THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
42 Friday, February 5, 1982
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Israeli Kibutz Kfar Bloom Builds a Synagogue
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TEL AVIV — Many years
ago it would have been im-
possible for kibutz mem-
bers, especially from the
Hashomer Hatzair, to help
build a luxurious, elegant
synagogue such as has hap-
pened at Kfar Bloom.
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It is similar to hundreds
of elegant synagogues in Is-
rael or the Diaspora. The
building is surrounded by
eucalyptus trees and flow-
ers.
People in the synagogue
say that the parents of the
younger kibutz members
opened a small room for
prayer many years ago.
They told the management
of the kibutz that coming
from the Diaspora they
were used to praying. The
kibutz dedicated a small
wooden shack as a prayer
room.
Some young kibutz mem-
bers supported this appeal.
They had never visited a
synagogue or seen Torah
scrolls. They lent a hand in
building the new
synagouge, announcing,
"We are not religious. We
were not educated for that,
but there should be a
synagogue in the kibutz."
A gabbai and cantor were
chosen. The kibutz estab-
lished a special committee
for dealing with the
As the oldtimers died, . synagogue and invested
the shack was not used 250,000 shekels ($16,500)
anymore. But some of the in building the synagogue.
older people, among Other religious institutions
them Ahron Cohen from ,contributed $10,000. Con-
England, appealed to the struction lasted one year.
secretary of the kibutz:
Moshe Lavie was chosen
"For 2,000 -years there gabbai. He was once a pupil
was a synagogue in every in a heder in Riga (Latvia)
and afterwards joined
Hashomer Hatzair.
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The cantor is 64-year-
old Ahron Haidekel. He is
a professional from the
Soviet Union, who has
sung in the choir of the
synagogue in Riga and is
very popular among
young members of the
kibutz.
In the synagogue, a small
kitchen with a refrigerator
was installed for kidush re-
ceptions after prayer. Wed-
dings, Brit Mila and Bar
Mitzva ceremonies are held.
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BONN (JTA) — Italian
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West German police that
they will soon extradite the
two suspected members of a
banned German neo-Nazi
group who were arrested in
the town of Avezzano, about
55 miles east of Rome.
The two men, Franz-
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were alleged members of
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Lebanon.
Ahron Cohen prepares the
kibutz children for Bar
Mitzva.
There is a steady minyan
in the synagogue on Friday
nights, Sabbath day and
holidays. In the middle of
the week a minyan is col-
lected if a member has a
yahrzeit and wishes to say
Kadish.
On Rosh Hashana and
Yom Kippur one can find
600 kibutz members in the
synagogue with more pray-
ing outside the building. On
these holidays members of
the kibutzim in the vicinity
Maayan Barukh, Sde
Nehemia and Neot Mor-
dehai, and even from the
kibutzim of Hashomer Hat-
zair Amir and Shamir, come
to join the prayers.
The founders and mana-
gers of the synagogue main-
tain that they are neither
religious nor anti-religious,
but keep the Jewish tradi-
tion.
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