24 January 30, 1976 iinffiNOTTJ S NEWS Self-Styled Black Converts to Judaism Form Congregation By HEIDI PRESS Beth El Hosts Glazer Institute for Christian Clergymen Feb. 6 . ONE MAN ORCHESTRA Bar Mitzva's The 34th annual B. Bene- Police Chaplain Corps; Rev. Candle Lighting Anniversaries-Weddings diet Glazer Institute on Ju- Paul H. Young, Jr., North House Parties-Dances Etc. ing President Ford and daism of Temple Beth El for Congregational Church, Standards to Rock Ambassador Daniel P. Christian clergymen of Met- Southfield; The Venerable $20.00 Wedding Ceremony Moynihan for their stands ropolitan Detroit will be H. Irving Mayson, Archdea- Freddy Sheyer 398-2462 held Feb. 6 at the temple. con, Episcopal Diocese of against the resolution. Crawford, meanwhile, Rabbi Walter Jacob, spir- Detroit. has applied to the Council of itual leader of Rod .ef Orthodox Rabbis for recog- Shalom Temple, Pittsburgh, 2 N nition, but has yet not had a will speak at 10 a.m. on 41 reply. Recently, Crawford "The American Roots of the 43 and his officers addressed Judeo-Christian Dialogue." Author and historian Max 4E Cong. Shaarey Zedek's youth and was invited to I. Dimont will speak at 11:15 4E Cong. Beth Shalom to speak a.m. on "A New Look at 43 1/ \Z to its youth group. Jews, God and History." Crawford said he feels his Participants in the lunch- congregants are descended eon session will include 43 from the lost tribes, Judah Rabbi Dannel I. Schwartz of Tru-Kosher Foods Corporation in particular, and recited Temple Beth El; Rev. Robert from the Bible to justify L. Kincheloe, executive di- 4 1 Jewish Families Mini Ko-ops that belief. He compared his rector; Metropolitan Detroit 43 congregation to the Falas- Council of Churches; Rabbi FOR THOSE WHO APPRECIATE, ENJOY has, the black Jews of Richard C. Hertz; The Most 4 EATING "EMES" KOSHER FOODS Rev. Arthur H. Krawczak, Ethiopia. 30 He said there were several Auxiliary Bishop, Arch- 43 other small groups of blacks diocese of Detroit; Rev. Wil- • BUY NOW! SAVE$$$ within Detroit who prac- liam A. Paris, Chief, Detroit * • WHOLESALE-DIRECT ticed Judiasm, but all met in 4 private homes. 4 • FREE DELIVERY Asked what kind of reac- sie + tion his congregation re- 2/* At The Lowest Prices 4 ceives from the black com- zick munity, Crawford said it 4.1 was complimentary. Looking toward the fu- 4 ture, Crawford spoke ex- citedly about the congre- gation's first Bar Mitzva which will be celebrated al• this year. Traditional 43 marriages have been per- formed, and he is encour- aging brit mila, according to Torah. "We try to fol- 4E Jerusalem Meal Mart Labels slie low the Torah as closely as * RABBI WALTER JACOB 43 Kosher plus meats we can," he said. + For himself, he would like 43 Vac Pak Delicatessen Products to become a full-fledged rabbi "no matter where I 4E have to study or what I have ciE to do." A predominantly black congregation of Christian self-styled converts to Judaism has re-emerged on Detroit's northwest side. Begun in 1960 as a state- chartered charitable organi- zation dedicated to helping the sick, Cong. Isek Abra- ham has grown to a 50-member integrated con- gregation. The congregation was founded by "Rabbi" Isek Abraham, who led the PRINCE CRAWFORD congregation until his death in 1965. Since that time, the Crawford identifies his membership worked for a congregation with the Con- state charter as an eccle- servative movement. Like its siastical corporation. The more established counter- congregation was reacti- parts, the synagogue has a vated in 1974 when the sisterhood and men's club. charter was granted. The sisterhood teaches the According to Prince female membership about Crawford, president of the kashrut and the duties of congregation, the member Jewish women. families try to observe and Unaffiliated with any follow Jewish tradition and major Jewish or ecclesiasti- ritual as closely as they can. .cal organization, the syn- Kashrut is encouraged, agogue must support itself. and many members pa- Tithing is practiced, and for tronize kosher butchers members unable to pay and bakeries. their share, they are al- The congregation holds lowed to make a pledge. Shabat services on Friday Crawford does not serve as evenings and Saturday full time spiritual leader, mornings and a Hebrew and works as a bank guard class Monday evenings. Men and as a waiter for kosher are required to wear yar- caterers to support his fam- mulkes while in the building ilv. and taleisim and tefilin at Asked if he ever visited Is- services. Women also are rael, Crawford said he required to wear head cover- "would like to go to Israel. It ings in the building's sane- is a great thing. It should tuary. The congregation is get recognition for that." housed in two adjacent Gen- Deploring the UN Gen- buildings at 16927 James eral Assembly vote equat- Couzens on Detroit's north- ing Zionism with racism, west side. Crawford said the congre- On holdiays, including gation wrote letters thank- Rosh Hodesh, Crawford, who is president, spiritual Fund Donation Honors Starrs leader and administrator, makes use of the ritual ob- jects and recites many of the prayers in Hebrew. He usually is assisted by mem- bers of the congregation at services. He studied Hebrew and Talmud under Rabbi Leo Goldman of Cong. Shaarey Shomayim and the late Rabbi Jacob Segal of Adat Shalom Synagogue. Rabbi Milton Arm of Cong. Beth Achim and Rabbi Jeffrey Ballon of Temple Beth Ja- cob, Pontiac, also have of- fered assistance. Crawford has purchased at his own expense a com- plete Talmud, Mishna and Mr. and Mrs. Isadore Starr, center, who were tend- ' Encyclopaedia Judaica. He ered a golden wedding anniversary dinner Jan. 18 by plans to organize a Talmud Cong. Mishkan Israel Nusach H'Ari-Lubavitcher Cen- study group. ter, were honored with a presentation of a $2,100 check The synagogue, which in their names to be put toward the mortgage on the syn- has its own ark and Torah, agogue. The check was donated by Cong. Ezras Achim- is comprised of a sanctu- 'Turover Society. Shown are, from left: Jacob Nosan- ary, social hall and newly chuk, honorary president of Cong. Ezras Achim; Nathan acquired Hebrew school Samet, vice president of the Turover Society; the Starrs; building. There are 20 William Keller, president of Turover; and David Herme- students in the Monday lin, dinner chairman. evening Hebrew class who are taught by an Israeli who is in the U.S. to com- Tal Lauds Israel Conduct of War plete his education. JERUSALEM (ZINS) — rael fought against the Ar- The congregation is com- abs a certain complacency prised mainly of self-styled General Israel Tal, an Is- had developed while the raeli officer and interna- converts, including Craw- Arabs learned to be more ef- ford who was a member of tional expert in tank war- ficient and improved their the Church of God and the fare, has praised the strategic and political posi- Eschatological Church. He government and the Israel tion greatly. However, the was ordained in Detroit at army leadership for its con- moment the Yom Kippur the Universal Triumph Do- duct of the Yom Kippur War began, the Israelis minion of God, under the War. 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