increase love and friendship. Shalach manot also may be given to those in need as part of a larger mitzvah of social obligation.

The Year 1 class of the Melton Mini-School chose to observe the mitzvot of giving their em>shalach manos to the Mid-Ohio Foodbank, donating 74 pounds of food, plus a monetary donation of $30.

Melton Israel Seminars Open to Learners

Spend eleven days experiencing Israel through a small interactive study group, studying on-site and exploring texts in context with the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School Israel Seminar this summer...or next year. The Israel Seminar is open to all serious adult Jewish learners who want to take part in what is simply the most outstanding Israel learning experience available to adults.

"Born out of the scholarship and pedagogic acumen of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, the program features one of the most comprehensive, multilayered and rewarding touring seminars in the Jewish world," said Dana Horowitz, director of the JCC's Melton Mini School.

Seminars are set for June 22-July 2, July 13-23, and Oct. 26-Nov. 5, 2009. Dates also are available in January, March, June, July, and October 2010.

For more information, click here or contact Horowitz at (614) 559-6238.