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The Detroit Jewish News, 1962-04-20

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THE DETROIT JE WISH N EWS — Friday, April 29, 1962 —

Rabbi Shortage 'More Severe' 40 Years Ago
Passover, Sabbath Plans Are
time to sin. When did a Jew who be to sleep on a whole pillow of
By DAVID SCHWARTZ
to go to the synagogue three them." But for all of their hard-
Announced by Groups, Synagogues I see where there is complaint had
times a day and spend the rest ships, the Yeshivahs turned out

of a threatening rabbinical short-
Additional community groups Rabbi Halpern will speak on age. Back forty years ago, that of the time over the Talmud, not only great rabbis but leaders
in many fields.
and synagogues have announc- "What Should We Remember?" was a more severe problem. The have time to sin?
ADAS SHALOM SYNA-
ed arrangements for Passover
There is a general misconcep-
GOGUE: At 10:30 a.m. Yizkor new congregations that were
Want ads get quick results!
and Sabbath observances.
arising demanded English-speak- tion about theological schools.
Branch 11, Labor Zionist Or- services on Thursday, Rabbi ing rabbis and those who were Jackie Mason is not the first hu-
Segal
will
speak
on
"Freedom
ganization, will conduct its an-
qualified in their Jewish lore morist who was a rabbi.
nual third Sedar Saturday •eve- for Life." • • •
One of our teachers, Prof. Got-
were often lacking in language.
ning at the Hayim Greenberg
thard Deutsch, a great scholar
Following is the schedule of
Israel
Zangwill
spoke
of
some
Center. according to Mrs. Mor- Sabbath services including those
whose speaking reminded you of and historian, was asked to fill
EVERYONE CAN
ris Lifshay. social chairman. A
an- "the dictionary convulsions." out a biography for inclusion in
traditional Passover meal will synagogues which have
Who's
Who,
but
it
never
ap-
sermon
topics
and
Bar-
There was the story of one rabbi
nounced
be served.
who looked into the dictionary peared in the published volume.
* • * Mitzvahs.
The reason was that Prof. Deut-
WHOLE HOUSE
The Workmen's Circle will TEMPLE EMANU-EL: At for a more impressive word than sch had written a screamingly
hold its traditional third Sedar 8:15 p.m. Sabbath services Fri- "preserve," he saw it defined as funny but unpublished story
day, Rabbi Rosenbaum will "pickled," so in his sermon he
8:30 p.m. today at the Work-
about his associations with the
men's Circle Center, 18340 W. speak on "Paddy Chayefsky's said, "we must pickle our Juda- Llama (priest) of Tibet. Like all
Seven Mile. A program has 'Jewish' Plays." The newborn ism!"
twin sons of Mr. and Mrs. Wil-
And there was the story of the humor, it covered up a more seri-
been prepared by the pupils,
of Liam Wizner and the infant rabbi preaching his trial sermon ous facet. It was Deutsch's way
parents and teaching staff
the Abraham Reisen School. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ansel who said, "Judaism is at its pin- of poking fun at all of the pre-
tensions of these biographies.
Aberly will be named and nacle."
Soloists will be Simon Klachef-
Students liked to tell of one of
"Ah," said one of the trustees,
sky, Esther Freeman. Lillianblessed.
LIVONIA JEWISH CONGRE- "he plays pinochle, let's elect their number, who following his
Newberg. Benson Leet and
sermon on Rosh Hashanah, was
Miriam Melton, accompanist. GATION: Sabbath services at him."
Plus Inst.
Rabbi Stephen Wise once told told by the president, "You de-
Chairman of the evening i s 8:30 p.m. today and 9 a.m. Sat-
AVERAGE
5 OR 6 ROOMS
livered
that
sermon
of
Rabbi
Monroe Title. The program is urday. Rabbi Steinberg will me about a man who came to his
under the direction of Mordecai speak on "Freedom and Reli- father—Rabbi Wise's father was Leon Harrison better than it had
PRE-SEASON
SPECIAL
Teiler. school principal. The ability." also a rabbi—about his son, Joey. been delivered before."
IMMEDIATE
INSTALLATION
In the old time Yeshivahs,
Workmen's Circle Women's Di- CONG. A HAVAS ACHIM: What can I do about him? He
vision will serve Passover foods. Sabbath services at 8:30 p.m. is no business man. He won't there were no stipends to stu-
Friday
and
8:30
a.m.
Saturday.
do
in
business.
I
should
send
him
dents.
Instead, the students "ate


