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'HOW 1 - o Develop at -id Maintain the In-
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A CYCLE of SERVICE
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Three Viewpoints Are Discussed Here—the Rabbi's, the Lay-
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Note :-Ilerewith are given the abstracts of three
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viewpoints on 'flow to Develop and Maintain the Interest of our
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Young People in Judaism." Rabbi David Lefkowitz of Dallas, Te
gives the viewpoint of the rabbi; Abraham Lewenthal of Cleveland,
Ohio, the layman's viewpoint, and Marcus Lester Aaron of Pitts-
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burgh, Pa., the viewpoint of the young man. This symposium
of the features of the St. Louis convention and it is now to be
one
discussed by the various brotherhoods throughout thy country at
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THE RABBI'S VIEWPOINT
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By Rabbi David Lafkowits of DslIss, Mr. Aaron pointed out the tendency --='-. --
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of confusing Judaism--the religion_
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with the synagogue-the institution
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Rabbi Lefkowitz first discussed the Ile showed that the synagogue is only ,,.
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youth of today. As a result, the
be achieved, even though the means i s:.=:- --
young folk suspect everyone who
may seem to have failed. What we ..,=-_. --
takes this critical attitude of being an must emphasize is not no much the ..- --=
old fogy, unable to get the viewpoint, synagogue as those things for which!-- ----
feel or understand the headlong yet it stands. We must emphasize more N- -
glorious impulses of youth.
and more the significance of Judaism 1- -
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Rabbi Lefkowitz brought out the as a personal faith and the reality 1=-
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fact that each generation in the past
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has complained of the moral, intel- only when religion has become a per -Z--i- --
lectual and religious life of the youth. sonal experience, only when it has 1 -(-_. ---
In this age, however, he admits that come to dominate the consciousness • --..=
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what formerly was it mere slow tran- of the individual and to mould his '.-:--
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sition, now takes on the character of views of life and destiny, that re- (---
a revolution that bids fair to cut us ligion has entered into human life. , E- --
off entirely from the whole past.
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What we need is a deep and abiding Es -:
There are three important factors
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which have influenced the youth of Divine Presence, and of the sanctity ,F-a--- -
today. First, the quickened pace or, and the glory of human life. Our '= -
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problem, therefore, is a problem of- !is
have taken quicker and shorter cuts
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to all freedoms than did any other
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age. Secondly, our non-idealistic edu-
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cations] system. Our educational ness and touch the personal life? In !-1S-1---- -
system insists on the practical, to the other words, how shall we interwst --=-
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our young people in Judaism as a • :7=-2 -
studies which lead to broader culture
and idealism. The third factor and personal faith?
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The first thing that we must do, I t
probably the must important is the
therefore, to interest others in Our !-_=- -
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home influence. Rabbi Lefkowitz
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religion is to interest ourselves. If
says that fur over a generation we this is accomplished we can resort to I-7=-
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have largely been living on the spirit-
two methods to interest others. The:
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one is the institutional method, the I
generations and have added nothing
other is the individual or the personal I =
to it.
method. Neither method can be suc- i :47-_
Now the next question is how to
eessful alone. What we need is to,_
overcome these obstacles and develop
supplement the group activity by
and maintain the interest of our personal work directed to the re- I Fr.
young people in Judaism. First, for-
ligious consciousness
Of the individ-
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mal religious teaching must be sup-
plied which will saturate the youth ual.
The period of adolescence and im-
with the Jewish spirit. Our Jewish
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joyousness. It must be lifted out of
problems of adjustment lend to ma- " Ms -
its minor key and presented as it
tures thought and deeper purposes.
only truthfully can be, as a progres-
be of assistance in these problems
sive triumph. There should be con- To
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tinned religious influence, especially
which can be produced more easily1
in the adolescent period, when inde-
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through personal contact and appre- - -
pendent thinking, undirected, pre-
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elation of the problem involved than S--
sents the greatest perils of youth.
by group contact.
This religious and spiritual influence
Mr. Aaron suggested the establish- 1 -M
should be continued when the young
meat of university graduate fellow-
people go to college. Rabbi Lefko-
ships in the larger universities for E_---
witz stated that our efforts in this
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direction, efficacious in the few places
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where they have been expended, have and purposes among the Jewish stu- [E..=
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should not fail to give them place and
activity.
Finally Rabbi Fefkowitz pointed
out the most vital and important Mrs. Wolf Presents Resolution
method of all. Our leaders must have
LEES
Showing Act Dangerous to
faith! Young people's outlook and
character are determined far less by
Working Women.
any formal teaching than by person-
ality, far less by precept than by ex-
ample. If there is real religious faith
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THE LAYMAN'S VIEWPOINT
prop,, , , , ,1 federal Woman's Equality
By Abraham Lewenthal, Cleveland, amendment and presented the point 14
I iew of her organization on this pro-
Ohio.
posed legislation. She emphasized
Mr. Lewenthal declared than the fact that the Nations' Council of Jew-
present day youth's lack of interest ish Wooten, through its work for the'
in Judaism is not a new problem, nor immigrant mother and young woman,
does he find it more serious than the is convinced that these groups, both
conditions that prevailed 25 years in domestic and industrial life, would
ago. The specific task is to reduce or be the first to pay the penalty in the
eliminate the break which occurs in chaotic conditions resulting from the ;
the youthful religious career of no adoption ef a blanket equality amend-
many young men and women. Our mtt.
Mrs. Wolf stated that in the spin.
forbears, as opposed to our conteni-
poraries, felt more keenly their obli- ion of the National Council of .lewish
gation to see their faith survive and Women, state legislation offers a much
in their eagerness to preserve their safer method for eliminating existing
religion our fathers consciously inequalities, for it will ensure women • Es-7.=
the continued benefits of special pro-
aimed to instruct their children.
Ile pointed out that out well have testiest legislation which many states
the women met their ever-increasing have in recent years added to their
responsibilities, particularly in the statutes.
religious field, that the men have been
Mrs. Wolf urged the following facts -=_
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challenged and their answer has been in her statement:
the organization of the brotherhood.
"One of the large concerns of the
Since the women cannot to the job National Council of Jewish Women,
single-handed. it is nece.saty for the heath nationally and in the cities where
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co-operate. Particularly is this no immigrant woman and child. This
in the horny, where it is not uncom- care is exercised not only fun the newly
mon for the father to attend to his arrived aliens, but is followed III , iu or-
business on holy days, leaving it to tier to further their Amerieanization,
the mother to accompany the children education and industrial placing. In
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to the synagogue and generally to this as in other branches of philart. Et-M
look after their spirit ual welfare.
thropic work, We have often been glad
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