THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 24 Friday, August 15, 1975 Quebec Appoints Jewish Professor 1973 Decision on Women Fails Caricatures to Stir Conservative Judaism for your party By BEN GALLOB (Copyright 1975, JTA, Inc.) By SAM FIELD Call 399-1320 The controversial 1973 decision to permit women in Conservative congregations to be counted in the minyan — which continues to roil some Conservative rabbis — has resulted in "very little ferment and much apathy" in those congregations about the ruling, according "Ttuu-Ktoket" Deliciously Different CORNED BEEF or PASTRAMI SANDWICH Certified Kosher by Rabbi Y.D. Goldman and Rabbi Al. Schur, Chicago Orthodox Rab- binate with free portion genuine dill pickle and mustard TAKE OUTS ONLY! Your choice of tasty rye or white bread. Available Now at: Mincer's Market 22175 Coolidge Hwy. (near 9 Mile) THIS YEAR, BE INSPIRED. There is a difference between "at- tending" High Holy Day services and being a part of them. This year we in- vite you to experience that difference with us. You'll find a deep dedication to tradi- tional roots, lovingly shaped to give a fuller meaning to the life we live to- day. Come, be inspired. Who knows? This could be a New Year for_ you. In more ways than one. High Holy Day Tickets Available at the Synagogue Office 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (etc.) Phone 851-6880 for membership information CONGREGATION BETH ABRAHAM-HILLEL 5075 W. Maple Rd. W. Bloomfield to a survey made by the Women's League for Con- servative Judaism. Results of the 1974 survey were described in the cur- rent issue of the Women's League "Outlook." Mrs. Jerome Dick re- ported that sonic practices providing a significant role for women members "have been almost universally ac- cepted within the Conserva- tive movement." Mixed seat- ing is "an accepted and expected situation." A widow or a single woman may become a member of a congregation "with full rights, privi- leges and responsibili- ties." The Conservative synagogue religious school "provides • not only equal educational opportunities but the same curriculum" for both boys and girls, "which leads directly to the fact that Bat Mitzva has become firmly estab- lished, although the mode of observance is varied." While only 21 Conserva- tive congregations were re- ported to have or have had women presidents, women have been elected to the other most important of- fices and significant chair- manships in more than two- thirds of the 437 responding synagogues. Slightly more than a fourth of the responding synagogues do not give hus- band and wife individual voice and vote but, Mrs. Dick noted, in many syn- agogues, husband and wife have equal congregational status in a ballot represent- ing a family vote. The poll showed that women are a position to "influence action and to guide or initiate policy" on ritual practices in 92 per- cent of the responding con- gregations, through election as officers or appointment as chairmen or members of religious or ritual commit- tees, but there nevertheless seemed to be "very little fer- ment and much apathy in the area of religious ritual," according to Mrs. Dick. Only 23.8 percent of the responding congregations Israeli IRS Sets Recruitment Drive NEW YORK — In order to implement the process of reforming the entire tax structure, Israeli Minister of Finance Yehoshua Rabi- nowitz has asked Israel Ali- yah Centers across the United States and Canada to embark on a recruitment drive among potential immi- grants to find candidates for the Israeli Internal Revenue Service. Special considerations will be given Certified Pub- lic Accountants and univer- sity graduates in economics. A representative of the Ministry of Finance is scheduled to come to the U.S. in the latter part of the summer to interview poten- tial candidates. For infor- mation about this progfam, contact the I4rael Alitiah Center, 968-1044. count women in a quorum for a minyan. Only 19.9 percent ask a woman — other than the Bat Mitzva — "to chant a Haftorah." Only 16.8 percent ask women — again other than the Bat Mitzva — to serve as cantor, the poll showed. In sharp contrast to com- plaints by some Conserva- tive rabbis that the decision on women as possible min- yan members was a step in the direction of Reform Ju- daism and that the decision had embroiled them in con- gregational battles between friends and foes of the deci- sion, Mrs. Dick declared it was "surprising" that so few Consei'vative congregations seemed even to he discuss- ing that decision and other ritual practices affecting women members. The poll found that only 41 of the responding syn- agogues — "barely 10 per- cent" — reported that they had the counting of women for a minyan "under discus- sion." Two-thirds of the re- sponding synagogues re- ported that aliyot were not given to women members, other than to a Bat Mitzva ; while only 31 congregations — 71/2 percent — had that practice under discussion. Mrs. Dick asserted that the findings "strongly sug- gest" an "overwhelming" si- lent majority which seemed to be "somewhat unmoved" by the resolution of the Committee on Law and Standards of the Rabbinical Assembly, the association of Conservative rabbis, re- garding "a more active role for women in the rituals of the synagogue, or by the hue and cry which seem to be emanating from what is evidently a small percentage of our Conservative women." BACKGAMMON lessons for beginners TORONTO (JTA) — Perry Meyer, 47-Tear-old Montreal law professor and Jewish leader, has been named judge of the trial di- vision of the Quebec Su- preme Court. Strategy lessons for intermediate players AFTERNOON or EVENING CLASSES Weekly Afternoon Tournaments He teaches law at McGill University. He is chairman of the Canadian Jewish Con- gress executive committee and has represented Cana- dian Jewry at international confabs. 20% Discount on Backgammon Sets 626-4643 TOURO COLLEGE 30 West 44th Street New York, N.Y. Takes Pleasure In Announcing The Appointment of Rabbi Joseph I.. 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Bar and Bat Mitzva training, graduation and Modern Hebrew Language Training. SPECIAL LOW SCHOOL TUITION RATES FOR MEMBERS For further information, please call 547-7970 RABBI DAVID A. NELSON CANTOR SAMUEL L. GREENBAUM MR. CYRIL SERVETTER, Director of Education CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM 14601 West Lincoln Oak Park, Michigan