Thoughts and Prayers with the People of New Orleans

Our hearts and thoughts and prayers are with the people of New Orleans, especially our dear friend Teri Gross, director of the Melton site there. New Orleans is home to about 17,000 in the Jewish community, and a long and proud tradition which is uniquely Southern, uniquely Jewish. Our Mini-School is housed in the Federation building on the beautiful new campus in Metarie, along with a day school and other Jewish community agencies. We pray that when the time is right, the vibrant Jewish life that filled those halls will return once again, and our Melton students will return to study. 

We hope to be able to let all our Melton family know--as details become available--how we can lend a hand in the recovery and rebuilding of the Jewish community. And in the meantime, we must encourage all our students to contribute to the many agencies responding to the crisis now facing so many of the victims.

These include:

United Jewish Communities (Federations)

Jewish Reconstructionist Federation

Union for Reform Judaism

United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism

Hebrew University News Release

For donations go to http://www.ou.org
Article submitted by Juliet Spitzer, Wilmington, DE and Philadelphia, PA Mini-School teacher

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