Support Jewish learning for years to come — and create a lasting personal legacy — with a Melton course or series dedication.
Our courses form the backbone of our organization — so we create them with utmost care. Our curriculum development team, overseen by the Florence Melton Institute at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, composes, edits, and reviews multiple iterations of the course materials to ensure that the course meets Melton’s rigorous standards. When you dedicate a course — or an entire series of courses — you will put your personal stamp on Melton’s enduring mission to build community through a collective love of learning and self-enrichment.
The course or series you dedicate will bear your name forever, honoring your impact on Melton’s educational reach around the globe.
We will work with you to determine a course topic that you find meaningful and that Melton learners around the world will receive with enthusiasm.
Course dedication: $30,000-$50,000
Series dedication: $180,000
Melton courses have inspired us to become more informed and in touch with Judaism in ways in which we never could have imagined. We are thrilled that we could dedicate a course in our daughters’ names to not only inspire their learning but to also help Melton grow their enriching curriculum offerings. Knowing that Jews from around the world with all religious backgrounds, ages, and experiences can learn from a curriculum that has been developed with Hebrew University and that we were able to support is incredibly fulfilling.
Bobbie & Carl Blau
| Course Name and Year | Names of Donors |
|---|---|
| Timeless Wisdom from the Books of Ecclesiastes, Lamentations, and Song of Songs (2025) | In honor of Rabbi Leon and Eva Wengrovsky, z”l, of Fort Lee, New Jersey |
| What's Mine is Yours: Jewish Adult Learning For All – 4 Modules (2024) | In honor of the first Melton inclusion class, Atlanta, Georgia, by Jay and Judy Kessler |
| A History of Hatred: The Ever-Present Threat of Antisemitism (2024) | In honor of their parents Karen and Ed Porter of Kansas City, Missouri, by Barbara & Ron Hill, Debra Gill, and Carol & David Porter |
| Jewish Journeys: Collective Memories through Place and Time (2024) | |
| Israeli Literature as a Window to a Diverse and Vibrant Society (2024 | In honor of Haim Aronovitz as part of the World Class Celebration of Learning honoring Haim |
| Jewish Answers to Life’s Most Challenging Questions (2024) | Available for Dedication |
| Modern Living: Maintaining Balance (2024) | In honor of the Department of Adult Learning in Miami and Sandra Lilienthal, by Elinor Ganz of Miami, Florida |
| The Jewish State: Examining the Jewish Identities of Israelis (2022) | In honor of Melton Educators – Rabbi Ari Israel, Rabbi Johanna Potts and Dr. Gary Fink, by Barry and Carole Forman |
| What's Mine is Yours: Jewish Adult Learning For All – 4 Modules (2022) | In honor of the Lisa F. Brill Institute for Jewish Learning, Atlanta, Georgia |
| Between the Lines: From Text to Life (2022) | In honor of their many wonderful teachers, by Debbie and Dr. Michael Troner of Miami, Florida |
| Highs and Lows: Our Communal Joys and Sorrows (2022) | In honor of the Melton-Zacks-Gildenhorn families and in celebration of Adult Jewish Learning, by The Catherine Zacks and Michael Gildenhorn Family Fund of Bethesda, Maryland |
| It’s A Date! Marking Time the Jewish Way (2022) | Available for Dedication |
| Timeless Tales, Modern Sensibilities: A Deep Look at the Books of Esther and Ruth (2022) | In honor of of Rabbi Leon and Eva Wengrovsky, z”l, of Fort Lee, New Jersey |
| Biblical Women: Emerging from the Margins through Midrash (2021) | In honor of their daughters, Sarah Blau and Emily Blau, by Carl and Bobbie Blau of Los Angeles, California |
| Love, Loss, and Wisdom (2021) | In honor of Deborah Slosberg, by Congregation Adath Jeshurun of Louisville, Kentucky, with gratitude to William and Susan Yarmuth |
