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Gospels Quoted by Dr. Zeitlin
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Christians. Such expressions as
relate to Jesus as "the son of
God" or "the Lamb of God" and
the use of the word "your" in
connection with the law reveal
the audience for whoM John
wrote.
The opinions of the scholars
have, for the most part, agreed
that the Gospels of Mark and
Matthew were written about 70
C.73. The Gospel of Luke was
written some time after that pe-
riod: However, the Gospel of
John cannot be placed earlier
than the year 100 C.E.
The Sermon on the Mount
The Sermon on the Mount
which Jesus delivered somewhere
in Galilee is considered by New
Testament scholars to be a great
spiritual message given to man-
kind. It provides the basis of
Christianity's ethical and religi-
ous manifesto to humanity. The
general conviction is held that
Jesus, in his Sermon, opposed
the teachings of the Pentateuch
and thus undermined its validity
as an ethical way of life. To es-
tablish this theory of Jesus' hos-
tility to the Pentateuch the fol-
lowing passage in the Sermon on
the Mount has become classic:
"Ye have heard that it hath
been said, An eye for an eye,
. and a tooth for a tooth; But
I say unto you, That ye resist
not evil; but whosoever shall
smite thee 'on the right cheek
turn to him the other also.
And if any man will sue thee
at law, and take away thy coat,
let him have thy cloak, also.
And whosoever shall compel
thee to go a mile, go with him
twain. Give to him that ask-
eth thee, and from him that
would borrow of thee, turn not
thou away."
This theory, however, cannot
be justified. Jesus could not have
been opposed to the Pentateuch,
for he himself asserted, "Think
not I am come to destroy the
law, or the prophets; I am come
not to destroy but to fulfill."

Jesus, the ethical teacher,
either did not fully compre-
hend the nature of human be-
ings, or else he wanted his
Sermon on the Mount to be a
uptopian stand a rd toward
which mankind should strive.
Viewing human history in the
perspective of the ages, we
cannot help but conclude that

Jesus' teachings are not• fol-
lowed even by his own flock,

the pr of easing Christians.
Nineteen -centuries after Jesus'
advent, his 'ideas of love and
equality between man and
man are not yet within • the
possibility of fulfillment. Men
are not only • not ready for the
Messianic age, but hatred that
is bitter and deep still exists
in the hearts of his followers.
People hate their fellow men,
not because they have com-
mitted wrongs against them,
but because they hold different
ideas about the state, about
political, religious or economic
matters. The Kingdom of
Heaven upon earth is still as
far away now as it was in the
days of Jesus, when he preach-
. ed equality betwem man and
man, and love for all, even for
his enemies.

.sees by Jesus of hypocrisy was

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Friday, January 5, 1951

not justifiable. Their interpre-
tations of the laws were not a
burden upon the people, as
Jesus charged. The Pharisees
always strove to make the Hala-
kah (laws)' easy for the people.
They themselves were the peo-
ple. _ The Pharisees always en-
deavored to bring the Halakah
into consonance with life, and
they amended the Pentateuchal
law to meet life's demands. The
Pharisees were always ready to
harmonize religion and life, and
indeed brought about many re-
forms in the Jewish religion.
Some people who, for design-
ing reasons, called themselves
Pharisees, acted contrary to
Pharisaic teachings. The Phari-
sees themselves condemned such
men and always advised the
people to be on their guard
against these pretenders. It is
possible that Jesus had..in mind
this kind of Pharisee.
It cannot be denied that the
disciples of Jesus were sharply
opposed to the Pharisees and
had many arguments with
them. It is quite likely that in
the heat of the arguments they
accused the Pharisees, their
former teachers, of being hy-
pocrites, for not accepting Jesus
as the Messiah. It is a matter
of general experience that peo-
ple who hold common beliefs
in religion, or common ideas in
politics or economics, often at-
tack each other more bitterly
than people who have nothing
in commo n. The Pharisees,
through their teachings, were
responsible for the ideas which
brought about Christianity. The
Pharisees, with their ideas about
the future world and reward
and punishment and Providence
made possible the teachings of
Jesus and his disciples. There
was no great resentment against
the Sadducees, since they had
nothing in common with the
disciples of Jesus, nor with their
people.
* * *
Next Week: The trial and
crucifixion of Jesus. Discrep-
ancies in the Gospel versions.
Why the Jews did not crucify
Jesus.

