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famine'.
My soul praise the Lord and Thou are appease and remove their
l'ou need not be wealthy to be
great,
charitable. Go through I i fe thought-
Oh bird, beauty and majesty are Thy
fully, tenderly, considerately And sym-
clothes
pathetically and you will irradiate an
Open my eyes, let nit- understand
nspiriting influence and implant an
The wonders lit Thy law."
Thy loving uncle
m • Personal Letter of Rabbi E. S. Sofer, P•Its, Hungary, Author a(
SUSMAN EI.IEZER SOEEIL
Jolkiel Elieser, Demesck Elieser, Serer H•miksohn and
Other Works.
... Ethical Principles and Practical Rites
In the Conduct Of a Jewish Rabbinate
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The original letter, written in Hebrew, s
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lator (verbatim), his grandson, R.
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CHANUKAH GREETINGS TO THE
ENTIRE JEWISH COMMUNITY
Sincere heartfelt blessings and con-1.1allas. during all this time 1 never
-c ratulations at the occasion of thy hook "rechash" emolument from the
' election to be rabbi in I ont,iii,,a . poor, no fee for performing marriages,
Nlay thy strength increase in the holy for filing or signing legal documi s,
service, may thou rise train height to for any rabbinical office performed
height upon the mountain of the bird, unto them. Here I conduit myself
thou become an instrument in the along the same lines. Thank the Lord
mops of divine Providence to spread for all that I ant not poorer than other
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I am once more thankful to
.1 and disseminate the knowledge of the rabbis.
o the good woman he
law. The first and main duty of a the Lord Cr
rabbi in our days is to study the blessed me with as a partner of my
Torah, to instruct its disciples and to life. In the first yearsof iair mar-
. train and guide the young students of ridge she suffered much poverty on
• conduct in the matters
the law in the fear of the Lord. I am money.
itc of m
But she was contented to
indeed awe
ar of the old, wise adage ofeount
that we should not censor or correct wear old outworn garments and eat
She bore all these
t. tzlidik, hut ' frugal meals.
this conduct of a rabbi t i
regardless of this prudent maxim, my things with dignified silence and self
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DECORUM
In the ancient synagogue at .1i-rusa.
lent wits tin offici a l called the "Ruler
of the Synagogue." Among his other
functions was the duty to maintain
clue decorum during the time of wor-
ship. Some New York congregations
dozen such function-
could well use
aries. I would like to see them get
specially after that fellow clown the
center aisle who when the closing
benediction is about to lie pronounced
stands with leg outside of his pew
as. though he couldn't wait to get
away. Ile reminds nit. of it domineer-
ing president I once had who had the
boldness to say to me: "Say doe, cut it
a little shorter today. I wish to get
to the bank before it closes." I
preacheda little longer Im that tits
preach
enlivening cheer that will lighten
gloom, lift burdens, chase sorrows and
cultivate smiles that will brighten
and bless your own life with the re-
flected glow of the gladness of others.
—The Supplement.
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love of thee compels me to rebuke and !respect. None know about it. She
set thee aright in regard to certain did it in order not to cheapen the re-
Pt-ople who are in a hurry to get
defects and faults in thy character. sped and influence of the rabbinate. away from the house of worship
First, I warn thee earnestly not to A rabbi who pursues and is after would save time by not coming at till
C. Woolgar, D. S. C., Associate
esteem lightly the honor of thy fellow money commits a great "chilul hash- —and would do more good. They
Chiropodists — Foot Specialists
. rabbis and colleagues; beware thyself em." You know the homiletic explana- would at least help to maintain order
tion of the "sheloh," that the shofar and avoid irreverence.—The Supple-
from holding up to ridicule and scorn
Announce the Opening of Enlarged and
I their shortcomings and weaknesses. It emblematic of the rabbi and preacher, ment.
is not the characteristic of the true must not be covered with gold.
