Synagogues Told to Adapt to Change in the Community
American synagogues were urg-
ed here Sunday evening to adapt
their programs to the changing
character of the American Jewish
community. That community is
now largely college-educated with
a rising proportion of profes-
sionals in the scientific, technolo-
gical, cultural and academic fields.
In an address at the annual din-
ner of the Detroit Council of Or-
thodox Rabbis at Cobo Hall, Jos-
eph Karasick, national president
of the Union of Orthodox Jewish
Congregations of America, said
that social changes- brought about
by the "technological explosion"
are having a deep impact on
American Jewish life with "a large
-proportion of American Jews now
college graduates and with more
than 75 per cent of all Jewish
boys and girls now receiving
higher education.
"The future of every syna-
gogue and every Jewish institu-
tion and organization will be de-
termined by the way it adjusts
its program to these facts," he
declared.
Noting that American Jews were
now entering in increasing num-
bers "applied-thinking" profes-
sions in the scientific, technologi-
cal, cultural and academic fields,
Karasick said that this trend of-
Man's Beliefs Defined in New
Book by Rabbi Richard Hertz
There are less than '75 pages of '
actual printed texts in his book,
yet in it Dr. Richard C. Hertz has
packed \ an enormous amount of
material relating to the basic sub-
ject, "What Can a Man Believe?"
Published by Bloch, this volume
deals with man's belief in God,
religion, the nature of man, sin
and goodness and the end of things.
All the issues touched upon are
Temple to Begin Talks
on Literature With
4 Marat-Sale' Review
The Birmingham Temple will
open its spring literary series with
Rabbi Sherwin T. Wine reviewing
the play "Marat-Sade" by Peter
Weiss at Birmingham Unitarian
Church starting 8:30 p.m. Monday.
The series will also include Ber-
nard Malamud's novel "The Fixer"
1-p.m. March 27; Peter Shaffer's
drama "The Royal Hunt of the
Sun" 1, p.m. April 3; the novel
"The Magus" by John Fowles 1
p.m. April 10; and the Bertholt
Brecht drama "The Caucasion
Chalk Circle 8:30 p.m. April 17.
Coffee will be served.
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Rabbi Wine will speak on "Is
the Modern Psychiatrist Socially
Dangerous?" at Sabbath services
8:30 p.m. today at Robert Frost
Junior High School, Oak Park.
liew Temple Members
to Retreat for Study •
Members of the New Temple
congregation will retreat to Haven
Hill March 24 and 25 for study
and fellowship. The overall topic
will be "Why The New Temple?"
with sessions devoted to "Why
Belong?," "Why Pray," "Why
Learn?" and "Why Institutions?".
After this 24-hour period, the
adults will return for a Purim car-
nival to be organized by the re-
ligious school students 2:30 p.m.
March 26. A play will be presented
by the fifth- and sixth-graders, and
the third- and fourth-graders will
recite original poems and songs.
The public is invited.
Cong. Beth Moses to Host
Center Theater Players
The Mobile Unite of Center The-
ater will present "Women ! Wom-
en ! Women !" at Beth Moses Syna-
gogue 8:30 p.m. Sunday.
The Mobile Theater presenta-
tion, written by Samuel Miszei,vski
and directed by Leonard Bradley,
includes comedy, romance and dra-
ma. A late supper will follow the
performance. For inforthation, call
the synagogue office, K1 5-4470.
Benjamin Benjamin, a 19th
Century Australian civic leader,
was the first Jew to be elected to
the post of Mayor of the City of
Melbourne.
evaluated on the basis of Jewish
teachings. Rabbi Hertz draws upon
talmudic lore and the view of the
rabbis who formulated Jewish tra-
ditional principles.
Dealing, for example, — with
"The Holiness of Man," he
states: "To be human in Judaism
is not to be weak, but to be hu-
man is a synonym for holiness,
compassion, beauty, truth, love
and the quest for the knowledge
of God and God's will on earth.
"Holiness; Kedusha, is the pin-
nacle value in Judaism. Life is
holy, respect for parents is holy,
worship of God -is holy, sincer-
ity of action is holy, love of fel-
lowmen is holy, integrity of con-
duct is holy. 'Holy shall ye be
for I the Lord thy God am Holy,'
it is written in the Holiness Code
of Leviticus 19. The virtues of
holiness are likened to pearls
strung upon the thread of hon.
ness. Break the thread and the
pearls are scattered! To make
life holy and to keep the holi-
ness of life—this is the Jewish
concept of Kedusha."
