Dear Mrs. Stodt: I am happy to be able to recommend [name] as a student in your college. In the years that she has been with us at the Jewish Center, she has made a most profound impression upon all of us, myself included. I speak not only from personal knowledge of her, and general awareness of the manner in which she conducted the various youth groups, but also from the experiences of my own children who were in her group. She is a highly competent young woman, who shows excellence and intelligence in her approach to children, and who easily wins their love and devotion. She has an obvious affection for them to which they respond warmly. She is quiet and has a soothing effect on the classroom or club atmosphere, without in the least dampening the enthusiasm of her charges. Her relationship with the parents of the children is on a similar level. We were most sorry to lose her services as a Youth Leader, although we are happy for her because of the reason she left—marriage.From the above, you can probably appreciate my wholehearted endorsement of her candidacy.Sincerely,RABBI NORMAN LAMMNL\:ff