MAY 14, 1926
/HE itA1 tturrILWISI,
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ORTHODOX RABBIS'
CONVENTION CLOSES
committee on education, Levinson, zik, Obshevsky, Gordon, Miller, Sha.
"What are your views on the life
psis tRe o i ns e,.vrabesegricgoh.no
Rubenstein, Levenburg, Sehottland, p rEo
after death?"
I I.ipowitz, Scheakopf, Damesek, Pols
chosen
The life after death Is a hope horn
of
enstteorfn
kowitz;
committee
on
the
Torah,
Rab-
faith
and
the
desire
for
a
complete
;Rabbi Geffen
of
IP
bis Z. Rosen, Inselbuch, Burack, Dem- tphreesidWe
the Southern region or
life. It also springs from a demand
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brovsky, Deslovsky; committee on Rabbis Z. Cohen and Berger if
for justice. These things are very
At the regular meeting of the Sis certificates of ordination."
' the ' l • of many people but
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conciliation, Rabbis Boruchev, Gu- Canada.
real in
iives
terhood of Temple Beth Jacob het(
The
committee
on
Palestine,
o
—
unfair translation. you can't prove them mathematically," at the community center on Tuesday.
law, but that is an
" There are some who say that Re- May 4, Mrs. Benjamin Goldstein wa which Rabbi A. Teitelbaum wa.
There are many elements in Torah
chairman,
recommended
"that
thi
form is the religion of the rich and re-elected president; Mrs. Norman
besides law—even the I'salms are Tor-
Orthodoxy the religion of the poor; is Buckner, vice-president; Mrs. Wil- convention request all of its member.
Mizvoth is usually translated
ah.
to participate in all activities pertain
liam Present, secretary, and Mrs.
commandments yet this is not it this true?"
Tarim Shell Frame with hue-Slip Temple.
"There are vital differences between Mandel II. Willer, treasurer and ing to the support of the Old Pales
whole
meaning.
Torah
really
means
Specialist h. Examination el Opt:cal and
Reform and Orthedoxy," replied Rab- chairman of the publicity committee. tine settlement and to make all need
teaching of any kind. Then there is,
Muscular Detects of the Eye.
ed sacrifices for its maintenance am
but unfortunately
Hershman,
bi
Prescribed and Arcurata'y Adjusted. tl- e Hebrew word li'dusha which
growth. That the convention de
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we :rind our own lenses ant know
means 'Mess. The Hebrew cmcept some people confuse the issues.
The following Pontiac women at- mend of all those participating in it
they .re correct.
tended the luncheon given by the labors to participate in the labors o
of religion included all the features Whether one chorses the Reform
Twelfth of Tenth, Mizvoth and K'dusha. It Orthodox worship should net be de- Detroit Council of Jewish Women at the Zionist Organization in the up
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1910 Hazelwood
termined by his social standing."
050 of an all-embracing character. I
"What,' I asked, "has become of the Hotel Statler on Monday, May 3: building of Palestine and to see tha
have heard people ask, 'In what way
Mesdames Benjamin Goldstein, Ben- all the institutions managed by the
the joy and gaity of the Jewish re-
will you be helping God if you observe
jamin Netzorg, Julius I.evin, Jacob Keren Hayesod be conducted in the
ligion?"
the Sabbath? I always answer, 'In
Kovinsky, S. Solomon, Morris Fine, traditional Jewish spirit. That thi
"Those who are Jews by compul-
what way will you be helping God if
sion are not happy in their Judaism. Emanuel Lewis, Joseph Barnett, Jack convention recommends that the Pal
you
are
honest?'
The
Jew
would
say,
estine committee enter into corre
Orvesr,
That Menace Property
Though they may profess to be proud Fink and Mandel II. Willer.
If religion is anything it is every-
spondence, with the rabbinical asso
of it they are not happy. But those
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thing.'"
On Sunday, May 30, Rabbi Leo Si. ciations of foreign lands for the pur
who are Jews by conviction are happy
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"What," I asked, "do you conceive in their Judaism though they do not Franklin will confirm the following pose of devising means whereby th
to he the duty of a rabbi?"
shout from the housetops their pride children: Thelma and Ada Meyer, breaches in the communal and re
"The rabbi's duty is to impart to his in Judaism. The real Jew is happy. Mildred Goldstein, Sylvia Solomon, ligious life of Palestine may be heale(
yr
congregation the Jewish consciousness Ludwig Lewissohn says we must be Esther Kovinsky, Jay Jacobson and and that harmony may reign in ou
Co spread knowledge of Judaism. Jews because we can't assimilate. Abe Kirshenbaum. This will be the home land in future (lays."
