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Woman Cantor
`Lubavitcher Weekend' Proclaimed
Gives Liturgy a Lift
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
REUBEN YARON, dean of the
Hebrew University Law Faculty
in Jerusalem and a world-renowned
papyrologist, will inaugurate an
exchange program between his
law school and the New York
University School of Law this fall.
Holy Blossom Temple of Toronto
-turned innovative several years
ago when it established a lay
cantor service—congregation mem-
bers selected from the volunteer
temple choir to chant at weekday
services: Now the temple has made
possible an even greater innova-
tion: it has given to the world Mrs.
Katrina Rimler Taube—Canada's
first woman lay cantor.
Hungarian-born Mrs. Taube, a
resident of Canada for 16 years
since arriving from London, is
among seven lay cantors who have
been coached by temple Cantor
Sheldon Merel in polishing their
musical abilities. They listen to
"Lubavitcher Weekend in Oak Park," June 25.27, was pro-
tape recordings for training in
Hebrew and learn the nuances of claimed by Oak Park Mayor pro tem Merton Colburn (second from
Jewish sacred music and temple left) marking the scheduled Youth Scholarship Dinner sponsored by
the Lubavitcher Center June 27 at the Center. Honorees will be
liturgy.
Cantor Merel describes his lady Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Rubenfaer. With Colburn are (from left)
cantor as "an apt pupil. Katrina Rabbi Jacob Kranz of Mishkan Israel; Irving Weiss, dinner general
has great talent, a love of music chairman; Rubenfaer; and Rabbi Yossel Zucker, executive chairman
and a love of people. She has a of the dinner. For reservations, call the center, 548-2666.
strong dedication."
Although Merel said it is prob-
ably too late for Mrs. Taube to go
through the training it takes to
become a professional cantor,
NEW YORK (JTA)—A leading
still for one year now, the temple
congregation has enjoyed listening
Reform rabbi told a Labor Zion-
An annual religious service ar- ist ideological conference here that
to her rich and full voice at her
ranged for the residents of the while Israel remains "one of the
regular weekly service. —E.A.
Home for Aged, at Borman Hall freest societies on the face of the
agai nwill be con-
earth," the situation "vis-a-vis
ducted this year
religious freedom is anything but
Radical's Rabbi Raps by Shaarey Zedek
healthy."
Men's Club.
Conviction of Girl on
Speaking at a national confer-
The services are
ence
of Poale Zion — the United
Temple's Complaint
being arranged
Labor Zionist Organization of
NEW YORK (JTA) — Rabbi A. for Sabbath morn-
America, Rabbi Israel Dresner,
Bruce Goldman, adviser to the ing, June 26. Can-
president of the New Jersey Asso-
Radical Jewish Union at Columbia tor Jacob H.
ciation of Reform Rabbis and
University, said that the convic- Sonenklar will
rabbi at Temple Beth Tikvah,
conduct
the
serv-
tion of Anne Rosen, a member of
Wayne, said that "as a rabbi I am
RJU, on charges growing out of ices. He has ar- Cantor Sonenklar pro-Jewish religion.
an attempt to speak from the pul- ranged for a spe-
"I feel, however, that the Orth-
pit in Temple Emanu-El in May cial Shaarey Zedek choir to assist
odox monopoly of Judaism in Is-
1970, was the first time in Jewish him that morning.
Having just returned from Israel rael is hurting the Jewish faith.
history as far as he knew that a
with
Mrs. Sonenklar, Cantir Son-
"Hundreds of thousands of Is-
Jew had been convicted on charges
enklar will introduce new compo- raeli Jews have been turned off
brought by synagogue officials.
religious Judaism because of the
Miss Rosen agreed earlier in sitions at this service.
intolerance and the illiberality of
City Criminal Court to accept a
lesser charge of disorderly con- Rabbi Lawrence Kushner the Orthodox establishment."
duct and was given an uncondi- Gets Massachusetts Post
Rabbi Dresner, widely-known in
tional discharge on her guilty plea.
the civil rights movement in the
Rabbi
Lawrence
Kushner,
former
Two co-defendants, Victor Levin
pulpit U.S.—and who was arrested sev-
and Rabbi Goldman, asked for Detroiter, will occupy the Mass.,
eral times in the South for involve-
of
Cong.
