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der as acceptable offerings before
In a recent issue of the New York
starts on the long pathway even 'God and man.
Times there appeared an interesting
"Today throughout the land the ' .
though he knows what it means.
men whose names are conjured with
article in reference to the work of
Requisites of Calling.
Mrs. Julius Siegel, formerly Beth
1 "It means hardship, travail, sac- are those whose sweeping oratory
Levin, a prominent pianiste of this
.rifice. The rabbi seeks not his own attracts vast throngs of dazzled aud-
success, his own happiness, his own itors," Rabbi Berkowitz declared.
city.
Mrs. Siegel is the organizer of the
:blessings, but rather, as a servant of ' "The chief criterion of judgment by
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ness into the lives of his people. ner. The words that fall from his
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1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Rabbi must be braver. Ile must per- shackle him to the enforced standard
!severe when all falter. lie must of the demagogue. But it seems that
have patience that endures. He .there are rabbis whose work is to be
must have a vision that transcends. ,other than that of preacher and ora-
Ile must have faith in himself—in tor, and for these our text must be
his God, in the worth of the work that open to another interpertation.
he knows his God has called upon , "Another standard of judgment
him to do. applied to the rabbi is that one of his
"The Rabbi must render many ability to become one of his people
services. Ile must speak to his con- in sympathy and in thought. There
gregation and influence them by the is a type of service to be done in the
' power of his spoken word. Ile must modern congregation which has no
be able to touch children and adults scientific term, which is not defined
at every point in the day's work. lie by sociologists, but can best be sum-
must be able to organize, direct. Ile 'med up in the term "human under-
must be a representative of his peo- standing."
The words which fa ll f rom the
ale and their spokesman to the world
From the time men begin to say that about
around. rabbi's lips must be worthy of the
: "In the sight of his congregation, trust his people have in him, and
you, progress in the business world is
he must have the faith that will en- such words should be the binding tie
pretty smooth.
dure all the tests—the faith that which holds the Jew to his past, his
makes him feel that God is with him present and his future, true and
and in him and about him." , steadfast. He should take the laws
And that is why every ambitious man needs
Prof. Englander, in emphasizing and lessons of the past, make them
to start early in building up his reputation
the relationship that should obtain ,thrill with life for the present day,
between the congregation and the and then point the way that should
with some good bank.
Rabbi, urged that the latter be freed , be trod in the boundless future. In
from those lesser tasks that could be him history must live again, beauti-
A bank account is the first step, and we
'dispatched by laymen so that needed , ful tradition be ennobled, and brought
time for study and rest may be pas-'into the lives of his people as the
want yours.
sible for the Rabbi. I meat and drink of their hungering
Increased opportunities mean in souls.
Sees Glories of Past.
creased responsibilities, Prof. Eng-
ander said, and the very exceptonal "To live a sermon is infinitely
opportunities that have come to Rah- greater than to speak a thousand.
bi Berkowitz in the call to Temple To say only what you feel, to mean
Beth El, will call for exceptonal du- truly only what you say, and to be
"Open Saturday Night 6-8"
the embodiment of all those high
ties.
Pays Tribute to Young Rabbi. spiritual qualities which the laymen
HIGHLAND PARK, MICH.
"I can sincerely testify," Prof. ,so often lacks, and therefore demands
Englander stated, "that if spirit will , from his religious leader—these
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count for anything, that Rabbi Berko- 'things are the overwhelming but vi-
Woodward at Richton
witz will bring to his congregation tat task of the Rabbi.
John R. at Minch
"More than any other man, the
Woodward at G
fl religious fervor, a keennesss of Vin-
Oakland at Tennyson
ion and a high sense of loyalty that Rabbi is called upon to face the stark
Under Construction—Hamilton Blvd. at Tuxedo.
and stalking mockery of circumstan-
will soon be recognized.
