DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE end 12 REFORM (Continued from Page 8) in America. It was also the Re- form movement which succeeded in establishing a permanent rab- binical seminary. The others often proposed seminaries: Leeser actu- ally established one, Mairmonides College in Philadelphia, but he (lied shortly thereafter, and then it languished and died. The He- brew Union College, founded by the Reform group in 1875, was thus the first rabbinical seminary in America to thrive. In the course of the years since its establishment it has gradu- ated some four hundred rabbis who have become leaders in the Jewish and general community wherever they have gone. The early Reform rabbis from Ger- many, the graduates of the He- brew Union College, and the Cen- tral Conference of American Rab- bis, the first permanent rabbinical A Joyous Chanukah to All! JOHN D. BUSCH ti SONS Sheet Metal and Roofing Contractors RA. 7889 639 E. FORT ST. December 24, 1943 The Legal Chronicle beauty, dignity, and inspiration. brought to every avenue of religi- the National Sisterhood, Brother. in America. ous expression. Unfortunately so hood and Youth movements, pio. conference (organized in 1889), Reform sav ed worship it did so not only by many of us, even Reform Jews, neering in religious extension to brought sound Jewish leadership Of course supporting the to American life. These men not eliminating but also by adding have taken for granted the force small towns, r He_ i College , intoducing prevalent notion of Jewish life today, Only when brew Unon only knew the past but also had in ways Prayerbook and, A creating. we look back do we realize that the Union vision of the future. They taught and that Reform only man's eliminated, and- Reform Judaism has been primar- too numerous to mention, has is therore a lazy religion, Jews to respect Judaism and fact the ily responsible for most of the brought great development to Re- brought respect for Judaism from is entirely erroneous. In ial and in- form and served as the pattern prime essence of Reform was that new creative ceremons the general world. Jewish life. for other religious unions. With such able leadership the it built and created new ideas, stitutions of American Unn ofmight ve ee d thethis Unionio Ind, Reading further the history of intelligent and educated Jews new values, new and beautiful Americ haan become ceremonials and institutions. We the past of Jewish life in our among the laity were not driven Israel had not the accident of his. from the synagogue, but were at- have already written (Liberal Ju- country, we find that virtually all ugh or g i ntervened. Althoan- daism. August, 1943), of how Re- the institutions of Jewish life- tracted to it, for their progressive ized by Reform Jews, it was o pen form saved the Sabbath, through hospitals, orphan asylums, social tory ideas were the same as those of th—thoug b to all groups, and many promin- the Bnai the synagogue. Thus a group of its insistence on Sabbath rest and agencsies, ifically Bried by the ent Conservative and Orthodox in- father the leading Jews of the United introduction of the late Friday n ot pec by dividuals and congregations joined States were saved for Judaism. evening service and its various Reform movement, were led with it at first. By 1881, of the Certainly we discover, in examin- beautiful ceremonials. And so it Reform Jews, and were more dis- See REFORM—Page 16 ing the congregational records and was right through the calendar of gram tinctly than a part the Reform pro- te h of program of other Jewish newspapers of this period, Holy Days. s also Reform which after Reform had had its influence People ye opie actually sit through the groups. It wa upon American life, that the rec- whole Yom Kipper service in Re- brought that much needed develop- .' es and conver- foi ,m cong g re ations because it is ment to American Jewish life—re- ord i of ntermari lag Sincere Chanukah Greetings! sions dropped startlingly from meaningful throughout. Sukos has ligious Union. All far-sighted Jews that of the early days. Though no been revitalized with the conse- realized that this was essent;a1 to exact statistics are available, it is oration ceremony and the modern bring order and progress out of fairly safe to say that the rate Hakofos. New beautiful ceremon- the chaos that was American Juda- was only about 2 per cent, and ials in the synagogue, the play in ism. Other groups tried but were this in fact was counterbalanced the school, and the cumulative unsuccessful because of internal ing. by the many conversions that took presentation of gifts, has kept bicker Thefi permanent religious "Shur-Good" Brand ity to Judaism. (Tarshish, The gillah has revived Purim worship. union in America was the Union CRACKERS, COOKIES and Rise of American Judaism, pp. The Union Haggadah has made of American Hebrew Congrega- 322-329; Elzas, Jewish Marriage the Passover Seder completely in- tions, founded in 1873. Following PRETZELS American tradition, it did not Notices from the Newspapers of teresting, and Shovuos has had the Charleston, S. C.; Israelite, Oct. new birth through the confirms- attempt to gain absolute control 1124 OAKMAN BLVD. been over its constituent congregations, 19, 1869, p. 124; Trustees' Min- tion ceremony. Sabbaths have var TOwnsend 8-7590 i e a n d of Broth- • es tin g uction 1 but has acted as an advisory bo( Y, utes, Bene Israel, Cincinnati. Nov. made intet introduction Eman- through the Minutes, 9, 1848; uel, New Trustees' York, May 5, 1864, Sept. erhood, Sisterhood, Youth, Bnai publishing textbooks, establishing 6, 1866; Glazer, Jews of Iowa; Brith, Boy Scout Sabbath, and so on. The tremendous power of worn- Felsenthal and Eliassof, History anhood has been brought to relig- BEST WISHES FOR A JOYOUS CHANUKAH! of K. A. M., Chicago; Ezekial and ion through the Sisterhood, so Lichtenstein, Jews of Richmond, P. that today the National Federa- 219; Allgemeine Zeitung, Vol. 23 tion of Temple Sisterhoods is the (1859), p. 36, Vol. 27 (1863), p. largest Jewish women's organiza- 232, Vol. 32 (1868), p. 620; Die tion in the world dedicated to re- Neuzeit, Vol. 9 (1869), p. 159, ligious endeavor. Younger men Vol. 12 (1872), p. 456; and Kohler, have been trained to leadership in Not Incorporated Early American Zionist Projects, the congregation and many new recruits have come to religion etc.) Together, rabbi and layman through the Brotherhood. Reform BOWLING and BILLIARD SUPPLIES changed the services and ritual was also the first to organize to make it acceptable to modern Youth groups, and it has paved EBONITE BALLS - BAGS - SHOES and progressive Jews. The intro- the way in religious school de- velopment. The textbooks of the duction of English into the service and the sermon, the abolition of Union of American Hebrew Con- selling Mitsvos, of unnecessary gregations are pioneers in pro- Phones: RA. 2506-7 prayers and outworn practices, the gressive education and are used 134 E. JEFFERSON removal of hats, the introduction extensively by Conservative and of a choir and family pews and Orthodox schools. 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