Major Religious Organizations Partner To Repair the Hole in the Moral Ozone Archdiocese of Los Angeles and prominent Jewish temple turn to national CHARACTER COUNTS! organization to fortify values education in their religious schools.
Remember when going to church or temple was enough to instill positive values in kids? Well, not any more. Religious educators have come to realize that the social forces promoting dishonesty and undermining traditional religious values are getting so strong that historic methods of teaching virtue simply aren`t effective enough. more >
Kehillat Israel Moves Toward Becoming Carbon-Free Synagogue
As seen in The Palisadian Post's September 11, 2008 editionBy LIBBY MOTIKASenior EditorKehillat Israel has taken the lead among religious instiitutions in moving toward becoming a carbon-neutral synagogue. The action means that the synagogue will offset all climate-changing emissions through Car-gonfund.org. One of the nation's leading carbon offset organizations. more >
Making Songs Stick
By Jason Lipeles, Contributing Writer
When Mara Elena Arenson rolled her plastic crate of matzah, horseradish, tambourines and rhythm sticks into the preschool classroom at the Reconstructionist synagogue Kehillat Israel in Pacific Palisades, the 3-, 4- and 5- year-olds excitedly called out her name. They knew that the lesson would be interactive: They’d be able to sing, sway and play instruments to the music of her guitar. What they didn’t know is that Arenson, a cantorial student at the Academy of Jewish Religion in Los Angeles, uses the principles of the Suzuki rhythm method with the hope that these songs will stick with them for the rest of their lives.
RRA Responds
The Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association (RRA) issued a statement regarding the August 1, 2009, attack at a Tel aviv Gay, Lesbian, Bipsexual and Transgender youth center.
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