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 […]
King David's dramatic life continues. He defeated the enemies of Israel, laid the foundation for the city of Jerusalem, expanded his kingdom, and prepared the way for the building of the Temple. All the time he faced romantic temptations, political intrigue, and family rebellion. Has anything changed? He also became a link to the Messiah. […]
Within the field of ethics, one of the most challenging frontiers is medical ethics. While contemporary medical knowledge preserves life, modern advances have raised moral and ethical dilemmas related to the sanctity and dignity of life - issues whose scope was unimaginable a generation ago. This course explores Jewish approaches to a number of 21st […]
Within the field of ethics, one of the most challenging frontiers is medical ethics. While contemporary medical knowledge preserves life, modern advances have raised moral and ethical dilemmas related to the sanctity and dignity of life - issues whose scope was unimaginable a generation ago. This course explores Jewish approaches to a number of 21st […]
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 […]
This 10-lessons in 6 sessions 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 […]
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(10 lessons) Students explore the profound record of first-person accounts in diaries and memoirs uncovered in the years since the Holocaust and gain remarkable insights into the struggle for life as both young and old writers describe day-to-day life coping in the ghettos, imprisoned in the death camps, hiding on the run, and fighting for […]