Three Rabbis Expelled by Assembly, Two for Defynig Order on Beth Tzedee

— Three rabbis w e r e ex- .
— Three Rabbis were ex-
pelled Tuesday from. the
Rabbinical Assembly, the
association of Conservative
Rabbis, at the RA's 74th an-
nual convention here, Rabbi
Judah Nadich, president, re-
ported.
The expulsions had been
recommended by the RA
executive committee and
were approved by the over-
whelming majority of the
more than 1,000 rabbinical
delegates at the convention.
The three rabbis are Ger-
shon Winer, a New York
rabbi now settled in Israel;
Benjamin Friedberg of Ot-
tawa; and Rabbi George
Gershon Rosenstock of Chi-
cago.
Rabbis Winer and Fried-

berg were expelled for rab-
binical service to Beth
Tzedec Congregation of To-
ronto, Canada's largest syna-
gogue, which has been with-
out a senior rabbi since the
congregation's board of gov-
ernors dismissed Rabbi
Stuart Rosenberg in January
1973. Rabbi Rosenberg re-
sponded by filing lawsuits
for damages against the con-
gregational board and indi-
vidual members totalling
$4,500,000. (See story).
The Rabbinical Assembly
h a d rue,
I d f a t r e Rabbi
Rosenberg's dimissal, that he
remain spiritual leader of the
congregation and that the
pulpit continue to be "not
vacant." The Rabbinical As-
sembly also ruled that no
member could carry out any

Aloni: Diaspora-Israel Relations
Not a Matter of Money Alone

Rabbi Prinz, who described
himself as a "sinner" be-
cause he was not critical of
Israeli government policies
during the six years follow-
ing the 1967 war, claimed
that during those years "the
Israeli leadership became
impossible" and no discus-
sion could be conducted with
them.
He charged that "they de-
veloped a `galut' complex"
and were affected by the
"sickness of utter blindness
to the surrounding reality.''
But, according to Rabbi
Prinz, there is now a "new
sense of reality in Israel."
Earlier, Mrs. Aloni pre-
dicted that Yitzhak Rabin
would fail in his attempt to
"reshuffle" the old guard
politicians of the Labor
Party and others in his at-
tempt to form a new govern-
ment.
Addressing a forum at the
New York Federation of Re-
form Synagogues, Mrs. Aloni
stressed that "the same di-
visions still exist within the
political parties" and added,
"unless meaningful changes
take place, elections will be
held within six months."
Asked to predict the out-
come of these elections, Mrs.
Aloni felt that the Labor bloc
would prevail, saying that
Likud would "stay the same
I as long as (Menahem) Begin
remains." She said that if,
after another election a stale-
mate again makes it impos-
sible to form a government,
then the splinter parties like
her own must unite to form
a new coalition.
She stressed that Israel's
political dilemma will con-
tinue until "adequate" elec-
tion reforms are adopted, a
process already begun, she
indicated.
Mrs. Aloni cited various
examples showing that Israel
does not have a true democ-
racy since the majority rule
has repeatedly overturned
Supreme Court decisions sup-
porting the rights of the in-
dividual. "Those in power
have made a game of democ-
racy; we have a rotten sys-
tem," she said.
Mrs. Aloni stated that
strong Israeli public opinion
exists, particularly after the
Yom Kippur War, to "change
that system."
In her address, she called
for a more aggressive polit-
ical and educational effort
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS by non-Orthodox groups to
gain recognition in Israel.
14—Friday, May 10, 1974

