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PR-05 Does anyone have unique Jewish-themed costume ideas for the Purim
      carnival?

	ACCEPT. This is clearly a Jewish parenting question.

PR-06 I invented some kosher l'Pesach cookie recipes that my picky 2-year-old
      will actually eat; would anyone like to exchange toddler-friendly Pesach
      recipes?

	ACCEPT. This is clearly a Jewish parenting question.

PR-07 How did you persuade your little boy to keep his kippa on?

	ACCEPT. This is clearly a Jewish parenting question.

PR-08 What tunes do you use for modeh ani?

	ACCEPT. This is clearly a Jewish parenting question.

PR-09 What is your bedtime routine with your toddler, and where does the Sh'ma
      fit in?  My kid screams during the Sh'ma because he knows story time is
      over; how do I get him to stop?

	ACCEPT. This is clearly a Jewish parenting question.

PR-10 How do you explain the harsher Torah narrative episodes to young kids
      who are prone to nightmares?

	ACCEPT. This is clearly a Jewish parenting question.

PR-11 How do you explain the holidays to very small kids?

	ACCEPT. This is clearly a Jewish parenting question.

			    VALIDITY OF MOVEMENTS (VA)

VA-01 I feel that Jewish Law concerning the treatment of women is barbaric and
      archaic. I don't want my child to learn those values.

	REWORD AND RESUBMIT. This attacks the validity of the Orthodox
	interpretation, which operates in terms of responsibilities, not
	rights. If worded as "I have difficulties with the Orthodox concept of
	the role of women. How do I teach my child how to reconcile those
	values with egalitarian thought?", it would be acceptable. [P2.1]

VA-02 I am having trouble tolerating the existance of Jews who belong to
      Synagogues other than an Orthodox one!  If we allow ourselves to be
      rational and think for a moment, we would awaken to the truth.  What is
      the truth, we ask?  The truth is that all these other branches of
      Judaism are in reality what Christianity once was!

	REFER TO TALK.FLAME. This post cannot be easily reworded, and is a
	clear attack on the liberal movements in Judaism. [P2.1]

VA-03 I'm distressed about the path Reform has taken regarding "Who is a Jew"?
      Perhaps indeed we should all follow this path.  Within one or two
      generations, there will be no Jews, but at least we shall have left a
      pleasant memory in the minds of the gentiles.

	REFER TO SOC.CULTURE.JEWISH OR TALK.FLAME. Questions the viability of
	Reform as a Jewish movement. [P2.1]

VA-04 I've met a single mom with two kids. She says she's an atheist Jew, I'm
      affiliated with an egalitarian Conservative synagogue. We're recently
      engaged and are now discussing having another child. I'm VERY unhappy
      with the non-practicing nature of her childrearing, and would want my
      kids to be involved with my synagogue. Her kids are picking up on this
      disagreement, and it is making everyone miserable. How do we combine two
      very different views of Judaism when raising our blended family?

	ACCEPT, but a caution should be added to remind respondants to avoid
	attacking the validity of any Jewish movement.

VA-05 My Reform wife just bought my two sons Power Rangers Kippot for
      synagogue.  I'm appalled. My sons attend a Modern Orthodox shul. Would
      these kippot be unacceptable at my shul, even though it is clear that my
      sons LOVE the kippot and will wear them willingly, unlike their usual
      black crocheted ones.

	ACCEPT OR REFER TO SOC.CULTURE.JEWISH. There are two issues here. Once
	is a pure halachic question concerning what makes kippot acceptable.
	The other is the question of how to address this issue with the
	children, which is a parenting question. [P3.2]

VA-06 My wife recently died and left me as the single parent of 3
      daughters. I've always been a 'cultural Jew' but my wife was Orthodox
      and my daughters attend an Orthodox day school.  However, I'm not sure I
      want this to continue. My MIL is apoplectic that I would consider
      pulling my daughters out of their religious education. I feel
      hypocritical having them attend a school that teaches things in which
      I've no beliefs. Especially difficult for me is the way my daughters are
      being taught about being an adult woman. The limited nature of the view
      of adult Jewish women is stifling to me, but my wife felt so strongly
      about this issue. I'm confused. Can anyone help me?