| Pray it Forward: God, Gratitude, and Gathering Together (2021) | Available for Dedication |
| Press Pause: Rest, Assured (2021) | In memory of Ronald W. Goldsmith, by Susan Goldsmith and Family of Naples, Florida |
| Soul's Cycles: A Ride through the Chapters of Life (2021) | In honor of all Melton Adult Jewish Learners – Past, Present and Future, by Ron and Lisa Brill and Family Charitable Trust of Atlanta, Georgia |
| Deuteronomy (Devarim) – The Long Goodbye (2020) | With appreciation to the Staff, Directors and Faculty of the Florence Melton School, by Sherrie and Al Weiss of Chicago, Illinois |
| Exploring a Forgotten World: A Social History of Medieval Jewry as Revealed in the Cairo Genizah (2020) | In memory of Susan Arnovitz Salz, by her children Dara Grant, Shauna Grosswald, and Jessica Sacks, Atlanta, Georgia |
| Leviticus (Vayikra) – A Call to Holiness (2020) | By Melton in honor of Judy Mars Kupchan |
| Members of the Tribe (2020) | Dedicated to their children and grandchildren, by Ruth and Brooks Hilliard of Phoenix, Arizona |
| OMG, Can You Believe?! (2020) | In memory of Brunette and Irwin Bamberger and Herman and Myrtle Katz, by Phyllis and Don Katz of Boca Raton, Florida |
| Jewish Medical Ethics: A 21st Century Discussion (2019) | In memory of Julie Gail Berger, by her sister Toni Sandler of Boca Raton, Florida |
| Social Justice: The Heart of Judaism in Theory and Practice (2019) | In memory of Edwin Milton Ellman, by Geraldine Polster Ellman and Family of Columbus, Ohio |
| Yesod II: Leading with Inspiration: A Jewish Approach (2018) | Sandy Benjamin OAM and Phillip Benjamin of Melbourne, Australia; and Susan and Bill Firestone of Longmeadow, Massachusetts |
| Crossroads of Jewish History (2017) | |
| From Sinai to Seinfeld: Jews and their Jokes (2017) | In memory of Florence Zacks Melton, by Rachel and Norton Wasserman of Chicago, Illinois |
| The Star and the Crescent: A History of Jewish-Muslim Relations (2017) | In memory of Marcia Fischer Webb, by the Webb Family of Buffalo Grove, Illinois |
| Jewish Mysticism: Tracing the History of Kabbalah (2016) | In honor of Rabbi Efrat Zarren-Zohar, Miami, Florida, by her students and colleagues |
| Numbers (BeMidbar) – Leadership Defied and Defended (2013) | In honor of the Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning, by some of Melton’s most devoted students |
| Beyond Borders: The History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict (2012, updated 2020) | |
| Foundations of Jewish Family Living: Jewish Values for Parents to Share with their Children (2012) | In memory of Hyman and Rachel Boniuk, by the children Milton, Isaac and Vivien Boniuk of St. Louis, Missouri |
| Jewish Denominations: Addressing the Challenges of Modernity (2012) | In honor of the Dallas Melton School, by Leslie and Howard Schultz of Dallas, Texas |
| Jews in America: Insiders and Outsiders (2012) | In honor of Dr. Betsy Dolgin Katz, by the Katz family and friends |
| Exodus (Shemot) Part 1 – From Slavery to Sinai (2009) | In honor of Karen B. Altschul of Boca Raton, Florida, by her Husband, Children and Grandchildren |
| Exodus (Shemot) Part II – Revelation and Revolution (2009) | In honor of Rabbi Amy Wallk, by her learners and colleagues |
| Genesis (Bereshit) Part 1 – From Adam to Abraham: The First 20 Generations (2009) | In honor of Rachel Wasserman, by her husband Norton Wasserman of Chicago, Illinois |
| Genesis (Bereshit) Part II – The Story of the First Jewish Family (2009) | In memory of Frieda and Ben Aronin and Sophie and Samuel Wasserman, by their children Rachel and Norton Wasserman of Chicago, Illinois |
| The Holocaust as Reflected in Diaries and Memoirs (2008) | In memory of Florence Melton and to the future of our people, by Sandy Benjamin OAM and Phillip Benjamin of Melbourne, Australia |
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