By YITZHAK RABI
NEW YORK (JTA) — An
Israeli Knesset member and
a prominent American Jew-
ish leader agreed here that
American Jewry should raise
its voice in regard to Israel's
domestic and international
problems but at the same
time differed on the issue of
who is to blame that the dia-
logue between Israelis and
American Jews is based only
"on getting money."
Speaking at a meeting of
Breira, a group devoted to
Diaspora-Israel relations, the
newly elected member of the
Knesset, Shulamit Aloni and
Rabbi Joachim Prinz, chair-
man of the governing council
of the World Jewish Con-
gress, agreed that American
Jewry should speak up on all
subjects pertaining to Israel.
"We have to liberate our-
selves from the mentality of
sheer fund raising" and be-
gin a dialogue with Israel,
Rabbi Prinz declared, noting
that he was speaking for him-
self and not the WJC.
Mrs. Aloni maintained that
the relationship between Is-
raelis and American Jews
should encompass all aspects
of Israel and should be based
on "mutual responsibility."
She said that American
Jews gave money for the ab-
sorption of Russian Jews and
other humanitarian works in
Israel and thereby sought to
absolve themselves of fur-
ther responsibility.
Mrs. Aloni contended that
for many American Jews,
"Israel has become a kind
of church" to give money to
"and redeem yourself."
The MK, who heads Israel's
Citizens' Rights Party, also
contended that American
Jews have tended to confuse
the government of Israel
with the people of Israel.
"You did not encourage new
voices in Israel," she said.
"While you protested against
Nixon, Vietnam and on be-
half of Blacks and Mexicans,
you were mute on the ques-
tion of the Palestinians," she
said.
She said that more and
more Israelis recognize the
need for Palestinian self-
determination. She expressed
the belief that once the Pal-
estinian question is settled,
the cause of the Israeli-Arab
conflict will have been elimi-
nated.

rabbinical function in Beth
Tzedec without the express
invitation of Rabbi Rosen-
berg or the express approval
of the Joint Placement Com-
mission of the RA and the
Jewish Theological Semi-
nary. The commission has
been seeking for More than a
year to resolve the conflict
at Beth Tzedec.

Rabbi Winer preached to
Beth Tzedec during the 1973
High Holy days. Rabbi Fried-
berg, one of several rabbis
who preached at Beth Tzedec
in recent weeks, was recently
named senior rabbi by the
board of governors.
The JTA learned that
Rabbis Winer and Friedberg
were dismissed on a techni-

* * *

Toronto's Beth Tzedee Dispute
May See Settlement in Courts

TORONTO — The long-
standing Cong. Beth Tzedec
controversy between its dis-
missed rabbi, Stuart Rosen-
berg and the synagogue and
some individual members,
may be headed for the
courts, The Canadian Jewish
News reported.
Attempts to settle the case
out of court seemed to fail
as lawyers for both sides be-
gan the examination of pros-
pective key witnesses.
Rabbi Rosenberg, who was
dismissed from the congre-
gation in January 1973, has
damage suits totalling $4,-
500,000 before the courts.
The synagogue wants these
lawsuits dropped as a con-
dition of binding arbitration
of its differences with the
rabbi.
Meanwhile, Rabbi Rosen-
berg has accepted a com-
promise proposal for binding
arbitration submitted by the
Joint Placement Commission
and United Synagogue of
America committee on con-
gregational standards. The
synagogue, which had not ac-
cepted the proposal, was
given until May 1 to accept.
Beth Tzedec President Dr.
Fred Weinberg said that the
synagogue had not received
an answer to its March 15
letter to the Joint Placement
Commission in New York,
seeking clarification regard-
ing the personal lawsuits.
He charged the JPC "is
showing irresponsibility by a
lack of consideration for the
adverse effect of public

trials on the general Jewish
community. It would be a
`Hilul haShem' if the JPC
does not reply to the letter
of March 15, because the key
issue is that withdrawal of
only the one lawsuit against
the congregation and not the
others against individual
members, would bring the
same evidence to the general
public's eye."
Rabbi Wolfe Kelman, ex-
ecutive director of the Rab-
binical Assembly in New
York, said there had been
communication with syna-
gogue lawyer John J. Robin-
ette, offering to send two
past presidents of United
Synagogue of America to
Toronto to clear up any ques-
tions involving the binding
arbitration.
Dr. Weinberg and Al Gell-
man, congregation board
chairman, denied any knowl-
edge of the communication.
Robinette made no comment.
Both Rabbi Kelman and
Dr. Weinberg have express-
ed a strong desire to keep
the dispute out of the courts.
Rabbi Kelman said the JPC
would welcome any better
formula for settlement.

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