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lest we choke on too much talk,
it offers, as well, an introduction
to Jewish song and dance and
such.
The song may seem like a
decoration suitable for summer
camp, but it is more than that.
It is a paradigm. If the kids ar-
rive on, say, a Tuesday, by
Shabbat they've learned half-a-
dozen songs to sing at table.
Listening to them on their
first Shabbat is like listening to
stones rattling around in an
empty pot. There's no context,
none of the luxury and pride of
group sing. Learned words,
learned melodies, still unab-
sorbed. By the last Shabbat,
however, there's enough that's
been absorbed so that the songs
get picked to fit the mood, and
there are more than can be sung
at one sitting.
For a brief period, then, BCI
overcomes the crippling sense
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feats the widespread sense of
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hibits so many young people
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(In fact, some of the kids come
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The kids? As real as they get,
and more lovely than we've
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Campaign
Priorities
Regarding the article " '93
Campaign Allocations Reveal
New Priorities" (Aug. 27):
While the article accurately de-
scribed the process by which
dollars are allocated from the
Allied Jewish Campaign, I
wish to emphasize that the
reevaluation of our communi-
ty priorities has not resulted
in significant cuts to our hu-
man service agencies this year.
Rather, Federation has chosen
to direct many of the "new" dol-
lars raised to Jewish education
and teen programming.
Even though the increase in
funding for Jewish education
points to a clear trend, which
The Jewish News noted and
supported in it editorial, the
shift does not alter our contin-
uing responsibility to popula-
tions at risk. In fact, a
substantial portion of our
Campaign allocation contin-
ues to go to those agencies
which deal with those popula-
tions.
In addition, Federation and
its financial resource partner,
the United Jewish Foundation,
have been providing ongoing
assistance through endow-
ments and general funds for a
number of agency human ser-
vice programs, including Jew-
ish family service emergency
assistance; refugee resettle-
ment; Yad Ezra, the local
kosher food pantry; and the
Jewish Vocational Service's
Corporate Opportunities Pro-
gram for unemployed persons.
Peter M. Alter
Jewish Federation