0 Leon Jay Simon Named Chairman of Beth Yehudah Schools Dinner The annual dinner of the Beth Yehudah Schools will be held Nov. 11 at Cobo Hall, it was announced by Leon Jay Simon, chairman of the affair. Simon's selection to head the event was made as a tribute for his efforts as a member of the LEON JAY SIMON Beth Yehudah's Businessmen's Council. Other key members planning the dinner are Max Biber, gen- eral chairman; Nathan I. Goldin and Morris Karbal, co-chair- men; Daniel A. Laven, treas- urer; Joe Lee, secretary; Jack Korman, reservations chairman; Al Green, arrangements; Irvin Name I. I. Katz on UHC Commission Dr. Arthur T. Jacobs, admin- istrative secretary of the Union of American Hebrew Congrega- tions, announces that Irving I. Katz, executive secretary of Temple Beth El, has been elected a member of the newly established commission on syna- gogue administration, a joint commission of the Union of American Hebrew Congrega- tions and the Central Confer- ence of American Rabbis. This honor was conferred upon Katz, according to Dr. Jacobs, "in recognition of his unique quali- fications in the field of syna- gogue administration and his personal dedication to Reform Judaism." Katz' new book "Successful Synagogue Administration," co- authored with Myron E. Schoen, director of the commission on synagogue administration, will be published this fall by the Union of American Hebrew Congregations. This work, con- sisting of 14 chapters and cover- ing the entire field of syna- gogue administration, is the first of its kind in the United States. Katz has been invited to speak next month at the con- ventions of the National Asso- ciation of Temple Administra- tors in Houston, National Fed- eration of Temple Brotherhoods in Baltimore, and Great Lakes Council of the Union of Ameri- can Hebrew Congregations in Springfield. U.S. Prayer Books Used in Cambodia PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, (JTA) — Hebrew prayer books used for years at Temple Israel in Miami during the High Holy Days arrived in time for use by a congregation of 30 Jewish fam- ilies on duty here. Death Valley in California still holds the record for the highest temperature officially recorded in the United States. On July 10, 1913, the mercury climbed to 134 degrees. I. Cohn, David Goldberg, Judge Nathan Kaufman and Allen B. Kramer, honorary chairman. The annual dinner, which was initiated 13 years ago, is the main fund-raising event of the school. The Beth .Yehudah Schools were founded in 1916. Operating a network of day schools and afternoon schools in the metro- politan areas, they have as their goal intellectual, moral and re- ligious growth. According to President Wolf Cohen, graduates are presently teaching in a number of syna- gogue Hebrew schools and in the various branches of the Yeshivath Beth Yehudah. Others have achieved distinction in teaching posts in the public schools and at the college level, he said, while still others have as a result of their education become "informed and inspired laymen" in secular pursuits in the' community. Yom Kippur Quiz By RABBI SAMUEL J. FOX (Copyright, 1962, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.) Why are the Torahs re- moved from the ark and held in hand during the chanting of Kol Nidre on Yom Kippur eve? There are various reasons of- fered for this practice. Some con- tend that the public display of the Torahs makes the congrega- tion mindful of the seriousness of the occasion. Others say that seeing the Torahs, the congre- gants are reminded of their fail- ure to observe the 613 command- ments required of them through- out the text of the Torah. It is also maintained that the Sifre Torah are held because promises and vows are annuled at Kol Nidre. Since many promises and vows are made over the Torah, over which one swears, the Torah is held at the time the vows are annuled. Some claim that the presence of the Torah being held publicly brings to mind the unity of the people of the congrega- tion. Sin causes disunity and diversity. On Yom Kippur, we seek the integration of the Jew- ish Community and it is through the Torah that all Jews are united—not only in the particu- lar congregation but throughout the world. Originally only one Torah was taken out, (Tur, Orach Chayyim 619). Technically, only one is really required. Some take out two Torahs to give the impres- sion that the Torahs are two witnesses who testify to our guilt. Others take out three to remind both ourselves and the