UHS Membership Group
Will Meet on Jan. 18

The memberShip enrollment of
United Hebrew Schools, headed
by Ben Fishman, is progressing.
The committee meets at a brunch
on Sundays. Two such meetings
were held in the Rose Sittig Co-
hen Auditorium, and the follow-
ing submitted reports: Mrs. B.
Stein, Harry Cohen, Henry Fried-
berg, Joseph Katz, Joseph Kei-
dan,_ Robert Marwil, Mrs. Nok
man Leeman, Ben Gould, Allan
L. Weston and Ira G: Kaufman.
Isadore J. Goldstein is the Sec-
retary.
The next meeting will be held
Thursday evening, Jan. 18, at
the home of the chairman.

Arnold to Speak
To JWF Women

Edward Arnold will be guest
speaker at a joint meeting of
the office and promotion com-
mittees of the Women's Division,

EDWARD ARNOLD

Jewish Welfare Federation, at
10:45 a.m., Tuesday at the Da-
vison Jewish Center. Arnold is
in Detroit playing the lead in
"Apple of His Eye."
The office committee, under
the chairmanship of Mrs. David
Pollack and vice-chairman, Mrs.
Edwin Rosenthal, Jr., during
the past year has been making
a study of population move-
ments by Jewish families in De-
troit.
The United Hebrew schools is
going over the survey to deter-
mine how much of a population
shift has occurred in the past
year, and what this shift means
in terms of extending its edu-
cation facilities.
Members of the promotion
committee, who serve the Wom-
en's Division from their homes,
will plan their participation in
the Jan. 31 institute at the
breakfast. Mrs. Martin Levy,
chairman, urged women inter-
ested in doing office work from
their homes call the Women's
Division office, WO. 5-3939.
* * *

To Speak at Meeting
Of Christians and Jews

Edward Arnold, star of screen.
stage and radio, will be the
principal speaker and guest of
honor at a luncheon being co-
sponsored by the Detroit Round
Table and the Variety Club of
Michigan at 12:15 p.m. Tuesday,
in the Grand Ballroom of the
Statler Hotel.
The affair is the kickoff for
the Brotherhood Week celebra-
tion. Arnold has been active in
the Los Angeles chapter of the
National Conference of Chris-
tians and Jews.
Edgar A. Guest, noted,, poet,
will be toastmaster with John
J. O'Brien presiding over the
luncheon. Joseph Q. Mayne,

Funds for the creation of an
additional modern chemistry
laboratory have been received
by Brandeis University in Wal-
tham, Mass., from the Richard
Cohn Foundation of Michigan,
it was announced by University
President Dr. Abram L. Sachar.
To be designated the Richard '
Cohn Chemistry Laboratory for
the retired Detroit philanthro-
pist, the new unit will contain
equipment for organic and
physical chemistry and w ill
serve to provide facilities for
undergraduate i n s t r u ction in •
organic chemistry and for ad- ;
vanced work in the chemical I
sciences. The laboratory will be ■
located in the newly-construct-1
ed William H. Sydeman Hall on
the Brandeis campus.
The Richard Cohn Founda-
tion w a s. organized in 1946.

BEEN A GREAT
DEAL OF LEGEND ABOUT
HOW THE DEFENDERS OF
MASADA GOT FOOD AND
SUPPLIES TO HOLD OUT
FOR AS LONG
AS THEY DID

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alreadyoffered the Michigan
Region the necessary ground
and building space for the auto-
motive s c h o o 1. They have
termed it a "constructive en-

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terprise" for the new Israeli
youth, and they anxiously await
the decisions of the conference.
Benjamin Weiss, Detroit in-
dustrialist, has offered his huge
machinery warehouse on Mich-
igan Ave. as the collection sta-
tion for machinery contribu-
tions. A comprehensive list of
the basic needs for the school
with name of manufacturer,
stock numbers, and prices may
be obtained from the Zionist of-
fice, 1031 Penobscot Bldg. Con-
tributions of machinery, auto-
motive tools and equipment, re-
gardless of size or cost, should
be sent directly to Ben Weiss,
2665 Michigan Ave.

