THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
22—Friday, July 10, 1970
SYNAGOGUE
SERVICES
CONG. BNAI JACOB: Services 7:50 p.m. today and 9 a.m. Saturday.
Rabbi Isaac will speak on "The Decree of God Is Unquestionable."
Randy Milberg. Bar Mitzva.
TEMPLE KOL AM]: Services 8:30 p.m. today. Marvin Kohn will con-
duct the service and Gary Alter, director of the Detroit Metro-
politan Council of Bnai Brith, will talk on "Directing a Bnai Brith
Council."
TEMPLE ISRAEL: Services 8:30 p.m. today. Rabbi Syme will speak on
"Chaim Nachman Bialik." Eric Krohner, Bar Mitzva. Services
11 a.m. Saturday.
CONG. BETH ACHIM: In-town services 6:30 p.m. today and 8:45 a.m.
Saturday. Rabbi GOrrelick will speak on "Spiritual Succession."
Randy L. Silverman, Bar Mitzva. Suburban services 7:55 p.m.
today and 8:45 a.m. Saturday. Mark Rothman. Bar Mitzva.
CONG. MISHKAN ISRAEL: Services 8:50 p.m. today and 9 a.m. Sat-
urday. Rabbi Kranz will speak on "How Free Is One to Choose
Within Religion?"
CONG. SHAAREY ZEDEK: Services 6 p.m. today and 8:45 a.m. Sat-
urday. Steven Schubiner, Bar Mitzva.
CONG. BNAI DAVID: Services 6:30 p.m. today and 8:30 a.m. Saturday.
Steven Miller and David Rosen, Bnai Mitzva.
CONG. BETH MOSES: Services 7 p.m. today and 8:45 a.m. Saturday.
Charles Pruchno and Stuart Greenberg, Bnai Mitzva.
CONG. BNAI MOSHE: Services 7 p.m. today and 8:45 a.m. Saturday.
Robert Garelik and Alan Singer, Bnai Mitzva.
Regular services will be held at Adas Shalom Synagogue, Cong.
Beth Abraham, Temple Emanu-El, Temple Beth El, Young Israel of
Greenfield, Cong. Shaarey Shomayim, Cong. Bnai Moshe, Young Israel
of Oak Woods. Cong. Beth Shalom, Young Israel of Northwest Detroit,
Cong. Beth Hillel, Shomrey Emunah, Livonia Congregation and Down-
town Synagogue.
Synagogue Future Doomed Unless
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Experiments Occur - Rabbi Eisendrath
AMSTERDAM (JTA)—The non
violent rebellion of youth all over
the world against "widespread
corruption, bigotry and violence"
is a reflection of social values
which derive from the Hebrew
prophets, Rabbi Maurice N. Eisen-
drath, president of the Union of
American Hebrew Congregations
(UAHC), told 400 Reform Jewish
leaders from all parts of the world
meeting here at the 16th interna-
tional conference of the World
Union for Progressive Judaism.
The theme of the six-day con-
ference is "Crisis in Belief."
The future of the synagogue will
depend upon whether or not "our
Reform Jewish Establishment will
tolerate experimentation, explora-
tion and innovaton by radical Jew-
ish students," Rabbi Eisendrath
said. But there may be no future
for the synagogue, he added, un-
less we permit such "free lance.
free-wheeling Judaism in action."
The rabbi also criticized those
rabbinic colleagues and Jewish
laymen who believe that the
_state of Israel is the only center
of Jewish life today. He said that
Jewish life has always had more
than one center of focus, and
contended that both Israel and
the diaspora are essential to the
survival of Judaism today.
Religious nonrecognition by Is-
rael of her non-Orthodox communi-
ties was scored by Prof. Ezra
Spicehandler, director of the He-
brew Union College Archeological
Institute in Jerusalem, and by
Rabbi Jacob Shankman of New
York.
Prof. Spicehandler condemned
the lack of permission for "liberal"
rabbis to perform marriages and
other religious ceremonies in Is-
rael. although there are seven
"liberal' congregations in Jerusa-
lem. Tel Aviv and Haifa. He noted
the desire of many to find a re-
ligious alternative to Orthodoxy.
Dr. Shankman, outgoing presi-
dent of the union, announced the
publication of a book describing
what he termed discrimination
against Reform communities in
Israel.
Dr. Bernard
Bamberger w a s
elected president
of the World
Union for Pro-
gressive Judaism
at its final busi-
ness se4ion. Dr.