*
Synagogue services conclud- Rabbi Arm will speak on "Ques- to college, but I have no money days" as it was called. A good
Jew would offer to take a Yesh-
ing the observance -of Passover tions Thai-Beg for AnSwers" on for that.
will be held on Tuesday and Friday and "A Prophecy and a : Send him . to a rabbinical col- ivah bachur for a day, so the
, lege, he will get a stipend; said Yeshivah bachur would eat at
NIGHTS UN 4-5810
Wednesday evenings and on Song" on Saturday.
the elder Wise.
different homes each day. Some-
Wednesday and Thursday morn- CONG. S HA A R EY SHOM-
So Joey went to the rabbinical times a Yeshivah bachur would
ings. I ndiv idu al synagogues AYINI . Sabbath services at '7:10 college.
have no days to eat. He would
NO MONEY DOWN $i 2
should he consulted for their p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday. , And that was the start of the have to go hungry for a day or
As Low As
exact times and for Yizkor me- Rabbi Goldman will speak on , rabbinical career of Rabbi Joseph two—and where he would sleep
LIVE LONGER, LIVE BETTER
morial services. Following are "They Died, for What?"
■ H. Hertz, later Chief Rabbi of the each night was also a problem.
WITH WHOLE HOUSE
YOUNG
ISRAEL
OF
GREEN-
those synagogues which have
British Empire.
But they got used to it and there
announced times for Yizkor FIELD: At Sabbath services 9 , 1 I went to a rabbinical college is even the story of Yeshivah
a.m. Saturday, Rabbi Sperka ; for a short time. I left it with
services or sermon topics.
bachur
who was offered a pillow
l
CONG. BNAI DAVID: Yizkor will speak on "From Freedom i all its knowledge intact. All that for his bed and refused it.
to Slavery."
' I remember of my course was a
service at 8:30 a.m. Thursday.
YOUNG ISRAEL 0 F bit of doggerel. which I picked He had never seen a pillow
CONG. BNA1 MOSHE: Yizkor NORTHWEST DETROIT: Sab- p from the students, not the before but he was told it was
HEATING and AIR COND. •
service at 8:30 a.m. Thursday. bath services at 7 p.m. Friday
made of feathers. So he reasoned
about Adam:
I
18814 JOHN R
Rabbi Lehrman will speak on ana a a.m. Saturday. Rabbi ■ teachers,
i
in Talmudic style: 'Whereas, we
One of Detroit's Largest—
"Adam was the first man
"Clashing With Ourselves" on , Prero will speak on "Escape
' know, it is hard to sleep on one
Since 1937
Eve was his wife
Wednesday and "Blueprint for from Freedom."
feather, how much harder it must
They lived in a garden
Worthwhileness" on Thursday. TEMPLE BETH EL: At 8:30
And led a happy life.
YOUNG ISRAEL OF GREEN- p.m. Sabbath services Friday.
But Eve, she ate the apple
FIELD: Rabbi Sperka will speak the Young People's Society will
And so they couldn't remain
at 9 a.m. Thursday on "A Defi- , present the cantata "Mountain-;
(ZIONIST YOUTH ORGANIZATION)
So they moved into the suburbs
tops of the Spirit." At 11:15 ,
nition of Freedom."
Presents
And started raising Cain.
CONG. BETH TEFILO a.m. services Saturday, Rabbi
I wasn't cut out for fighting
EMANUEL TIKVAIL At 8:45 Hahn will speak on "Zechariah
sin, although actually I think, it
Music and Dance Presentation
a.m Wednesday. Rabbi Levin in Exile."
TEMPLE BETH JACOB OF is rather the Christian preachers
will speak
on The Eternal
p At 8:45
SCHAVER AUDITORIUM, LABOR ZIONIST INSTITUTE
a.m. Thursday PONTIAC: At Sabbath services , who fight sin. I rather think the
Song
Rabbi Lipshutz
will speak on 8:30 p.m. Friday, Rabbi Hersh- Jewish idea is to keep you so
FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 20, 8 P.M.
field will speak on "Invisible busy praying, learning and prac-
Students: 50c
Donation $1.00
Why to Remember."
j
tieing
the
rites,
you
don't
have
Guests."
Camp Shomria Registration at UN 4-5696
ISAAC AGREE DOWNTOWN
SYNAGOGUE, 1442 Griswold -
Yizkor service from 8:30 a.m. Attorney Gen. Kennedy and Sen. Javits
on Thursday.
Mr. Hyman Karp, President of
to be Speakers at 55th AJC Meeting
CONG. -SHAAREY SHOMA-
Attorney General Robert F. will be the principal speaker at
