Reform Judaism and the Bar Miy- ion 'Mix Well; Survey by Rabbis Indicates I co . THE DETROIT JEW ISH NEWS Fri day, December ea- By BURTON DONNER The Rabbi's from incompatible. Benjamin Efro The opposition of Reform lished in 192 e CCAR, de- eform Judaism of education of T Judaism to the Bar Mitzvah dared d the ceremony of in Roslyn ceremony goes back to the "haS vah with that of Con- Island earliest times of the movement. Bar irit o ea lon for both boys and The first yearbook of the pro-1 fir in, s " ceedings of the 1890 meeting of rabbi- The return t the Central Conference 0 iiaire to practices among American Rabbis, the _organ' ow wide- tion of Reform rabbis, ca d may or may not be I itzvah cere- obvi- the Bar Mitzvah "a so ess for the fact that t Reform congre- nce ously much evi ceremony without signi nd what variations on." Bar Mitzvah an .. an old and worn tra IRS Highland Park 286 W. 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An- other interesting finding was that almost as many Reform rabbis — 103 — used the tradi- tional Orthodox portions in the selection of the Haftarah pas- sages to be read as did those- 110 — who used the table of Scriptural readings in the back of the official Prayer Book of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations. For those who remain con- vinced that Reform puts little or no stress on Hebrew in child religious education, the find- ings also might be surprising. In 50 congregations, the Bar Mitzvahs do the Haftarah in both Hebrew and English. The surveyors conclude with the proposition that it is time for American RefOrm to face up to "the reality of the Bar Mitzvah," partiularly in terms 2988 E. Grand Blvd., Detroit 2, Mich. Holiday Greetings FRANK'S AUTO WASH NORTHWEST AREA Reconditioning - Simonizing - Blue Coral Motor Cleaning - Wholesale to Dealers Pick Up and Delivery- 14017 Meyers WE 5-9739 Season's Greetings W. D. GALE, INC. 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