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This
News Archive contains information about FMAMS' past
events, celebrations, achievements and more.
Aug 2007
After two years of studying together, the 39 members of the 12th class of Dallas' Florence Melton Adult Mini-School at the Aaron Family Jcc, gathered together on May 16 with their families to celebrate their learning accomplishments.
July 2007
Mitch Elovitz is now a much better Jew, and he has the certificate to prove it. The Lake Oswego resident recently completed a two-year course of study in the Florence Melton Program, held at Congregation Nevah Shalom in Southwest Portland.
July 2007
This is England, so one has to first comment on the weather, and that this was not the hottest evening of the year as we've had the last few years. But it did at least stay dry and the sun came out - very unusual in this year of rain, hail and thunder.
June 2007
After two years of studying together, the eighth graduating class of the Philadelphia Florence Melton Adult Mini-School gathered with their families and friends at Gratz College for their graduation ceremony on May 16, 2007
June 2007
After two years of studying together the 6th graduate class of the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School in Austin gathered together with their families at the JCAA May 30th for their graduation ceremony.
May 2007
The Sarasota Manatee Jewish Federation's Florence Melton Adult Mini-School handed out 27 Certificates of Jewish Learning from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem to the 2007 graduating class.
May 2007
On Tuesday, May 15, we celebrated the graduation of 50 students with a tribute to Yom Yerushalayim, complete with Israeli food, music, and song.
by Lee Gleiser
May 2007
When I think about the fact that two years of Thursday mornings studying with friends and wonderful teachers is coming to an end, I realize what a bittersweet moment Melton graduation will be.
May 2007
On Sunday, April 29, 150 Melton graduates and faculty gathered to do the Melton thing: LEARN!
April 2007
I can never express in words how proud and grateful I am of our site directors who have honored us for ten years or more with their talent, passion and dedication.
by Mindy Schiller
March 2007
This article appeared in the April 2007 edition of the World Jewish Digest. www.worldjewishdigest.com
When Florence Zacks Melton turned 70 years old in 1980, she came to a startling realization: she was a woefully undereducated Jew.
Intermountain Jewish News, Denver, Colo
February 2007
Ten participants of Colorado’s inaugural Melton Israel Study Tour group (known as “MIST”) recently held a reunion to reflect on the memories and impact of their ten-day experience in Israel.
By Larry Moses, Wexner Foundation
February 2007
Over the past two years, usually on Wednesday mornings, I regularly made something of a pilgrimage up to Florence Melton's apartment, in Columbus' Grandview Heights neighborhood.
February 2007
January 2007
By Mark Weber
Congregants Sue Cohn, Marie Taubman and Debbie and I traveled to Israel to participate in the 11-day Florence Melton Adult Mini-School seminar that began on December 25.
January 2007
At the recent International Directors Conference held in Paradise TX, a special presentation was made...
December 2006
Directors and senior staff from Melton’s international network of community-based schools assembled December 10-13 at the Garrett Creek Ranch Conference Center outside of Dallas, TX for the 12th annual Directors Conference.
November 2006
With great excitement and to rave reviews Shiv'im Panim: Seventy Faces of Wisdom, a part of the new Florence Melton Adult Mini-School Scholars Curriculum, was launched in our schools this year.
November 2006
by Henri Goettel
It simply wouldn't be an Israel seminar with Haim unless it included a sunrise experience.This time, the sun rose over the crater at Mitzpeh Ramon on a crisp, crystal clear November morning.
November 2006
The November Returnees Seminar got off to a good start last night in Tel Aviv with dinner at a restaurant called Lilit.
October 2006
Build it and they shall come, can certainly be applied to the restart of the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School in New Orleans.
September 2006
We were there when the rockets were flying all during the war
But now the war is over Israel needs us as ever before
August 2006
We are about to celebrate Florence Melton's 95th birthday and the 20th anniversary of the Mini-School.
August 2006
The first North American Faculty Orientation was held in Northbrook on August 14 and 15th.
July 2006
I have been home now five days and I am still walking a few feet above the ground. Any trip to Israel will do that to you.
July 2006
Our July 10th move from the second floor to the first went without a hitch. Everything (and everyone) arrived in one piece.
July 2006
At the opening dinner of the July seminars, a poem of welcome by Florence Melton was read out to the participants from our Mini-Schools...
June 2006
Another exciting Israel Seminar got under way this week.
June 2006
After two years of studying together, thirteen students, who make up the fourth graduate class of the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School of Wilmington gathered together with their families, friends and faculty at the Siegel JCC on Thusday June 8th.
