Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/3/84; site mhuxi.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!mhuxm!mhuxi!dsg From: dsg@mhuxi.UUCP (GREEN) Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish Subject: Re: Raising jewish children Message-ID: <210@mhuxi.UUCP> Date: Wed, 19-Sep-84 11:33:31 EDT Article-I.D.: mhuxi.210 Posted: Wed Sep 19 11:33:31 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 25-Sep-84 09:15:11 EDT References: <174@mhuxv.UUCP> <175@mhuxv.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill Lines: 21 > I am not suggesting The Solution is day school for every Jewish > child. I think, though, that some motivation has be created or > nurtured in which education--either from self or others--can > take place so that the identity problem is taken care of. This > lady on the net sounds as though she is not yet even at square > one. Think of the Hagaddah and the child who cannot even ask a > question, and let's hope we don't all shrink from the enormity > of the task. > > Ken Wolman > whuxe!ktw The mother is already at "square one" if the singing of the song bothered her enough to post the original article to net.kids. The task is getting her to square two. Not knowing the person, the best that I can do is recommend the book "How to Raise a Jewish Child". If she is reading this posting and interested, I will gladly send her a copy David Seth Green AT&T Bell Labs {most systems}!mhuxi!dsg 201-564-4468