For the past 5 years, the JEC has enabled hundreds of students to gain Jewish literacy through weekly Melton study with some of Seattle s top Jewish educators. This program will be held at multiple sites, days and evenings. In addition, we recognize the growing need and desire for more learning at all levels in all segments of our community. We re opening a new site at the Kline Galland Summit at First Hill. This class is open to entire the community.
Seminars are open to the entire community.
New this year, our Beit Midrash program at Beth Shalom will be offered for students with a strong Jewish background and ability to read and interpret text in Hebrew. This class is open to the entire community. TEFT students will take the core Melton curriculum plus 4 additional pedagogical sessions taught by some of Seattle s best Jewish educators. The focus will be on helping teachers acquire a working knowledge of the foundations of Judaism while simultaneously working on issues unique to Jewish education. Teachers who have taken Melton or Morasha in the past are eligible to take the 4 pedagogical sessions.