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"Is the Prevailing Relation Between
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By RABBI A. M. HERSHMAN

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(Editor's Note:—The following lecture was delivered by Rabbi
A. M. Hershman at the late Friday evening services at the Shaarey
Zedek Synagogue on Friday evening, Dec. 6. The Detroit Jewish
Zedek Synagogue on Friday evening, Dec. 6. Opinions from the
readers of The Detroit Jewish Chronicle are invited.)

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And a Time to Speak.—Ecclesiastes
I propose to speak tonight on a Reform Jew. The Reform Jew has
a right to his ideas. The same right
subject which has engaged my atten- must be conceded to the Conservative
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loath
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to
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to
Reform and the Conservative Jews
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raise an issue calculated to sow divi- in
their relation to one another is
sion in the community. I.know that this:
Let them both work together on
it would be politic for me to refrain all matters
and interests which they
from doing it. I should be unworthy have in common;
let them work sep-
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NEW YORK—Sunday, Nov. 22, is eventually for the abdication of Con- an address given by me at Temple
it gives to all save experts the impres-
the date decided upon for the corner- servative and Orthodox Judaism in Beth El on the occasion of the dedi-
sion of age and pricelessness. An ex-
stone laying of the aeries of seven Detroit. We cannot afford to take a cation of its present premises, I said:
placid
and
complacent
view
of
the
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Reform
and
the
Conservative
ample — the fine Winthrop Desk, ;100.
buildings of the Yeshibah of Amer-
ica, the great institution of higher situation. Silence, at this time, may Jew should not quarrel one with the
Jewish learning which Orthodox Jew- be good policy, but it is poor princi- other. I should like to see every Jew
"There is a time to speak," says who has leanings towards Reform
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author of Ecclesiastes. I want join and come under the influence of
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to
speak
tonight without any equivo- the temple. I should like to see every
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There is a groping for unity in our servative Judaism join and come un-
Because of the great significance of midst.
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Strenuous efforts are being der the influence of the Conservative
the day in the history of American
istingacti
a
o gf uet." e And, gkanndow
and World Jewry, leaders of the Ye- made to secure united action on the sY na
propagandist activities
of all the elements and sections thing
shibah campaign are planning impres- of the
community. This is as it carried on in the community, I added:
— Manufacturers of —
sive exercises for the corner-stone lay- should be. Deep down in the solid "Of course all Jews are one, but the
ing. Practically every college and un-
esreusbwhollushsbalaInbdeatnhde
iversity in America will have repre- foundations of Judaism lies imbedded fluestioTnheorfetesntahri
sentatives present to welcome the as one of the cornerstones the belief o,le
wife are said to be one; but it is one
world's first Jewish college to the acs- in the solidarity, the oneness o of the most frequent sources of mat-
dcmic life of America. Every Jewish Israel. In the eyes of Judaism, all rimonial infelicities that after mar-
organization in every city has been Jews constitute one people. In the riage either the husband or the wife
invited to send accredited delegates to eyes of the non-Jewish world, all claims to be that one." I then quoted
the affair. Jews form one people. Moreover,
some of the problems with which we the limerick:
confronted are of such propord There was once a lady of the Niger,
Join Finn of F. A. Gordon. are
tions and of so staggering a character Who went for a ride with a tiger.
that nothing but concerted effort
They returned from the ride
The many friends and clients of might enable us to cope with them.
With the lady inside—
David Cohen and Manning Cornfield Therefore, any attempt to achieve And a smile on the face of the tiger.
will be pleased to learn of their asso- unity in Jewry is laudable. Every
ciation as managers of Frank A. Gor- step taken to translate our much
It is clear to me that the temple
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don's new office, recently opened at vaunted and much wanted Jewish has been playing the role of the tiger
4739 Woodward avenue for the trans- solidarity into practical measures is in the limerick quoted. And when I
action of a general real estate and in- a step in the right direction. Never- say the temple, I do not mean to in-
surance business. Mr. Cohen is a theless, we dare not lose sight of the dulge in sweeping generalizations.
