Friday, October 18, 1963—THE DETROIT JEWISH NEW S- 12
Dr. Gordis *First N. J. Conservative Rabbis Won't
Beth El Lecturer Officiate at Non-Kosher Weddings
Dr. Robert Gordis, rabbi of
Temple Beth El, Rockaway
Park, N.Y., professor of Bible
at the Jewish Theeological Sem-
inary and noted author and lec-
turer, will be
the first speak-
er in the an-
n u a 1 scholar
series of Tem -
ple Beth El ,
on Oct. 28.
The theme
of this year's
lectures w i 11
be "Controver-
sial Issues Fac-
ing American
Jewry."
On Nov. 4
t h e speaker
will be Dr.
Harry M. Or-
linsky, profes-
sor of Bible at
Hebrew Union Gordis
College-Jewish institute of Reli-
gion and editor-in-chief of the
new JPS translation of the Pen-
tateuch.
On Nov. 11, Dr. Maurice
Friedman, professor of philoso-
phy at Sarah Lawrence College
and a leading authority on the
great Jewish Philosopher, Mar-
tin Buber, will lecture.
On Nov. 18, Dr. Abram L.
Sacher, president of Brandeis
University, will be the speaker.
The lectures will be held in
the main auditorium of Temple
Beth El and will begin at 8:30.
Admission is free and is open
to the public.
Beth Aaron Aids
Jews of Karachi
Beth Aaron Synagogue is en-
gaged in a project to aid the
isolated Jewish community of
Karachi, Pakistan, which num-
bers about 400 persons.
The project has been under-
taken by Beth Aaron as a result
of a visit to the Karachi com-
munity by Eeta Freeman, a
Peace Corps volunteer in West
Pakistan, and daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ben Z. Freeman, 18005
Indiana. Mrs. Freeman is presi-
dent of the Beth Aaron Sister-
hood.
In response to the plea of
Simon Reuben, the "Gabai" of
the Karachi Jewish Congrega-
tion, Beth Aaron is sending
Hebrew primary teaching ma-
terial and prayer books. Rabbi
Benjamin H. Gorrelick, spiritual
leader of Beth Aaron, is in
correspondence with Reuben re-
garding other spiritual needs of
the Karachi community. Bibles
and other materials will be
sent later. Mrs. Freeman has
also arranged with the Jewish
National Fund office for the
shipment of educational cards,
story books and calendars to
Karachi.
NEWARK, N.J., (JTA) — A
rule forbidding Conservative
rabbis from officiating at wed-
dings held in places where kash-
ruth is not observed has been
adopted by the Northern New
Jersey region of the Rabbinical
Assembly of America, according
to an announcement by Dr.
Jeshaia Schnitzer of Montclair,
president of the region.
He said the rule will go into
Praying Customs
By RABBI SAMUEL F. FOX
(Copyright. 1963, JTA, Inc.)
Why do some people place
their right hand over their
left hand while praying?
In the kabbalistic teachings,
the left hand symbolizes judg-
ment while the right hand
symbolizes mercy. Mercy is thus
placed over judgment and thus
represents the symbol of our
prayers that the Almighty be-
stow mercy upon us even when
we are guilty, according to
judgment.
Why do many people bow
their heads a little downward
while praying?
During prayer the Jew is ask-
ed to incline his eyes downward
while his thoughts and his heart
concentrate Heavenward. He
thus acquires a new kind of
vision—the vision of the heart
and soul which is far more
reaching than the vision of the
eyes. The eyes have only physi-
cal vision while the heart has
spiritual vision. During the
course of our prayers it is spir-
itual vision that we experience,
if we have the proper concen-
tration.
Why does a Jew take three
steps backward then three
steps forward before citing
the basic prayers of the
Shomnel Esr eh?
It is said that Moses, when
he offered his prayers to G-d,
had to proceed through three
areas of darkness to reach the
light. Taking these three steps
the individual visions himself
as penetrating through three
curtains of darkness that sepa-
rate him from the eternal light
of the Creator. •
Adas Shalom Marrieds
Plan Cocktail Party
Adas Shalom Married Couples
Club will hold its annual cock-
tail party 9 p.m. Oct. 26 at the
synagogue. Featured will be
dancing, cocktails and a mid-
night supper. For information
and tickets, call Geri Goldstone,
LI 6-5044, or Joyce Tubbin.
Quack cures and treatments
for arthritis cost Michigan vic-
tims $12 million annually, re-
ports the Michigan Chapter of
the Arthritis and Rheumatism
Foundation.
effect Jan. 1. Commitments
made prior to the adoption of
the rule, he declared, should be
fulfilled.
