Adults : Center for Adult Jewish Learning

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About Us

If you'd like to further your Jewish education, or begin it, you can do so at CAJL.  CAJL offers a wide selection of courses, nearly all without prerequistes, for adults with varied interests and backgrounds.  All are taught by experienced teachers who welcome and value every Jewish learner.  Whether you're a newcomer to adult Jewish study, a seasoned veteran, or someone in-between, you're certain to find a course that suits your needs and your interests - and in which you feel "at home."

CLASS OFFERINGS WINTER/SPRING 2008-2009

Join us as we learn about a variety of topics
Eli Wiesel's - Messengers of God
Midrash & Mishnah: Rabbinic Classics
Introduction to the study of Kabbalah
Becoming Whole: The Art of Jewish Meditation & Kabbalah - Level 1
Becoming Whole: The Art of Jewish Meditation & Kabbalah - Level 2
Jewish Current Events
Pop Culture, Judaism and You
Contemporary Jewish Writers
Adam & Eve in the Garden: A Midrashic Approach
Lunch & Learn: Studies in the Weekly Torah Portion
Melton Scholars Series: The Holocaust as Reflected in Diaries & Memoirs

To register or for more information contact Cyndee Levy, Director ofAdult Education, at (314) 442-3754.

Class Description and Schedule
The Center for Adult Jewish Learning offers classes Sunday through Friday. A variety of morning, afternoon and evening classes are available.

Click here for Class Description and Schedule by Days.

Click here for Course Guide. (PDF Format)

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Additional Class (not in Course Guide):
Mondays 7-9 p.m. at B'nai Amoona
Becoming Whole:  The Art of Jewish Meditation and Kabbalah - Level II
Instructor:  Carol Rose
10 Sessions beginning February 2, 2009        Cost: $200
Carol integrates modern psychology with ancient Jewish spiritual concepts to help students become more attuned to their inner voice and imagination.  This class will be experiential in nature with exercises based on Biblical, Midrashic, Liturgical and Kabbalistic sources.  Level II is for those who were enrolled in the spring semester 2008.  TCP:  Judaic Electives - 10 credits


Registration and Tuition Information

Discounts

  • Discounts do not apply to tuitions of $100 for less.
  • You may choose one of the discounts for which you're eligible.

Spouse Discounts (for couples enrolled in the same course)
      $25 per semester on tuition for one spouse

Teacher Discounts (Teacher must be on the faculty roster of a Jewish school)
      TCP participant:    40% per school year
      Non-TCP:              30% per school year

Teachers may be eligible for additional subsidies from their schools.

Jewish Federation Beneficiary Agency Employees
20% discount on tuition of qualifying courses for employees of: Jewish Federation of St. Louis, Saul Brodsky Library, St. Louis Jewish Light, Jewish Community Relations Council, St. Louis Holocaust Museum, Jewish Community Center, Hillel, Jewish Center for the Aged, MERS-Goodwill.
Financial Aid
Confidential need-based scholarships are available. The Jewish Federation campaign subsidizes all Melton and CAJL courses.

Payment Information

  • Credit card payments will be accepted for full payment due at registration. 
  • Payments by multiple installments will be taken by cash or check.
  • Initial installment equaling 50 percent of total tuition must be made at registration and payment schedule must be arranged at that time.

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Location
All classes are held at Central Agency for Jewish Education, 12 Millstone Campus Drive, St. Louis, Missouri, 63146, except where otherwise specified in the class description.

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Director/Faculty

Cyndee Levy - Director, Adult Education
Instructors you have come to appreciate
Robert A. Cohn Michael Raileanu
Rabbi Yosef David Daniel A. Reich
Rabbi Ryan Dulkin

Miryam Ronen

Rabbi Andrea Goldstein Carol Rose
Rabbi Seth Gordon Rabbi Brigitte Rosenberg
Felicia Graber Rabbi Ze'ev Smason
Rabbi Elizabeth Hersh Rabbi Hyim Shafner
Cyndee Levy Ronit Sherwin
Ofira Melnick Rabbi Shlomo Soroka
Rabbi Mordecai Miller Robert Taxman
Marcia Moskowitz Rabbi Max Weiman
Chani Pinsberg Rabbi Asher Yablok

Read more about our instructors.

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Questions and Answers

•  Who decides what classes to have?  The students in the classes are asked what they would like to learn. We try to offer inspiring classes with excellent teachers.

•  I am a beginner. Where should I start? There are many classes that fit everyone who wants to learn. Of course, a great place to start would be the Melton School. Most classes have no pre-requisites.

•  Do I need to know Hebrew? Hebrew is not a pre-requisite for any CAJL or Melton class. Although through CAJL you can learn to read, understand and speak Hebrew.

•  Will I have to buy a lot of books? In most classes there is no need to buy any books. Where a book is required for your class text, it would be one that you will enjoy owning.

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Snow Schedule and School Closing

OVERNIGHT SNOW FALL

When Parkway schools are closed due to snow or ice, then morning Adult Education classes are cancelled.

DAYTIME SNOW FALL

Class cancellations will be decided by 4:00 p.m.

Cancellation announcements will be made on the following stations, as well as, on the CAJE School/Class Closing Phone line and this website:
TV Channels: 2, 4, 5
Radio Stations: KMOX 1120 AM

CAJE School/Class Closing Phone Line: (314) 442-3775

Center for Adult Jewish Learning classes will be referred to as the "CAJE Adult Education Classes-Morning" or "CAJE Adult Educaton CLasses-Evening."

Efforts will be made to call all program participants about school and class cancellations.

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Special Events/What's New

  • Coming soon

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Links

Melton Website

www.ALLJUDAICA.COM

www.jewishpub.org

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