Gemilut hasodim, Avoda and
Tora are defined in the rabbi's
explanations of man's beliefs about
sin and goodness. He draws also
upon the teachings of Martin Bu-
ber. He emphasizes that a good
life is a major factor in religion.
What about "the end of things?"
Rabbi Hertz declares on this score:
"Hope sees a star even in the
night of death. Hope gives us the
vision to see in the night—even in
the night of sorrow, and listening
love enables us to discern even
the rustle of a wing. It is this hope
that sustains man's belief in the
immorality of the soul."
There is confidence in his writ-
ings when dealing with "God our
I Judge," when he explains religious
I concepts, when writing about "the
desensitization of man."
Much food for thought is con-
tained in the five brief essays in
this new book by Dr. Hertz.
fered an "unequaled opportunity"
for religious leadership "to com-
municate with the younger genera-
tion of Jews and bring to them the
message of the Tora and impart
Jewish meaning and purpose to
their lives."
This _can only be achieved, he
said, "if American synagogues will
adapt their programs to the chang-
ing sociological character of their
memberships. This will take vision
and planning but the benefits will
be great."
The banquet paid tribute to
philanthropist Julius Rotenberg.
Irwin I. Cohn, general chairman
of the banquet committee, was
chairman of the evening.
Greetings were extended by
Hyman Safran, honorary chairman
of the banquet committee and
president of the Jewish Welfare
Federation, and Rabbi L e i z e r
Levin, president of the Vaad Hara-
bonim.
Cohn presented, on behalf of
the Vaad, a silver-covered Is-
raeli Bible to Rotenberg in rec-
ognition of his generous co-op-
eration through the years and
in appreciation for his constant
loyalty to all sacred causes and
steadfast devotion to our great
Jewish heritage.
A musical program was provided
by Cantor Hyman Adler of Cong.
Bnai David. Mrs, Mary Mash was
accompanist.
Phillip Stollman introduced the
speaker of the evening.
Rabbi Chaskel Grubner, execu-
tive director of the Council of
Orthodox Rabbis, gave the closing
remarks. Rabbi Eugene Greenfield,
David Pollack and Morris Karbal
were among those who took part.
Friday, March 17, 1967-27
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Israel's Director of Military Training
to Head.: Program at Beth Shalom
Gen. Ariel Sharon, Israel's new dent of the sisterhood; Dr. Sidney
director of military training, a Hertz, Mrs. Saul Leff, David Klein,
hero of his country's War of In. Herbert Cohen, Mrs. Lawrence
dependence and commander of the Gorosh and Mrs. Lawrence Raiz-
Paratroops Corps in the Sinai man.
Campaign, will be guest speaker
For reservations call the syna-
at the Beth Shalom Purim Dinner- gogue, LI 7-7970.
Dance 7 p.m. March 26 in the
Dr. and Mrs. Sidney S. Hertz
synagogue social hall.
Lew Norman, humorist and ra- will host a leadership reception
on behalf of Beth
conteur will be guest star.
Shalom in their
S. L. A. Marshall,
home, 25133
military analyst,
Scotia, Hunting-
author and corn-,
ton Woods, 8:30
mentator, will in-
p.m. Tuesday.
troduce Gen.
Guest speaker
Sharon, whom he
will be Sidney M.
has known for a
Shevitz, secre-
number of years.
tary
of the Mich-
Rabbi Mordecai
igan Civil Rights
S. Halpern will
Dr. Hertz
Commission, who
give the tribute
was just reappointed to a new
to Israel.
four-year term by Gov. George
Eric Rosenow
Romney.
and his Continen-
tals will provide
the music for the
dancing. A cock-
RIDE THE
Sharon
tail reception at
6 will precede the dinner.
Frank Nelson, president of the
congregation, is chairman of the
affair on behalf of Israel Bonds.
Mrs. Norman Goldman is ticket
chairman, and Mrs. Seymour Bar-
enholtz phone squad chairman.
Committee members i n c lu d e
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son, acting chairman of the men's
club, Mrs. Charles Factor, presi-
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