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Amdher characteristic virtue of the
CHARITY
Sl•k,rs of perfection to search and
lock for the faults of others, we our- rabbi must be the quality of patience
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solves are not free of them if we bat and forbearance. If the rabbi faces
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One of the pathetic and even tragic
look for them. You certainly know , his traducer and abuser with silence,
the homiletic explanation of my lath- the respective person will soon feel the mistakes of our life is our common
All
Foot
Troubles Successfully Treated.
confinement
of
charity
to
cash
and
the
— to the sentence pangs of remorse And regret it. • If
er-in-law of
of the Bible, "Bring thy hand unto the rabbi answers abuse and insults things it can buy. And yet are there
Prompt,
Efficient Attention, from 9
thy bosom—he did it and behold it be- •v ith abuses and insults, he perpetuates not even greater needs than are met
A. M. to 6:30 P. M.
and fans to high flames the fires o by food, clothes, shelter? Are there
!came leprous like snow.
The fatal habit to ridicule and make "machlokoh." In regard to such mat- not numerous minds still but!dened
slight of others, how hitter and how tors none was a wonderful and ad- with darkness, souls hungering for
Dr. Martin has practiced Chiropody in Detroit for fifteen years.
as my father-in-law, the great sympathy and other expressions of
many enemies did a it e.
m mirable
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Gaon, Rabbi Joel Ungar. He was the spirit, hearts craving affection to
i walls have ears, therefore, beware thy
tongue from evil! Especially lie care- wont to tell me jestingly, "in not
!ful not to indulge in the presence of answering by abuser, I prove myself to
!thy pupils of making sport and belit- be wise and hint to he a fool; if I
tling the sect of Chassidim. This habit answer his reproaches, I prove myself
I has become, I understand, a second lust as much the fool as my abuser
nature to thee. My great master, the himself." As the result of such noble
rabbi of Pressburg, pointed to the fact a policy and such ideal conduct, none
ithat only in the regions where ('hays- of the rabbis was so beloved and war-
!Korn prevails, Judaism was preserved shipped by his congregation as Rabbi
!intact in its full integrity. It dies Joel Ungar of 131. m.
Be careful Jo-fore you attach your
!good to follow- many customs of the
!Chassidim, respectfully to visit from signature as a rabbi to any legal docu-
time to time a true tzadik to learn ment—an error on thy part may lead
to a "chilul-Ilashem".
from him how to serve God!
In regard to technicalities of the
In regard to thy sermon, 1 advise
rabbinical office, I advise thee to re- thee to recite the same previous to its
! serve a room exclusively for thyself delivery in the pulpit—between thy-
I and to transact there all rabbinical af- self and sealed walls, in order that =
fairs. Thy wife "the Rehetzin," must the righteous wrath and indignation
the ser-
not, know all about thy official trans- aroused by certain topics
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in them. 1 am thankful to providence thou deliverest it to thy congregation.
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No
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be
delivered
with
for having blessed me with a true,
and make designs and fancy forms to
Eshez ('hail, who never knew and the vibration of wrath or anger in it.
order in Ices, Ice Cream or Puddings.
never desireil to know anything about Further, before thou speakest to thy
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I no good has arisen from the fact that merit and "Zechusz" of thy forbears ff
will
help
thee
in
the
accomplishment
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great
rabbis
transfer
to
the
re-
even
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betzin the conduct of congregationa of a worthy end. My great master,
Lichtenstein gave nie the
affairs. In such matters we must re- Rabbi
number the words of the Megiloh, osiruloh" (charms) to attain the =
or a "drosho," in the
"let each man be the master of his sp i r it ua l en d
recitation of the following- verses .--
I household."
