Melton | temple-emanuel

Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning

Temple Emanuel is honored to host the Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning™ for the greater St. Louis community. The Melton program engages adult learners in a life-enhancing study of Jewish texts and ideas that nurtures and deepens Jewish community worldwide. Through classes (both in-person and online) and travel seminars, Melton learners find Jewish texts and ideas accessible and relevant to their lives. They become part of a worldwide movement of committed learners who are empowered to enrich Jewish life. Melton is the largest pluralistic adult Jewish education network in the world, with 50 Melton communities throughout the United States, Canada, Australia and South Africa. More than 50,000 learners have experienced Melton’s professionally developed curriculum and lively interactive classes.

Upcoming Courses

Registration for this course is full.

Jewish Journeys: Collective Memories through Place and Time

with Senior Rabbi Elizabeth Hersh

Thursdays (with one Wednesday) from 7:00 – 8:30 pm

Hybrid - in person at Temple Emanuel or on Zoom

6 sessions: October 31, November 7, 14, 20!!! (Wednesday, not Thursday the 21st), December 5, 19 (no class November 28 or December 12)

classes are recorded so if you miss one, you can always watch it later

Travel with us on a learning adventure as we explore the impact of collective memory on our Jewish identities and the preservation of memories of specific Jewish communities around the world. This six-part course addresses the following questions, among others:

What do we remember and why?
How are our national memories formed and preserved?
How do different memories of Jewish experiences emerge, evolve, and reflect different perspectives within and beyond the Jewish world?
How do these collective memories impact us today?

Questions about Melton? Contact Rabbi Janine Schloss,

Director of Melton St. Louis and Temple Emanuel's Rabbi Educator,

rabbijanine@testl.org or 314-432-5877.