June 2006
Springtime is graduation season – and we often picture excited teenagers heading off into the world of independence.
June 2006
On June 5, Twenty six students graduated from the Raleigh-Cary Melton School in a ceremony held at the JCC.
June 2006
Twenty Florence Melton Adult Mini-School students will mark the completion of their two years of Jewish studies at graduation ceremonies in May.
June 2006
After two years of studying together, the seventh graduating class of the Philadelphia Florence Melton Adult Mini-School gathered with their families at Gratz College for their graduation ceremony.
June 2006
As you’ve heard, my name is Ellen Beller and it has been my honor and privilege to be involved in bringing the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School to Colorado.
June 2006
My name is Jill Tananbaum. I am in the Tuesday Morning Melton Class along with Rox Black, Sharlene Block, Susie Collins, Tricia Gold, Salli Goldstein, Nan Heller, Jeanette Herzmark, June Leib and Paula Mandel.
June 2006
The Florence Melton Adult Mini-School in Indianapolis, Indiana graduated its fourth class on Thursday, June 8th at the Bureau of Jewish Education.
June 2006
After two years of studying together, the seventh class of the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School in Buffalo gathered together for their graduation ceremony with family and friends.
June 2006
Six snowbirds from various "northern" sites returned to Florida to graduate with their winter classmates and southern faculty.
Nancy Moffitt's reflections on her two years of Melton: "The past two years of studying have been very important to me. I enjoy learning and educating myself about my religion and the way I live my life."
- A Special Visit
April 2006
This year a visit to Boca Raton, Florida became very special! On Tuesday, March 14, my husband and I were privileged to spend almost 90 minutes with Florence Melton, the creator and founder of the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School.
- News from Sydney
April 2006
Gallia Butow, Sydney Melton Co-ordinator, announced record enrollments for Melton this year, when classes commenced in February - the start of our academic year “Down Under”.
- Awards Ceremony
Feb. 2006
The role of the Director in the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School is a unique one, blending skills in educational supervision, administration, marketing and finance.
- Cape Town Opening
Feb. 2006
At the beginning of March, the Jewish Community of Cape Town on the southern tip of Africa, will join the FMAMS international network.
- Angela's Class
Feb. 2006
Cloths richly embroidered and appliqued with gold, a decorative tray set with painted glasses and fruit of the vine...
- Alumni Retreat
Feb. 2006
The International Alumni Association Retreat was a huge success in Boca Raton, this past February 6-8.
- Israel Seminar
Feb. 2006 by Helga Weisburger
As a short introduction, I would like to mention that my desire to participate in the Melton Israel Seminar started with the Melton Adult Courses.
- Keepers of the Promise
Jan. 2006
Directors of the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School from around the world gathered at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem for our 11th Annual Directors Conference...
- November Seminar
Nov. 2005
This week close participants from 14 sites arrived in Jerusalem to take part in our Israel Seminar.
- On Honeymoon at the Israel Seminar
August 2005 by Ketty and Bas Korevaar
We are Ketty and Bas Korevaar, from Schenectady NY, and the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School Israel seminar was a big part of our honeymoon.
- London
Mini-School Graduation
July 2005
On the hottest evening of the year 70 filled Skeel Hall
for the 6th Melton London graduation.
- Education
Should Keep Us Together
July 2005
On the final morning of the Israel Seminar this past June,
87 participants gathered at the Citadel Hotel in Jerusalem
for a session with the Vice-President of the Hebrew University
of Jerusalem, Mr. Avi Armoni.
- Reflections
at Dallas Graduation
June 2005
Hello. My name is Ben Crane. My mom is Rachelle Weiss Crane.
I am proud of my mom because she's spending time to learn
Torah.
- From
the Heartland to the Homeland
June 2005 by Rabbi Amy Wallk Katz
Forty members of the Kansas City Jewish community are thoroughly
enjoying their explorations of Israel.
- San
Antonio Graduation
June 2005
On Thursday, May 24, the San Antonio Florence Melton Adult
Mini-School celebrated its fourth graduation, with eight
graduates. Esther Glahn, director through December of 2004,
spoke at the graduation.
- Israel
Seminar: A Warm Welcome to our Ninety Participants
June 2005
Ninety participants began their Israel Seminar with a recital
of Shehecheyanu while standing on Mt. Scopus overlooking
the city of Jerusalem.
- Boca
Graduation
June 2005
JEC's Jewish-literacy program for adults celebrates its
bar mitzvah year (13th anniversary)by graduating one of
its largest classes.