The Palestine committee reporte(
so accomplish this aim the rabbi must I say we must he better Jews because first time that confirmation services
that 84 rabbis have bought land i
take all life for his text. Nothing we are liable to assimilate.
The were held in the Pontiac temple. The
Palestine
during the past year. Al
human should be foreign to him. Ju- morning prayer says, 'Happy are we. branch Religious School which Rabbi
the resolutions were adopted by ac
daisni postulates the good in every How goodly is our portion.' That is Franklin orgekized several years ago
man. Such is Judaism's high con : mill our
now has an attendance of over 40 claniation.
of view."
Rabbi B. L. Levinthal of Phila
caption of man that once when Rabbi
In our Friday night service we try children. These children are being
"In
Akiba was asked, 'Which is greater, to preserve something of the joyous educated in Ilebrew and Jewish his- delphia, honorary president of th
Agudath Ila'rabonim, closed the con
the work of God or the work of man. spirit that animated the Chassidim of tory.
vention with an impassioned valedic
Rabbi Akiba replied, 'The work of old. For instance some synagogues
tory. Ile recommended the publica
man is greater than the work of God. ' have revived the custom of singing
Mrs. Morris Fine spent the week-
Obviously the great rabbi did not wish Z'miros. In fact I often say, I like end in Ann Arbor, where she was the lion of a jubilee book to celebrat
the 25 years of the union's existence
to belittle the work of God but to em- the Simchoth Torah Jew better than guest of her daughter, Cecelia.
during the forthcoming year.
phasize the importance of the work of the Yom Kippur Jew. And something
The following officers were elected
man. In every sense man is the co- of the joyous spirit is being revived
If anyone is hurt on your
Mr. and Sirs. Sidney Netzorg of honorary presidents, Rabbi M.S. Mar
and
claim,
damages
partner
of
God.
I
know
that
there
is
in
Palestine
now.
That's
one
of
the
premises
Battle Creek spent Mothers' Day with golies and Rabbi D. L. Levinthal o
at present a tendency on the part of great things that are being accom- their parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. Net-
— you may be liable!
Philadelphia; the praesidiurn, Rabb
many thinkers to belittle the work of
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there."
zorg.
Israel Rosenberg, president; Dr, B
has p "What do you think of the Menorah
nuin. II. L. Menken, for example,has
dence Insurance will take
Revel, Rabbi E. Silver, Rabbi J
called
man
the
'clown
of
creation.'
movement?"
I
asked.
care of such damage awards
Kanowitz and Rabbi 1. Siegel; sacra
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Nate
Blumrosen
and
There is, of course, enough reason to
"A splendid movement," rejoined
up to the limits of your policy.
Le dissatisfied with man, but I don't the rabbi. "Menorah has done much daughter spent Mothers' Day with tory, Rabbi J. I.. Seltzer; financia
secretary, I. Karlisky; committee o
Mrs. Jennie Blumrosen of Detroit.
want people to think so. Such think- to awaken an interest in the cultural
membership, Rabbis S. Soloweitschik
ing tends to paralyze the will of man. aspects of Judaism.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Barnett enter- Poliatschek, Tomoshov, Si. Rosen
It causes him to question the very
"Whet good results may we expect
Landau, Tushowitz; committee 0
tained
members
of
their
family
from
worthwhileness of life. A better at- from Zionist colonisation?"
family purity, Rabbis M. Schwartz o
titude is that of the mystics. The
"Colonization will help to show the Flint and Detroit on Mothers' Day. Baltimore, Rabbi Riff of Camden
mystic says to God. 'We need you and world that the Jew is not a mere par-
Rabbi J. M. Kohane, Rabbi Klein
you need us.'"
Mrs. Emanuel I.ewis and son, Leon-
asite. There is a worldwide impres-
"In a recent address in New York," sion that the Jew comes in after the ard, attended the opera in Cleveland Rabbi Wiener, Rabbi L. Cohen, Rabb
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I said, "Adolph Oko declared that work of the pioneer is finished and recently.