Detroit Philanthropist, Richard Cohn,
Gives Funds for Brandeis Laboratory

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SYNOPSIS: TIME DRAGS ON A S TOV
TELLS AVIVA THE STORY OF THE
OLD FORTRESS OF MASADA-
LAST RESISTANCE OF ISRAEL
A FREE Ar\ID INDEPENDENT .
NATION UNTILi. THE PRESENT
.5TATE. WAS ESTABLISHED.

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While the official blessings of
Benjamin G. Browdy, president
of the Zionist Organization of
America, and Dr. Israel Gold-
stein, chairman of the World
Confederation of General Zion-
ists, were received in the Re-
gional office in connection with
the Michigan Region's p r o-
jected Automotive Training
School, the Chrysler Corpora-
tion announced that its Israeli
representative, Mr. Isaac Arditi,
would address the conference
planned by the Regional Board
for 12 noon, Sunday.
Arditi has a thorough back-
ground in Israel affairs and its
progress, having served as field
representative of General Motors
in the Near East from 1929 to
1933; distributor for GM in Pal-
estine and Transjordania from
1933 to 1939; and since 1939 as
distributor for Chrysler, U. S.
Rubber, Auto-Lite, Carter, Du-
Pont and other companies in Is-
rael.
He is a pioneer in the automo-
bile trade in Israel, who served
as president of the Automotive
Society of Palestine, which was
established. under government
sponsorship during World War II
for distribution of quotas and
regulating trade.
The presentation of the pro-
ject in blueprint will be dis-
cussed by Morris M. Jacobs, re-
gional president, and Jules Don-
eson, director. Jewish leaders
in Michigan communities have
been summoned to the confer-
ence to study all facets of this
blueprint for direct Israel as-
sistance.
Officials of the Hanoar Ha-
zioni village in Katamon have

troit Round Table will announce
the plans for the celebration of
Brotherhood Week in Michigan.
Earl J. Hudson, chief barker of
the Variety Club, will introduce
executive secretary of the De- Arnold.

THE ADVENTURES
OF

Our analysis of teachings of
Jesus in his Sermon on . the
Mount reveals the essential and
basic difference between Jesus
and the Pharisees. The Phari-
sees, members of the religious
Sanhedrin, and hence the spirit-
ual leaders of the Jewish people,
although maintaining that eth-
ical teachings are of paramount
importance for the reshaping of
human nature, insisted on the
fulfillment of the law, alwayS
conscious of the need for equity
. in the law. They held to the
:conviction that a state cannot
exist unless it is maintained by
law and order. Jesus, on the
other hand, not being interested
in the state, could appeal to his
fellow men in purely ethical
terms, relying on moral exhor-
tation.

* * *
Controversies With Pharisees
The accusation of the Phari-

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Long active in philanthropic
and civic affairs, Cohn served
as president of the Telephone
Directory Advertising Company
of Michigan, until his • retire-
ment. He was one of the or-
ganizers of the Rotary Club of
Detroit and was a charter mem-
ber of the Adcraft Club of De-
troit: A bachelor, he is 69-year-
old.
Launched in the fall of 1948
Brandeis University is the first
non-sectarian institution of
higher learning in the Western
Hemisphere to be established
under Jewish sponsorship. The
Brandeis science curriculum is
currently being expanded under
the guidance of Dr. Selman
Waksma.n, disoverer of strep-
tomycin and neomycin, w h o
serves as Brandeis Consultant
in Science.
The gift by the Richard Cohn
Foundation was directed to
Brandeis by Nate S. Shapero,
president of the Cunningham
Drug Stores, Inc., one of the
trustees of the Cohn Founda-
tion.

SOME SAY THERE'S A GREAT
UNDERGROUND CAVERN
UNDER THIS PLACE WHICH
NO ONE. TODAY KNOWS

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