Center For The Advancement Of Jewish Education Inc

TO PROMOTE QUALITY JEWISH LEARNING, STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS AND SERVE AS A CATALYST FOR CONNECTING JEWS OF ALL AGES TO THEIR RICH HERITAGE.

MIAMI JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL - THE MIAMI JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL IS A CULTURAL ARTS EVENT THAT SERVES APPROXIMATELY 35,000 PEOPLE AND PRESENTS MORE THAN 100 FILM PREMIERES DURING ITS 13-DAY FESTIVAL IN JANUARY, AS WELL AS DURING ITS YEAR-ROUND PROGRAM THAT ADDITIONALLY HOSTS APPROXIMATELY 60 FILM EVENTS ACROSS GREATER MIAMI AT A VARIETY OF VENUES.

ADULT EDUCATION - THE DEPARTMENT OF ADULT LEARNING & GROWTH OFFERS A ROBUST VIRTUAL PROGRAM CONSISTING OF COURSES, LECTURES AND SPECIAL PROGRAMMING, YEAR-ROUND WITH A GLOBAL COMMUNITY OF LIFE-LONG LEARNERS. ON AVERAGE WE HAVE 1,000 REGISTRATIONS PER YEAR BETWEEN SEMESTER COURSES, FREE COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING AND SPEAKER SERIES'. WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 350 ACTIVE ADULT LEARNERS WHO CONSISTENTLY TAKE MELTON & MORE COURSES ANNUALLY. WE OFFER BETWEEN 55-70 VIRTUAL COURSES A YEAR. IN ADDITION, THE DEPARTMENT OFFERS FREE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR (4 A YEAR) AS WELL AS A COMMUNITY WIDE SPEAKER SERIES (VIRTUALLY AND IN PERSON). THE COURSES ARE PRESENTED AS SEMESTERS (10-11 SESSIONS), AND MINI COURSES (4-6 WEEKS) THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. OUR FACULTY IS COMPRISED OF SCHOLARS, PROFESSORS, AND COMMUNITY CLERGY. THE COURSES COVER TOPICS SUCH AS: JEWISH HISTORY, TRADITION, ETHICS, TORAH, ART & CULTURE, MUSIC, PHILOSOPHY AND SACRED TEXTS.

TEENS AND DILLER TEEN - THE DEPARTMENT OF TEENS AND DILLER TEENS ENGAGEMENT MISSION IS TO LEAD THE COMMUNITY, ITS ORGANIZATIONS AND ITS YOUTH PROFESSIONALS TOWARDS PROVIDING A RANGE OF OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL ENGAGE JEWISH TEENS, KEEP THEM CONNECTED TO THE JEWISH PEOPLE, AND INVOLVE THEM IN JEWISH LEARNING AND GROWTH. CAJE ENHANCES THE FIELD OF JEWISH YOUTH WORK THROUGH PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AND COMMUNITY-WIDE TEEN LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. WE SERVE OVER 50 TEENS (AGES 12-18) DIRECTLY AND OVER 70 PROFESSIONALS THAT WORK WITH TEENS LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY. WE ALSO PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR MIAMI-DADE TEEN POPULATION. OUR DIRECT PROGRAMS FOR TEENS RUNS ON THE SCHOOL CALENDAR CYCLE, WITH OVER 12 WORKSHOPS, 3-WEEKEND RETREATS, AND VARIOUS IMMERSIVE PROGRAMS THAT ARE 3-WEEKS TO 10-DAYS IN ISRAEL. IN ADDITION, TO THE RESOURCES WE PROVIDE TO THE MIAMI-DADE COMMUNITY, WE ALSO SUPPORT VARIOUS COMMUNITY EVENTS A FEW TIMES A YEAR THAT CAN RANGE FROM 50 - 200 PARTICIPANTS.