Who is your religious authority?
Formally it is the JCoSS Governing Body which is representative of the whole mainstream community. JCoSS is a school, not a religious authority. As a result, we approach questions of religion and halacha as educational opportunties rather than religious dilemmas. There are no rabbis on our Trustees or Governing Body and we are entirely independent. We ensure that all of the community is comfortable in our school. Our cafeteria, for example, is supervised by an Orthodox rabbi (Rabbi Michael Pollak) and on the Sabbath, we are Shabbat Observant in public areas.