THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, January 19, 1968-19
Women's Groups Back Petition
to End Religious Disabilities
NEW YORK (JTA) — At least of a widow whose husband died
six major American Jewish childless and left a brother;
women's organizations will be sig- "aguna," a woman who cannot ob-
natories to a petition addressed tain a divorce or permission to
to rabbinical authorities all over remarry; and inheritance rules.
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the world, urging them to assemble
to "find the means and interpre-
tations in the Talmud and Codes"
of Jewish law that will "over-
come the disabilities of Jewish
women" in matters concerning
The Council of Orthodox Rabbis
marriage, divorce, inheritance and has issued an appeal to lawyers
other personal or family affairs. handling divorce cases for Jewish
The petition was drafted by the clients to keep in mind that a legal
International Council of Jewish divorce is insufficient according to
Jewish law, and
Women, an organization with af-
that without a
filiates in 22 countries, including
"get" (Jewish
the United States and Israel, with
divorce)
children
a total membership of more than
born from a sec-
500,000 women. It is directed
ond
marriage
are
especially to relieve the hardships
considered illegi-
imposed on many women who ad-
timate.
here to halakhic injunctions with
Rabbi Leizer
regard to their personal lives.
Levin, head of
According to the National Coun-
the Beth D in,
cil of Jewish Women, the U.S.
Rabbi Levin rabbinical court
affiliate of the world group, the of metropolitan Detroit, noted the
petition has been signed by the "increasing number of tragedies
Federation of Temple Sisterhoods, resulting from the fact that a Jew-
Hadassah, Pioneer Women and ish woman, after receiving her
the United Synagogue Women. It legal divorce, remarries without
will be signed shortly by the Bnai obtaining her Jewish 'get' . . . Ac-
Brith Women's Organization and cording to Jewish law, she is still
the Women's Division of the Am- considered to be the wife of her
erican Jewish Congress.
first husband.
Other women's organizations are
For information, call the council
expected to add their names as office. 342-6260, or Rabbi Levin,
well. Specific areas for which UN 2-8791. The Beth Din is the
rabbinical attention is asked in- central authority dealing with such
clude divorce. "halitza," required religious matters as divorce.
Attorneys Warned
of 'Get' Necessity
Reconstructionists Launch New Seminary Program
NEW YORK—A radical propo-
sal, to connect Jewish rabbinical
training with a doctor of philoso-
phy degree program at a major
state-supported university, is an-
nounced by the Jewish Reconstruc-
tionist Foundation. Temple Uni-
versity's department of religion in
Philadelphia will be the center for
this new experiment in rabbinical
preparation.
The Jewish Reconstructionist
Foundation, founded in 1940, main-
tains a federation of 24 affiliated
synagogues and f elIowships
throughout the United States, Can-
ada and Curacao in the Netherland
Antilles. It is an outgrowth of the
philosophy and teachings of theolo-
gian Rabbi Mordecai M. Kaplan,
professor emeritus of the Conserva-
tive-oriented Jewish Theological
Seminary of America.
The new proposal will obligate
JERUSALEM (ZINS) — The
president of Israel, Zalman Shazar,
who has turned 78, will end his
first term of office in April. No one
has yet dared to defy the tradition
of the country that in the lifetime
of a president, should one demand
election of a successor. All political
parties, whether in coalition or in
opposition, have honored this cus-
tom.
However, the representative of
Mapai, the party to which Shazar
belongs, S h u l a mit Aloni, has
created a precedent. She was
quoted in the Israeli press as say-
ing that inasmuch as Shazar has
achieved a ripe old age, the month
of April should be set aside for the
selection of a younger president.
She proceeded to nominate Golda
Meir for that office.
Instantly, a storm broke within
the Mapai confines. Golda Meir
was outraged. She felt that by pro-
moting her as a candidate for the
presidency, Mrs. Aloni did not in-
tend to honor her, but rather to
imply that she be ousted as secre-
tary of Mapai, and thereby be
eliminated from active political
State U. of New York
Opens Class in Israel
NEW YORK—The State Univer-
sity of New York, in cooperation
with the Hebrew University in
Jerusalem, is offering both an
eight-week 1968 summer session
course on "Modern Israel," and
a full year study abroad program
to begin in August.
The summer session course will
be from June 29 to Aug. 27 with
formal study to be at the Hebrew
University in Jerusalem.
The year abroad study program
is open to students of the State
University of New York.
Over 20,000 Attended
Jewish Camps in 1967
NEW YORK (JTA) — The
Association of Jewish Sponsored
Camps reported here that over
20,000 adults, children and senior
citizens attended its 38 affiliated
life. Thereupon the chairman of summer resident camps last year.
G. William Wolfston, president
the Maarach faction in the Knes-
set, imputed unholy motives to of the AJSC, said that the camps
Mrs. Aloni. He asked her why she are all non-profit institutions oper-
did not first check with Golds if ated by Jewish philanthropic, ideo-
she wanted to run for president? logical, religious and cultural or-
The Mapai leadership suspects that ganizations and community agen-
Shulamit Aloni tricked the party . cies.
See
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