A world pioneer in the field of adult Jewish education.With its international headquarters at the FMAMS Institute of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and teaching locations throughout the world, including ours in Western New York, FMAMS forms and international network of community-based schools offering adults the opportunity to acquire Jewish literacy in an open, trans-denominational, intellectually stimulating environment with a creative and knowledgeable faculty, providing an optimum environment for learning. Classes are held at: Temple Beth Zion Broder Center 700 Sweet Home Road, Amherst, NY "The biggest surprise of my Melton classes was when I would go home and share what I had learned with my family. As a parent, I found dinner discussions became much richer and more interesting. My Melton experience was truly an inspiring one!" - Melton Student Classes First Year THE PURPOSES OF JEWISH LIVING Dr. Gerald Berkowitz The ultimate purposes of Judaism and essential Jewish theological concepts and ideas as they unfold in the Torah, the Talmud and other sacred texts. Students are given the tools to understand the "functional terminology" of American Jewish life by analyzing the meanings and richness of many commonly-used expressions, thus uniting practices with reasons. THE RYTHYMS OF JEWISH LIVING Marta Braiterman An introduction to the ideas, beliefs and practices that define and shape Jewish living. Students will explore central ideas which mold the patterns of daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly cycles, along with lifecycle events. Second Year THE DRAMAS OF JEWISH LIVING THROUGH THE AGES Dr. Aaron Hughes A chronological study and analysis of rich historical texts through which insight is gained into the central dramas of Jewish life. Included in these historical texts are formal accounts of the event that occurred, legal docuemtns, rabbinic response, letter and poetry. THE ETICS OF JEWISH LIVING THROUGH THE AGES Rabbi Harry Rosenfeld A text-centered approach to the study of Jewish ethical principles. Ethical issues which emerage as a result of interpersonal relationships, sexuality, aging, death, family and the community will be explored through materials from the Torah, Talmud, response literature and other commentaries, both classical and modern. Graduate Courses A THIRD YEAR OF MELTON Open to all Melton alumni "I watched my father say Kaddish for his father, and then I said Kaddish for mine. I never knew why or what I was saying. I attended Melton and now I know!" - Melton Student Interested? For more information about the local program, please contact Ethel Melzer, Buffalo Site Director at 716.923.0020 x305 or melton@bjebuffalo.org. Website: http://www.fmams.org.il Melton 2010 Graduating Class CONSTITUENT AGENCY OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER BUFFALO, INC. AFFILATED WITH THE JEWISH EDUCATION SERVICES OF NORTH AMERICA MEMBER OF THE NORTH AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF HEBREW HIGH SCHOOLS