Cong regations I Activities
Synagogues Planning Annual
Thanksgiving Day Observance
In keeping with a tradition Master Irwin Ratner, members
developed here in recent years, of the Bnai David Religious
many Detroit synagogues will School and the Bnai David Boys'
conduct special Thanksgiving Club will participate in the ser-
Day services this Thursday vice.
morning, Nov. 24.
Cong. Bnai Moshe will conduct
the annual services at 11 a.m.
Thursday.
Rabbi Moses Lehrman will
preach on 'How to Be Thank-
ful." Cantor David Katzman
will chant prayers appropriate
to the spirit of the day.
Rabbi Mordecai Paretzky, na-
Northwest Hebrew Congrega- tional
field director of the
tion will hold its annual con- League
for Religious Labor in
gregational Thanksgiving ser-
vice in the main Synagogue. Israel and former Detroit rabbi,
has returned to
The service will begin at 11 a.m.
Detroit to bring
and will end at 12 noon. Rabbi
:the message of
Jacob E. Segal will preach on
the religious
the subject: "Thanks for the
:pioneers in Is-
Privilege." Cantor Miklos Fena-
- rael.
kel will lead in special prayers.
He is seeking
The annual Thanksgiving ser-
:.funds for t h e
vice has become a traditional
religious labor
part of the synagogue calendar
movement in Is-
at Cong. Shaarey Zedek. Rabbi
r a e 1 including
Morris Adler will preach on
Hapoel
' Hamiz-
"Feeling Grateful in a World Rabbi Paretzky rachi, Hash o-
of Anxiety." Participating in the mer Hadati and Bnai Akibah
service will be Rabbi Benjamin Youth Groups. Besides maintain-
H. Gorrelick, director of educa- ing more than 45 colonies,
tion at Shaarey Zedek; Cantor numerous
welfare and educa-
Jacob H. Sonenkler, and the tional institutions
and coopera-
synagogue choir, conducted by tives, the movement
also aids
Dan Frohman. This service will
last from 11 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. refugees to settle in Israel.
Local _officers of the league
Thanksgiving services will be
held at Cong. Bnai David, Elm- are: Rabbi Dr: A. M. Hershman,
hurst and 14th, at 11 a.m. Thurs- honorary chairman, Rabbi
Joshua S. Sperka, chairman;
day.
Charlie Wolok, treasurer. A new
A special feature of this ser- committee is being formed to
vice will be the welcoming and sponsor the work of the league.
honoring of all newly arrived
refugee families in the com-
munity, who will celebrate their
first Thanksgiving on American
soil.
Cantor Hyman Adler and the
Bnai David choir, under the di-
rection of Harry Seigel, will chant
The father-son-mother-daugh-
appropriate songs and psalms. ter party, sponsored by the Men's
Rabbi Joshua Sperka will preach
on the subject "Another First Club of Temple Beth El, will be
Thanksgiving for New Ameri- held at the Temple Sunday, Nov.
20, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. The
cans."
Officers and members of Bnai party is open to Men's Club
David will be host to the newly- members and their families.
Leonard Kasle, a graduate of
arrived Americans at a reception
following the service. The Bnai the Jewish Institute of Religion
David Scout Troop No. 135, and a member of the faculty of
under the leadership of Scout the University of Michigan Ex-
tension Course Division, will ad-
dress the Sunday morning break-
Grand Rapids Temple fast club and discussion group
Group Presents Concert at 10 a.m., Sunday, Nov. 20.
Rabbi M. Paretzky
Seeks Funds Here for
Religious Chalutzim
Beth. El Family Fete
Planned For Sunday
The Grand Rapids Temple
Beth El Sisterhood Men's club
will present a concert by Susie
Michael and Maurice Friedman
in the group's first annual Music
and Lecture series.
Appearing Nov: 30 at the Lad-
ies Literary Club, Miss Michael,
musician and narrator, and
Friedman, dramatic baritone,
will interpret through song, nar-
rative and pantomime, a "Caval-
cade of Jewish Music."
