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THE REVIVAL IN ORTHODOXY

Greetings

My Sincere Wishes to the
Jewish Community for a
Happy and Prosperous
New Year

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(Editor's Note :—The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations
has never been as active as it is today. It counts now affiliated con-
gregations in all parts of the country. The following article tells
something of its aims and of its plans—its campaign for a five-day
week—its radio broadcasting—its daily services for business men
and its project for "circuit riding" rabbis.)

A HAPPY
AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR

A most arresting phenomenon for

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By D. ISH-SHAHAR

movement are very roseate indeed, in
the opinion of Rabbi Goldstein.

student of Jewish life is the conil
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Firstly, there is the large element of
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In England, traditional Judaism
day of rest from Saturday to Sun-
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dancy. In the United States, the situ- I observed by the early Christians as
/ ation has been in the past almost coni- well as Jews. The five-day work week
, pletely reversed. True e noug h,
would allow Christian Adventists as
r, orthodox here are still numerically the well as Jews to attend Saturday wor-
largest, but they have not exerted ship without sacrificing their busi-
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And there is union labor, which is
we have thought—well, very strongly in sympathy with the
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ism here, despite our endless eoncess-
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the Britishdomains.
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may he well conceded, will be less like- fee; C2) to derive a certain fixed
„ly to adopt a new typewriter, or a new . revenue from various ritual practices
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brand of safety razor than an Amen- and ceremonies; (3) thirdly, to es-
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can--,in the industrial, the mechanical - tablish a permanent fund, supported
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the realm of ideas, the mere mention and by insurance policies taken out
of the fact that the English have in favor of the Zedokah Cedolah.
Anything in the Delicatesten Line.
oted the Labor party into existence
The union, too, has now a very ee-
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ls sufficient to negative the 'oaten lively functioning
, collegiate branch,
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tion that the British have any hest- headed by Dr. Samuel Neirenetein,
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editor of the Columbia Law Review.
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branch. Mrs. Herbert Goldstein, who
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S. Goldstein, president of the Union of is the daughter of the Jewish philan-
"If You Drive Nails Into It We Have It."
Orthodox Jewish Congregations, "be- thropist, Harry Fischel, is also very
cause Orthodoxy in America was Yid- prominent in its activities. The
dish, whereas Orthodoxy in England woman's branch has recently organ-
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was English.
judge by appearances. Ortho- country.
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was foreign. In addition, the Yiddish Rabbi Joseph Schwartz of the corn-
speaking generation of the orthodox mittee on work with the laboring
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after completing a 10,000-mile hike
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But a new generation is arising now that took them to the Pacific Coast,
in America "which does know Joseph." Mexico and Canada. They were gone
Rabbi Goldstein is himself typical of a year.
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of Orthodox Jewish l'ongregations
Three new brotherhoods joined the
which includes among its affiliated National Federation of Temple
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rabbis and laymen such personages as Brotherhoods. These organizations
unmounted).—Etc.
Dr. Drachman, Professor Nathan are affil i ated with temples in Bald-
Isaacs, Rabbi Joseph J. Schwartz, Dr. tmore,h
C hicago and Reading. The
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Jung and numer- mil ined membership of these broth-
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And there is little ground for the be-
lief that traditional Judaism will gain
much in strength in the coming years.
For numerically, the orthodox are still
the most numerous. Their influence
is less, because they are Yiddish
speaking . When the Yiddish speak-
ing generation is supplanted in the
synagogues by their English tongued
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During the winter just passed, the
union introduced special Mincha serv-
ices for the employers and employees
in the business districts of the metro- ....—
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politan cities.
markedly successful, and the spectacle
of Jewish employers and employees,
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and labor—forgetting things material.
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thodox "circuit riders" who carry the
E• message of traditional Judaism to all
outlying parts of the country, where
for one reason or another, a modern
voicing of the ideals of orthodox Ju-
=daism is seldom heard.
The Union, too, has been instrumen-
tal recently in inducing one of the
F-1 largest biscuit manufacturers of the
country to allow a "mashgiach" to
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