THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, August 6, '1971-35 Grand Rapids Temple Unites Survey Shows Vast Conservative to Send 13 Teen-agers to Israel Religious School Youth Dropouts Thirteen confirmarnds of Temple Emanuel, Grand Rapids, get to- gether prior to their pilgrimage to Israel — the result of a community effort to raise almost $13,000 for the teen-agers. Shown are (from left) front: Sue Singer, Judi Newman, Barbara Hecht (chaperone) and Angela Jourden; rear: Barbara Baum, Linda Pious, Jocelyn Schneider, Julie Wasserman, Larry Laskey, Scott Shamesman and Tom Lemay. Not pictured are Robin Gershman, Florie Hochberg and Marla Reider. 0 * * * On July 12, a total of 13 Temple support through its three affili• Emanuel confirmands and their ates. Sisterhood's annual antique chaperone flew off to Israel for show was given over to IFTY, a month, thus commencing the with its active assistance; the final chapter of a total community men's club gave each IFTYite a 10-pound Israeli note to start effort. them off when they arrived. And Through a combined student- the youth group contributed its parent project of the 1971 and 1972 proceeds from the Purim car- classes, IFTY (Israel Fund for nival. Temple Youth) proved that with Momentum increased at the unity and dedication a difficult temple, and tickets were sold for goal is possible to attain: In five two other projects simultaneously: months, they raised $12,890. Par- "The Magic Carpet," a variety ents, students and congregation show; and "Rana Schwartz Cooks cooperated in providing the dif- for All Seasons," a gourmet cook- ference between what the parents ing class conducted by Mrs. Jo- could pledge and what the pil- seph Schwartz. grimage would cost. Contributions In the meantime, "Israel Will. given in honor of confirmands, other members or in memory of Live" T-shirts were sold. relatives or friends supplemented IFTY began as a vision in the the fund-raising projects. A large minds of Mrs. Leonard Rosen- donation was given to the temple zweig and Joseph Stevens. They by the parents of a congregant were able to convince Rabbi Eisen- which was earmarked for an Is- berg and Joseph .Schwartz, reli- rael education fund. This became gious school principal, that theirs the base of the IFTY Fund. was not an impossible dream. The congregation displayed On Aug. 16, the Jewish commu- nity will welcome home Barbara Baum, Robin Gershman, Florie FOR THE BEST IN Hochberg, Angela Jourden, Tom MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT Lemay, Larry Laskey, Judi New- man, Linda Plous, Marla Reider, Jocelyn Schneider, Scott Shames- And His Orchestra man, Sue Singer and Julie Was- 358-0938 serman, accompanied by Barbara • Hecht, chaperone. LOS ANGELES (JTA)—A com- prehensive study, "Continuation and Dropout in Conservative Con- gregational Schools," revealed that 47 per cent of the 973 students who observed their Bar Mitzva or Bat Mitzva in Conservative con- gregational schdols in Los Angeles between September, 1965, and Au- gust, 1966, dropped their Jewish education after the Bar Mitzvah year. The study, published by the Jew- ish Federation-Council's Bureau of Jewish Education and the Uni- versity of Judaism, was written by Dr. Emil Jacoby, director of education at Valley Jewish Com- munity Center and Temple and in- structor in education at the Uni- versity of Judaism. It is based on his survey of nearly 1,000 students who attended 30 different schools affiliated with the United Syna- gogue of America. In this study, Dr. Jacoby re- ported the results of his research into the congregational school system. He investigated reasons for dropout after Bar Mitzva, stu- dent reaction to educational pro- grams, and parental background and involvement. Students' dis- satisfaction with the elementary school program, conflict with com- peting high school activities, and insufficient parental interest and support were major influences in the dropout rate, the study showed. Reg a r d i n g achievement, the rrom study found that the schools are more effective in transmitting knowledge of religious practices than ethical values and that the schools place greater emphasis on the teaching of customs and history than on the American Jewish community and current events. The study confirmed a definite relationship between the child's continuation after Bar Mitzva, the "Jewishness" of the home, and parental involvement in Jewish organizational activities. The ef- fect of extra-curricular activities on children's continuation in sec- ondary school was also consid- ered significant. According to the survey, there are twice as many students con- tinuing their Jewish education among those who have been ac- tive in a youth group or who have attended a summer camp during their elementary school years. The study was conducted under the auspices of the Institute of Jewish Social Research of the University of Judaism Graduate School, in cooperation with the BJE. Bar Mitzva Regulations Get Tougher in London LONDON, ENGLAND Zan Gilbert and His ORCHESTRA "Distinctive Styling in Music to Your Individual Taste" Call 557-9332 Portraits by as always fine quality photography Merrillwcod Bldg. Mall Birmingham 251 Merrill, cor. Woodward 647-5730 OAK MANOR KOSHER CATERERS LONDON — The United Syna- available for gogue Council here, in an unprece- dented move, has tightened regu- lations for boys wishing to read the maftir in a United Synagogue at their Bar Mitzva. In the future, boys will be re- quired to have been pupils at Jew- ish day schools, regularly attend Carry-Out Dinners Hebrew classes for at least four By RABBI SAMUEL J. FOX (Copyright 1971, JTA, Inc.) years or sit for an additional ex- for Info call Why are three special verses amination. No portion of the law from the Bible recited by the -can be read until theY have passed worshiper before leaving the a written or oral examination. synagogue? The first of these verses come from the Book of Proverbs and tell the worshiper "not to be afraid of sudden terror" (Proverb 3:25). The second comes from the Book of Isaiah indicating that the counsel which the enemies of Is- rael take together will be of no avail (Isaiah 8:10). The third verse also comes from Isaiah and en- courages the worshiper telling. him not to be afraid of sudden always be at his side (Isaiah 46.4). 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