THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, April 14, 1972—S

'Hebrew-Christians' Denied Jewish
Rights in Rabbinical Court Rulings

The Rabbinical Court of Justice
of the Associated Synagogues of
Massachusetts, located at 177 Tre-
mont St., Boston, ruled last
week that a person born to Jewish
parents who joins the so-called
e b r e w-Christians" movement
"abdicates his rights as a member
of the Jewish faith."
The court made it clear, haw,
ever, that such a person "may not
at any time be exempt from re-
sponsibilities which membership in
the Jewish faith imposes upon him
by Divine Revelation clearly de-
fined in the written and oral law.
The decree further states that the
soul of every Jew, past, present
and future, was at Sinai to pledge
his responsibility as a Jew."
The matter came before The
Rabbinical Court in three cases
raising the following three ques-
tions:

1. Does the husband whose
wife has joined the so-called
"Hebrew-Christians" have a right
to divorce his wife in accordance
with the religious requirements
governing this issuance of a
GET (Jewish Divorce) against
her will?
2. Is the congregation re-
quired to remove from its mem-
bership ranks a Jewish person
who has joined the so-called
"Hebrew-Christians" movement?
3. Does a Jewish cemetery
organization have the right to
deny burial to a Jew or Jewess
who has joined the so-called
"Hebrew-Christians" movement?

The court said in its answer
that since a so-called Hebrew-
Christian "has betrayed his peo-
ple," he "may not claim his right

to be married to a member of the. sion of any human being from
Jewish faith, the right of mem- equal opportunities and equal
bership in a Jewish congregation, I rights." A Jew. who affiliates with
or the right of burial in a Jewish ; the so-called "Hebrew-Christians"
cemetery." The court warned it I movement. loses his right to a Mes-
is "forbidden for any Jew. Rabbi. Isianic hereafter. This is one of the
Cantor, or Sexton to officiate or to ; cardinal principles of Maimonides,
particiapte in any such religious reflecting the Jewish faith," the
ceremonies with such converts to court emphasized.
The specific rulings in each of
another faith."
The court pointed out that the the three cases, which came be-
terms Hebrew, Jewish and Israelite fore the court in December 1971
are synonymous. It noted that "an and in January 1972 were:
historic evaluation of the attitudes
1. While normally a Jewish
divorce may not be granted with-
of those who pursue the persecu-
out the consent of both parties.
tion of the Jew and his annihila-
in this instance the husband has
tion, spiritually and physically, will
indicate the consistency of such a ; every right to dissolve this mar-
riage in accordance with Jewish
conclusion."
Law without the consent of the
The decree, reached in March
wife, AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
and just made public, is considered
to be the first official edict of its
2. A congregation, which nor-
kind issued by the Rabbinical
mally may tolerate alienation of
Court of Justice of the Associated
its membership from religious
Synagogues since its inception in
practices, has no right to retain
1941. There is no record of a simi-
on its roll an affiliate with the
lar decree ever issued by any rab-
so-called "Hebrew -Christians"
binic group in the United States.
movement, AND IT IS SO OR-
A spokesman for the court stated
DERED.
that "historically this has been true
3. A Jewish cemetery organ-
during the first and second Com-
ization has it, as its respon-
monwealth of Jewish history and
sibility, to exclude from burial
during the Diaspora to this very
a person who has affiliated him-
day. Even sincere converts to the
self with the so-called "Hebrew-
Christian faith who were born as
Christians" movement, AND IT
Jews did not escape the process
IS SO ORDERED.
of genocidal annihilation ordered
The decree, signed by seven
by the greatest enemy of mankind members of the court, concluded:
in the history of civilization during "A member of the Jewish people
World War II."
who tragically lost his way and
In addition, the court warned has wandered into foreign vine-
that "by rejecting the Jew, one yards may not do so without rec-
is, in a sense, rejecting Revelation ognizing the consequences of his
and the true concept of Mono- actions. It is our prayer that these
theism." "This concept," said the confused people will repent and
court, "does not permit the exclu- return to their fold and those who
helped to mislead them will rec-
ognize the fallacy of their effort."

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NEW YORK (JTA)—Ephraim terned in—and escaped from—
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Hungary. Once he spent six
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