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Flagship fellowship

The Haron Family Maimonides Program

A semester of the core knowledge you need to be an educated and inspired Jew in today's world — over dinner, with people you'll still know in ten years.

Meets
Mondays, 7:30–9:00 PM
Length
10 sessions through the semester
Includes
Dinner every week

What is Maimonides?

It's a semester-long program that offers Jewish students like you the core knowledge you need to be an educated and inspired Jew in today's world.

This semester we get together on Mondays, 7:30–9:00 PM, for 10 sessions through the semester. We start with a great dinner, followed by a class taught by the one and only Rabbi Fully — or by a guest speaker.

Come engage in discussions with leaders in Jewish thought, business, philanthropy and industry, and acquire the greatest tool you need to stand out as a Jewish leader — knowledge.

What we'll cover

Each week is one session, such as:

01 Introduction to Jewish philosophy The Jewish approach to God and the purpose of our existence, free will, body and soul.
02 Contemporary Jewish issues Men and women, love, relationships, suffering, happiness, Israel, modern ethical dilemmas.
03 The foundations of Jewish leadership Perfecting the world, character development, measuring success.

One Shabbat off campus

There's also one off-campus Shabbat, where you and your peers get to experience Shabbat in the homes of some genuinely awesome community leaders in Southfield, Michigan.

Students earn raffle tickets for big-ticket items based on participation through the series.

Bring your questions

Maimonides encourages an open and comfortable environment, where students of all backgrounds are able to question, challenge and debate the ideas discussed throughout the series. You are not expected to agree with any of it. You are expected to argue about it.

M² — take a deeper dive

Enjoyed Maimonides and want more? Join us once a week for an hour — dinner afterwards — as we dive into the concepts we didn't get to in M1.

“Acquire the greatest tool you need to stand out as a Jewish leader — knowledge.”
The Maimonides Program

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