abbis Issue H oliday Appeal
for Support of Bond Drive

Detroit's rabbis have issued area synagogues will conduct

Bloch to Chair
Beth Yehudah
Annual Dinner

a call to the community to S
- up- Israel Bond appeals during the '

port the Israel Bond drive and High Holy Day season, it was
to implement its sales during ' indicated this week by Phillip
the Holy Days.
Stollman, chairman of the re-
The rabbis' appeal reads:
ligious council of the Bond
"We are approaching the appeal.
tenth year since the establish-
He said that with most con-
ment of Israel which will be gregations already having set
celebrated at `Shnat Haasar,' by dates, and the balance to be
the decree of the government confirmed Within the next few
of Israel. It is stated in Levi- days, it appears as if the goal
ticus (XXII): 'The tenth shall of $450,000 will be reached.
be holy unto the Lord.'
In conjunction with Dr. ISrael
"We V call upon all Jews in Wiener and Norman Allan, his
Detroit to bend every effort to co-chairman, S t o 11 m a n said,
advance the economy of. Israel, "The response of the synagogue
so that the Jewish Homeland boards to the appeals has been
may grow and flourish. We most heartwarming. It is ap-
must dedicate ourselves to pro- propriate that during the . High
mote investment in State of Holy Days we demonstrate our
Israel Bonds within our corn- faith and brotherhood with the
munity to help achieve the goal courageous people of Israel."
of economic independence of
The following congregations
Israel in this - critical period of were listed in the statement as
her history. We must also reaf- having set dates fo rtheir Bond
firm our unshakesable faith in appeals, as follows:
Medinat Yisrael, so that Israel
Adas Shalom, Adas Yeshu-
shall remain the Jewish Home- run, Ahavas Achim, Beth Aaron,
land which will be our insriira- Beth Aaron V'Israel, Beth Ab-
tion and pride.
raham, Beth Joseph, Beth
"Your response to the appeals Moses, Beth Yehudah, Bnai
- for State of Israel Bonds which David, Bnai Israel, nai Moshe,
will be made in your congrega- Bnai Zion, Dov Frenkel, Young
tion will help guarantee a' Israel of Detroit, Young Israel
healthful, prosperous and secure of North west Detroit; Young
New Year for people in Israel." Israel of Oak-Woods, all Oct.
A record number of Detroit 5 Yizkor.
Others are Beth Shmuel,
Synagogue Consecrated Beth Tikvalp., Ezras Achim.
Mogen Abraham and 'Shaarey
at Hebrew University
Zion, Oct. 4 .Kol Nidre; and
Bnai Jacob, Sept. 26, 1.2 noon.

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By RABBI SAMUEL J. FOX

(Copyright, 1957, JTA,

What are "Selichot?"
"Selichot!' is the name given
to penitential prayers which are
recited on fast days and during
the penitential days preceding
Rosh Hashanah and between
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kip-
pur, including, the latter. The
term is the, plural of the singu-
lar "Selichoh," meaning forgive-
ness. This indicates that these
are prayers Which ask for for ,
giveness,
* * *
What is the origin of this
type of prayer?
It is claimed that King David
once asked the Almighty what
Dr. Israel Goldstein, Ameri- the people of Israel would do
can Jewish leader, rabbi of if trouble should befall them.
Congregation Bnai Jeshurun, He was shown, by the Al-
New York, is shown sp-aking mighty's example, how to wrap
at recent consecration cere- himself in the talith and offer
mony of the synagogue which the prayers of Selichot. Some
of these prayers were given to
has been built in tribute to
him on the Hebrew Univers- Moses when he .prayed for for-
giveness after his people who
ity's new campus at Givat
the Golden Calf.
Ram, Jerusalem. The Ark of sinned before
* * *
the Law is in the background.
Why do some Jews offef these
The synagogue will serve as a
prayers at midnight?
religious center for the 4,000
This is the custom of a 'good
students now attending the
many Jews on the Saturday
university. -
night before Rosh Hashanah aS
well as of pious Jews who arise
Dance Clases Set
at midnight throughout the
year. Some claim that this fol-
at Ten Mile Center
lows the example of King David
Registration is now open for who would arise at midnight to
three ballroom dance classes to offer prayers. This is described
be given Monday evenings at
in the Psalms: "At midnight I
the Ten Mile branch of the Jew- will rise to give thanks unto
ish Community Center, 15110 Thee because of Thy righteous
W. Ten Mile Road.
ordinances." (Psalms 119:6).
The class for beginners, 7-8
Some claim that these pray-
p.m., is open to boys and girls ers are offered at midnight be-
12 through 14 years old. Basic cause then a man's mind is COM-
steps will be taught. The Latin- posed and his blood is "puri-
American dance class, 8-9 p.m., fied." He can then concentrate
is designed for ages 13 through with mind and heart: - Others
15. An advanced class for ages claim that midnight is the par-
13 through 16. will meet from ticular time of goodwill be-
9 1 0 p.m.
cause it is then that the Al-
Instruction will be given by mighty is on the Throne of
Cornell Studios.
Mercy. From - a practical stand-
All classes begin . Monday point, the stillness of the night,
evening, Oct. 21. Interested in- which is removed . fi-om the dis-.
dividuals are urged to enroll tractions of the day, allows for
immediately as registration much greater concentration and
closes on Oct. 7. introspection.

