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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 20 Rabbis Awarded
Sabbath Service by Lazar Weiner
Premieres at Temple Israel Tonight
Lazar Weiner, composer of
synagogue music, will be the
guest of Temple Israel this eve-
ning when his "Shir l'Shabat" re-
ceives its Detroit premiere under
the composer's own direction.
The service, at 8:30 p.m., will
feature Cantor Harold Horbach,
Temple Chor al
Group under the
direction of Mrs.
Robert Anspach
and the Youth
for Understand-
ing Alumni Chor-
ale, directed by
Steve Jones.
Written in the
Hasidic mode,
the Weiner serv-
ice utilizes all of
the prayers in
musical setting
Weiner normally heard at
the regular service of worship.
In addition to the service, there
will be a special "Sermon in
Song," with Weiner conducting
his work, "The Last Judgment,"
written together with Cantor
Samuel Rosenbaum.
The work is based on the clas-
sic short story of Yitzhak Leib
Peretz, "Bontche Schweig." Solo-
ists will be members of the
Temple Israel Quartet, Shirley
Benyas, soprano; Shirley Monson,
alto; Robert Angus, tenor; and
Sidney Resnick, baritone.
Bella Goldberg will be at the
organ, while special accompanist
will be James Parker.
Weiner, who has been music
director of Central Synagogue in
New York City for more than 35
years, was born in Kiev, Uk-
raine, where he began his
musical studies at the State Con-
servatoire. He came to the
United States at age 17.
For more than 10 years, he has
served on the faculty of the He-
brew Union College-Jewish Insti-
tute of Religion's School of Sac-
red Music in New York and has
been a champion of the works of
contemporary composers. He is
the winner of the 1968 Frank L.
Well Award, presented by the Na-
Merrill Trust Grants
WASHINGTON (JTA)—The Bnai
Brith has announced that 20 rab-
bis have received grants totaling
$30,000 administered by the Hillel
Foundations for independent study
and research in Jewish learning.
The grants are the first half of a
two-year $60,000 study program
funded by the Charles E. Merrill
Trust to help rabbis finance
leaves of absence of up to six
months for graduate study or in-
dependent research projects. The
grants also are for subsidies for
informal study and research for
material for use in higher Jewish
education.
tional Jewish Welfare Board for
outstanding contributions to the
cultural life of Judaism.
Weiner has written over 200
musical settings of Jewish litur-
gical music, utilizing motifs from
the cantillation of the Bible and
traditional melodies, as well as
creating his own melodies.
The Youth for Understanding
Alumni Chorale has been featured
at Temple Israel on several occa-
sions, including the premiere per-
formance of "The Victory at Ma-
sada" last November. They ap-
A sympathizer is a fellow that's
pear, together with Cantor Orbach, for you as long as it doesn't cost
in a new recording, "The Modern anything. —Kin Hubbard.
Sound of Religion."
3 Detroit Rabbis
Included in Book
About 'Ecumania'
A number of rabbis, including
Detroiters, and several Jewish lay-
men are represented with stories
compiled by the Detroit Free Press
religious editor, Hiley H. Ward, in
his "Ecumania," published by
Association Press (291 Broadway,
NY17).
Rabbis Joshua S. Sperka, Hayim
Donin and David Jessel are quoted
with stories in this paperback, sub.
titled "The humor that happens
when Catholics, Jews and Protest-
ants come together."
Bernard Postal and Judge Jacob
Braude have a number of stories
in this volume.
Of special interest is an introduc-
tory humorous essay by Myron
Cohen.
There is this brief item credited
to Rabbi Samuel M. Silver:
"Said the Jewish boy to his
mother, 'Mom, the McCormicks
have a new baby and I've been
invited to the Brissening.' "
One of Postal's stories is:
"Sandy Koufax's refusal to pitch
the first game of the World Series
because it coincided with Yom
Kippur was made the basis of a
sermon to young people in Phila-
delphia's Congregation R o d eph
Shalom by Rabbi David Wice; in
which he emphasized the victory
of spiritual values over the possi-
Burton Shifman Next
bility of material gain. After the
one congregant walked
in 'Youth Power' Series services,
up to the rabbi and complimented
The New Temple's adult educa- him on his 'Sermon on the Mound.'
tion series, "Youth Power," will
feature former Judge Burton R.
Shifman of Oak Park, speaking on
"Youth and the Law" 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday at the home of Dr. and
Mrs. Irving Friedman, 6000 North-
field, Bloomfield Twp.
Judge Shifman will be intro-
An original confirmation cantata,
duced by Mrs. Ira Anes, chair- "The Birth of the Synagogue," has
man of the New Temple's adult been published by the Union of
education committee.
American Hebrew Congregations.
Judge Shifman served as Oak
Authored by Rabbi Ely E. Pil-
Park municipal judge for three chik, Rabbi Barry Hewitt Greene
successive terms and presently and Cantor Norman Summers, the
acts as legal adviser for that com- cantata, prepared for Shavuot use,
munity.
features traditional Hebrew songs.
The entire musical score is made
For information, call the New
available. It commences with
Temple office, 646 - 5534.
Psalm 150 for the processional,
continues with the Ma Tovu, Is-
'Adopt-A-Student'
makh Moshe, an original on the
10 Commandments Haftora chants,
Successful in Boston
Vay'hee Binso-a, and several other
BOSTON (JTA)—An experiment- hymns specially arranged for the
al effort by a West Newton Re- service.
form synagogue to help Jewish
An impressive portion of the
students at colleges away from
service is inclusion of the singing
home to maintain their Jewish
of "Jerusalem, Jerusalem of
identity through a program of
Gold."
creating ties with congregation
Continuing with the Shema, Ka-
member families has been describ- dosh Kadosh, R'tzay, Shim Shalom,
ed as a success by the rabbi.
Bayom HaHou, the service also in-
The -congregation's response to cludes the Anu Banu Artza with
the problem was to develop an Hasidic emphases.
"Adopt-A-Student" program, invit-
Over 6,789,900 persons visited
ing Jewish freshmen at neighbor-
ing Wellesley College "to become Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Au-
part of our family and make our thority parks in 1968 to set a new
homes theirs," Rabbi Rothman re- record, it was announced by David
ported in the NATA Quarterly, the 0. Laidlaw, director of the author-
official publication of the National ity, which has eight parks serving
Association of Temple Administra- the counties of Livingston, Ma-
tors, an affiliate of the Union of comb, Oakland,. Washtenaw and
Aiiieficdn trebfetve Cdtighightions: Wayne: - - — -
Hasidic, Israeli
Songs Featured
in UAHC Cantata
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