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Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations
Quits Synagogue Council Over Law of Return

which it will be able to put
into law Giyur K'Halakha,
Sabbath laws, prohibition of
autopsies, kashrut laws and
other important requirements
of the religious community.
"To pass up this rare oppor-
tunity would be a grave er-
ror," he said.
He added that the religious
bloc can contribute by stating
publicly that it will not vote
with the alignment so long as
the Law of Return is not
amended according to Halak-
ha.

THE DETROIT JEWISH HEWS
38—Friday, Feb. 15, 1974

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be
made
according
to
Jew-
old M. Jacobs, president of
regardless of who is the offi- creed that the Agudists are
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the Union of Orthodox Jew- ish Law, Jacobs said.
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The Rabbinical Assembly, ciating rabbi. It is not who is not to join a coalition or to
ish Congregations of Ameri-
suport any government of
ca, announced Monday that the association of Conserva- involved but rather whether which they are not members.
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the UOJCA board of direc- tive rabbis, declared in a the halakhic requirements
o-
o
Rabbi Bernard Bergman,
have
been
met."
statement
that
whether
a
rab-
1.
tors adopted a resolution sus-
member
of
the
presidium
of
:,
Meanwhile,
the
prospects
of
:
MOVING?
pending the union's participa- bi is Reform, Conservative or
•
the World Mizrachi-Hapoel
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tion in the Synagogue Council Orthodox, his conversions the Aguda bloc joining a La- Hamizrachi movement, had
HOUSEHOLD
SALES
:
bor-led
coalition
government
"must
be
recognized
by
the
of America.
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Israeli authorities if they appeared almost nil this demanded in New York that
The resolution stated:
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"Whereas the Reform and have been carried out accord- week after the Council of the negotiations in joining
: MARION GASPAS
Conservative moveme nts ing to the requirements of Sages, the highest spiritual the government.
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authority of the two Aguda
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have launched a campaign Jewish tradition."
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In
a
major
address
to
more
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The statement, issued by factions, ordered them not to.
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Agudas Harabanim confer-
`Giyur K'Halakha" (halakhic committee on Jewish law and stated a number of reasons ence, Rabbi Bergman indi-
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conversion) based in their standards, was the latest de- for rejecting participation in cated that this demand re
false claim to religious legiti- velopment in a dispute stem- the government. They boiled fleets the present reality in
macy through equal member- ming from demands of the down to the fact that no gov- Israel.
ship with Orthodox groups in National Religious Party that ernment is likely to go along
"A united entry into the
such agencies as the Syna- conversions by non-Orthodox with extremist religious de- government by Mizrachi-Ha-
mands
such
as
ending
the
rabbis
of
Jews
coming
to
Is-
gogue Council of America,
poel Hamizrachi, Aguda and
the Union of Orthodox Jew- rael under the Law of Return callup of women for national Poale Aguda will make the
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service.
ish Congregations of America be rejected.
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future
coalition
independent
The
Labor
Party
had
been
The Rabbinical Assembly
therefore resolves to suspend
of the antireligious elements
its participation in the Syna- statement said Conservative making serious overtures in which undermine our reli-
recent
days
toward
the
Agu-
Judaism
has
always
required
gogue Council of America
gious foundations and consti-
forthwith; in order to under- that conversions be per- da and Poale Aguda factions tute a danger •to Judaism, not
which
hold
five
Knesset
score the fact that the Torah formed in accordance with
only in Israel but throughout
community has never granted Halakha, and that "we there- seats.
the entire world," he said.
One
of
the
Aguda
MKs
who
fore
do
not
object
to
the
fact
religious legitimacy to devia-
Rabbi Bergman indicated
participated
in
the
coalition
that
the
halakhic
definition
tionist movements. The issue
that, with the five Knesset
negotiations
reportedly
tried
of
who
is
a
valid
Jewish
con-
of membership in that Coun-
representatives of the Agu-
cil shall be reviewed at the vert is proposed as a test for to convince the Council of da and Poale Aguda who, in
forthcoming UOJCA national admission to Israel under the Sages that the religious posi- any event, support the gov-
