Rabbi Milton Arm 12
to Leave Pulpit at Opera 'Isaac Levi' to Premiere Here;
Based on Life of Berditchev Rabbi
Ahavas Achim

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Friday, April 24, 1964

SERVICES

SYNAGOGUE

CONG. BETH SHALOM: Services 8:30 p.m. today. Rabbi Halpern will
speak on "Telephone Calls a Rabbi Receives—Chapter 10." The Bas
Mitzvah of Sherry Paul will be observed. Services 8:40 a.m. Satur-
day. The Bar Mitzvahs of Larry Herman and Morton Racklin will
be observed.
TEMPLE ISRAEL: Services 8:30 p.m. today. Rabbi Syme will speak on
"The Minor Commandments." The Bar Mitzvahs of Robert Alan
Sklar and Bruce Alan Gursky will be observed. Services 11 a.m.
Saturday. The Bar Mitzvah of Andrew Howard Blinder will be
observed.
TEMPLE EMANU EL: Services 8:15 p.m. today. Rabbi Rosenbaum will
speak on "What Must We Do?" The Bar Mitzvah of Sheldon Rosen-
berg will be observed.
BETH ABRAHAM SYNAGOGUE: Services 7:05 p.m. today and 8:40 a.m.
Saturday. Rabbi Halpern will speak on "When You Are Hopeless—
What Can You Do?" The Bar Mitzvah of Gary Goodman will be
observed.
TEMPLE BETH EL: Services 8:30 p.m. today. Rabbi Hahn will speak on
"Little Did Anyone Know a Memoir of a World Passed By."
Services 11:15 a.m. Saturday. Dr. Hertz will speak on "The Story
of Spinoza." The Bar Mitzvah of Ralph Steven Bernstein will be
observed.
BIRMINGHAM TEMPLE, High Meadow School: Services 8 p.m. Sunday.
Rabbi Wine will speak on "Should Torah Reading Be Eliminated?"
CONG. SHAAREY SHOMAYIM: Services 7 p.m. today and 9 a.m. Satur-
day. Rabbi Goldman will speak on "A Concept of Holiness." The
Bar Mitzvahs of Mark Perry Ephraim and Robert Sidney Shell will
be observed.
YOUNG ISRAEL OF GREENFIELD: Services 7:05 p.m. today and 9 a.m.
Saturday. Rabbi Sperka will speak on "Finding Happiness."
TEMPLE BETH JACOB, Pontiac: Services 8:30 p.m.. today. Rabbi
Conrad will speak on "Fed With the Same Food."
CONG. BETH TEFJLO EMANUEL TIKVAH: Services 7:15 p.m. today
and 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Rabbi Levin . will speak on "The Second
Passover."
CONG. BETH YEHUDAH: Services 7 p.m. today and 9 a.m. Saturday.
Rabbi Spiro will speak on "The Sabbath." The Bar Mitzvah of
Murray Wolf Platt will be observed.
CONG. DAVID BEN NUCHIM: Services 7:05 p.m. today and 9 a.m. Satur-
day. Rabbi Grubner will speak on "Kaddoshim."
CONG. GEMILUTH CHASSODIM: Services 7:15 p.m. today and 9 a.m.
Saturday. Rabbi Litke will speak on "A Unifying Effort." Thu
Bar Mitzvahs of Robert Grocoff and Steven Hershberg will be
observed.
ISAAC AGREE DOWNTOWN SYNAGOGUE: Services 5:15 p.m. today
and 8 a.m. Saturday.
CONG. AHAVAS ACHIM: Services 7 p.m. today and 8:40 a.m. Satur-
day. The Bar Mitzvah of Ronald Stuart Kriseman will be observed.
CONG. BNAI ISRAEL Pontiac: Services 8:30 p.m. today and 7:30 a.m.
Saturday.
TEMPLE BETH AM, Livonia: Services 8:45 p.m. today at Cohn Building
of United Hebrew Schools. The Bar Mitzvah of James Gary Altman
will be observed.
CONG. BNAI DAVID: Services 6:45 p.m. today and 8:30 a.m. Saturday.
CONG. MISHKAN ISRAEL NUSACH HARI: Services 7:05 p.m. today
and 9 a.m. Saturday. The Bar Mitzvahs of David Grodman and
Morris Potash will be observed.
CONG. YOUNG ISRAEL OF NORTHWEST: Services 7:10 p.m. today and
9 a.m. Saturday.
CONG. BNAI MOSHE• Services 6:50 p.m. today and 8:45 a.m. Saturday.
BETH AARON SYNAGOGUE: Services 6:30 p.m. today and 8:30 a.m.
Saturday. The Bar Mitzvah of Burl Wagenheirn will be observed.
CONG. SHAAREY ZEDEK: Services 6 p.m. today and 9 a.m. Satur-
day. The Bar Mitzvah of Alexander S. Polsky will be observed.
CONG. BETH JOSEPH: Services 7 p.m. today and 9 a.m. Saturday.
The Bar Mitzvahs of Jeffrey S. Lin and Allen B. Nagel will be
observed.
YOUNG ISRAEL CENTER OF OAK WOODS: Services 7 p.m. today and
9 a.m. Saturday. The Bar Mitzvah of Lawrence Mintz will be
observed.
ADAS SHALOM SYNAGOGUE: Services 6 p.m. today and 8:45 a.m.
Saturday. The Bar Mitzvah of Barry Dix will be observed.
CONG. BETH MOSES: Services 6:30 p.m. today and 8:45 a.m. Saturday.
The Bar Mitzvah of Barry Sinkoff will be observed

