THE
JEWISH
NEWS

Incorporating the Detroit Jewish Chronicle
commencing with issue of July 20, 1951.

Member American Jewish Press Association,
Michigan Press Association, National Editorial
Association.
Published every Friday by The Jewish News
Publishing Co., 17100 West Seven Mile Road,
Detroit 35, Mich., VE 8-9363. Subscription $6 a
year. Foreign $7.
Entered as second class matter Aug. 6, 1942, at
Post Office, Detroit, Mich., under act of Congress
of March 8, 1879.

PHILIP SLOMOVITZ

Editor and Publisher

CARMI M. SLOMOVITZ

Business Manager

SIDNEY SHMARAK

Advertising Manager

CHARLOTTE HYAMS

City Editor

Rosh Hashana Scriptural Selections
Pentateuchal portions: Thursday, Sept.
15, Gen. 21:1-34, Num. 29:1-6; Friday, Gen.
22:1-24, NUM. 29:1-6.
Prophetical portions: Thursday, I Sam.
1:1-2:10, Friday, Jer. 31:2-20.
Sabbath Shuva — Sept. 17 —
Scriptural Selections
Pentateuchal portion, Deut. 32:1-52;
Prophetical portion, Hosea 14:2-10, Micah
7:18-20.
Fast of Gedalia
Scriptural Selections, Sunday
Pentateuchal portions, Exod. 32:11-14,
34: 1-10 ; Prophetical portion, Isaiah 55:6-56:8.

Licht Benshen: Thursday, 8:30 p.m., Friday,
7:22 p.m.

Vol. L, No. 4

Page 4
September 16, 1966

Shalom for 5727

Not since the period of .Ste2 in-
human Nazi atrocities has"rhe,- - quest
for peace been as urgent as it -Ts today.
Our nation is involved in an un-
fortunate conflict in the Far East, and
our prayers, as we usher in a New
Year, is that there should be a speedy
end to the war that has not only cost
many American lives and is drawing
heavily upon ail our resources, but
has also ere ed internal dissension,
the it Which has never before
been
need here.
Thep
e the threats from Red
China, the Middle East still is em-
broiled in difficulties occasioned by
Arab intransigence in dealing with
Israel, and in several other areas
there are threats to peace.
We are, therefore, welcoming the
year 5727 with trepidation, but with-
out loss of hope and with a retention
of faith that there is always an oppor-
tunity to cement international ami-
cable relations, that man is more
amenable to peace than to war.
Nevertheless the tensions remain,
the struggles among nations have
affected the thinking, the actions and
the reactions of people within their
own domains; disturbed youth, un-
doubtedly influenced by the events
that are affecting peoples everywhere,
have become problems to themselves,
to their parents and to the community,
and the sensibilities of peace-loving
men and women have been Shocked
more often in recent times than in
many previous years.
We face, in 5727, problems involv-
ing mankind's role in a world that
craves for peace but does not know
how to attain it, in an era of tension,
of gun-toting, of irrational acts that
stun the most rational of human
beings.
The new year therefore challenges
mankind to return to the basic princi-
ples of treating life as sacred.
In the spirit of Judaism and
Americanism, in the search for peace
and for amity among nations, we pray
that the year 5727 should see an end
to warfare, a renewed appreciation of
the values of the human being and the
urgency that there should be an
end to destruction in a world that
must be protected against inhumani-
ties.
May the new year truly emerge
as a spiritual bastion for peace and
human kindness. This is our hope in
greeting
community with the bless-
ings all of us crave in 5727.

Intensified Communal Responsibilities for New Year

Problems affecting the Jewries of the world have not diminisheed in recent years. They have multiplied
and are now much more evident than they have ever been.
American Jewry, sharing responsibility affecting the conditions of the Jewries of the world with our kins-
men everywhere, is confronted by special duties which will continue to tax our labors for many years to come.
Additionally, there are internal problems which not only are of a pressing nature, demanding collective think-
ing of all groups in our midst, but which are certain to remain challenges in our will to live as Jews in an
atmosphere of free Americanism.
There is no doubt that, on the international scene, the duty of our fellow Jews to those who are faced
with dangers and whose very existence is threatened in lands of oppression, remains as serious as ever. There
are tens of thousands yet to be rescued from backward countries. There is the possibility that Russia may open
her doors for those desiring to leave and to settle in Israel. Therefore Israel remains among the most important
beneficiaries of Jewish generosity.
But the major tasks confronting us in 5727 are not philanthropic. Even in relation to those who are tote
settled in Israel it is not a matter of charity—of philanthropy—but of justice and of the human _considera
Then there are the cultural problems which link us with the Jewries of the world. If these are to be tre
philanthropically, they will remain unsolvable. They must be considered as part of life's aims, as sacred dutit , •
to people who have been taught through the centuries that adherence to faith, to our traditions, to our cultural
heritage is part of Jewish life itself, and that without these basic compounds the very gist of Jewish existence
vanishes.
Confronting us now are problems that have been reviewed time and time again but which appear now to
be drawing more serious attention in their consideration by Jewish communities everywhere. It is the challenge
that comes from youth. It is the taunt from our children, many of whom are responsive as long as they are
under parents' roofs but who seem to abandon Jewish interests the moment they become college students. We
have much to offer them as a spiritual heritage, as a birthright to be cherished. Yet, there is a resistance to
traditions and, all-too-often, when they do return to their communities after earning their degrees, too many of
them limit themselves to fund raising, and too few devote themselves to scholarship.
These facts are not presented in an attitude of fear. We have confidence that Israel remains undying and
indestructible, that even if it is a remnant that will survive, there will be survival. And we are not even so
certain that the world at large, a portion of it very hostile to us, will permit us to perish as a people. Nevertheless,
there is the urgency to seek advancement, to strive'for progress, to encourage learning, to enroll in the House
of Study—in the Bet HaMidrash—as many of our youth as possible, and all the elders who can be regained for
adherence to the goals leading to Jewish learning, scholarship and piety.
That is why we see the need for unending emphsis that priority in communal planning should be given
to educational programing. We have made considerable progress in recent years. Our educational media alret.
are recognized as major factors in our communal structures. Our school systems are gaining some streng:\
and if there were not the oppressive problem of the teacher shortage, if we could be assured of the ablest teach='
ing personnel, we would be in a fairly good state today. The gains made by the Day Schools have added to the
cultural progress of our communities.
We must not forget the duty to our educational objectives as we enter upon a new year. There must be
no letdown in efforts in support of our schools, in the creation of new cultural media, in encouraging adult
education programs.
We are about to welcome a very challenging year. Many new issues will arise, and many problems will
have to be solved. Let us retain our faith that we can solve them, and let us rededicate ourselves to the com-
munal responsibilities leading to their proper solutions.

