Schechter, again.

The Executive Committee, plus Rabbi Camras (a member of our Board), had a great meeting last week to discuss school philosophy and the issue of being a Solomon Schechter School. Kadima, after all, is a Solomon Schechter School. We've talked before about what this means; two articulations of the Schechter difference are here and here.

Kadima Heschel West Middle School was not a Schechter School. But since the middle school is now part of Kadima again, we're examining the Schechter issue. We recognize that we can't have a middle school and an elementary school with different philosophies.

It was a great discussion. We wrestled with cultural differences, the meaning of Conservative Judaism, and all sorts of issues. The Executive Committee is meeting this week to continue to the discussion so we can present it to the Board in late August at our Board retreat.