20—Friday, June 18, 1971 SYNAGOGUE THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Birmingham Temple to Be Dedicated MIZRACHI TOURS TO SERVICES 5 RFIEL NEW BUILDING OF BIRMINGHAM TEMPLE TEMPLE ISRAEL: Services 8:30 p.m. today and 11 a.m. Saturday. Rabbi Fram will discuss "The Tree of Life" in a series on the "Poetry of the Bible." John Agranove and Thamas LaBret, Bnai Mitzva today. Robert Sakat, Bar Mitzva Saturday. CONG. BEM ABRAHAM: Services 6:45 p.m. today and 9 a.m. Satur- day. Rabbi Halpern's sermon will be "Is Society Worth Saving?" TEMPLE KOL AMI: Services 8:30 p.m. today. Martin Schneider, Bar Mitzva today, will deliver a sermonette "One Law Alike for Stranger and Native." CONG. SHAAREY SHOMAYIM: Services 8 p.m. today and 9 a.m. Sat- urday. Rabbi Goldman will discuss "Denouncers of the Land." TEMPLE EMANU-EL: Services 8:15 p.m. today and 9 a.m. Saturday. Rabbi Rosenbaum will discuss "How Ministers See Jews." Robert Hamburger, Bar Mitzva today. CONG. MISHKAN ISRAEL: Services 8 p.m. today and 9 a.m. Saturday. Rabbi Kranz will speak on "The Intention of the Spies." CONG. BNAI MOSHE: Services 7 p.m. today and 9 a.m. Saturday. Rabbi Lehrman will discuss "Perils of the Half Truth." Michael Fox, Bar Mitzva. CONG. BETH ACHIM: Services 8 p.m. today and 8:45 a.m. Saturday. Richard Moss, Bar Mitzva. CONG. BETH SHALOM: Services 6 p.m. today and 9 a.m. Saturday Michael Raizman and Saul Sharfman, Bnai Mitzva. CONG. BETH MOSES: Services 6:15 p.m. today and 8:45 a.m. Saturday. Howard Jacobs, Bar Mitzva. CONG. BNAI DAVID: Services 7:15 p.m. today and 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Robert Herner, Gary Salem and Jay Penfil, Bnai Mitzva. CONG. SHAAREY ZEDEK: Services 6 p.m. today and 8:45 a.m. Satur- - day. David Gerger and Michael Reider, Bnai Mitzva. Regular services will be held at Birmingham Temple (see story,) Adas Shalom Synagogue, Temple Beth Jacob of Pontiac, Livonia Jewish Congregation, Young Israel of Greenfield, Cong. Beth Hillel, Young Israel of Oak-Woods, Cong. Bnai Israel-Beth Yehudah, Cong. Bnai Jacob, Temple Beth El, Cong. Bnai Israel of Pontiac and Downtown Synagogue. Kol Aini Elects Gerald Freedman Temple Kol Ami's fifth annual meeting resulted in the election of Gerald Freedman as president. Other officers are: vice presi- dents, Howard Packman and Irv- ing Protetch; secretary, Mrs. Wal- ter Ambinder; treasurer, Bob Friedman; and board members, Mrs. Eugene Snider, Ira Anes, Ir- win Desmonde, Joseph Gadon and John Stein. Reform Rabbis to Review Threat by Secular Society Bnai David Acquires Cantor for Holy Days Cong. Bnai David announces it has secured the services of Cantor Alexander Lencz of Kew Gardens, N.Y., as cantor for parallel serv- ices during the High Holy Days. Educated as a cantor in London, he attended the Royal Academy of Music with further studies in New York City, eventually serv- i n g Temple Cantor Lencz NEW YORK—The threat posed Emanu-El in Bayonne, N.J., for by the secular society to the syna- 14 years. Cantor Lencz, 41, is a gogue, to the rabbinate and to lyrical baritone. the Jewish community will be con- fronted by the 82nd annual con- vention of the Central Conference of American Rabbis (Reform Juda- ism), June 21-24 at the Chase-Park Plaza Hotel, St. Louis, Mo. The CCAR's two elected - lead- ers, Rabbi Roland B. Gittelsohn of Boston, president, and Rabbi David Polish of Evanston, Ill., vice president, will discuss these con- cerns in their keynote messages, Monday evening, June 21. Philadelphia Cantor to Be at Beth Achim Service The dedication service for the new home of Birmingham Temple will be held 8:30 p.m. June 25 at 28611 W. Twelve Mile, Farmington. The first congregation of Hu- manistic Judaism, Birmingham Temple was founded eight years ago by eight families and Rabbi Sherwin Wine. Two other