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Rabbinical Court
Warns on Rules of
Jewish Divorce

The Rabbinical Court of Amer-
ica (Beth Din) has sent out bro-
chures to bar associations, judges
and lawyers warning of the neces-
sity, by Jewish law, for a couple
obtaining a civil divorce to obtain
a religious divorce as well.
Such Jewish couples, the Beth
Din advised, must obtain a reli-
gious divorce before ever con-
sidering remarriage.
"Long experience has taught us,"
the court said, "that while the
client himself may not be reli-
giously inclined, or the bitterness
of the moment shuts out all
thought of remarriage, in due time
he or she finds that a future mate,
or parents of a future mate, insist
upon a religious divorce."
Under Jewish law, no rabbi can
officiate at the marriage of a di-
vorced person who has not obtain-
ed a religious divorce.

Bnai Moshe to Dedicate
Liebson Library May 3

Cong. Bnai Moshe will dedicate
the Isaac and Helen Liebson Libr-
ary 2:15 p.m. May 3.
Mrs. Nathan Sharon, chairman of
the library commission, and her co-
workers have arranged a program
featuring the sisterhood choir,
under the direction of Cantor Louis
Klein.
Community leaders invited to
participate include Mayor R. J.
Alexander of Oak Park and John
Oliver, Oak Park librarian.
Rabbi Moses Lehrman will de-
liver the dedicatory address, and
past president Harry Gunsberg and
education director Walter Farber
also will participate. Mrs. Alexan-
der Fisch is chairman of the day.
Bnai Moshe Sisterhood will host
the reception following the cere-
monies.
The library is open to the public.
A trained librarian is on duty at
regular hours.

Cong. Ahavas Achim, announced
this week, with regret, the resig-
nation of Rabbi
Milton Arm.
Rabbi Arm as-
sumed the pul-
pit at Congrega-
tion Ahavas
Achim in 1959.
He will be leav-
ing for an execu-
tive position in
New York at the
national office of
the Jewish Na-
;) tional Fund. He
Arm will be with
Ahavas Achim weekends until
Aug. 1.
Under his leadership, the con-
gregation had attained high quotas
for Israel Bonds, made strides in
the field of adult studies, in com-
munity affairs and youth activities.
The following officers were
elected at a recent meeting of
Cong. Ahavas Achim: Jonas Dwor-
in, president; Sandford Gordon
and Harry Wilson, vice-presidents!
Leo Korn, Jerome J. Ettinger and
Reuben Axelrod, secretaries; and
Jack M. Karbal, treasurer.
The members of the executive
board who were elected are Merle
Bronstein, Ralph Epstein, Herbert
Fealk, Richard Godsmith, David
Grainer, Murary Hauptman, Judge
George D. Kent, Barney Levine,
Louis Topor and Dr. Manuel Feld-
man.