The resolution adopted by the
rabbis of this region declared:
"In order to emphasize the sac-
red character of the wedding
ceremony, the members of the
Rabbinical Assembly of North-
ern New Jersey will henceforth
officiate at wedding ceremonies
only in those places where diet-
ary laws are observed. Restau-
rants, catering establishments,
or hotels that do not provide
kosher facilities for a wedding
will be henceforth regarded as
unsuitable places for holding the
wedding ceremony.
"Furthermore, we urge our
congregants to give preferance
to the synagogue or home in
which to hold the marriage cere-
mony in order to indelibly im-
press upon the bride and groom
the essential role that these two
institutions should play in con-
serving the precious traditions
of Jewish life."
Grant of $98,334
to Aid Seminary
Psychiatry Study
Beth Abraham Nursery
Plans 2nd Enrollment
Frank Leiderman, education-
al director of Beth Abraham
Synagogue, announced that the
new nursery, under the direc-
tion of Mrs. Helen Horowitz,
will op.en its second enrollment
period Oct. 28. Information can
be obtained by calling UN
1-6696. Morris Davis and Milton
Freeman are religious school
co-chairmen.
Beth Aaron Youth
Plans Oneg Shabbat
Cong. Beth Moses U n i t e d
Synagogue Youth will hold an
Oneg Shabbat tonight at the
synagogue, announced Don Skup-
sky, religious chairman. He is
assisted by Jean Papo, social
chairman, and Elaine Blumen-
thal, culture chairman. Other
USY groups included in the
plans are Adas Shalom, Beth
Aaron and Beth Shalom.
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The Jewish Theological Sem-
inary of America has received a
grant award of $98,334 from the
National Institute of Mental
Health to develop a special psy-
chiatric training program f o r
rabbis.
Arthur Katz, Executive Vice-
President of the Seminary, an-
nouncing details of this three-
year project, to be known as
"Pastoral Counseling Prepara-
tion for Rabbinical Students,"
to be conducted by the Sem-
inary's department of pastoral
psychiatry, said the purpose of
this program is to equip Con-
servative Rabbis to function more
effectively in their role of coun-
selor to troubled people, without
diminishing their basic identifi-
cation with the rabbinical role.
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Rabbi Moses Lehrman will
speak on "Religion in Israel"
at a meeting of the Cong. Bnai
Moshe Parent Teacher Organi-
zation 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at
the synagogue. A question and
answer period will follow and
teachers will discuss curricu-
lum. Refreshments will be
served.
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"We must carry on until the foundations of Israel are securely laid —
Until its walls and bulwalics are made strong and until the land finds rest
Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver
from its enemies."
(at ZOA's 66th National
Convention in Israel)
WE MUST CARRY ON
AND CARRY ON WE WILL!
Ow Zionist Organization of OJetroit
IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE
,31st Annual Balfour Concert
Featuring:
ISAAC STERN,
SOLOIST
"He belongs to that great company of virtuosi around whose name
legends have grown in thecourse of history."
The London Times
with
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra — VALTER POOLE Concluding
SUNDAY DEC. 1 8:30 P.M. — FORD AUDITORIUM
All Seats Reserved
ZIONIST HOUSE
10424 W. McNichols
Detroit 21, Mich.
DI 1-8540
Zionists Mobilize Forces for Balfour Concert Dec 1
Zionist. Organization of Detroit leaders enrolled a large committee to assist in plans for the annual Balfour Concert, Dec. 1, at Ford Auditorium,
at which the guest artist will be Isaac Stern, world famous violinist. He will be assisted by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra directed by Valter
Poole. The accompanying photo shows the
group of workers who were enrolled for
the annual event at a recent meeting:
Bottom row from left, Mrs. Samuel Gold, Dr.
Sanford Bennett, Sherman Shapiro, Judge Ira
G. Kaufman, Mrs. Ira G. Kaufman, Carmi M.
Slomovitz, Mrs. I. Walter Silver, Richard
Kramer, Harry Cohen, Mrs. Carmi M. Slomo-
vitz; (second row) Mrs. Sol Lifsitz, Mrs.
Sanford Bennett, Sol Lifsitz, Mrs. Richard
Kramer, Dr. Alex S. Friedlaender, Philip
Slomovitz, Philip Blaize, Dr. Ted Winshall,
Mrs. Alex Friedlaender, Herman G. Adler,
Harry Davidoff, Walter Field, Mrs. Philip
Slomovitz, Abraham Borman, Sam Selikowitz,
Mrs. Sidney Cohn, Miss Johanna Silver, Mrs.
M. Ben Lewis; (third row) Dr. Maxwell
o f f m an, Robert Isenberg, Dr. Bernard
Weston, Dr. I. Walter Silver, David Goldberg,
Louis Levitan, M. Ben Lewis, Mrs. Ezekiel
Leikin, and Ezekiel Leikin.