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 Forget everything you know about Hebrew School...
            ...This is radically different... and a lot of fun!

The High School of Jewish Studies welcomes 8th to 12th grade students from the Western New York area. This includes students affiliated with synagogues and havurot, as well as those not affiliated with a particular Jewish institution or organization. The students embrace a wide range of personal approaches to Judaism and have the unique opportunity to meet Jews of various affiliations and to learn about, experience and understand the broad spectrum of Jewish practice.

G-d wrestling... Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust... Conversational Hebrew... MTV Challenge... EcoJudaism... Science Fiction Prophets...

          ...and other topics that no one else teaches!

HSJS staff members are rabbis, cantors, educators, and other Jewish role models in the community.  They represent all branches of Judaism and are known for their commitment to and respect for Judaism.

FREE: OPEN HOUSE AND BARBEQUE
Wednesday, August 29th: 5:30 - 7:30pm
Please join us for a barbeque and tour of our new facilities. Register for HSJS (if you haven’t already done so), ask questions, get answers (first hand) and meet the High School of Jewish Studies staff! 

  • Tour our new facility
  • Meet and greet new and old friends
  • Enjoy a Kosher Cook-Out
  • Music! Prizes! Fun for All!

 

High School of Jewish Studies Faculty Members:

Rivke Berkowitz
Marta Braiterman
Nurit Fischer
David Gordon
Sharon Jacobs
Merredith Levin
Text Box: What is the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School?
A university-quality program of Judaic Studies imparting essential mastery of Judaism for the busy adult, conceived by philanthropist Florence Melton in 1980.
A school offering a systematic, written curricu­lum integrating Jewish practices, holidays, history, ethics, ideas and values using primary texts in English.
An international network of schools situated in 60+ cities in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia with over 20,000 adult student graduates worldwide.
Melton is unlike any educational program you’ve seen before.  It is a unique approach to Jewish learning that integrates the needs of every student, from whatever background, so that Judaism is understood in today’s times.
It’s never too late to go back in time and discover the future . . . to learn about Jewish living.  
Classes meet once a week for two years.  There are no prerequisites, grades, exams or home­work.  Graduates receive a Certificate of Jewish Studies from Hebrew University and are eligible to participate in an optional seminar in Israel.
Click www.fmams.org.il to learn more about the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School.
 
Bonnie Levine
Orna McNamara
Rabbi Larry Moldo
Susan Goldberg Pardo
Rabbi Harry Rosenfeld
Rabbi Ilana Schwartzman
Rabbi Jerry Seidler
Rabbi A. Charles Shalman
Rabbi Irwin Tanenbaum
Rabbi Moshe Taub
Cantor Susan Wehle
Evie Weinstein
Laura Wexler

 

 

 

 

 

 
Jewish Civics Initiative: JCI

“Participating in Jewish Civics Initiative has affected the way I think about the world…Judaism and myself.”

This is what we hear from students over
and over again.  This year, once again,
10 students have been selected to participate in the JCI course at the High School of Jewish Studies.

Taught by David Gordon, the JCI course 
is an innovative year-long learning and
training program that combines Jewish
Values, public policy and community
service.  The program culminates in a
four-day seminar in Washington DC,
bringing to life all the lessons taught
throughout the year.

 

Staying in Touch:

For more information call or contact:

Evie Weinstein, Principal evie@bjebuffalo.org (716) 689-8844 x 302

or

Bette Davidson, Administrator bette@bjebuffalo.org (716) 689-8844 x 306

 

 
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