The Florence Melton Adult Mini-School

Offered September - May

If you desire to gain a strong foundation in Jewish learning, and to incorporate that learning into your daily life, then The Florence Melton Adult Mini-School is the place for you.

The Florence Melton Adult Mini-School is the largest pluralistic adult Jewish education network in the world, and the MJCCA’s Mini-School is one of the largest in the Melton worldwide network. We have graduated over 1,000 Atlanta students!

 

Check out our 2008 Melton Graduation speeches & photos

 

The Florence Melton Adult Mini-School is:

  • a curriculum of primary Jewish texts. Classes integrate Jewish history, law, language, practices, and ideas through study of primary sources and group discussion. The curriculum was developed at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
  • designed to accommodate your real life; there are no prerequisites, grades, exams, outside reading, or homework!
  • a 30-week, two-year program that follows the school-year calendar. Once a week, you will attend two 1-hour classes that are separated by a 15-minute break. Class size is limited to encourage discussion among the group.
  • a course of study that will engage you in ongoing Jewish education – many of our graduates have been involved in continuous Melton learning for 11 years!
  • taught by outstanding, expert faculty members who are widely recognized as the best adult educators in the community.
  • sponsored by the MJCCA in affiliation with the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School Institute, the Melton Center for Jewish Education in the Diaspora, and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

Advanced Jewish Studies • September - May

Designed specifically for graduates of the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School, these courses offer the same high level of education as the core Melton curriculum. Biblical texts, Jewish history and ethics are studied in greater depth, incorporating the Melton-style of group discussion and facilitated learning through primary sources.

Advanced Jewish Studies

ProgramDateLocation
Dream Girls of Jewish History:Medieval/Modern Eras-Thurs AM January 7-April 29 Congregation B'nai Torah
Open Hand, Open Heart: Jewish Financial Ethics - Tues AM January 19-May 11 Zaban Park
Dream Girls of Jewish History:Medieval/Modern Eras - Weds AM January 20-May 12 Zaban Park

 

Don’t Listen to Us; Listen to What our Students Say!

  • “Participating in the Melton Mini-School is one of the highlights of my week. I find camaraderie, intellectual challenge and one Jewish pearl of wisdom after another. It’s the best adult learning I’ve ever experienced.”
  • “The course work is not only stimulating and enriching, but I am also building relationships with other Jews in the community.”
  • “The material and the teaching staff create a positive and open atmosphere in which to learn and to participate.”
  • “I have a deeper understanding and appreciation for the religion that I hold so close to my heart, as I realize that there is so much more to learn.”
  • “I know what I believe as a Jew, and why.”
  • “I have learned more about Judaism in these two years than in all my years in Hebrew school and I have wonderful friendships and have grown so much.”
  • “I can share my knowledge of Judaism with my day-school educated children.”
  • “Melton changed my life!”
 

 

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Florence Melton

 

Who was Florence Melton?

A longtime Jewish activist and supporter of Jewish education, Florence Melton dreamed of transforming the lives of Jewish adults through an intensive, sequential course of study covering the basic tenets of Judaism. Her vision resulted in the Melton Mini-School curriculum, which was developed by a team of educators, rabbis and scholars at Hebrew University’s Melton Centre for Jewish Education and is now offered in over 60 communities throughout North America and abroad.

  • Read Florence Melton's obituary in the New York Times.
  • Read first-hand accounts about Florence's personality, explore her family connections in Atlanta, and read the reactions of Lisa F. Brill and Melton teachers Steve Chervin & Edna Levy in the Atlanta Jewish Times.
  • A perfect way to pay tribute to Florence Melton - support Atlanta's Florence Melton Mini-School.
 

 

Adult Sponsors

Thank you to our Adult Sponsors: