THE JEWISH
Page Sixteen
Congregational Activities
2 New Teachers
Added to Staff
Of Beth Yehudah
Earlier Deadline
For Next Issue
Friday, September 22, 1944
NEWS
Christian Churches Display
New Year Greetings to Jews
NW Congregation
Prepares Services
For Yom Kippur
Christian churches have joined in greeting theft
,Jewish neighbors on the occasion of the New Year 5705.
Many churches have displayed signs with the
Hebrew salutation: "LeShanah Tovah Tikosevu."
Among the churches displaying such billboards are
the following:
The First Methodist Church, 82 Oak St., corner
Biddle, Wyandotte, Mich., whose minister is Dr. Edward
H. Wilcox.
The Unitarian Church of Our Fathers, Cass and
Forest, whose minister is Dr. Tracy Pullman.
Dr. Wilcox has received a letter of thanks from
Rabbi Ernest Greenfield, in behalf of the Wyandotte
and Downriver communities. •
Officers of Detroit Council of Churches asked De-
troit's rabbis to submit their New Year greetings to their
congregations.
On account of Yom Kippur,
occurring next Wednesday, the
The Northwest Hebrew Con-
Fay Ribner Assumes Charge deadline for the Sept. 29 issue gregation and Center at 19011
The Jewish News will be at
Livernois near Seven Mile Rd.
of Day School; Miss Kroch of
1 p. m. on Monday, Sept. 25.
announces that services were
Taught in Canada
Because of Sukkoth, occurring conducted on Rosh Hashanah by
Oct. 2-3 and Oct. 9-10, deadlines Rabbi Joseph Brown. Cantor Na-
Miss Fay Ribner, who received for the Oct. 6 and Oct. 13 issues than Lander of New York City
her B. A. degree from Hunter ,will be at 3 p. m. on Fridays, chanted the prayers. Rabbi
College and an M.A. from Teach- Sept. 29 and Oct. 6, respectively. Brown and Cantor Lander will
ers' College at Columbia Univer-
Regular deadlines of The Jew- officiate at the Yom Kippur
sity, has assumed charge of the ish News will be before 3 p. m services also.
Hebrew Day School at Yeshivath o nTuesdays.
Announcement will be made,
Beth Yehudah, where boys and
at the services, of a meeting to
girls of the first year 'elementary
which the Jewish public of the
school age will receive religious
neighborhood will be invited. At
and secular in-r:
that time plans will be discussed
struction each
for the enlarging of the group
week day, 9
Dr. Gordis Translates
working for the construction of
to 4 p. m.
a permanent synagogue and cen- Book of Ecclesiastes
Born in New
ter. Election of officers is sched- to Refute Scholars
York, 24 years
ago, she re
Temple Israel's Religious uled for this meeting.
ceived her Jew-
For further information call
"The Wisdom of Ecclesiastes,"
School Pupils Building Min- Alexander
ish training at
Moss, UN. 1-4637.
a new translation of that famous
The League for Sabbath Ob-
Florence M a r
iature Succah
biblical book with an interpreta-
servance
will hold its annivers-
High
tion of the man and his message
N. Y. Temple Emanu-El
School, w h er
"The Song of the Jewish
in terms of his background, by ary event on Tuesday noon, Oct.
H a b r e w w a s Fay Ribner Soul" will be the subject of Plans Centenary Fete
Dr. Robert Gordis, associate 24, at Congregation Shaarey
taught as part of the curiculum, Rabbi Leon Fram's Kol Nidre
professor of Biblical Exegesis of
NEW YORK, (JTA)—Com- the Jewish Theological Seminary Zedek.
and at the Teachers Institute ofl sermon at the Yam Kippur Eve
Mrs. Moses Weiser is general
the Jewish Theological Seminary I services of Temple Israel Tues- memorating 100 years dedicated of America, is in the press and
which she attended for two day night, at 8 o'clock. in the to cultivating the spiritual, relig- will be published next month chairman of the event and Mrs.
A. 0. Barsky . is co-chairman.
yea rs.
Auditorium of the Detroit In- ious and cultural ideals of their by Behrman.
A nationally prominent lead-
pioneer forefathers, Congrega-
The new translation was un-
Miss Ribner taught at the Ja- stitute of Arts.
tion Emanu-El this week began dertaken, according to Dr. Gor- er will address the gathering and
cob - H. Schiff Center in the
At the Yom Kippur morning the celebration of the temple's dis, to refute assertions by some the League's two-year history
Bronx, at the Yeshivah of Queens
and at the Rhodes Preparatory service, which begins at 10 Centenary by preparing for a scholars that the Book of will be reviewed. It is report-
School. She also did clinical o'clock, Rabbi Fram will preach series of special programs, re- - Ecclesiastes is the work of sev- ed that 55 stores are closing on
on the subject "Self-Righteous- ligious services and forums to eral authors whose identity is the Sabbath.
work in speech at Columbia and ness." At 2 p. m. he will tell a be continued until the end of unknown. He believes that it
Detroit women have been
directed girls' groups in the Yom Kippur story at the Chil- April.
was written by only one writer. urged to patronize Sabbath ob-
Schiff Center.
