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Also noted is Rabbi Joseph Karo, author of,the "Shulkhan Arukh." Unquestionably, too, the two great spiritual leaders of the period the author calls the Ghetto age, were Israel ben Eliezer, the - Ba'al Shem Toy, master of the good name, (C. 1700-1760), the founder of the Hasidic movement; and Rabbi Elijah, "Der Vilner Gaon" (1720-1797), the great opponent of Hasidism and leader of the "mitnagdim" (oppo- nents). Of the present era, Rabbi Hyams singles out Leonard Zunz (1794-1886), the foun- der of the movement "The Science of Judaism." He characterizes Zunz as a loyal Jew and "intellectu- ally a great scholar whose contributions are still highly regarded" and whose historical studies contrib- uted to the- development of "The Historical School of Judaism." It is important to note that Rabbi Hyams is a fol- lower of the naturalistic religious philosophy and does not believe in miracles, other-worldliness and supernaturalism. In the appendix "Canoni- zation Is Rejection," he as- serts that Judaism is not a religion. It is "the religious culture of the Jewish People. It is not a church rior a synagogue. Important as worship is, it is only one of many elements_that go to make up the program of Jewish living." Still Rabbi Hyams believes in God who "daily renews the work of creation" and "daily renews the inspiration that was called revelation and which we call discovery." In the chapter "Were the Rabbis of the Talmud Orthodox?" the author differentiates between the concepts "tradition" and "orthodoxy." The former he defines as an attitude handed down from past generations by word of mouth or prac- tice." The latter he de- scribes as a standard doctrine that rejects any teaching that is not in conformity with it. In the appendix "The Oral Torah Method," he notes, "Orthodoxy ignores the challenge of modernity to traditions received from ages past, and insists on their unchanging and un- changeable validity." . Rabbi Hyams also distin- guishes between the Sad- ducees who interpreted the Torah literally, and the Pharisees who strived to " WANTED — used Encyclopedia Judaica. 661-1038. Hashachar. SINGING guitarist, violinist plus Disco tapes. 398-2462. VERSATILE sophisticated party music. 272-7586. HUNTINGTON WOODS Friday, April 4, 1980 61 Three choice lots Adat Shalom Memorial Park. $1300 including opening & closing. Call 352-8224 make the Pentateuch mean- create "from the People's ingful. For instance, they heritage a meaningful taught that "the Sabbath life." was given to you; you were The author compares not given to the Sabbath." those crucial times with the "Saving life takes prece- period of the Enlighten- dence over the Sabbath." ment and Emancipation In the appendix "Canoni- when the ghetto walls fell zation Is Rejection," Rabbi and new adjustments had to Hyams remarks, "The Sad- be made. Unfortunately, ducees closed the Book (The some of the changes they Five Books of Moses) and brought about adversely af- would not admit even the fected Jewish unity and books of the Prophets and identity. the Writings." The To strengthen - unity Pharisees, in contrast, among the Jewish people, to "kept the process open long further their continued enough to include the (their lifeline) existence, Prophets and the Writings and give meaning to Jewish which the People believed identity, Rabbi Hyams were divinely inspired." proposes a program of active It should be pointed out Jewish ethnicity and full that the Sadducees, and conscious participation whom Rabbi Hyams in a One-World Jewry "with terms "the Orthodox of a common character which their day," ceased to exist withstands all differences." soon after the destruc- tion of the Temple in 70 _ The tractate Abot CE. 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