3747 W. Esplanade Ave, Metairie, 70002. Teri Gross, 504-780-5600 - [email][events]
The Florence Melton Adult Mini-School, a project of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans, is a two-year comprehensive university-quality program of adult Jewish education based on the study of Jewish text. • First year curriculum: The Rhythms of Jewish Living, focuses on Jewish ritual and life-cycle events, and The Purposes of Jewish Living, explores essential Jewish beliefs. • Second year curriculum: The Dramas of Jewish Living, students learn about historical events that have influenced our identity as Jews today, and The Ethics of Jewish Living, follows a text-based approach to understanding Jewish ethics.