Resolving Ethical Dilemmas in Jewish Communal Service

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It is now self-evident that ethical dilemmas cannot be resolved in a professional manner without a theoretical perspective. It is in the integration of the theory with the practice that professionals in Jewish communal service could be helped to deal with the ethical dilemmas that they frequently encounter.

Ethical Dilemmas in the Jewish Community Center

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The Center is, indeed, universal in its acceptance of differences, and while it is integrating and unifying, it does not undermine its philosophy by allowing for separation (an all-Orthodox unit in the day camp) which encourages the continuation and reinforcement of those differences, and this is, by definition, the loftiest level of the concept of "acceptance of difference." (Editor's Note: This article was originally published in the Fall 1987 issue and is reprinted here with corrections due to production errors in the original publication).

Resolving Ethical Dilemmas in the Jewish Community Center

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The Center's pluralistic stance veers it away from a one-dimensional doctrinal observance of Jewish law toward a more inclusive centrist position. Confiict is thus inevitable among diverse value systems that comprise the constituencies served.

Allocating Shrinking Resources

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The questions we will have to answer are, "What is Jewish about Jewish Service?"; in a time of scarce resources, what is the obligation of the community to identify those services which require community funding? In Journal of Jewish Communal Service, 60: 3.

The Executive Director Confronts Ethical Dilemmas

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Ethical decision making is not a single act but rather a pattern of behavior that encompasses one's character, habits, knowledge, and motivations. This article describes character traits that should be cultivated, questions that should be asked, and ways to create an agency culture that facilitate ethical decision making. In Journal of Jewish Communal Service, v.72 no.3, Spring 1996.

The Ethics of Circumventing the Waiting List

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By describing an ethical dilemma that is encountered frequently by federation professionalsâ€"requests by an infiuential lay leader to circumvent the waiting list for a federation facility â€" this article demonstrates different ways of thinking about ethics, thereby providing professionals with conceptual tools for analysis. This case illustration serves as a model for the resolution of ethical dilemmas faced by professionals working in any Jewish communal agency; that resolution requires deliberation, a willingness to weigh the many variables and values in conflict, and a tolerance for ambiguity.

A Code of Ethics for Jewish Communal Service?

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The objective for a code of ethics is not merely to restrict practice, but to illuminate, encourage, enable, and inspire ethical practice. The complications of Jewish communal service, and the stakes in its successful implementation for individual Jews and for the Jewish community, require all the help that can be made humanly available. In Journal of Jewish Communal Service, v.54 no.1, Fall 1977.