Carl Schrag, former Editor of the Jerusalem Post, has turned this class into one of our most sought after learning opportunities. After successfully teaching the Rachel Wasserman Scholar Course, Beyond Borders:  Insiders & Outsiders for two years to a large group of enthusiastic learners who were mostly Melton graduates, master educator Carl’s in depth course on current […]

Rhythms of Jewish Living: examines the Jewish calendar, holidays, and life-cycle events. Students explore ideas, beliefs and practices that define Jewish life.  Anshe Emet Synagogue  3751 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL   Thursday afternoons, Noon - 1:00 pm, Zoom class, Begins TBD Faculty: the Rabbis   Anshe Emet members register directly with Rolly Cohen at 847.291.7788 x1304 or […]

Making Waves: Thinking Together by the Shores of Lake Geneva A special opportunity to voice "wants and needs" and have fun with colleagues.

A treasure of irresistible jokes provides the organizing principle for a presentation of 10 major themes in Jewish history-- from the Israelite relationship with God to the growing divide between cultural and religious Judaism in the early 21st century.  The course demonstrates that the most resonant Jewish jokes are deeply revealing sign posts along our […]

There is no fee to attend the shopping boutique. Please join us beginning at 2pm for a unique shopping experience.

This course brings us the Egyptian narrative of our people from “Pharoah’s Paranoia” and “Moshe’s CV” to the dramatic story of our rescue, and survival in the wilderness during “Into the Sea” and “Manna from Heaven.” Leadership, bravery, faith, and doubt define some of the critical moments in these texts and offer us a rich […]

(10-session) A treasure of irresistible jokes provides the organizing principle for a presentation of 10 major themes in Jewish history-- from the Israelite relationship with God to the growing divide between cultural and religious Judaism in the early 21st century.  The course demonstrates that the most resonant Jewish jokes are deeply revealing sign posts along […]

This 4-session Melton course explores the impact of collective memory. Participants will encounter in a number of different ways one of the most powerful keys to Jewish survival: the enduring determination to never forget.  Remember the attempted Jewish national genocide by Amalek  Reflections on the Spanish expulsion  Recollections of Poland just before and after the […]

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This 10-session Scholars course provides students with a strong, text-based historical overview from the late nineteenth century through today. Course material is designed to encourage discussion and debate, and to challenge students to appreciate the basis of the conflicting historical claims made by all sides in the conflict. The complexity of the conflict forces students […]