VIM: Yizkor service at 10:30
a.m. Thursday. At services 7:05 Kennedy and Senator Jacob K. ' the Saturday night dinner.
p.m. Tuesday, Rabbi Goldman Javits will be among the princi-
Senator Javits will take part
And his wife, invite all their friends to
will speak on "Freedom of pal participants at the American , .in a panel discussion on the
participate in worship followed by a kiddush
What?" At 8 p.m. services •Jewish Committee's 55th annual recent upsurge of anti-Semitic
in honor and occasion of the recent Bar
Wednesday. Rabbi Goldman will meeting, May 3-6. at Commo- activity in the Soviet Union.
speak on "To Remember Rus- lore Hotel. New York City.
Joining him on the panel will
Mitzvah of their beloved grandson
Louis
Caplan.
of
Pittsburgh,
be Patricia Blake of Life Maga-
sian Jewry."
TEMPLE ISRAEL: Yizkor committee president, announced zine, who recently returned from
BERNARD SHAPIRO
service at 10:30 a.m. Wednes- that Attorney General Kennedy the Soviet Union, and Abraham
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Avery Shapiro
day. Brumberg, editor of the U.S. In-
formation Agency's Problems of
CONG. AHAVAS ACHIM: At
SATURDAY, PASSOVER, APRIL 21, 8:30 A.M.
3
Brith President 1Communism.
8:30 a.m. Tuesday. Rabbi Arm Bnai
IN THE CONG. BETH JOSEPH RISHINER SHUL
will speak on "Myopic Wants Hits Mid-East Policy
David Sher, New York at-
18450 WYOMING
and Prescient Wisdom." The
MILWAUKEE---United States torney, will be Chairman of the
I tablet
ec Ica io
annual
meeting.
in memory of Max Young and policy was criticized by the
A feature of the meeting will
Morris Young will precede the president of Bnai Brith for ini- be the presentation of AJC's '
tiating "aberrant justice" in the
Yizkor service.
American Liberties Medallion to
CONG. BETH MOSES: Yizkor Middle East.
Federal Judge Thurgood Mar-
Label A. Katz. in a speech shall, former director-counsel of
service at 10 a.m. Thursday.
CONG. SHAAR EY ZEDEK: here, charged that the recent
the NAACP. The award, given
At 8:45 a.m. services Wednes
- t United Nations resolution, annually *for exceptional advan-
sponsored by the United States
day. Rabbi Groner will speak and Great Britain. "censures cement of the principles of hu-
on "Our God and 'C';od of Our i Israel for defending itself from man liberty, this year cites Judge
Fathers." At 8:45 a.m. serv- hostile acts while inviting, with Marshall as a "pioneering ad-
ices Thursday. Rabbi Adler a suggestion of immunity, con- vocate of equality under law."
will speak on "When Is a yi Man
z k or tinning Arab provocations on Brandeis University to Use
Free? At 8:45 a.m.
Israel's borders."
services on Thursday memorial
Newly Acquired Conference
plaques will be dedicated for
Site in Public Service Role
Samuel Brody, Anna Brown, Burr Signed for Northland
An expansion of Brandeis
Max Burstein, Herbert H. co- Kenneth E. Schwartz, man-
hen, Dora Dunn, Sarah Oppen- aging director of the Northland i University's role in community
heim, Saul H. Rose and Sam-; Playhouse. has scored a coup service was predicted by Pres-
• for Detroit's Northland Play- ident Abram L. Sachar as .a
uel Schwartz.
result of the university's acquisi-
TEMPLE BETH EL: At 10:30 house.
Schwartz, in New York lining tion of a 25-room mansion in
a.m. Yizkor services on Wed-
nesday. Rabbi Hahn will speak up the season, announced that Weston, Mass., for use as a
he had signed Raymond Burr, special conference site.
on "These We Remember."
Themis House, about a five-
CONG. BETH SHALOM: At the famous "Perry Mason" of
from the was
Waltham,
8:45 a.m. services Wednesday, television, for a two-week en- minute
Mass. drive
university,
made
Rabbi Halpern will speak on gagement at the Playhouse; be- available to Brandeis by Mrs.
"Why Sing." At 8:45 a.m. Yiz-; ginning Tuesday evening, June Boice Gross of San Francisco. .
kor services on Thursday.12. continuing through June 24.

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