DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Lek tl Chronicle
Pays . , 513
Rosh Hashonah and the Synagogue
Friday, September 7,
"Al Tashlichenu Le-Es Ziknoh "
Reflections of a New Year's Prayer
By RABBI JOSEPH THUMIN of Congregation Beth Abraham
spoke of the churchlike atmos-
phere prevailing in a reform syn-
Once again we stand at the threshold of a New Year. The yea r
Many aspects of the significance of Rosh Hashonah have been agogue which he stated was much
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is approaching on the wings of the Angels of Peace, and the
presented to the Jewish reading public. It is well, however, if we more than the one prevailing in
exit of the old year is accompanied with jubilant sweet niadie
the
church
itself.
consider one view which may turn out to be less pleasant than
free-
If any Jew should think that of man's FREEDOM — freedom from the destructions of war,
any other because it focuses the spotlight on a condition which is
dom from tyranny and suppression — freedom for all!
this
condition
only
affected
the
worsening instead of improving.
Our prayer that God shall "make the rule of arrogance pass
synagogue, he failed to see how
Rosh Hashonah is the time
' of the Jews, this ancient people ”.tich it affected the character of from the earth" was heard and answered. Those who ruled by the
when the Jew suddenly realizes rebuilt their synagogues time and Jewry. The backing and solace arrogant might of force have been conquered and subdued. Put the
his ties to the synagogue. The again and brought them back to which the Jew had derived from other part of the same prayer: "And all the evil shall be utterly
the shul was as much non-exist- consumer!" still has not been fulfilled.
role this ancient institution has their destined purpose.
f the Je
I ent as
The remnants of the millions
played in Jewish life ever since VARIOUS MEANINGS
In our modern times with al- at shul. The rabbi had practically of Jews tortured and murdered maid at my brother's home . ,
its inception should be familiar
Now you see why I cannot keep
nothing else to do but to attend
to every Jew acquainted with the leged culture, the synagogue has !movies for further critical re- at the hand of the "rule of arro- him in the house," concluded the
assumed various meanings. On
history of his people. The Beth one hand, it became less and less ports, and read the latest best- gance" are still desolate in con- young woman. "The nice GEN-
centration camps, or in exile as TILE LADY left in great em-
Hakneseth, as the synagogue
is the house of assembly for the ' sellers, otherwise his job was jeo-
called in Hebrew, the House of Jews. With the beginning of the pardized, and he found himself homeless refugees. The lands barrassment, and the whole party
whence they were deported still was spoiled!"
Assembly, has throughout the last century, those who preached without an audience. And worst
generations been the focal point and advocated emancipation and of all, he had to share his pulpit would not have them back, and
As the woman finished her
the doors of the victorious dem-
of Jewish life.
' assimilation tried to put the syn- with representatives of other ocratic countries remain closed story, I said to the OLD MAN:
The gatherings of the Jews in agogue out of their minds and faiths. No wonder the Jew got
Now . I understand the meaning
nothing out of the shul. The im- to them.
of
"AL TASHLICHENU LE-ES
the earliest times of our history out of the life of the Jews.
CITES STORY OF JCAOB
took place in the desert to listen 1 We see today the synagogue portance of the synagogue was
ZIKNOII" . . . from one son to
Of our Patriarch Jacob it is
the other. And I advised my
to the Heavenly commands. Moses not the House of God, but a fo- a goed measure by which the
assembled the children of Israel, . rum for the discussion and ell- Jew's interest and adherence to said in the Bible (Genesis XXXII, f b k and live n s
24-31) : "And Jacob was left own old home.
thereby creating a signpost for ticism of latest books and movies, his faith could be judged.
