tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059095776066394557.post2803971901282616163..comments2023-10-25T03:22:30.728-06:00Comments on Ragamuffin Studies: More Religious Ed MizukusElisheva Hannah Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16061377724926154037noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059095776066394557.post-90846129448581399942007-09-02T00:01:00.000-06:002007-09-02T00:01:00.000-06:00right on! tzedakah and mitzvah projects should be ...right on! tzedakah and mitzvah projects should be part of everyone's doing and not just the parents or the child, etc.<BR/><BR/>anyway, for more help, visit www.dannyseigel.com and his tzedakah fund website www.ziv.org - we are always happy to help!<BR/><BR/>arnie draiman<BR/>www.draimanconsulting.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059095776066394557.post-75011336497176459572007-09-01T12:15:00.000-06:002007-09-01T12:15:00.000-06:00It was N's voluntary service to the community that...It was N's voluntary service to the community that encouraged me to become a regular reader here. Your descriptions and discussions on reasons, philosophies and service, enthralled me. If not for your son and yourself, I would not know what I now do of the Jewish faith, the practice and the life traditions. I am a better person for this E and I am truly glad that I stumbled upon you.<BR/><BR/>Good works only within the Jewish community may not have bought us into each others daily paths.<BR/><BR/>Over sensitive? To the Rabbi, no. To a world that requires understanding of diversity and people who care to stand up for that which they believe in, yes.<BR/>May you stay sensitive my friend. I walk by your side.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059095776066394557.post-57064033885370533702007-08-31T19:35:00.000-06:002007-08-31T19:35:00.000-06:00For me, I always thought that religion cannot exis...For me, I always thought that religion cannot exist only within a bubble. If it is to be more than a place to go, and is to be a life to live, then it must be a part of the world as a whole. <BR/><BR/>I think with volunteering, community work, giving back, finding a passion - all of those things that are a part of the "good works" - in order to be meaningful, must mean something to the person involved. Giving to cover a requirement doesn't offer any long term benefit to the giver or the receiver, and it seems that your son found something that is important and meaningful to him, while also affecting a greater good. <BR/><BR/>That said, I suppose I could understand how they may hope to encourage support for Jewish organizations or whatever, but I don't believe the way in which that was addressed in the letter approached it in the right way. And, as you said, they offer no guidance, support, nor are there a plethora of options to choose from (meaning that each child could easily pick something that truly means something to them from a recommended list). And perhaps the time taken researching to find the right thing for each person is part of the learning process as a whole. <BR/><BR/>I would have been sensitive to that approach in the letter as well if my child was one of those who it was clearly addressing. <BR/><BR/>And me? I don't know that I would have taken the time to be so thorough or patient in a reply. ;) But that is just me. Done rambling!denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07063730445661683331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059095776066394557.post-61200945864923405142007-08-31T19:02:00.000-06:002007-08-31T19:02:00.000-06:00I find great resonance and truth in your view. In...I find great resonance and truth in your view. In my school days, I had many Jewish friends( three traditional, a handful reformed, and two Orthodox.) I was always struck with the way in which their faith was about more than just their temple. They wanted to share their faith and be representitives to the larger community through their good works, and I often was involved in their many service adventures. I was so impressed with this, because the focus was not just on doing good for other Jews, but for others. This was so unlike most Christian churches, and even as a teen, struck a lasting chord in my soul. I would hate to think that the reformed church of today is losing that...for it was something to hold onto with pride.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com