Beth
El
in
Sudbury)
and received the right to have a commencing with the , Holy Days. ment with civil rights causes—
jury trial which is scheduled to
He is retiring is Congtegation also said that the "two largest
begin July 14.
Solel (Highland Park, Ill.) Rab- branches of religious Judaism in
All three had been charged with binical Fellow. In that post he America, Conservative and Re-
attempting to disrupt a religious organized havurot, `school activi- form, are discriminated against in
service.
ties, a college -minyan and Bible Israel, as well as is any non-
The trial June 9 was held after study groups.
Orthodox Jew."
repeated postponements and
Dresner concluded, "While Is-
stemmed from an RJU demon-
rael falls short of a civil liber-
stration May 29, 1970 at the Gen. Goren-Installed
tarian's dream in several areas,
synagogue, where RJU members Tel Aviv Chief Rabbi
we can be proud of the fact she
were escorted out of the temple
TEL AVIV (JTA) — Maj. Gen.
after they interjected demands Shlomo Goren, chief chaplain of has maintained her freedoms in
speech, press, assembly and peti-
to "Remember Kent State Uni- Israel's armed forces since 1948,
versity" where four students had discarded his uniform for rab- tion under trying circumstances."
been killed May 4 by Ohio Na- binical robes Tuesday.
tional Guardsmen, and "With-
He was officially installed as Temple Federation
draw American troops from
chief rabbi of Tel Aviv and presi- Elects Archie Katcher
Southeast Asia."
dent of its rabbinical courts, posts
Archie Katcher of Temple Beth
Dr. Nathan Perilman, senior that have been vacant for more
El was elected president of the
rabbi of the Reform congregation, than 18 months.
Metropolitan Detroit Federation of
said then that no student or other
Reform Synagogues by delegates
layman had ever spoken from the Zacks Memorial Award
from temples affiliated with the
temple's pulpit.
federation in Michigan.
His offer to let RJU address the Goes to LA Educator
NEW YORK—Robert H. Arnow,
congregants during the hour-long
Others elected were:
president
of the American Asocia-
vesper services was rejected by
Gerald A. Freedman of Beth Am,
tion for Jewish Education, an-
the student group.
Dr. Conrad Goode of Emanu-El
nounced
that
the
1971
Aaron
Zacks
Rabbi Goldman, who was ar-
and Marshall Madison of Israel,
rested twice after the demonstra- Memorial Award has been award- vice presidents; Joseph Hacker
ed
to
Jack
Horowitz,
director
of
tions, once for protesting Miss
and Mrs. Moe Traurig, both of
Rosen's arrest, faces two counts. religious education of Temple Temple Israel, secretaries; Thomas
The charges carry sentences of Isaiah, Los Angeles.
A. Horwitz of Beth Jacob, treas-
The award, granted annually by
up to two years in jail and $1,000
urer.
AAJE,
the
central
agency
for
Jew-
fines on each count.
ish education in the United States,
EUGENE T. TANKE, KURT is given for "original, creative Rabbi Berkowitz to Be
TRAUB and ROBERT I. WINE and effective contributions made Head of Clergy Assn.
have been elevated to the status by a Jewish educator in the formal
At a recent meeting of the W.
of senior associates in the firm setting of a Jewish elementary or
Bloomfield Clergy Association,
of Albert Kahn Associates, it is an- high school."
It was established by the Zacks Rabbi H. Philip Berkowitz of
nounced by Sol King, president.
ALFRED A. AGLI has been made Family Foundation in honor of the Temple Beth Jacob, Pontiac, was
late Aaron Zacks, Columbus indus- chosen president.
an associate.
The Association, founded two
trialist and philanthropist.
The prize of $3,000 is to be used years ago, is composed of clergy-
Good and bad men are each less
to help finance an educational men serving the W. Bloomfield
so than they seem.
Township area.
—Samuel Taylor Coleridge study trip in Israel.
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Cantor Sonenklar Reform Rabbi Hits
to Conduct Home Orthodox in Israel
for Aged Service
Friday, June 18, 1971-21
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