comparative newcomer to Detroit. fact that Jews differ among them- There are many members of the tem-
Ile is a member of the Toronto Bar selves. And let it not be said that ple who are perfectly free from all
and a graduate of the Osgoode Hall the differences which divide element missionary tendencies, who would
ALL YEAR ROUND
University. Mr. Cornfield, before en- from element are of no importance. scrupulously and conscientiously ab-
tering the real estate and insurance They are important; some of them stain from all propaganda. I, for
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field, was for five years employment are of vital importance. We dare not on place implicit faith and confi-
manager of the Fisher Body Works magnify them, neither dare we make dence in those men. When I say the
and has since had many years of ex- light of them. There is a cleavage temple, I mean the powers that be,
perience in the handling of all aorta on religious lines. There are the Re- those responsible for the shaping of
of real estate and insurance problems. formers, there are the Conservatives; the policy thereof. They seem to be
CORNER KALES
Frank A. Gordon came to-Detroit' and when I speak of Conservatives I obsessed with the notion that Con-
sonic years ago, after successfully include the Orthodox Jews. Mt Re- servative Judaism is a mere an-
subdividing thousands of acres in Buf- form Jew has his point of view. The lachronism, an anomaly, a phase of
falo. Transferring his operations to Conservative Jew has his. He cher- Judaism that has already spent its
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Detroit only a few years ago, his ishes some convictions not shared by force; that Reform is the only form
unique methods have quickly and the Reform Jew. He holds some of Judaism to which all Jews should
firmly established him as Michigan's views which run counter to, are in- adhere. They speak of co-operation;
largest wholesale subdivider.
compatible with, those held by the they mean domination, monopoly. They
nod assent to the proposition that all
Jews are one; they would add, how-
ever, one in Reform Judaism. "Tem-
ple first," seems to be their motto.
Some of them would stop at no
maneuver to wean away our people
from the synagogue and win them
over to the temple.
All Jews are one in Reform Juda-
ism. Such, I contend, is the thesis of
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the temple. I shall not be hard put
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to it to prove my contention. Here
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idea of a joint meeting of the Men's
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Club of the temple and the Men's Club
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in a
of this congregation. It was arranged
—and I was no party to the arrange-
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ment—that the incumbent of this pul-
ell
pit should speak for the Men's Club of
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this congregation and the president
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Club of the temple. I had my misgiv-
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ings regarding the advisability of ac-
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cepting the invitation. I could not
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have the president of the conference
grace the meeting with his presence.
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I was assured, however, that the sole
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purpose of the meeting was to pro-
mote good fellowship and make for a
better understanding between the
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Conservative and the Reform Jews.
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At the urgent request of some of our
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members, I accepted the invitation.
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I asked what I should discuss at the
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meeting. It was suggested to me that
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speak on the subject likely to bring
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both elements closer together.
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My misgivings, however, were more
than justified. I spoke on federation.
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The president of the Central Confer-
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ence spoke on Reform Judaism. He
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prefaced his address with the remark
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that he found hmiself in an embar-
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rassing position. lie had been ad-
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vised that I would present the Ortho.
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dux view of Judaism and that he was
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expected to state the position of Re-
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form. Nevertheless, he went on with
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the address prepared by him, glorify-
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ing Reform and presenting Orthodoxy
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in a rather unfavorable light. When
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he was done, I whispered to my neigh-
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bor on my left, an important digni-
tary in the temple: "Now pass around
Me
your membership application blanks;
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this is what you have brought us here
for."
ERE is nothing 'a man appreciates more
Now, I ask, was it fair play? Was
there any justification for taking un-
han a mellow, cool, satisfying cigar. That's
due advantage of us? A host owes
his guest certain duties. Ile should
why every day more than a million La Palinas
not say aught designed to wound the
are smoked—why they are America's largest selling
feelings and sentiments of his guest;
he should not, under the cloak of hos-
cigar. Therefore, instead of giving unknown
pitality, seek to impose his views and
beliefs on him. The temple was our
"Christmas Specials", give him a box of La Palinas.
host. We were its guest. Can you
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Judaism. I refused, at that meeting,
to he drawn into any controversy. My
main reason was that I had hoped
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