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Editor, The Jewish News:
Recently I heard Dr. Ira Eis,
enstein speak here on the sub-
ject, "A Modern Approach to
Judaism—the Reconstructionist
View.". In his 45-minute talk,
Dr. Eisenstein devoted 40 min-
utes to debunking traditional
Judaism.
. . . I must point out that Dr.
Eisenstein is not original. We
heard the same arguments from
the Anarachists three quarters,
of a century ago .. .
. . . New interpretations are
due, yes overdue. Just as dur-
ing the past centuries life and
circumstances compelled o u r
rabbis to make our laws more
strict, more rigid, so now do
life and circumstances compel
us to re-evaluate our laws in
a spirit of-liberal interpretation.
But this liberal interpretation
of the old law must be based
on the foundation of old law.
It must be accomplished within
its framework and not, as Dr.
Eisenstein advocates, through
Anarchy.
It must! be built on the old
foundation of the Pentateuch,
the prophets and the Talmud,
but the laws, customs and tra-
ditions, should be interpreted in
terms of modern life and the
needs of the conternporary Jew.
Above all, these new evalu-
ations must be done by deeply
religious men, as all great re-
ligious reformers in, all religions,
have I been. No non - believer
should be permitted a part in
it. Then, and only then, will
Judaism be revitalized, and
only then will all Jews find
themselves under its roof.
B. M. Laikin
Beth Abraham Plans
Special Shevuot Service
The first - American appear-
ance of Cantor Shabtai Acker-
man, until now chief cantor of
Tel Aviv and now permanently
associated with Beth. Abraham
Synagogue, will take place at
Shevuot services in the new
synagogue, May 15, 16 and 17.
William Genser, .chairman of
the congregation's building com-
mittee, announces that the new
theater seats planned for the
synagogue will be delivered
soon, it is hoped in time for
Cantor Ackerman's afapearance.
Also planned by the congre-
gation is the installation of a
stainless steel kitchen to accom-
modate parties and banquets
now being booked in the social
hail.
Assisting Cantor Ackerman at
Shevuot services: will be the
Talisman Quartet, directed by
HaiTy Siegel. Tickets for the
programs are available at the
synagogue office.
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Mogen Abraham to Hold
Night of Learning May 15
Rabbi S. P. Wohlgelernter
will be guest leader at the tra-
ditional night of learning to be
held by the Men's Club and
Sisterhood of the Mogen Abra-
ham Synagogue, Dexter at
Cortland, on May 15, the first
night - of Shevuot. Refresh-
ments will be - served and the
public is invited.
The next' Sisterhood meeting
will be - held Wednesday at the
home of Mrs. Jack Sarett, 2911
Sturtevant, TO, 7-7408.
Rabbi Friedman of Boyan
Here as Guest for Week
.
Rabbi Mordchai S h 1 o i m e
Friedman, famous scholar of
Rishin origin from the city of
Boyan, is in Detroit for a
week's *visit, and is staying
with Mr. and Mrs. Kar, of
15161 Griggs.
Services are being held, and
a sholosh seudos gathering will
be held this sabbath. Rat*.
Friedman will leave Thursday,
and hopes to see all his friends
Urges Esperanto for All
As International Language
Editor, The Jewish News
May I call your readers' at-
tention to the international
language, Esperanto? It is much
easier to learn than other lan-
guages. Thousands of people all
over the world use Esperanto
for corresponding with people
in other countries, and books
and magazines are regularly
published in it. Anyone inter-
ested - can find out more about
it by 'writing the Esperanto As-
sociation, 114 W. 16th St., New
York 1.1, N.Y.
—Robert W. Powell
1504 E. 27th St.
Anderson, Ind.
* * *
Friday, May 4, 1956
Mizrachi to Sponsor Tribute to Rabbi Gold at
Special City-Wide Memorial Program Tuesday
Rabbi Gold, who passed away
A memorial gathering in trib-
Juniors to Be Graduated ute
to the late, world-renowned recently in Jerusalem, was a
At Adas Shalom May 16 Mizrachi leader, Rabbi Zeev
The Adas. Shalom Religious
School will graduate 73 junior
division students on May 16,
the first day of Shevuot. Led
by Rabbi Jacob E. Segal, the
exercises will begin at 10:30
a.m. with a processional ,arch
and welcoming hymns sung by
Cantor Fenakel and the 'choir.
Extending • greetings to the
graduates will be Charles 'Char-
lip, • president of the congrega-
tion, and Miss Cynthia Kahn,
graduating class chairman. Pres-
entation of a gift to the syna-
gogue will be made by Miss
Beth Rosenthal, and the class
symbol, a Bible, will be given
•to Miss N'ancy Harold, of the
next graduating class.
All graduates will participate
in the cantata, "An Eternal
Lamp," by Martha Marenoff, to
be directed by Maxwell Nadis,
chil d ren's theater director, and
Mrs. Lama Shetzer, music
Wolf Gold, will be presented at brilliant spokesman for the re-
Wolf
a
p.m:, Tuesday, at Young born state of Israel. He was
founder
of
the
state
and
a
signer
Israel Center, on Dexter.
The program is sponsored by Of its Declaration of Indepen-
the Mizachi Organization of dence.
He will be remembered by
Detroit, in cooperation with the
Zionist Council and the Vaad Detroiters who still recall_ his
visit here in 1954.
Harabbonim.
Previously a spiritual leader
Rabbi Avigdor Cyperstein,
noted speaker and dean of in several congregations in this
Yeshiva University in New country, Rabbi Gold lived the
York, will deliver the eulogy. last two decades of his life in.
Rabbi Isaac Stollman, dean of Jerusalem.
The entire community is in-
the Vaad Harabbonim will speak
vited to attend.
for the local community.
(Editor's Note: The founder
of Esperanto and the worldwide
movement to popularize it was
a Jewish physician, Dr. Lazarus
Ludwig Zamenhof, who was
born in Bialystok and whose
ideas emanated from Warsaw,
where he • practiced medicine.) director.
After a sermonette by Rabbi
Segal, the graduates will re-
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founded last year 'at New Yoric first Jew ever to hold the post
University-, has been taken over here. An attorney, Mr. Shields
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