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Denver Graduation
June 2005
The Colorado Agency for Jewish Education (CAJE) recently
honored 67 graduates of its Florence Melton Adult Mini-School
at a formal ceremony at Congregation Rodef Shalom. The graduation
ceremony featured a d'var Torah by Rabbi Sandra Cohen and
reflections on the Melton experience by graduate Louann
Miller.
- Graduation
in Philadelphia
The Florence Melton Adult Mini-School of Greater Philadelphia
held its 6th graduation exercises…
- Returnees
Seminar
May 2005
Twenty graduates from across the Mini-School world start
their second Israel seminar this week.
- A Message
for Pesach from our International Director
By
Dr. Yonatan Mirvis
April
2005
- Summer
School
Feb.
2005
An
intensive summer program especially designed for communities
who do not have Mini-Schools, those who are unable to commit
to a full year of weekly participation and for English-speaking
Israelis.
- Boca
Raton Mini-School Receives Endowmen
March
2005
The Florence Melton Adult Mini-School, sponsored locally
by the Jewish Education Commission of the Jewish Federation
of South Palm Beach County, has received a $100,000 endowment
from Dorothy Seaman, a recent
graduate of the program.
- Raya’s
Tallit
By
Sandra Bichefsky, Philadelphia Mini-School Student
March 2005
A year ago, my granddaughter, Raya, the oldest of our six
grandchildren, asked a favor of me and I refused. I almost
never refuse Raya a request but she asked if I would make
a tallit for her when she becomes a Bat Mitzvah in October
of 2004.
- Parent
Education Program (PEP) in St. Louis
By
Rachel Katzman
Feb. 2005
The
PEP class that I am a part of is something I look forward
to each and every Monday.
- Sydney
Graduation
Jan. 2004
Another cohort of students celebrated their graduation from
the Florence Melton Adult Education Program this week -
the 12th year of the program in Sydney and the 11th graduation
ceremony.
- Filling
in the pieces… The Israel Seminar
Dec. 2004
Participants from Sydney and Melbourne in Australia and
Colorado Springs, Boca Raton, Miami, Atlanta and Tucson
in the US arrived in Jerusalem at the beginning of the week
to participate in the Mini-School Israel Seminar.
- Speech
Given at Melbourne Graduation
Dec. 2004
We are indeed grateful for our teachers' gentle touch. We
have been carried along by our resident Rabbi Roni, our
erudite ethicist Paul, our irrepressible Rebecca, our devout
mystic Debby and our ever inventive Elana.
- Florence
Melton's Inspiring Book of Poetry
Would you believe at 92 -- I still have lots of work to
do.
- A
Worthwhile Experience
On a personal level the Israel Seminar was amazing. I lived
in Israel for nearly 8 years and have visited there many
times since coming back to the United States. On the other
hand, more than half of the 22 participants were first time
visitors to Israel.
- Dvar
Torah for Sukkot
- The Importance
of Learning
August
2004
By Leslie Fargotstein
"What we do with our time defines who we are."
- My
Travel Diary
August 2004
- sung to the tune of "My Favorite Things"
By Cyd Little, Washington DC Mini-School student
- Metamorphosis
of the Soul
By Alison Weiss
August 2004
How do you write about a metamorphosis of the soul? How
do you translate into verbal terms feelings for a homeland
that is not the physical land where your house is built?
- My
Melton Israel Experience
By Harriet Goettel, Overland Park
August 2004
As my senses awoke one day not too long ago, I found myself
sitting alone in the Judean Desert. First light revealed
barren hills behind me and in front of me, and my hands
explored the carpet of small rocks and dry grass on which
I sat, cross-legged.
- Studying
Without Borders
August
2004
Fay Bomberg, of Chicago has proved once again that the Florence
Melton Adult Mini-School is truly a global program without
borders.
- A
Journey
A Journey of Heart and Mind: Transformative
Learning in Adulthood written by Lisa Grant,
Diane Tickton Schuster, Meredith Woocher, and Steven M.
Cohen. Anyone interested in adult Jewish learning, (or indeed
adult learning in general),will find in it many important
insites.
- Houston
Graduation
July 2004
The Florence Melton Adult Mini-School has ended another
successful year of adult Jewish learning.
- Emissaries
for Israel
July 9, 2004
The Consul General of Israel, Giora Becher, was the
guest speaker at the 2004 graduation ceremony of the Philadelphia
Mini-School.
- New
Orleans Graduates
The recent graduation of the first class of the Florence
Melton Adult Mini-School was not a typical one, which is
so fitting because the educational experience enjoyed by
the students during the past two years was not typical.
- Over
60 Participants arrive for Israel Seminar
June 2004
Over 60 Mini-School graduates arrived in Jerusalem at the
beginning of the week to participate in the 2004 Summer
Israel Seminar.
