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 
973-530-8349 or email him at mjay@jccmetrowest.org.  

The Center for Jewish Life provides educational opportunities for people interested in exploring Jewish sources and learning about ways to enhance their spiritual, intellectual & communal Jewish lives. Adults of all ages and backgrounds come together to explore Judaism’s rich heritage.

For more information, contact Rhonda Lillianthal, CJ, 973-530-3519, rlillianthal@jccmetrowest.org.

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