congregations, one in Deerfield, Ill., and the other in Westport, Conn., share the non- theistic philosophy of the Birming- ham Temple. In 1970, the Society At services 8:30 p.m. today, members will meet for the first time in the new building. New officers who will be in- stalled include: Dr. Burton Bacher, president; Dr. Thomas Banks and Dr. Leon Fogel, vice presidents; Dr. Gerald Berman, secretary; and William Ernst, treasurer. New members of the board of trustees are Marshall Davis, Edna Freier, Howard Katz, David Kre- for Humanistic Judaism was estab- ger, Paul Molnar, Martin Rosen- lished in Detroit to provide a na- sweet, Alfred Tobacman and Sey- tional forum for this new philos- mour Vander. ophy, emphasizing the "humanistic Rabbi Wine will discuss "New values of personal autonomy, self- reliance and rationality." It "finds Directions for Humanistic Juda- ism," with emphasis on the rela- tion of the philosophy of Humanis- tic Judaism to the needs of the members of Birmingham Temple Early Deadlines and to the community at large. for July 3 Holiday Because Monday,, July 5, is now a national holiday, III The Jewish News office will be closed that day. Copy :II for the issue of Friday, July 9, must be in our hands by Friday, July 2, or it will be considered too late for pub- lication. the meaning of life in man's abil- ity to achieve his own self-re- spect," and it "denies that Jewish identity depends on religious belief and affirms that Judaism is the culture of an international extend- ed family." The new temple is situated on seven acres. Its low profile and informality emphasize "the earth- centered and human-centered ap- proach of the temple philosophy." The auditorium sanctuary will be used for public services, private ceremonies and educational meet- ings. Unlike conventional synagogues, the focal point of the room is the sculpted Hebrew word adam ("man") which replaces the tra- ditional ark of the Torah. The new Birmingham Temple was built at a cost of $210,000. It was designed by the architectural firm of Tobocman and Lawrence and constructed by the Nelson Or- ganization. On June 27, there will be an open house for the community from 1 to 5 p.m. The public is M. M. Kanter Honored in Senate Rabbi Morton M. Kanter gave the opening prayer at the U.S. Senate on June 9 and his theme was based on Psalm 34:14: "Seek peace and pursue it." In the course of that day's proceedings, Senator Robert Grif- fin, who had arranged for Rabbi Kanter to give the opening prayer, paid honor to the visiting rabbi and recalled the early history of Temple Beth El of Detroit. Senator Griffin recalled the role that was played in Detroit by the late Dr. Leo M. Franklin and the position now held in Temple Beth El by his successor, Rabbi Richard Hertz. Named by Temple Israel Congregation Beth Hillel sponsored its annual Israel Bond event Sunday evening, and $36,000 worth of bonds were sold. The appeal was made by Louis Levitan, regional Israel Bond director. At the event (from left) are Mrs. Sigmund Lowenthal, Sigmund Lowenthal, who received the Israel Shalom Award; and Hermann Strassburger; standing, Joey Russell, the evening's entertainer, and Rabbi Joel J. 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Hours: Daily and Saturday 9:30 .m. to 6 p.m. The Officers and Board of Directors of Congregation Bnai David wish to congratulate their beloved and revered spiritual leader, RABBI HAYIM DONIN on the occasion of his being awarded the CHIEF RABBI HERZOG GOLD MEDAL TORAH AWARD which he received at the National Dinner sponsored by Religious Zionists of America- Mizrachi Hapoel Hamizrachi — held at the Waldorf Astoria, New York, on June 16. May Rabbi Donin and his family be blessed with good health and the joys that are linked with labors for Israel, the Torah and the Jewish people.