	SUGGEST REWORDING BUT ACCEPT IF REWORDING IS DECLINED.  Although this
	question is related to the adult parent's opinions of the Orthodox
	position, the decision of where to send one's children to school is
	clearly a parenting issue, and the decision of what kind of Jewish day
	school to send one's children to is clearly a Jewish issue. However,
	rewording would soften the tone of this and allow fruitful
	discussion. More importantly, rewording would allow the writer to
	focus more on the school issue; as written, comments would be more on
	the nature of the Orthodox view of women, which wouldn't be
	appropriate. The basic deciding factor is that discussing how to raise
	your children in the context of your movement's position, or in a
	context that differs from what they get taught in religious school is
	an appropriate question for the newsgroup. Given that, if the wording
	changes are declined, a moderator's note could be added suggesting
	that, to stay on topic in this group, responses should stick to the
	parenting question of selecting religious education for his children
	that conflicts with what he/she believes, and that discussions of
	Orthodoxy's position on women are more appropriate for
	soc.culture.jewish.

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Subject: 2.9. How do moderators handle borderline cases?

When a moderator feels that a post is a borderline case, he or she will
forward that post to the soc.culture.jewish.parenting moderation board,
comprised of the full list of moderators, plus additional advisors on the
soc.culture.jewish.parenting moderation-advice list.

If you are writing a post that you feel may be a borderline case, there is a
pre-review address available. A subset of the moderation board will receive
mail sent to this address, and can provide feedback on rough areas in your
proposed post. The address is scjp-advice@shamash.org.


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Subject: Introduction to Section 3

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		       Section 3. Moderation Management
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This section of the FAQ addresses the maintenance of moderators; that is,
selection, replacement, and problem moderator procedures.

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Subject: 3.1. How are moderators chosen?

The initial set of moderators were chosen from volunteers drawn from the
readership of misc.kids, soc.culture.jewish, and jewish mailing lists.  Note
that advisors will sometimes fill in for moderators on vacation.

The goal of the moderation policy is to maintain a pool of at least 6, and no
more than 25, moderators. This would be supplemented by a pool of at least
3, and no more than 6, advisors. These numbers can be changed by a vote
conducted in the newsgroup, with a two-thirds majority required to change
the numbers.

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Subject: 3.2. How are problem moderators handled?

There is internal monitoring done between the moderators of rejected postings,
as well as participation in the newsgroup to observe accepted postings. When
the group identifies a problem, we work with the moderator in question to
address the issue.  If the problem remains, a vote is conducted among the
entire advisory board with respect to removing the individual from moderation
capacity. If two-thirds* (66%) of the advisory board votes to remove the
moderator, the moderator is removed, and a new moderator selected using the
procedures in 3.3 (however, the removed moderator does not have veto rights in
the selection of a new moderator).

*: This is a working percentage, the actual percentage, which will be greater
than 50%, is still being determined through interaction with the service that
provides the moderation randomizer.

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Subject: 3.3. What happens when a moderator or advisor resigns?

[The following text applies equally to advisors]

In the event of the resignation of a moderator, volunteers are requested to
replace the person. The first opportunity to volunteer is provided to the
advisors. The newsgroup is consulted next. If a volunteer is still not
obtained, a wide call (soc.culture.jewish, misc.kids, appropriate mailing
lists) will be done. The resigning moderator may also nominate a candidate
replacement.

Once a set of potential replacement moderators is obtained, the remaining
moderators and advisors assess the qualifications of the candidates. In order
to remain in the set, the candidate must have two-thirds support of the
current moderators and advisors. The outgoing moderator has the ability to
veto potential replacement candidates for his or her position.

A vote is then conducted amongst the current moderators/advisors to select the
candidates that will fill the open slots. A candidate must receive a
two-thirds majority to be selected, and in case more than one candidate is
approved, slots are filled in the order of support votes received.

If the moderators/advisors are unable to obtain a candidate after one month of
announcments, the position will remain unfilled until the next resignation as
long as the number of moderators (advisors) is within the specified minimums
and maxmimums. If no candidate can be obtained and the size of the moderation
committee is below the minimum, an advisor will fill in until a moderator can
be selected, and a call for volunteers will be posted on a regular basis.

If it is clear that the position will not be filled, the moderators/advisors
will conduct a vote on the newsgroup to change the minimum size.

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Subject: 3.4. How may a new moderator or advisor be added to the pool?

[The following text applies equally to advisors]

Should the current moderator pool be below its maximum size, and a two-thirds
majority of the current advisory board feels an addition is warranted, new
moderators may be added following the procedures set out in 3.3.

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