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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE

Thursday, September 7, 1950

being restricted only to scholars,. and wholesome Jewish person-
but it is secular in nature.
the Adult Institute was created. ,
In Detroit, classes in Jewish as
Young Isuiel emphasizes the
well as secular subjects are reliigous standard of character,
offered.
initiative and loyalty, and a
Though Young Lrael conducts young man's relation to his God,
religious services, it is not just' as well as to his fellow-man.
another "Shul." For in Young, Thus, at Young Israel of Detroit,
Israel, the needs and require- a Sunday morning athletic pro-
ments of the younger generation gram will be preceded by morn-
are placed first. Congregational ing services and a discussion of
singing, youth participation in some Jewish value.
the reading of the Torah and the
Young Israel is the answer to
chanting of prayers make serv- the problems of Jewish youth,
ices attractive and impressive.
for Young Israel offers more in
To one who cherishes our tra- that it offers the whole-hearted-
ditions, nothing is more inspiring ness of traditional Juadism in
than the sight of youngsters, perfect harmony with American
teen-agers and young men and life.
women in regular attendance at
Sabbath services, who are fa-
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and arc perfectly at home in
Shul.
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Young Israel Serves
Traulitional Judaism

I well with the youth, who adopted
By SAMUEL II. PRERO
Rabbi and Director, Young Israel American ways much sooner than
their elders, In America, the
of Detroit
young have clubs, no "Chem
YOUNG ISRAEL, a national
Mishnayos"; they attend lectures,
youth movement, came into not a "Yiddish drosho"; they go
being 38 years ago on the lower on picnics in their spare time,
east side of New York. The pre instead of spending that addi-
amble of the Young Israel con- tional hour or two in study.
stitution states that ... the aims
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and purposes of the organization
shall be to foster and maintain a WE ARE THANKFUL to that
program of spiritual, cultural, group of far-sighted young men
social and communal activities and women who provided the an-
toward the advancement and per- saver. They said, 'let us gather
petuation of traditional Torah- these young people into clubs,
true Judaism; and to instill into under wholesome traditional aus-
American Jewish youth an un- pices, let us give them all the
derstanding and appreciation of recreational and social activities
the high ethical' and spiritual that the modern boy and girl
values of Judaism." needs and, at the same time, en-
Many people have asked, "Does able them to, appreciate better
not Young Israel duplicate the their heritage through lectures
manifold activities of the Jewish and discussions; let us translate
community centers? Others, rel- our teaching into practice by cre-
atively unacquainted with the acing a Young Israel employment
oung Israel program have ques- bureau to aid these young men
ed, "In what way is Young and women in their search for
Israel different from the average Sabbath - observing positions."
synagogue? Does it not lay ma- And thus was Young Israel born.
jor stress upon religion and re-
Today, in 70 branches through-
out the United States, Young Is-
ligious services?"
In order to understand the rael creates the type of American
role that Young Israel has played atmosphere in which Jewish
on the American Jewish scene, children can feel at home.
it is necessary to look into the
The Detroit branch is fairly
reasons for the creation of the
movement.
Two generations ago, the new-
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of economic necessity. And those
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RABBI PRERO
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WHILE YOUNG ISRAEL has
tional and social facilities for all
ages. Believing that only an in- many Jewish-center types of ac- i !
telligent Jew can be a complete i tivity, it does not duplicate a,
Jew, and also to keep the great i Center program. The center, i
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