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faith and belief are no longer possible grows fat on the prosperity of the
tee, Rabbis Lenchopitz, Predmensky
to intelligent men. Ile said that won- land. The work of the chalutziin in
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Fox of Grand Iskolsky, Gordon of Norfolk, Hut
der and mysticism—in its highest Palestine should go far toward cor- Rapids and Herman Strifling of Fort
witz, Raskin, Ebin and Neilson; com-
forms—were the only forms of relig- recting this false impression. Besides Wayne, who are in Detroit for the
mittee on conciliation, Rabbis Boru
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I you agree with him?"
religion and morality is not dead but guests of their brother and sister, Mr. Miller, Rosenberg of Long Branch
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The answer was an emphatic "No. only dormant."
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Do .at wall until a Court Net'.. Is sent
I I can't see how ysu can have mystic-
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Mrs. Borman Buckner and daugh- sohn, M. A. Kaplan, Schapiro an
faith? I admit there is a reason to
"James Waterman Wise wants to ter, Audrey, left on Thursday for a Grubart; Sabbath committee, Rabbi.
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Mrs.
Emanuel
Lewis
and
Mrs.
B.
difficult task before me how can I sum- innate capacities and powers. Relig-
committee on kashruth, Rabbis Preill
n the courage to attempt it unless ion is the most prominent of these Goldstein attended the meeting of Sillman, Borwick, Popkin, Ash, Mar
the
National
Federation
of
Sister.
I have a conviction that the obstacles powers. Of course I do not deny that
cos of Baltimore, Bunin, Larker
can be overcome? The feeling of this is an age of materialism and Ju- hoods at Temple Beth El on Monday. Lippman, Levin, Redelheim, Sterman
wonder begets faith in a higher p•w- daism is not functioning as it should.
er. Science is based on wonder. The But it is our duty to stimulate the
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"What," I asked, "is prayer."
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tinue to ask the question "How" but things in Christian terms," he an-
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the Christian. T'phila means much
"What is God," I queried. "The more than prayer. It means grati-
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answer,
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cause,
tude,
thanksgiving
and
adoration—
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man. In fact I can't see how we can cussion about the efficacy of prayer
help ascribing human attributes to has always seemed foolish to me. The
God. The rabbis said that when God truly religious man feels he cannot do
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looks upon the miseries of man he without prayer.'
sheds tears. Everyone knows that we
"Does the American Jew pray?"
are not to interpret such sayings lit-
"I'm afraid that prayer is becoming
erally, but we cannot omit the emo- a lost art," replied Rabbi Hershman.
tional element. That element means
"Waldo Frank says that the Amer-
so much—religion is anaemic without ican Jew has sacrificed his traditions
it. Sometimes I think that cold phil- of sehoiesship for business success. Is
osophy has done us a great deal of he right?"
harm."
"Tnere is a great deal of truth in
"('an a purely cultural religion his generalization," he answered.
without a God form the basis of a re-
"Dees the American Jew today ac-
ligious organizaton" was my next cord the same respect to scholarship
question.
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Adler always interpreted life in terms eral knowledge."
of the divine. " How," I asked, "can
"I have often heard rich Jews refer
you interpret life in terms of the di- to poor Jews—usually Orthodox Jews
vine wthout God?" "That reminds me —as 'kikes.' Why do they despise
of the man who insisted that the moon these people?"
is more important than the sun be-
"A good many Jews are suffering
cause the moon gives us light by night from what is known as an inferiority
when we need it most and the sun complex. They repeat. parrot-like,
gives us light by day when we have the accusations of anti-Semites in
enough light anyway. He forgot that them. It's the result of their fear."
even he light of the moon is only a
"It is said that Reform Judaism has
reflection from the light of the sun. contributed most to the science of Ju-
Now God is the sun that throws light daism. Is this true?"
on all questionings. And ethics is like
"There is not a word of truth in it.
the moon that would be only a cold Let me quote to you what the late Dr.
dark mass without the reflected light Schechter had to say on this point.
of God. Ethics can have no indepen-
"'If a census should he aken of all
dent existence."
those who make their mark in any de-
"Is religion as a force in the affairs partment of Jewish learning by a re-
of men breaking down?"
ally original contribution—I am not
"It never had much of a chance to speaking of dilettanti and journalists
break down" replied the rabbi, laugh- —it would he found that at least 90
ing. "Of course," he continued. "we per cent were either directly opposed
are living in a period of worldliness to the reform movement, or ignored
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"How is your denomination distin-
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