alone; and there wrestled a MAN
times to come that Jewish effec-; profanity at its worst. The assi- FINDS HIS WAY BACK
The Jewish people, the OLD
(the angel of Esau, according to
tiveness is only in unison and as- milationists who wanted to do
MAN
amongst the nations, suf-
What has all this to do with tradition) with him until the
sembly, not in divisiveness or sep- away with the synagogue did,
Rosh Hashonah: This period in breaking of the day. And when fers under the same kind of tra-
aration. These assemblies made however, away in most cases with
the Jewish calendar is the proof he saw that he could not prevail gedy. When other peoples boast
the Jew conscious again and themselves. Their next step to
of the above made statements. against him, he touched the hol- of old cultures, of high civiliza-
again of his complete alliance and baptism was only a very short
Only once a year, for three days, i low of his thigh; and the hollow tions, and of superior racial de-
adherence to the Almighty. As one. But despite all their efforts
scent, the prehistoric aged Jacob,
the times progressed, the assem- they still remained Jews, and Rosh Hashonah and Yom Kippur, of Jacob's thigh was put out of by his very presence, is pointing
the Jew finds his way back to joint." The angel of Esau said:
blies in the Bote Kenesioth were Hitler's aim was directed against
this ancient institution in Jewish "Thy name shall be called no a finger at them: I remember
the spiritual i n j e c t i o n s from them with the same fury as
life. That is about all the time more Jacob, but Israel; for as a your ancestors! The Huns and
which the Jew derived new against their synagogue -- true
he can spare from his daily Prince hast thou power with God the Mongols, the Romans and the
strength for his life amidst a brothers and sisters.
chores for some devotion to God. and with men, and thou hast pre- Celts, and whatever the names of
world of enemies.
The sorry spectacle of syna-
those barbarians were—I saw and
Then, these three days over, the vailed."
No wonder that the enemies of gogues equipped with all the most
knew them all!
synagogue sinks back into obli-
And
what
was
the
result
of
Is-
the Jews directed the brunt of modern installations of churches
The age-wise Jewish peal le is
• nn for another year.
rael's victory? "The sun rose
their wrath against this institu- is the most disgracing thing
thorn in their eyes; therefore
upon
him,
but
he
halted
upon
his
Is
it
not
a
deplorable
situation
tion in Jewish life. The syna- which the Jewish people had to
we still must pray: CAST US
thigh."
Jacob
triumphed;
the
sun
that
Rosh
Hashonah
should
be
gogue was the first to be plun- suffer not at the hands of their
NOT AROUND IN TIE TIME
dered and looted always, but un- enemies, but at the hands of the time when the Jew gathers seemed to shine again for him, OF OLD AGE . . from one
at
his
synagogue
for
just
the
just
as
it
did
for
the
whole
perturbed by all strokes of fate Jews. No wonder that a minister
country to another! The only an-
which always meant a decimation in one of America's larger cities only time a year: If we now look world, but when he lifted his feet swer is: Back to our own old
at the second significance the to move out of that place of hor-
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synagogue has in our modern iror, he discovered that he was home! The only solution is—Pal-
estine as an unrestricted free
times, we must only feel more limp! . . .
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Lesser
for deserting our houses of wor-
And such is still Israel's fate home for a free Jewish people.
May the coming new year
ship.
today. With the rest of the Unit-
of
When the Nazis set out on their ed Nations the children of Israel bring realization of this old
dream to the oldest of nations,
plans to destroy and conquer the triumph o e veedroni is g
and may all Our prayers be an-
their
again
shining
world, the houses of worship of sun of freedom
OMENA, MICH.
swered. Amep.
world get
the Jew, going up in flames, nll ovterthtewoo
Wishes All Their Friends and Patrons
' O ut.
B the t
were the torches of warning on , en they try to
the horizon to which the demo- I Places of horror, they still find
A Happy and Prosperous New Year
cratic world turned blind eyes. all doors closed before them.
IMMMIM111101.041MO Had the world realized what And so the 4,000 years old Ja-
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these burning synagogues meant, cob stands before God and the
MICHIGAN — Betty Hutton
A Happy and Prosperous New Year To All
nations
of
the
world
and
prays:
our youth would not have had to
reaches
the peak of her career in
"AL TASHLICHENU LE-ES
fight this war.
the technicolor triumph, "Incen-
But even we Jews who were ZIKNOH !" CA ST US NOT diary Blonde," Paramount's third
Joe Mendlovitz
cutside the path of conflagration AROUND AT THE TIME OF of a century anniversary story of
failed to see the significance of OLD AGE!
the life of Texas Guinan which
Offering a Complete Line of
The real meaning of this
the burning Bote Kenesioth. On
arrived today. Second feature is
Rosh Hashonah we pray to our prayer may be best illustrated by an action-packed special starring
GROCERIES, FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Heavenly Father for all the good the following story: An old Ann Savage and William Caron,
we desire, for physical and finan- member of my congregation "was "Midnight Manhunt."
