Keva and Kavanah with the Department of Worship, Music and
Religious Living No IV, 5764 Al sh'loshah d'varim haolam omed:
Al haTorah, v'al ha-avodah, v'al g'milut chasadim. The world
depends on three things: on Torah, on worship and on loving
deeds. - Pirkei Avot 1:2 This year each issue of V'shinantam
will be dedicated to a specific aspect of building classroom
community. Our operating enduring understanding is that building
classroom community creates opportunities for educational
success. Each issue will be written with input from another
department at the Union for Reform Judaism. V'shinantam is
organized around the three pillars of Torah , Avodah , and
G'milut Chasadim. We interpret each heading to focus on a
different aspect of our work. Under the heading Torah,
signifying the mind, you will find a teaching from our
tradition; under Avodah (heart), a context to give us the proper
intention for our work; and under G'milut Chasadim (hands),
practical ideas for implementation. Rabbi Yose says, Whoever
chan