dren's service. At 4 o'clock he
servers. Under the slogan "Don't
Prominent civic, business, pro-
Medical Inspection
will preach the Memorial Ser- fessional and religious leaders Tel Aviv Selichot
Shop on the Sabbath," the Sab-
The children enrolled for the mon. The Yizkor Services of of all creeds will participate in Prayers Broadcast
bath observance campaign is be-
Hebrew Day School will have Temple Israel will be dedicated activities observing the 100th
TEL AVIV (Palcor)—For the ing conducted in local synagogues
the benefit of medical inspection especially to the memory of anniversary of the Congregation, second consecutive year the first and rabbis are stressing the need
by the School Service Depart- those who have fallen in the according to Roger W. Straus, Selichot prayers were broadcast for observing the day of rest
meat of the Board of Health. The war and of the victims of the chairman of the Centenary Com- after midnight from the Great in their sermons.
noon-day lunch served between Nazi massacres.
mittee. A committee of 100 has Synagogue here. The broadcast
the Hebrew session in the morn-
This Friday night, Sept. 22, been organized. Temple Emanu- prayers were heard in the streets
ing and the English studies in the Rabbi Fram will preach on the El traces its origin back to Sept. and through open windows until
afternoon will be supervised by subject "Sabbath of Repentance." 14, 1844.
early morning.
Mrs. Meyer Weisenfield a profes-. William Schulevitz, son of Mr.
sional local dietitian "whose chil- and Mrs. Norman Schulevitz,
dren are attending the Yeshivah. will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah
After having taught for 12 at this service. At the end of
years in communal Hebrew the services the congregation
Schools in Hamilton, Timmins will be the guests Of Mr. and
and Ottawa, Ont., Miss Sylvia Mrs. Schulevitz at a reception
Kroch also has joined the staff. in the Romanesque Hall of the
She was trained in a Hebrew Detroit Institute of Arts.
teachers' seminary in Poland.
Temple Israel will observe the
ROSH HASHANAH
Yeshivath Beth Yehudah has services of the First Day of
decided to have two kindergarten Succoth in the Lecture Hall of
sessions daily—one in the morn- the Detroit Institute of Arts,
GREETINGS
ing and one in the afternoon. Monday morning, Oct. 2 at
Miss Kroch and Miss Gibberman 10:30.
of Chicago, whose appointment
The Religious School of Tem-
— from—
previously was announced, will
be in charge of the kindergarten. ple Israel is now in session, and
the boys and girls are engaged
For information and enroll- in the miniature Succah building
ments call HO. 7990.
contest. Temple Israel Religious
School meets at Hampton Public
School, 18460 Warrington Drive.
The Confirmation Department
classes, grades 6, 7, 8 and 9, are
held Saturday morning at 9:30.
All other classes, including the
kindergarten and High School
classes, are held Sunday morn-
EDW. J. FRY
Congregation Bnai David an- ing at 9:30.
nounces that Kol Nidre Services
Democratic Candidate for
will begin at 7 p. m. Tuesday.
GOVERNOR
Cantor Abraham Gartenhaus will
officiate. Rabbi J. S. Sperka
will preach on "The House of
Israel."
Yom Kippur services will begin
Radio Station WWJ extended
May the New Year be one of great advance,
at 8 a. m. on Wednesday. Rabbi its facilities to Rabbi J. S. Sperka
witnessing dedsive victories of good will
Sperka will preach before Yizkor of Congregation Bnai David to
on "Achievement by Suffering."
broadcast a Yom Kippur message
over evil, wisdom over ignorance, toler-
In compliance with the decision over its station, on the subject
Vote
ance over bigotr4r, of justice and law
of the Vaad Harabonim, all "The Day of Atonement," on
Rabbis will speak on the subject Sunday, Sept. 24, at 4:45 p. m.
for the
over injustice and disrespect. May
of "Sabbath" before Neilah. Rab-
Immediately after the holidays,
Man
bi Sperka will speak on the Rabbi Sperka again will be
New Year bring to every Jewish
"Strength of the Sabbath."
heard
on
"The
Jewish
Radio
Pul-
Who Is
heart fulfillment of its desire
Junior services will be held on
Yom Kippur in the chapel of the pit" over WWJ. The time of fu-
and to every home
ture
broadcasts
will
be
an-
Pledged
synagogue.
nounced
later.
The Bnai David Religious
•
`Jewish Soul' Topic
Of Rabbi Fram at
Kol Nidre Service
Sabbath League
Holds Anniversary
Gathering Oct. 24
Buy War Bonds!
I I
EDWARD J.
Bnai David Holds
Kol Nidre Service
Tuesday at 7 P. M.
FRY
Rabbi Sperka Gives
Message Over WWJ
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School will hold its Yom Kippur
Assembly on Sunday morning,
Sept. 24, at 11 a. m., at the syna-
gogue. For the month of Tishri,
four school assemblies, depicting
the • holidays, are to be field at
Emil Ludwig, noted lecturer,
the synagogue.
School sessions will be held at author of a number of best sell-
Central High School Sunday ers, will be the next speaker in
morning, beginning Oct. 15. Chil- the series of lectures of the
then, 5 to 16, can register in their Men's Club of Congregation
respective grades at the syna- Shaarey Zedek, to take place on
gogue office or at Central High Wednesday evening, Oct. 4, at
the Shaarey Zedek,
cl, 00l,
Ludwig to Speak at
Shaarey Zedek Oct. 4
to
Support
President
Roosevelt
. Happiness!
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LET US STAND BEHIND OUR BELOVED
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AND FIGHT THE
GOOD FIGHT FOR LIBERTY AND FREEDOM!