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tion would be strengthened.
biennial convention in No- Law of Return."
ernment, the religious bloc
He
claimed
that
the
Agudists
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But
the
statement
said
Con-
vember 1974."
will have a total of 15 mem-
At the request of the board, servative Judaism insists were promised two portfolios bers in the coalition with
Jacobs further announced that "the requirements for if they joined the cabinet.
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that he was appointing a
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committee to reveiw the un-
on's membership status in
he Synagogue Council of
logical center, to discuss such
Imerica and to report to the
JERUSALEM—The Labor problems of Labor."
As to the Sapir-Kol inci- sensitive subjects as the per-
)1enary session of the UOJ- A lignment was having grave
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7A's national convention in d ifficulties this week with the dent, according to press re- sistent social gap between
1lovember.
formation of a coalition gov- ports—which Sapir has vehe- Israelis of Oriental and Euro-
PINTOS • MAVERICKS &
This action stems from the ernment. Not only was the mently denied—he remarked pean origin and •alleged dis-
• MUSTANG II's
anion's position which denies ultra-Orthodox Aguda bloc to Porush and Lorincz that crimination against Oriental
Jews
in
appointments
to
am-
SEE PHIL SCHOSTAK
7eligious legitimacy and au- balking at participation (see with the Aloni faction out of
AT
:hority to the Reform and a bove), but now Mapam was the coalition picture, "Moshe bassadorial, ministerial and
conservative moveme nts saying it would withdraw Kol can no longer be Moshe other important posts.
here and in Israel. I from the Labor alignment be- Groise." ("Moshe Groise" is
Efforts of the Labor Party
It comes in response to the fore it became a party to any a Yiddish expression denot- leadership to prevent the ga-
MICHIGAN'S LARGEST SELECTION OF MUSTANG ll's
recent attacks by the Reform government that included Li- ing a person who thinks too thering backfired. A letter
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and Conservative movements kud.
highly of himself.)
from Labor Party Secretary
upon the National Religious
The ILP demanded an apol- General Aharon Yadlin ask-
Finance Minister Pinhas
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Party in Israel which sup- S apir, who had thought he ogy. Sapir refused but tele- ing the convenors to call off
ports the halakhic position on was moving closer to an un- phoned Kol to tell him he had the meeting because it was a
the Law- of'Return and con- derstanding with the so-called never made the derogatory "regressive and gratuitous
versions, namely that the "Torah Front," last week al- remark. The upshot was that act" unrepresentative of the
Law of Return must be legedly dropped -an insult in the ILP negotiators boycotted Oriental members of the par-
amended to read "according the direction of Independent the coalition talks for two ty, only infuriated his Seph-
to Halakha" so as to insure Labor Party Leader Moshe days.
ardic constituents.
The anomaly, as political
Kol, thus enraging the Liber-
Although only 135 invita-
observers pointed out, is that tions were issued, hundreds
MUSIC BY
als.
The ILP's own bargaining Sapir, an old-line Socialist, of people showed up at Beth
Position, which has four feels more comfortable nego- Berl and they were in an
Knesset seats, was weakened tiating with the right-wing angry mood.
AND HIS ORCHESTRA
when the three-seat Civil religiously militant Aguda
Speakers vowed to press
Rights List of Shulamit Aloni bloc than with the Liberals
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dropped out of the coalition whose philosophy would seem for greater representation of
to be much closer to that of the .Sephardic half of the na-
talks.
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tion in the cabinet, the Knes-
Further,
a
convention
of
Labor.
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This was explained by the set, the Histadrut and Zion-
HAMILTON, MILLER,
the Labor Party met Sunday fact that the Agudists are ist Organization . executives
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Sapir also sees the Agudists done to close the social gap.
WITH
Mapam Secretary General as an instrument with which Yadlin and the (Labor Party)
Meir Talmi, addressing a to bring the National Reli- leadership think everything
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claimed that an emergency
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national government with Li- gether a cabinet minister, one ministry—police--was re-
kud would be an obstacle to Knesset members, Sephardic served for a Sephardic min-
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peace.
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