Almighty of the three patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, by whose grace we beseech the Al- mighty for our lives. Some take out seven either to represent the seven times we proclaim "The Lord—He is G-d" at the end of Yom Kippur, or to remind us of the seven circuits around the wall of Jericho before it came tumbling down, hoping thus that the wall of sin, which separates us from the Almighty, will like- wise be broken down. Those who take out all the Torahs claim that it is not prop0 to remove some while embarrassing the others, as a demonstration to the public that even inanimate objects should not be subjected to embarrassing discrimination. In some congregations, the honor of holding these Torahs was auc- tioned off—obviously more hon- ors could be passed out or sold if all the Torahs were taken out. Rabbinical Court to Open in Chicago CHICAGO, (JTA) — The Orthodox Chicago Rabbinical Council announced it will open a Jewish religious court, the first such tribunal under Orthodox rabbinical supervision in the area, after the High Holy Days. The court will hear cases deal- ing with divorce, Jewish dietary laws, conversion and other re- ligious matters. Chief Justice Warren and Dr. Finkelstein studying sec- tion of Jewish law at seminary in 1957. Justice Warren to Take Part in Seminary Study Chief Justice Earl Warren will participate in an all-day study session at the Jewish Theological Seminary of Amer- ica, Sunday, Nov. 11, it was announced by Dr. Louis Finkel- stein, chancellor of the insti- tution. Chairman of the day will be former Federal Judge Simon H. Rifkind, vice-chairman of the Seminary's Board of Di- rectors. T h study program will take the form of a col- loquy on the subject, "The Law Beyond the Law," with discussion being related to moral standards i n our time. Par- ticipants will include mem- Judge Rifkind b e r s of t h e Seminary faculty, selected rab- bis and a limited number of scholars and men of affairs. The session -will begin at 10 a.m., continue through lunch and end in the late afternoon. In the evening, the Chief Justice will be the guest of honor and principal speaker at a dinner at the new Americana Hotel of New York, under aus- pices of the National Patrons Society of the Seminary. Chief Justice Warren, who recently returned from Israel, where he visited the American Student Center in Jerusalem and the Schocken Institute for Jewish Research, both of which are adjunct institutions of the Seminary, last visited the Semi- nary in New York five years ago. At that time he spent a weekend with Dr. Finkelstein and other faculty members in the study of Talmud and Jewish law. Synagogue Offers Aid to Church Congregation SAN FRANCISCO, (JTA) — Congregation Emanu-El has of- fered full use of its facilities "for as long as they may be needed" to the congregation of St. Mary's Cathedral after it was destroyed by fire. Rabbi Alvin I. Fine and President Samuel Jacobs made the offer in a letter to Arch- bishop Joseph McGucken, in which they also extended "heartfelt sympathy" on the de- struction of "a great religious and historical landmark of our city." Beth Abraham Couples to Hold Board Meeting A board meeting of the Beth Abraham Couples Club will be held 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Katz, 20542 Rosemont. Chicago Temple Asks Rabbi to Turn Over Fees to Congregation CHICAGO, (JTA) — The South Shore Temple of Chicago has approved a policy under which payments rendered to its rabbi for services to congregants will be turned over to the syna- gogue. The arrangement provides that the funds be turned over to the synagogue with the consent of the congregant who receives- the rabbi's services. The custom generally is for a rabbi to retain such payments as part of his rabbinical income. Rabbi Herman L. Davis, presi- dent of the Rabbinical Council, said the court would have three rabbis as judges. The court will be housed in a hotel, the Sher- man House, which made facili- ties available as a public service. Rabbi Davis said that the author- ity of the Jewish tribunal here, as in a few other similar Jewish courts in the United States, was dependent entirely on voluntary acceptance of its jurisdiction by both litigants. MORTGAGES APPLICATIONS FOR VA or FHA ARE NOW BEING TAKEN On New or Existing Homes QUICK SERVICE Phone Us Today FRANKLIN MORTGAGE CORP. Approved FHA Mortgagee 915 First National Bldg., Det. 26 WO 3-4890 SPECIAL ! ! 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