-
The Mordechai Award
May 2004
It was a glorious evening for Florence Melton and the Florence
Melton Mini School when several hundred members of the Kansas
City community came out to say "thank-you" for
the impact the Mini-School has had upon life in their community.
- Columbus
Graduation
June 2004
On Tuesday, June 1, 2004, following two years of exploring
the basics of Jewish belief and practices, 15 students participated
in a graduation ceremony marking their successful completion
of the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School in Columbus, Ohio.
- First
Returnees Seminar - Taking Part in a Dream
June 2004
Having returned from the First Melton Returnees Seminar
nearly three
weeks ago, I remain today on a high, still basking in the
thrill of what was an extraordinary experience.
- First
Returnees Seminar
May 2004
A warm welcome to all the participants of the first Returnees
Seminar. Eighteen Mini-School graduates, who have previously
participated in an Israel Seminar, have returned to study
and tour Israel for the second time with the Mini-School.
- Mini-School
honored
March 2004
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem has been named the recipient
of the Morton L. Mandel Jewish Education Leadership Award
for 2004.
- London
Venture
March 2004
London Melton is two-thirds through its year. After seeing
comments from the end of the first term evaluations forms
that there was not enough time for discussion, Director
Judy Trotter offered the morning students a lunchtime special.
- Portland's
Annual Shabbat Dinner
March 2004
The second annual Melton Shabbat Dinner held this past January
was a huge success with 100 Melton students and their families
in attendance.
- Dr.
Betsy Dolgin Katz leads session
March 2004
Dr. Betsy Dolgin Katz, North American Director of the Mini-School
was among 300 Jewish education leaders who gathered in Fort
Lauderdale, February 8-10, 2004 at the first Jewish Education
Leadership Summit, convened by JESNA, to tackle the challenge
of recruiting and retaining great Jewish educators.
- Over
a month, Over the moon
February 2004
By Angela Gluck Wood, London, UK
The Faculty Seminar was without a doubt the most potent
of my experiences as a Melton teacher-and ranks with the
most engaging sessions of Jewish learning.
-
Making Merry with Melton
Faculty Seminar Poem by Dan Gordon
(with apologies to real poets everywhere)
- Sydney
Graduation
Jan. 2004
Celebrations to honour 2003 graduates of the Florence Melton
Adult Education Program, affectionately known as Melton,
were held recently at the Eric Caspary Learning Centre at
Shalom College.
- Faculty
Seminar
Jan. 2004
Faculty from around the world have convened on Mt Scopus
for the faculty conference.
- A
Magic Melton Seminar
Jan. 2004
"After many, many visits to Israel, this was the
first time I entered Eretz Yisrael", is
how Morris (Moshe) Jaffe from Melbourne summed
up his ten days in Israel at the emotional farewell dinner
of the Winter Israel Seminar.
- Melbourne
Graduation
Dec.
2003
A
great pride in celebrating a learning journey, begun two
years ago, was evident the mood set by the Melbourne Mini-School's
Graduation Ceremony held last week at the Jewish Museum
of Australia.
- Israel
Seminar
Dec.
2003
The
Israel Seminar was a fabulous adventure.
- Seminar
Day 4
Dec.
2003
Singing Hatikva together (accompanied by the original recording
of the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra's first official performance
of Hatikva) on the very site where the State of Israel was
declared was an emotional experience for all the participants
of the winter Israel Seminar.
- Directors
Conference
Mini-School
directors from the US, Canada, UK and Australia will convene
at the Mt. Scopus Campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
for the Ninth International Directors Conference of the
Florence Melton Adult Mini-School.
-
Third Graduation Class in Leeds
Oct. þ2003
Leeds, UK, held its third graduation ceremony this past
summer.
- New Mini-School
in Ottawa Opens to Great Enthusiasm
October
3, 2003
The school in Ottawa opened on September 15 and surpassed
the most optimistic expectations for enrollment.
- Melton
Story
September 22, 2003
Wherever their Jewish paths take them, the two agree that
Melton has been a good road to travel.
- A
Melton Moment
August 2003
I have learned and experienced more Judaism in the 28 sessions
at Melton than I have in the past 50 years.
- Denver
Graduation
August 2003
CAJE's Florence Melton Adult Mini-School in Denver, Colorado
conducted its third commencement exercises since the Colorado
school's inception in 1999.
- London's
Graduation
July 31, 2003
- A
Dream Come True
July 7, 2003
The
motto of the group "we can't find the terminology to describe
how unbelievable the seminar is" was heard over and over
again.
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