"Selfishness and cynicism were ces which leer and laugh at all the
ever far removed from him. Rather, truths which he upholds. In good
enthusiasm and idealism were ever times and ill, in joy and in sorrow,
expected of him. The spirit of God the rabbi must find the presence of
is in him. Ile seems to have been im- God, and bring that Presence to his
bued from his boyhood days, from People. When hearts are full of
contact with his illustrious uncle, his thanksgiving and rejoicing, or when
parents, his friends, with those traits grim tragedy reaps an ironic harvest
that make a Rabbi a true servant of he must stand firm and strong. How
the Lord, a real helper and an inter- deep must then be his faith? How
Factory
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near must he feel to the unseen and .
, prefer of the word of God."
Office Bookkeeping Systems
unknowable Power which rules the
Tax Reports
Need Men of Vision.
Monthly
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of
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"What
the
House
of
Israel
needs
World?
Unshaken by such sledge-
Invisstig•tions
in this crucial time," Dr. Franklin hammer blows as those which beat
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declared in his installation sermon, airai
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faith and of high courage, men whose from the very depths of black des-
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, men to whom the service of God is a the Lord "
passion and the service of man, an 'yet will I trust him."
Pupil to Dr. Franklin.
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ie need, he said, fine scholarship, un- "In undertaking this great task, I
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the contrary," Dr. Franklin said, ,raise myself to the place which
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turning to his new assstant, "i n the he has made for me at his side. To
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of men, it is only as you live faith- his shall be mine, every progressive
I fully to faith, true to the truth, toy- plan for the building of this great
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I al to your own soul, that you shall community which he shall, in his
make a success of the high work to wisdom, set forth, shall be my plan,
which you have been called and to and every worthy institution which
I which call you have given answer by he was ordained, I shall consider my
sacred duty to carry forward. He
your life consecration.
"After 27 years of hard earnest is the teacher and the master, I the
work in the ministry, it is my deep pupil, standing ready to be initiated
conviction that there is no calling into the ways of God's ministry.
that has in it so much of soul satis- , "But to you, this great congrega-
tion, with your zealous president and
faction as the Jewish ministry.
officers, and all your mmbers, I bid
"Happy Auspices."
begin your life work under you bear witness tonight, that I en-
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into prayer
this relationship
with
very happy auspices. You come to ter
a with
upon my lips,
for you
no
congregation that already loves you
and trusts you—a congregation promises or pledges are possible when
whose traditions have always been in the hands of God and God alone
of the highest—a congregation that there rests the power of blessng the
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has never stopped to the baser tasks which are mine to undertake.
To you, I pray that the words of my
things.
"Beth El has alwalys known its du- mouth and the meditations of my
ty and has bravely, unwaveringly met heart may be acceptable.
For myself the sands in the hour-
that duty. Beth El has catered to
the religious needs of thepeople first glass of life are but beginning to
move.
I behold in shining array the
—a free pulpit that is as free as any
in the land and yet a pulpit that has glories of Israel's past of all the glor-
ies
of
her
patriarchs and sages. Lo,
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always felt that it is something dif-
ferent than a lecture platform—a as far as the eye can see, to a vast
and
limitless
horizon, there stand
pulpit whence must go forth the word
in rank on rank, the hosts of Jud-
of God to the people.
aisms
heroes
and
leaders. Behold far
"We have tried to live a hospital-
ity which would express the thought off there stand the Fathers of the
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Faith,
the
Law
Giver,
the warriors
that not only would we send out from
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this put it a message to the world and the Monarchs, the prophets and
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outside, but also that we stood eager the seers, the rabbis and the philo-
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tO receive from the outside whatever sophers, the Talmudists and the Exe-
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gates, row on row, a mighty army—
that was good and blessed.
"We have been intensely Jewish an inspired and inspiring throng car-
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te our teaching and our thought, Toying on down to this age and this
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but pray God, we have always also I land. Before me, there lies time.
been intensely American in our teach- What service can I render, what con-
tribution can I make, what might can
ing and our faith.
I add to the store which these of the
."
"Shall Give C
"These traditions you will carry past can laid up, so that the Time to
come
may not lack because men of
on and you will carry them on not
without a measure of self-sacrifice. today did not carry forward the sig-
nal
light
to the Ages."