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cial security, for tranquility and left alone" after his wife's death.
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peace and good health. If our He felt lonesome and forlorn and
UNITED ARTISTS — The sea-
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wishes are fulfiled, we are satis- asked me to prevail upon one of son's happiest musical hit, "An-
wammo ow momiwommo ■ milm
fied, if not we grudge. But we his children to spare a place for chors Aweigh," co-starring Gene
fail to see that we, too, must give him in their home. I spoke to his Kelly, Kathryn Grayson and
daughter, and she agreed to take Frank Sinatra, with Jose Iturbi,
something in return.
Should not Rosh Hashonah be him in.
sailed into this theatre yesterday
He had stayed with her but a on dazzling technicolor waves of
the highlight of our regular at-
tendance at the synagogue, in- short time when she came to me song and laughter.
stead of the sole instance? Should complaining that her children did
Extends Best Wishes To All Jewry
PALMS STATE — Hollywood's
we not desire to derive more and not like the "OLD MAN'S" man-
For A Happy and Peaceful New Year
more inspiration from the High ners and she must send him topical drama, "Back to Bataan,"
Holidays to make the synagogue away. I then tried to quarter him starring John Wayne, Anthony
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Should we not doubly pray for est son gave him a room in his of thousands, will continue for a
second week at this theatre.
enlightenment to seek the place house.
But soon his wife, too, ordered
for our spiritual guidance in the
FOX — "Junior Mi....." Or
synagogue ins t e a d of other the "OLD MAN" out. I went to
Broadway
stage sensation that
inquire.
and
she
told
me
the
rea-
places? And finally should the
two
fate of our brethren across the qm: "We often give parties," she kept New York howling for
Cor. 12th Street on the Ocean
straight years, has been t ■ imed by
said
frankly,
"and
are
visited
by
seas
be
not
enough
forceful
re-
MIAMI BEACH, FLA.
is
minder not to burn synagogues prominent ladies who became 20th-Century-Fox into what
t h e most
as the eternal light, but keep the rich not long ago. As usual, they being called one of
eternal light of God burning in- pose as descendants of high- joyously uproarious hits of the
ranking families. Because the year. Starring Peggy Anne Gar-
side the synagogue?
OLD
MAN remembers their an- ner with an outstanding support-
Rosh Hashonah this year is
even
ing cast, it is said to surpass
celebrated in a world rid of Hit- cestors, he is a thorn in their
the
stage
version
in
heart-happy
ler. But we Jews can only feel eyes.
Le Shono Tovo Tikosevu
Only last night we had a gath- hilarity and gay excitement.
victorious if we have conquered
. our apathy towards the syna- ering of friendly ladies. One of
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gogue is only complete and has introduced her as a gentile who, Rosh Hashonah ..........
Rosh Hashonah Greetings
served its purpose when the syn- nevertheless, confessed to like Yom Kippur ....................Sept. 17
agogue is once more the center Jewish company. This made us Succoth, lot Day .......... Sept. 22
And Best Wishes To All
of Jewish life and activities. May proud. But then the OLD MAN S emini Atzereth ... Sept. 29 h
God not only grant us our indi- happened to pass by. He stop- Simchath Torah .......... Sept. 30
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vidual wishes on Rosh Hashonah, ped. stared at the noble guest, C
C p h : a a rin n mo uk k a a h h : 8 1 t s h t Day . " ..N
but give us enough insight and and pointing at her with his fin-
enlightenment to return to our ger, he said:
Chamisha Osor B'Shebat.. Jan. 17
"NUTS TO YOU" FROM KARS
not Kenesioth not for three days
"Aren't you Bally Yenty, the Fast of Esther ................ Mar. 16
a Year, but daily and weekly to daughter of Josel the Shoemaker
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