The program was arranged
in cooperation with the Jewish
Center Lecture Bureau of the
National WelPare Board. It has
been presented before audiences
in over 400 cities in the United
States and Canada.
S erviced in
Northwest Women
To Honor Sabbath
Friday; November 18, 1949
Meyer Pomerantz, board chair-
man of Beth Aaron Sunday
School, announces the inaugura-
tion of a series of monthly
brunches for parents of Sunday
School pupils.
The first monthly brunch will
be at 10 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 20 at
the synagogue. Wyoming and
Thatcher. Guest speaker will be
Bernard Isaacs, superintendent
of the United Hebrew Schools,
who will discuss the "Future of
Jewish Education." Refresh-
ments will be served by the
board members, Mesdames M.
Levine, S. Docks, N. Feld, J.
Raisin, S. Schneider and M.
Pomerantz, I. Katz, M. Harris, M.
Silverman and Dr. M. Last.
Purpose of the brunches is to
afford a social educational hour
for parents, while their children
attend Sunday School. They will
be sponsored alternately by the
Men's Club and Sisterhood.
_Bernard Panush, director of
the school, advises that limited
enrollment is still open, due to
the increased facilities of the
school.
Late Friday Services
At NW Congregation
The first late Friday evening
service of the season will be held
at the Northwest Hebrew Con-
gregation at 8:30 p.m. Nov. 18.
Rabbi Jacob Segal will preach
on the subject, "If I Forget Thee,
0 Jerusalem."
Cantor Miklos Fenakel will
chant the service and lead in
Sabbath Z'miros. During the so-
cial hour following the services,
Rabbi Segal will present a brief
reading from the writings of
Sholem Aleichem, in original
Yiddish. The community is in-
The first Oneg Shabbat of the
Northwest Sisterhood will be
held at the home of Mrs. Jacob
E. Segal, chairman, 19175 Wood-
ingham Dr. at 2 p.m. Saturday,
Nov. 19, with the assistance of
Mesdames Barney Goldman,
Samuel Kaner and Emanuel
Fineberg.
Mrs. Alexander Sanders will be
the guest speaker, Mrs. David
vited.
Tschor will give the opening
On Saturday morning, Nov. 19,
prayer and Mrs. Philip Hellman
services begin at 8:45. Rabbi Se-
will present current \events.
gal will preach.
Feature of the afternoon will
be a "Teaching Quartet," four
members of the Sisterhood chor-
Feinberg to Display
al group, Mesdames Louis Berish,
Judaica Collection
Zangwell Garber, Max Gold-
smith and Nathan Shafkind.
Charles Feinberg, Detroit at-
Four members will be chosen
from the choral group to sing
torney noted for his collection
at all future Oneg Shabbats.
of Jewish ceremonial and art
The dramatic group of the
objects, will speak on "Cere-
Sisterhood is working on a pro-
monies of the Synagogue" to
gram for the forthcoming Han-
students at Bnai Moshe's adult
ukah party. The group consists. Cong. Shaarey Shomain school of Jewish Studies at 9
of Mesdames M. Gabel, chair-
p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22.
man; M. Raznick, vice chair- Elects Rosenberg Head
Feinberg also will display his
man; E. C. Armstrong, secretary;
collection of Judaica.
Robert Rosenberg was elected
M. Plaskove, treasurer; Ira
His talk will follow the regular
Kaufman, dramatic coach; I. president of Cong. Shaarey Sho- class sessions at 8 p.m. at the
Feldman and A. Ross, directors. main, 15700 Wildmere, to suc- synagogue.
ceed Julius Berman.
Other officers elected were,
Postage stamps first were is-
Rabbi Fram to Lecture
Philip Taubman, vice president, sued in England, in 1840.
and Joseph Kay, treasurer.
