Rabbi Shmuly Yankolowitz writes in an article this week in The Jewish Journal about the affordability of day schools.
According to Yanklowitz, "Rising school costs along with a continuing recession have combined to create a crisis in the survival of Jewish day schools." In his opinion, "The day school system is potentially the most powerful way of educating, empowering, and activating our Jewish youth base to grow as global Jewish leaders, and is therefore crucial to the future of the Jewish community."
Read the full text of the article here, then join us on December 4th at 7:00 p.m. at the Solomon Schechter School of Westchester as they co-sponsor a community forum on day school affordability in conjunction with the New York State Catholic Conference, UJA-Federation of New York, the Jewish Education Project, the Office of the Superintendant of Schools for the Archdiocese of New York, and the Westchester Jewish Council.
RSVP for the event by emailing Deb Merola.
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Friday, October 26, 2012
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Expanding Our Communal Roles
In an interesting article from the Jewish Journal on expanding our communal roles, the author, Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz, writes:
If the Jewish community is merely a restaurant, then we come when we’re hungry and like what’s on the menu. We pay for our food, leave our trash, and go home. But if the Jewish community is more like a family, we show up to support things even when they do not totally speak to us, even when the meal being served is not what we would have ordered. Perhaps what has been most lost from Jewish community building is a sense of connection to the big picture, the whole, and the notion that we sometimes must sacrifice our desires for the well-being of the broader community.
We at the Westchester Jewish Council are proud that our programs and committees bring together representatives from all corners of the community - not only geographically but from across the spectrum of Jewish ritual practice.
Please take a moment to read the article, then come back here to leave a comment. Let us know how we can help you make a unique impact on our shared story.
If the Jewish community is merely a restaurant, then we come when we’re hungry and like what’s on the menu. We pay for our food, leave our trash, and go home. But if the Jewish community is more like a family, we show up to support things even when they do not totally speak to us, even when the meal being served is not what we would have ordered. Perhaps what has been most lost from Jewish community building is a sense of connection to the big picture, the whole, and the notion that we sometimes must sacrifice our desires for the well-being of the broader community.
We at the Westchester Jewish Council are proud that our programs and committees bring together representatives from all corners of the community - not only geographically but from across the spectrum of Jewish ritual practice.
Please take a moment to read the article, then come back here to leave a comment. Let us know how we can help you make a unique impact on our shared story.
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