British Synagogue Body
Takes Severe Action
on Rabbinical Dispute

of Berditchev, who lived in
The premiere Detroit perform-
Eastern Europe in the 18th Cen-
ance of the opera "Isaac Levi" will
be presented at Temple Israel 8:30 tury, and is inspired by the late
Morton Wishengrad's radio play,
p.m. Sunday.
"The Song of Berditchev," which
The presentation culminates the
was presented on the Eternal
temple's annual Jewish Music Fes-
Light radio series.
tival, which included a series of
three musical Sabbath evening
In the opera version, the scene
services.
shifts to the Holiest of Holy Days
Also featured at Sunday's final —Yom Kippur of 1946. Rabbi Isaac
program will be the performance Levi has just returned from World
of Ernst Bloch's Suite for Viola, War II after being a first-hand
played by Detroit Symphony Or- witness to five years of death and
chestra violinist Nathan Gordon. He tragedy. He faces his congregation
will be accompanied by Muriel for the first time since his return
and challenges his God for the
Kilby.
injustices that exist in the world.
The opera is based on episodes
in the life of Rabbi Isaac Levi
Tenor Harold Orbach, cantor of
Temple Israel, plays the title role,
while others in the cast are bari-
tone Sidney Resnick, soprano Shill
ley Benyas and contralto Shirley
Monson. Robert Resnick plays the
part of the boy about to observe
Beth Din chambers in the new
Orthodox Vaad headquarters of his Bar Mitzvah. The production
the Julius Rotenberg Building will is directed by Evelyn Orbach, and
Bella Goldberg is accompanist.
be dedicated to the memory of the
The opera offers an illustration
late Rabbi Moses and Brocho Fis-
of the emergence of serious Jew-
cher, 7 p.m. Wednesday.
The dedication coincides with ish music by contemporary Amen-
the seventh Yahrzeit of Rabbi Fis- can composers. "Isaac Levi" was
conceived by composer Frederick
cher.
Piket
and librettist Raymond
A descendant of a long line of
scholars in the field of halachic Smolover. The work was premiered
responsa, Rabbi Fischer contribut- last year in New York City.
ed to this area of Jewish knowl-
edge through published essays,
Group Jet Airfare, New York to Tel-
Aviv is greatly reduced, costing only
studies and rabbinical decisions.
$535., with an escorted SPAIN-
He was spiritual leader of Cong.
ISRAEL Fiesta 22 day Tour is cost-
ing only $799.—includes sight seeing,
B'nai Moshe.
Hotels, all meals, spending 10 days
Rabbi Joshua Sperka, chairman
in Israel and 12 days in Spain, de-
parture May 17, June 23, July 12,
of publicity and program of the
Aug. 23, Sept. 13, Oct. 18, Dec. 20.
Vaad Harabonim, is preparing the
There are other different Tours
Via El Al Jet Air, Shalom Tours,
program of dedication.
and many others at various prices
The Beth Din offers the oppor-
and duration.
Israel Line's s/s Shalom will
tunity to any individual or organi- Zim
sail from New York to Haifa May 3,
zation that desires to avoid litiga-
and about 8 times during the bal-
ance of the year. Zim Lines s/s
tion in • the civil courts to settle
Zion and Israel also sail N. Y. to
their differences before the rab-
Haifa frequently to the end of 1964.
Reservations for spaces to fly and
binical court.
sailing may be placed at this travel

Beth Din Facility
to Be Dedicated

LONDON, (JTA)—The executive
committee of the United Syna-
gogue, British Jewry's principal
synagogue body, voted to recom-
mend the removal of officers of
the New West End Synagogue, a
constituent congregation which last
agency at the published rates.
Hirschfeld Travel Agency,
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The United Synagogue owns
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the premises of the New West
End Synagogue as it does that
of all its constituent congrega-
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The executive committee resolu-
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tion recommended the removal
from office of the two wardens of
the New West End Synagogue, the
1964 SESSIONS
FIRST PERIOD—June 29 to July 19
financial representative, and the
Junior Division—Ages 10.11
members of the synagogue's board
Intermediate Division—Ages 12-13
SECOND PERIOD—July 20 to August Ittit
of management.
Intermediate Division—Ages 12-13
In their place, the resolution
THIRD PERIOD—August 10 to August 30
Senior Division—Ages 14.17
recommended that the administra-
tion of the synagogue be placed in
the hands of four members of the
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profit group, dedicated to
Jewish children. . . their
The resolution is based on the
spiritual, cultural and physi-
charge that the present officers
cal growth. Sbn sored by thy
ewish communities if Vie
of the New West End Synagogue,
Midwest.
by allowing Dr. Jacobs to occupy
the pulpit on two occasions, con-
travened the bylaws of the United
Synagogue which state that no per-
Detroit Representative
son is allowed to officiate in a
house of prayer of the United Syna-
Jerry Waldman, 831-2337
gogue without a certificate from
the chief rabbi.

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JEWISH MUSIC FESTIVAL

Sponsored by

The Sisterhood and Men's Club of Cong. Ahavas Achim

THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1964 8:20 p.m.

MAIN SANCTUARY, AHAVAS ACHIM SYNAGOGUE
FEATURING:
MISCHA MISCHAKOFF, Detroit Symphony

Concertmaster

MASHA BENYA, Soprano
CANTOR SIMON BERMANIS, Tenor
The BEL CANTO CHORAL GROUP
SISTERHOOD SINGERS of Cong. Ahavas Achim

Cantor Simon Bermanis

Patron $15.00

General Admission $1.50