Friday, June 28, 1957 — THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS- 14

Reform Rabbis Hear Call
for Rabbinical Cooperation

(Direct JTA Teletype Wire
to The Jewish News)

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — The
69th annual convention of
the Central Conference of
American Rabbis, representing
the Reform rabbinate in this
country, opened here Monday
with a plea for cooperation
among all American rabbinic
bodies to make Jewish learning
more accessible to American
Jewry.
The plea was voiced by Dr.
Israel Bettan, president of the
CCAR, in his presidential mes-
sage. He called upon his col-
leagues to form a committee on
cooperation with other rabbini-
cal bodies to seek the creation
of popular literature designed to
satisfy "the greatest need of the
American Jew: knowledge and
love of Torah."
Rabbi Bettan proposed that
the conference committee
"should meet with representa-
tives of the other associations
for the purpose of forming a
joint commission on • coopera-
tion."
In offering his recommenda-
tion, Dr. Bettan, retiring profes-
sor of homiletics at the Hebrew
Union College-Jewish Institute
of Religion, asserted that there
is nothing unusual or alarming
about the existence of differing
points of view within the Amer-
ican Jewish community, but
that, despite such divergence,
common aims might be pursued.
Dr. Bettan denied that "class-
ical Reform Judaism" was op-
posed to ceremonialism. The
pioneers of the Reform move-
ment "only sought to purge re-
ligion of its dross," he said, but
they neither minimized the .im-
portance of ritual nor discarded
the use of helpful religious cere-
monies.
"In the prayerbook prepared
by Isaac M. Wise, in his `Min-
hag America,' which is surely
of classical vintage, there is
hardly any departure from the
common practices in synagogue
and home," he pointed out.
"Grace, before and after
meals, is there; the Kiddush
ceremony is there; the bless-
ings over the Hanukah lights
are there; the blessings before
and after. the reading of the
Megilah on Purim are there; a
special morning prayer and
elaborate private- meditations
before retiring at night are
there. We have barely caught
up with `Minhag America.' "
The 500 rabbis attending the
convention of the CCAR, .heard
a -sweeping denunciation Tues-
day night of Temple trustees
who openly boast of being non-
religious.
Rabbi Samuel S. Mayerberg,
of Kansas City, Mo., recom-

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to Honor Zack

mended that directors of
temples be selected on. the
basis of active religious con-
sciousness and acceptance of
the need for Jewish leaders to
obtain all the Jewish knowledge
possible. "Too frequently," Dr.
Mayerberg asserted, "the only
requirement needed for ad-
ministrative office is to have
-prestige and economic power."
He_ rejected the idea of Israel
as the Jewish' homeland, assert-
ing that Reform Judaism can-
not countenance the attitude
that the State of Israel is the
inheritance of Jews elsewhere,
although adherents of Reform
for the most part "would -ex-
tol and happily aid" the state.,
However, Reform Judaism
must, he insisted, reiterate the
religious nature of our status
as a Jewish community and
the American Jewish insistence
that "politically we are Ameri-
cans and religiously we are
Jews."

MORRIS W. ZACK

Morris W. Zack, of Hunting-
ton Woods, will be honored by
officers and members of Cong.
Bnai David at cornerstone-lay-
ing ceremonies this weekend.
The program is planned for
1:30 p.m., Sunday, at the site
of the new synagogue, South-
field and 91/2 Mile Rd., in South-
field Township.
Zack, general chairman of the
building committee, has been in
the forefront of efforts to erect
the new synagogue, which is
the third oldest in Detroit.
The congregation was started
in 1892 on Adelaide Street. Zack
was a member of the board of
trustees when the synagogue
moved to its present site at
Elmhurst and 14th Sts. in 1927.

Temple Israel Re-Elects Goldstick;
Announce Plans for New Members

Bnai Moshe to Honor
Late Rabbi Fischer
at Memorial Service

Cong. Bnai Moshe will honor
the memory of its late spiritual
leader, Rabbi Moses Fischer, at
11 a.m., Sunday, at a special
memorial service in the syna-
gogue, Dexter at Lawrence.
Rabbi Fischer passed away on
May 19, after 34 years minis-
try to Bnai Moshe families, 25
years as its active rabbi and
nine years as rabbi emeritus.
He was 78.
Rabbi Fischer took an active
part in communal enterprises,
secular as well as religious,
and lent 'his assistance to many
projects of benefit to the Jewish
community.
The public is invited to join
in paying tribute to this dis-
tinguished rabbi and leader.

SERVICES

TEMPLE ISRAEL: At 8:30 p.m., today, Dr. Leon Fram will con-
clude his series of sermons on "Is There a New Germany?"
YOUNG ISRAEL OF NORTHWEST DETROIT: Sabbath services
at 7:30 p.m., today. At 9 a.m. services Saturday, Rabbi Leo
Y. Goldman will speak on "Law and 'Man."
BETH ABRAHAM SYNAGOGUE: Sabbath services at 7 p.m.,
today. At 8:45 a.m. services Saturday, Rabbi Israel I. Halpern
will preach on "The Art of Calculation."
CONG. BETH YEHUDAH: Sabbath services at 7:30 p.m., today.
At 9 a.m. services Saturday, Rabbi Joshua Spiro will speak
on Jephtha and Samuel."
CONG. BNAI DAVID: Sabbath services at 7:30 p.m., today; at

Dr. Mayerberg also set off
an intensive religious debate
by proposing that Reform Jews
eliminate as a holy day the
last day of Passover and the
eighth day of Sukkot and sub-
stitute for the latter a new
service around the ideal of
Simchat Torah. Considerable
opposition was expressed by
other rabbis to eliminating the
last day of Passover, but the
suggested Sukkot change re-
ceived more favorable con-
sideration.