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JUDGE SIMON E. SOBELOFF stated:

"Zionism has been a most dynamic and
creative force in Jewish life" and it is "still
destined to play a role of great significance

in the future."

Israel Affiliates Set Joint Service

The first annual Laymen's
Service, in which representa-
tives of the Men's Club, Sister-
hood and Young Marrieds Group
A. HoWard Bloch has been will jointly participate, is
named chairman of the eighth planned for 8:30' p.m., today, at
annual Dinner and Show, co- Temple Israel.
sponsored by the Businessmen's
The presidents of each group,
Council and Synagogue Council
Hyman M. Jackson, of the
of the Beth Yehudah Schools.
The program, for which U.S. Men's Club; Mrs. George M.
Sen. Patrick V. McNamara has Stutz, of the Sisterhood, and
Fred Marrich, of the Young
Marrieds, will comprise a panel
who will deliver the sermon on
"The Temple Family Speaks."

Bloch

The service will be conducted
by lay leaders of the congrega-
tion, among them Mesdames
Robert D. Anspach, Jerome
Arfa, Harold H. Gilbert, Na-
thaniel H. Goldstick - and Irving
A. Levy and Messrs. Daniel
Arnold,-, Walter Berlow, 'Ben-
,nard Goodman, Nathan King,
Reuben Levine, Sidney New-
man, Jr., and Norman Ross.

McNamara

accepted the honorary chair-
manship, will be held Oct 27, at
the Latin Quarter.
Named to assist Bloch as co-
chairmen are Joseph Lee and
Benjamin Freedland. Associate
chairmen are David I. Berris,
Nathan Borinstein, David J. Co-
hen, Nathan I. Goldin, Samuel
Hechtman, Jack Korman, Sam-
uel B. Solomon, 'Morris Snow .
Phillip Stollman, Meyer Wein-
garden and Morris W. Zack.
Morris Karbal will serve as
dinner secretary, and Daniel A.
Laven will be the treasurer.
In addition, Bloch named the ,
following as members of the
dinner committee:
Joseph Benz, Max Carmen,
Isadore I. Cohen, Wolf Cohen,
Reubin Dubrinsky, Peter S.
Goldstein, Harry Levine, Irving
Palman, Alex Saltsman, Joseph
B. Silver, Abe Silverman, Max
Stollman, Norman Sukenic and
Julius Wainer.
The announcement by Bloch
also stated that the event, tra-
ditionally held in November,
has been moved up a month in
order to avoid conflict with
banquets slated by several na-
tional.organizations.

,Cantor Robert S. Tulman and
the Temple Choral Group, di-
rected by Karl Haas, will ren-
der the musical portions of the
service. Rabbi M. Robert Syme
will deliver the benediction.
All three affiliate groups will
be hosts at a social hour to fol-
low the service.
The Temple Men's Club this

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WALTHAM, Mass.—An Arab
resident of the State of Israel,
two Hungarian freedom fight-
ers, students from eight . other
nations and most of the 48 states
are among the 340 freshmen and
27 transfer students who en-
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week announced the formation
of a men's choir, to be con-
ducted by Karl Haas, temple
music director. All inquiries
may be addressed to the temple
office, UN. 3-7769.

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