Who is Florence Melton?
Florence Melton is a communal activist and longtime supporter of Jewish education who defied conventional wisdom by suggesting that there is a significant population of adult Jews willing to learning that acknowledges them as serious and searching Jews

What is Melton?
Melton is an integrated course of adult Jewish study.
The Melton Program comes from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
The curriculum is the product of several years' work by a team of educators at the Hebrew
University's Melton Centre for Jewish Education and our own team of local educators.
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Why should I do Melton?
Most of us are aware that there is more to being Jewish than eating bagels.

Many of us share a deep-seated desire to know more about who we are, about
our history, customs, beliefs and traditions. Melton can begin this journey.

The program enables you to gain an awareness of the underlying values within Judaism.

Although we are searching for answers to many questions, we don't want to be patronised, spoon fed, or told what to thlnk. We want to be listened to, and have our own views respected. This represents the ethos of Melton's educational philosophy.

As adults, we need to learn in a special way. Our maturity and life experience, our concerns and responsibilities, and the wealth of knowledge we already possess, must be acknowledged and embraced.

When you come together with other people to learn, you create a learning community where people of different affiliations can celebrate the heritage they share and appreciate each others different perspectives.

What makes Melton so successful?
The quality of the teachers.
The Melton Program is only as good as its presenters. Facilitators are required to fully support the Melton ethos of openness, pluralism and excellence in education. While there may be many people in the community with knowledge, only a small number have the ability to teach well and within those parameters.

Melton' s facilitators, led by the Director of Education, must have both deep knowledge of their subject and excellent teaching skills. They must be committed to Jewish learning, have links to the community and care about its future.

What is the vision of faculty?
the acceptance of all members of the class and inclusiveness of all in discussions and
activities an understanding that sources may be read and interpreted in a variety of way
the recognition of the specific needs of the adult learner and, in particular,.the Jewish adult, the shared aim of empowering students to continue self-directed learning

What if l know very little about Jewish topics? Won't l look silly?
Because the Melton Program is a structured program of learning which starts at the beginning; no background knowledge is assumed or required.

What if l have already learned quite a bit about Judaism?