It’s not only children who will be returning to classrooms this fall

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Adults are seeing continuous learning as an opportunity to engage in experiences that foster connectedness and build community.  It's August, and our inboxes are already beginning to clutter with...

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Spotlight on Temple Beth Shalom 

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This month, we are excited to spotlight one of our newest Melton partners Temple Beth Shalom in New Albany, Ohio. TBS is a "joyful, personal, and accessible" Reform congregation, committed to offering...

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Silver Linings in a Challenging Year

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As leaders of an international organization, we try to view every challenge we face with perspective and a bias towards action. This year, while difficult for many reasons, has pushed us to connect wi...

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Melton Funders Council Launched to Support the Organization's Strategic Growth

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In the summer of 2020, the Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning established the Melton Funders Council, a philanthropic vanguard of donors committed to supporting Melton as the organization...

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Melton Leads the Way with Creating Online Jewish Space for Deep Learning and Community Engagement

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 During the early stages of COVID-19 and the initial advent of community closures, Jewish life was upended – challenging the traditions tied to ritual gatherings and the value of bringing people ...

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New Partners Expand the Melton Network

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We're excited to welcome these new community partners to the network of the Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning for the 2020-2021 school year:Anshe Emet Synagogue, Chicago, ILColumbus Jewi...

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Melton Travel Reimagined to Uplift Us While We Shelter at Home

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When the world shut down, Melton grew wings. From Flights of the Imagination to Live From Israel… Melton travel hasn't skipped a beat. After the shock of lockdown subsided, our small but powerful team...

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We feel refreshed. Guess why.

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The Passover holiday is almost upon us – a time when the Jewish people celebrates rebirth and renewal. This year, Melton is feeling particularly refreshed because we've refreshed our brand identity. W...

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Melton Responds to COVID-19 with a series of new online learning opportunities

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Our tradition (Talmud Yoma 35) tells a wonderful story about Hillel's experiences as a young learner. In his time, there was a daily entrance fee to learn Torah in the house of study. One frosty winte...

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Park Avenue Synagogue Awarded Prestigious Florence Melton Award

award recipients Rabbi Morey Schwartz, Rabbi Rachel Bovitz, Rabbi Neil Zuckerman and Mara Bernstein.

Amidst Melton Directors from around the world gathered for the organization's annual conference held this January in New York City, the Park Avenue Synagogue Melton School was awarded the prestigious ...

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