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Welcome to Rimon
Welcome to the Rimon – Don’t Be a Stranger!
Rimon's Spring/Summer 2010 Catalogue Offerings are now on Line! Check the Table of Contents to the left of this screen and look for offerings in a category that interests you.
A pdf version of the catalogue is available to be downloaded. Simply scroll down to the bottom of this page and click the "Rimon Full Catalogue" link.
A hard copy of the catalogue is available upon request by calling the Rimon office at 973-530-3521 or sending and email to Michael S. Jay at mjay@jccmetrowest.org.
The Rimon partners welcome you to join any adult learning offering given at any location, at any time. Unlike visiting a congregation for worship where you may not know the tunes or the individual customs of that community, adult learning levels the playing field. We all come together as “unknowers,” wanting to become “knowers.”
All you need is a desire to learn.
So take a Rimon class. We are certain that you will enjoy the experience, become exposed to new ideas, meet new teachers, and make new friends.
INTRODUCING RIMON'S NEW REGIONALIZED FORMAT:
It is with great pleasure that we introduce to you, the on-line version of the Spring/Summer 2010 Rimon Catalogue. This Catalogue is in the new format that began with the last Catalogue. Below we have listed some of the important changes that you will see to both the Catalogue and the Website.
A) In speaking with our Rimon Partners, students and seminar attendees, we discovered that the large number of offerings and the large geographic size of the MetroWest community has actually been a deterrent to people taking advantage of Rimon's offerings. We learned, for instance, that people in Montclair did not necessarily want to travel to Morristown to take a class, or vice versa. Since distance seemed to be a problem, we determined that we needed to find a way to shrink our MetroWest community into smaller, identifiable, sub-communities. To implement this concept, we decided to regionalize the Rimon Partners and the offerings listed in the Catalogue. Thus, our partners have now been divided into four separate regions as follows:
1) Montclair Area
2) Morris/Sussex Area
3) Summit Area, and
4) Greater Essex Area
By dividing the MetroWest Community in this fashion, Rimon has become more user-friendly.
B) In order to facilitate the use of the Regional concept, there is now an index at the end of the Catalogue that lists offerings by Partner within the specific regions listed above. This new format will enable anyone to easily locate a Rimon offering that is near to that person's home or work. Simply look for offerings in your geographic area of choice and taking a class will become even simpler than it has been.
C) The section entitled: "Rimon Offerings by Date", has now been put into an easy-to-scan calendar format. This will enable a person to simply look at a month and the date following it to find an offering on that date.
D) On this website, you will have the option of downloading the full pdf version of the Catalogue, or accessing an editable format, i.e. one wherein the specific information you want can be cut and pasted to a new document. Simply look to left of this page and click on any one of the six "Rimon Catalogue" sections listed there and you will be brought to the page where the courses are listed.
E) Also on this website, you will see a page that lists our Partners by region with contact information specific to each partner. In addition to addresses and telephone numbers, direct links to each Partner's website is also provided. This will make it easier for you to obtain specific information about each Partner.
F) Finally, we encourage you to return frequently to this website to find new offerings as they become available.
We are very excited about these format revisions and believe that they will help Rimon to achieve its goal of increasing Jewish learning in MetroWest. Rimon and its Partners wish you strength and good fortune as you continue on your Jewish educational journeys.
Let the collaborative Jewish learning begin!
For more information please call the Rimon Director, Michael S. Jay at
973-530-3489 or email him at mjay@jccmetrowest.org.
Rimon Mission
The mission of Rimon is to provide the MetroWest community with a program of quality, innovative adult Jewish learning opportunities.
Rimon is a collaboration among the synagogues and agencies of MetroWest who have come together in the spirit of sharing resources. Every partner has committed to host classes, have one or more lay or staff representative on the Rimon committee, and provide publicity.
Rabbi Mark Cooper, of Oheb Shalom Congregation, describes the choice of “Rimon” for our name: “The name Rimon, Hebrew for pomegranate, was chosen because of its rich Jewish symbolism. According to tradition, the pomegranate is a symbol of righteousness because it is said to have 613 seeds, one for each of the mitzvot. This image matches the aspirations of Rimon, for through this new program we seek to plant seeds of Jewish learning and values that will take root in the soul and blossom for a lifetime and beyond.”
Rimon is a new and unique model for community partnership and organization around adult Jewish education. Pirkei Avot teaches, “Make for yourself a teacher and acquire for yourself a friend.” (1:6) Through Rimon, you can learn about your heritage and connect with your community.
Rimon Partners By Region
Montclair Area
Congregation Beth Ahm of West Essex, Verona
Congregation B'nai Keshet, Montclair
Congregation Shomrei Emunah, Montclair
Temple Ner Tamid, Bloomfield
Temple Sholom of West Essex, Cedar Grove
Morris/Sussex Area
Adath Shalom Congregation, Morris Plains
Congregation B'nai Israel, Basking Ridge
Jewish Congregation of Kinnelon
Jewish Learning Institute, Randolph
Morristown Jewish Center Beit Yisrael
Mount Freedom Jewish Center, Randolph
Pine Brook Jewish Center, Montville
Temple Beth Am, Parsippany
Temple B'nai Or, Morristown
Temple Hatikvah, Flanders
Temple Shalom, Succasunna
White Meadow Temple, Rockaway
Jewish Historical Society of MetroWest
Lester Senior Housing
Morris County Connection
The Partnership for Jewish Learning and Life
UJC Community Relations Committee
UJC Holocaust Council
UJC Legow Family Israel Program Center
UJC Rabbinic Cabinet
UJC Synagogue Council
UJC Waldor Memorial Library
United Jewish Communities MetroWest
Summit Area
Chavurat Lamdeinu, Madison
Congregation Beth Hatikvah, Summit
Summit Jewish Community Center
Temple Beth Ahm Yisrael, Springfield
Temple Sha'arey Shalom, Springfield
Temple Sinai, Summit
Greater Essex Area
B'nai Shalom, West Orange
Chai Center of Short Hills & Millburn
Congregation Agudath Israel, West Caldwell
Congregation Beth El, South Orange
Congregation B'nai Israel, Millburn
Congregation B'nai Jeshurun, Short Hills
Congregation Etz Chaim, Livingston
Jewish Cultural School and Society, West Orange
Lubavitch Center of Essex County, West Orange
Oheb Shalom Congregation, South Orange
Temple Beth Shalom, Livingston
Temple B'nai Abraham, Livingston
Temple Emanu-El of West Essex, Livingston
Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, South Orange
DOROT
JCC MetroWest
Contacting the Rimon Director
Do you need help deciding on which class to take or at what level? Are you new to adult Jewish learning and unsure where to begin? Are you an adult Jewish learning veteran and anxious to find an advanced-level class? Are you unsure how the new Jewish Exploration Program works?
Whatever questions you have, don’t leave them unanswered. Michael S. Jay, the Rimon Director, is here to help you. He can answer your questions and serve as your Personal Guide, providing direction and helping you figure out just which class is right for you.
Give him a call or send him an email at 973-530-3489 or mjay@jccmetrowest.org.
If you know anyone who would like to receive a copy of this catalogue, please provide Michael with that person’s name and address (email or U.S. mail), and Michael will gladly send out a catalogue.
And if you’d like to be on the Rimon mailing list, so you don’t miss future copies of the catalogue, please provide Michael with your name and street address or email address.