On Dewey Philosophy
A membership drive is being
planned. Plans will be outlined
Joining in the world-wide ob- at the installation dinner.
servance of the 90th birthday
of the American philosopher
and educator John Dewey, Rabbi Beth Shmuel Sets Jan. 22
Leon Fram of Temple Israel will For 2nd Annual Banquet
deliver a lecture on "The Moral
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Philosophy of John Dewey" at
Cong. Beth Shmuel announces
Kaufmann Dealer
the Sabbath eve service of the that its second annual banquet
congregation at 8:30 p.m. Fri- has been scheduled for Jan. 22,
WRIGHT'S
day, Nov. 18, in the Lecture Hall at the synagogue, Dexter and
HOME EQUIPMENT
of the Detroit Institute of Arts. Buena Vista.
The public is invited.
Ben Blow is chairman of the
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Rabbi Fram recently lectured affair, with Nathan Kravetz as
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on "J o h n Dewey's Religious co-chairman.
Philosophy" before the faculties
of philosophy and education of
Wayne University who are cele-
_ CONGREGATION SHAAREY ZEDEK
brating. the anniversary event by
a series of Saturday morning
Chicago Blvd., at Lawton
lectures on Dewey's work.
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Major problems facing Jewry
in Israel and America will be
outlined by Rabbi Eliyahu May-
er Bloch, dean of the Rabbinical
College of Telse, and member of
the world Agudah executive, at
the Agudath Israel Oneg Shab-
at 8:30 p.m., Friday, Nov.
Beth Tikvah Sisterhood bath,
18, and Mlavah Malkah, at 9
p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, at their
Opens Sunday School
Synagogue, 11331 Linwood.
The programs are under the
The Sisterhood of Cong. Beth direction of Rabbi Leizer Levin.
Tikvah held a joint social with
the Men's Club. Installation of
the Sisterhood officers took
place.
The Sisterhood announced the
opening of the Sunday School
Nov. 13.
Chairman of the evening was
Jack Kaufman. Speakers were
Hy Freedman, president of Men's
Club; Jerome Kagan, president
of Beth Tikvah; Belle Freedman,
president of Sisterhood, and the
guest speaker, Rabbi Leizer Le-
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THANKSGIVING SERVICE
NOVEMBER 24th, 1949 — 11 A. M.
RABBI MORRIS ADLER
WILL SPEAK ON
"Giving Thanks in a World of Anxiety"
Rabbi Benjamin H. Gorrelick and Cantor Jacob H. Sonenklar
will officiate with choir under the direction of Dan Frohman.
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CONG. MOGEN ABRAHAM Dexter at Cortland: Sabbath services,'
4:45 p.m., Friday, Nov. 18; 9 a.m., Saturday Nov. 19. Rabbi
M. J. Wohlgelernter will speak.
CONG. BETH ABRAHAM, Sabbath services at 4:50 p.m., Friday,
Nov. 18; 9:15 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 19; Rabbi Israel Halpern
will preach. Mincha at 4:15 p.m. Daily services at 7:30 a.m.,
5 p.m.; Sunday morning at 8.
TEMPLE EMANUEL, Grand Rapids; Sabbath eve services Friday.
Nov. 18; Rabbi Harry Essrig will preach on "Two-Way Pas-
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sage to Israel."
CONG. BNAI MOSHE, Dexter at Lawrence: Sabbath services at
4:30 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18; 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov.
19. Rabbi Moses Lehrman will preach at late Sabbath eve
services. Week-day services, 7:15 a.m., 4:45 p.m.
CONG. BNAI DAVID, Elmhurst at 14th: Sabbath services at 5 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 18, 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 18. Rabbi Joshua Sperka
will preach on "Jewish Family Life."
CONG. ADAS YESHURUN, 2625 Tyler: Sabbath services at 4:45
p.m. Friday, Nov. 18; 9:15 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 19. Rabbi Leo
Goldman will preach. Brien Berrill Dubin, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Dubin, will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah.
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