You shall touch life at every turn.
Rabbi Berkowitz will stake up his
You shall comfort men and women
new
duties
in about two weeks. With
From the President's Desk—Talk No. 55.
who enter the Valley of Shadows—
you shall give strength to hearts the coming of the new Assistant Rab-
bi,
new
emphasis
will be laid upon
that are broken and courage to the
weak. You shall put a new conse- the work of the Religious School and
of
the
young
peoples'
organizations,
cration upon marriage and home.
Little children, young men and young which will be to a large extent, under
the
supervision
of
the
young
Rabbi.
women shall turn to you for counsel
and for guidance and because of your
ministry many a young man will be ARABS APPEAL TO POPE
lured from temptation. Many a child
25 years from now. Try to picture
shall come to you with the same faith,
LONDON.—A dispatch from Rome
yourself as you will be then. Don't
confidence and love that it has to its indicates that a delegation sent by
paint the picture on what you hope or
own father and mother.
the Haifa Arab Congress has peti-
wish to be, but on what you are ac-
"What reward, what praise that tioned the Pope to use his influence
tually accomplishing NOW.
the world can hold can be greater against the present British policy in
than this? A hard task, a difficult Palestine, which favors the introduc-
Is the picture a pleasing one?
way, a rugged climb, but at the end tion of Jewish immigrants, most of
a reward which all the world with whom, say the Arabs, have Bolshe-
It is to those of you who are aggres-
all its gold cannot duplicate and when vist proclivities.
sively backing up ambition with ac-
at the end of long years you shall
tion—who have faith in Detroit and
lay down the task, something will
WISE URGES DISARMAMENT
America—faith in yourselves and the
rise within your soul and you shall
future.
call yourself blessed.
NEW YORK. — Dr. Stephen S.
Extends Welcome.
Wise in his Sunday sermon at the
BUT—the man who is "licked" today will be found
"I welcome you to share this pul- Free Synagogue advocated a disarm-
25 years from now—still down—still grumbling
pit, to every opportunity that Con- ament conference of Great Britain,
about his chronic "bad luck." You are building
gregation eth offers. Before the United States and Japan to thecae,
your future now—a Bank Book should be your
week is past, we shall have begun the the question of a gradual disarma-
corner-stone.
construction of a new and larger ment of thse and other great powers.
house of God—symbolic of the larger "The only way," said Dr. Wise, "to
duty and faith.
end the intolerable and hideous anti-
"I would pledge you in this sacred British conspiracy in America is to
hour and in the presence of the enter into conference with Great
friends we love that there is nothing Britain and Japan touching the pos-
within my power that affection, that sibilities of disarmament—a confer-
love can give you, that shall not be ence which may prove to be decisive
yours. We shall work together for for world peace."
one common cause.
"I greet you my friend, my col-
CONTRIBUTE TO IRISH RELIEF
league, my brotherl"
With an earnestness that won the
NEW TORR.—Judge Otto A. Ro-
instant sympathy of the large con-
gregation that flocked to hear him, aalsky and Samuel Untermyer were
the
with a high sincerity of mien and a gues ts
ji STATE HANK I
youthful enthusiasm that speaks well Plate dinner given by the American
for the future of Beth El, Rabbi Irish Relief Committee at the Hotel
Berkowitz gave answer to the in- Astor on May 26. Each of the gee-
stamen made • contribution of $1,000
spiring words of Dr. Franklin.
to the fund now being ratted to re-
Rabbi Berkowita's Response.
lieve distress in Ireland.
institution devoted to the care and
training of children whose parents
are compelled to work. The God-
mother League is the pioneer in the
field of pre-kindergarten work in con-
junction with regular day nursery
work.
Mrs. Siegel has recently been made
a member of the Board of Directors
of the Amelia Relief Society, one of
the oldest and largest Jewish relief
organizations in New York City. Mrs.
Siegel is the youngest woman who
has ever held this office.
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