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Further, each rabbi must lie dis- thrice before mounting the pulpit:
tinguished by the negative quality: "Lord, my God, I exalt thee, I thank -=
not to love money in an undue was-
Thy name
ure and not to pursue after gain. The
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Tho ll has performed miracles,
rabbi must not insist upon receiving Thou hast fulfilled the co nsel of i I-,
even his prescribed fee from the poor.
fa u lt time,
teste
d,
time, -e
For 30 years 1 officiated as a rabbi in
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A year ago, at the Community Fund
in a pageant intended to visu-
dinner in
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alize th diversified work of the many
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..ocial service agencies of Detroit, sap- • ='
peered a group of men and women in
the native eostunies of various coon-
tries, intended to represent the &fire-
his
cat racial groups u!ho are being served
Lv the constituent agencies of t hi
great organization. And the 2,300
' people who were present were
thrilled. by the vivid color and variety
•of these costumes; they must have
realized the tremendous artistic, col-
contributions
spiritual
and
al thrall
• which the foreign groups have been M'
making to the common life of Anwr-
ion ; and must have caught something
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iori tiplise . a brut rhood of individual
g
men, but a brotherhood of racial
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DETROIT
expresses the wish and hope that the coming year
may bring a full measure of Happiness and
Prosperity to Detroit Jewry .
We social workers, above all must
recognize the potency of racial group
cohesion and organization. In the
final analysis it transcends the mast
important individual interests, even
economic interests. From time im-
nwmorial men have died cheerfully fur
their group. Carl Marx anticipated a
!division of society into economic class-
I es whose interests would be pars-
!mount--superior to national align-
ments. The great war proved this to
be a false prediction. Working. men
(Commenced Business August 1, 1921.)
did not act as the working class—as
the proletariat—they acted Is Ger-
mans, as Frenchmen, as Englishmen.
All the complicated problems confront-
OFFICERS
ing the governments of the world in
their relations with one another, all
C. W. J. Linton, Exticutive Vice-President
Elbert H. Fowler, Chairman of Board
the pother that keeps Geneva the
T. Allan Smith. Vice-President anti Cashier
sty-thing center of universal interest.
C. R. McLaughlin, President
are produced primarily out of the ef-
Arnold B•ensiger, Vice-President
Lewis G. Gorton, Vico.rrnsident
forts to reconcile racial groups to one
Burt Owen, Assistant Cashier
Frank G. Banter, Vice-President
another. The most vexatious prob-
W. G. Cooper, Assistant Cashier
lem, for example, in Poland, is to
Charles P. Sieder, Vice-President
bring the Germans in the west, the
E. A. Robinson. Assistant Cashier
Lithuanians in the north, the Calic-
DIRECTORS
inns in the south, the Ckrainians in
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the east, and Jews spread over all the
Charles P. Siecter
George G. Harvey
Alfred E. D. Allan
country, into satisfactory and happy
William H. Stew
Ernest 0. Knight
relations with the Polish people. This
Frank G. Banter
Carl T. Storm
is true of other central and south-
Albert E. Manning
Elbert H. Fowler
eastern f'iropcon countries. Czechs-
Clyde I. Webster
Frederick C. Mathews
James H. Garlick
Slovakia herself, the lest organized
Arthur E. Wood
C. R. McLaughlin
and the most wisely administered of
Lewis G. Gorton
Fred L. Woodworth
all these countries, has her difficulties
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in trying to harmonize her diversified
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her neighbors with whom these groups
Fort St. W. at Waterman
Mack •n.1 Eastlawn
We, in this
Lincoln at Holden
are racilly affiliated.
Warren West at Wykes
Stockyard (Dia near Fern.
Forest and Crane
country, will In astray and cause end-
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dale)
less trouble it we should insist that
Grand River and Wyoming
the different races should abandon
their particular characteristics, their
traditions and customs. The finest
Americanism does not consist in a
dead uniformity and monotony, but in
a colorful harmony of diversified
cultures and racial heritages.
, Therefore, in our schemes and pro-
' for social work in our respec-
tive communities, let us never ignore
, the intensity of racial sympathies and
the validity of racial and religious
group life. We shall most effectively
Attain our purposes by utilizing these
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