Bamberger, wh o
will become
rabbi emeritus of
Temple Shaarey
Tefila of New
York City Aug. 1.
is author of
"Proselytism in
the Talmudic Dr. Bamberger
Era," "Fallen Angels,' "The Bi-
ble—a Modern Jewish Approach"
and "The Story of Judaism."
Tallith and Fringes
By RABBI SAMUEL J. FOX
(Copyright 1970, JTA. Inc.)
people cover their bead
with the Tallith during prayer.
Some claim that this is a means
of making man humble in the face
of the Almighty so that he will
be fearful of the Almighty. Others
say that this is done so that man
would wrap himself and cover
himself with the Tallith which
symbolizes the commandments of
the Almighty. There are those who
claim that doing so would aid
a man in concentrating on his
prayers and would prevent him
from being distracted by outside
influences.
Each of the fringes of a Tallith
has eight strands.
Some trace this to the command-
ment in the Bible which uses the
word for fringe in the plural (Ged-
dillin—Twisted Cords). Since the
Bible ordered these cords to be put
on all four corners, and the twist-
Rabbi Harold Hahn Gets ed cord is made up of two single
two twisted cords would be
Rockdale Temple Pulpit ones,
four singles which become eight
Rabbi Harold D. Hahn, former when they are doubled over. Some
assistant rabbi of Detroit's Temple commentaries say that the number
Beth El, is leaving Ohef Sholom of cords are thus representative
Temple, Norfolk, Va., for a post as of the whole Pentateuch since the
spiritual leader of the Rockdale Pentateuch begins with the letter
congregation in Cincinnati.
Beth and ends with the letter
Rabbi Hahn was honored at Ohef Lamed, the two letters which make
Sholom services and a reception, up the Hebrew word for "heart."
where he was presented with a The fringes, therefore, are repre-
metal sculpture, "Bird in Flight" sentative of the Torah as well as
that had hung in his temple study. the heart, it being understood that
An engraved plaque of apprecia- the Torah is the "heart" of Jewish
tion was attached.
tradition and of the Jewish people.
Many
Atonement and Rebuke in Viewing
Christian 15 Centuries of Guilt
13 New Members Added
to Keren Kayemeth Board
JERUSALEM — Thirteen new
members have been added to
manifestation of a sick civiliza- new
the Jewish National Fund board'
tion which prepares its own
of directors, in accordance with
catastrophes by not knowing how
the decision of the executive of the
to cope with its own inner com-
(A Seven Arts Feature)
World Zionist Organization and
plexes
..
."
There are feelings of guilt in
the presidium of the Zionist Gen-
many Christian ranks that stem
Often he goes to extremes, as eral Council. This raises the total
from realization of the tragedies of he does in the instance of a cam- number of directors to 26. Con-
the Nazi era as well as the teach- paigner against Apartheid to whom currently, provision was made for
ing of hatred in medieval times.
he makes this reference: "A cour- an eventual complement of 30.
When there is attonement, there ageous Viennese Jew with Socalist
is acknowledgement also of man- views, Fritz Flesch. has for years
kind's and Christianity's debt to been conducting, together with his
Judaism and to Jewry.
wife, a lonely struggle in Detroit
There is marked scholarship in against the ostrich-like policy of
the study on the subject by Prof. leading South African Jews and
Friedrich Heer of Vienna Univer- their collaborators in America
sity, who, in "God's First Love— and elsewhere, against persistent
Christians and Jews Over Two effort to ignore the racial policy of
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"God's First Love"
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"May mankind as a whole de-
sire new freedom to achieve
through constant self-analysis
and liberation from those terri.
ble psychological impulses which
seek to find scapegoats in others,
to invent devils and mortal foes,
to wage wars and civil wars be-
because it fears to explore its
own inner depths. It is a great
challenge to all religions, includ-
ing Christianity."
The present urge for freedom,
for the liberation of oppressed, for
an end to apartheid in South
Africa, is part of the scholar's
evaluative work dealing with anti-
Semitism and human prejudices.
In many respects, "God's First
Love" also is a plea for justice for
all faiths and the role of Jews in
the battle for human decencies is
depicted in many areas.
The Apartheid issue is not over-
looked, neither is the race issue
everywhere—all in relation to the
aim to establish a just order. Heer
does not hesitate to be critical, as
in the matter of "Jewish solidar-
ity" charges—in his contention that
Jews should be more strongly or-
ganized than they were from 1914
to 1932 when there was not enough
firm action against impending
Hitlerite and other dangers.
Like the churches, he asserts,
Jews then suffered from self-
deceptions and he urges strong
action, charging that "and.
Semitism is the most obvious
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