A Los Angeles Jewish educator, decrying the “morality crisis” in contemporary society, has urged the appointment of special counselors to supervise the ethics of students in Jewish schools.
The views of Dr. Zalman F. Ury, head consultant to the Bureau of Jewish Education of the Greater Los Angeles Jewish Federation Council, were presented in “The Musar Movement” (Jewish ethics), a monograph published by Yeshiva University.
Dr. Ury wrote, “The current crisis in morality in our society and the complex international situation seem to warrant special efforts in the area of character education. Jewish schools, elementary and secondary, must begin attaching more importance to character education. To this end, supervisory–mashgiach type–ethics counselors should be appointed.” He proposed that the counselors could conduct “moral guidance programs,” directing discussions and debates on ethical issues, and serve as a “moral guide and mentor” to individual students.
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