At the annual dinner meet-
ing of Temple Israel last week,
the congregation re-elected all
its officers for a second term.
Nathaniel H. Goldstick will
continue as president; Edward
Rose and Sol I. Stein as vice-
presidents; Leslie R. Schmier
as secretary, and Samuel Burt-
man as treasurer.
Newly-elected to the temple's
board of trustees were Nathan
King, Dr. Max Fr:K"'"
Newman and
Julian S. To-
bias.
In his annual
report to the
congregatio n,
Dr. Leon Fram,
senior rabbi,
announced that
the activities
building would
be used for a
sanctuary of
worship during Goldstick
the forthcoming High Holy
Days.
He also thanked the congre-
gation for the "unique hOnor"
of naming the social hall of the
building the Leon Fram Hall.
Rabbi M. Robert Syme, as-
sistant rabbi, reported on the
progress of the religious school
and the Hebrew school, stating
that the latter school had grown
to an enrollment of over 250
pupils.
In the course of his report,

SYNAGOGUE

president Golds-tick announced
the appointment of Nathan King
as chairman and Charles L.
Goldstein as co-chairman of the
membership campaign commit-
tee.
He called attention to the fact
that the new facilities of the ac-
tivities building would allow ac-
commodaions for several hun-
dred new members.
Interested persons can con-
tact the temple office, UN 3-7769

8:45 a.m., Saturday. The Bar Mitzvah of Michael Layne will
be observed. Auxiliary services at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, at
24446 Martha Washington, Southfield Township..
ADAS SHALOM SYNAGOGUE: Sabbath services at 6 p.m., to-
day; at 8:30 a.m., Saturday. The Bar Mitzvah of Jonathan
Toby Segal will be observed.
BETH AARON SYNAGOGUE: Sabbath services at 6:30 p.m.,
today; at 8:45 a.m., Saturday. The Bar Mitzvah of Jack Halem
will be observed.
CONG. BNAI MOSHE: Sabbath services at 7 p.m., today; at 9
a.m., Saturday.
CONG. SHAAREY ,ZEDEK: Sabbath services at 6 p.m., today;
at 8:45 a.m., Saturday. The Bar Mitzvah of Neil Alan Satov-
sky will be observed.
TEMPLE BETH EL: Vesper services at 5:30 p.m., today. Sabbath
services at 11:15 a.m., Saturday.
CONG. BETH JOSEPH: Sabbath services at 7:30 p.m., today; at
9 a.m., Saturday. The Bar Mitzvah of Howard J. Rose will be
observed.

Set July 4 Services - for Jackson Inmates

In celebration of Independ-
ence Day on July 4, Rabbi
Joshua S. Sperka will conduct
services for
Jewish inmates
at Jackson Pri-
s o n and in-
mates at sur-
rounding
camps 'and
farms.
Services are
conducted at Rabbi Sperka
the prison on all Jewish and
secular holidays which are
marked by religiods services or
special celebrations.
At recently-conducted Shey-
uot services, a project was
launched . to enlarge the Jewish
library within the confines of
the prison.
There is presently a collec-
tion of books • on . Jewish sub-

Rabbi Segal's Brother
to Preach Sermon at
Bar Mitzvah of Nephew

Rabbi Henry Segal, brother
of Rabbi Jacob E. Segal, will
deliver the
guest . sermon
a.t sabbath
morning serv-
ices of Adas
Shalom Syna-
gogue this Sat-
urday.
The guest
preacher is
spiritual leader
of Cong. Bnai
Israel, in Wash-
ington, D. C.
He will be here
on the occa-
sion of the Bar
Mitzvah of his
nephew, Jona- Rabbi Segal
than Toby Segal, son of Rabbi
and Mrs. J. E. Segal.
The service will begin at-
8:30 a.m., with Cantor Nicholas
Fenakel chanting Hanel and
Musaf, and the Bar Mitzvah
celebrant chanting Shacharis
and reading the Sidrah from the
Torah. Rabbi Jacob Segal will
officiate.
A kiddush and reception will
follow the service.

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Rabbi Adler Joins
Jewish League Board

Jerome J. Shestack, promi-
nent young Philadelphia attor-
ney and communal leader was
named Chairman of the Provi-
sional Committee of the Phila-
delphia branch of the American
Jewish League for Israel, it was
announced by Ezra Z. Shapiro,
League. president.
Shapiro also announced that
Rabbi Morris Adler, of Detroit,
has joined the board of direc-
tors of the organization.

jects in the Jewish chaplain's
office; however, according to
Rabbi Sperka, there is a need
for additional books on Jewish
history, literature and religion,
as well as fiction.
Books may be donated by
contacting Rabbi Sperka, W
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