THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS High Holy Day Appeals for Bonds Are Planned Synagogues in Michigan will take part in the ex- panded 1983-5744 Israel Bond High Holy Day Appe- als this Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur to mobilize funds for Israel's continued economic development. Members of 19 Orthodox, Conservative and Reform congregations will be asked to purchase Israel Bonds "for Israel and the young" in Israel's 35th Anniversary Year, it was announced by Max Sosin, Detroit synagogue activities chairman for Israel Bonds. To ensure the identifica- tion of the younger North American Jewish genera- tion with Israel, each par- ticipating congregation is being asked to form a corps of young ushers, preferably those who recently cele- brated their Bar or Bat Mitzva, to collect tab cards during the appeal. Barbie Volume The SHEL ROTT ORCHESTRA Contemporary—Big Band Sounds Featuring T.V. & Recording Artist VICKIE CARROLL "Professional Entertainment" 354-0110 Congregants will be encouraged to make their own Bond purchases and additional purchases for children or grandchildren. D. Dan Kahn, Israel Bonds general chairman for Michigan, said "To continue the tradition of economic support for Israel, we must encourage the younger gen- eration, the future leaders of our communities, to iden- tify with Israel and its young people's future." The tab card which will be used in this year's appeal bears the slogan, "For Israel and the Young." By buying $1,000 or more in Bonds, participants in the appeal can enroll as "Shomrei Yisrael" (Guard- ians of Israel). By purchas- ing a $1,000 Bond for a child or grandchild, congregants can enroll the young per- sons as a "Shomer Yisrael." 354-0111 Acropolis Books has signed former Wayne State University prof. Erhard Dabringer to write a book on Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie, the Detroit News reported. Dabringer's association with Barbie stems from his stint as a U.S. Army in- telligence officer in Europe following World War II. VIDEO PROFILES CORPORRT1ON COMPLETE "BROADCAST" COLOR VIDEOTAPE PRODUCTIONS CALL 354-0438 AND DISCOVER PROFESSIONAL QUALITY RWIN DANTO, VIDEOGRAPHER) 711 ■ 111•1111, YESHIVATH BETH YEHUDAH 15751 W. Lincoln Drive, Smithfield IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE DUE TO INCREASING DEMAND A NEW MORNING NURSERY PROGRAM HAS JUST BEEN ADDED YOU STILL CAN ENROLL YOUR CHILD IN OUR NURSERY HALF-DAY PROGRAM MORNING (JUST ADDED) - AFTER- NOON OR FOR OUR FULL-DAY PRE 1A PROGRAM LET YOUR CHILD ENJOY THE EXCITING JEWISH EDUCATION EXPERIENCE OF THE YESHIVAS PRE-SCHOOL PROGRAMS CALL NOW 557-6750 NOTICE OF RACIAL NON-DISCRIMINATORY POLICY Yeshivath Beth Yehudah admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origina to all the rights, privileges and programs available at the school, it does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in the administra- tion of its educational and admission policies, scholarship program, and other school administered programs. Friday, July 22, 1983 21 Tisha b'Av Is Not an Outdated Holiday When the Evils It Laments Still Exist By RABBI JACK GOLDMAN I have known Rabbi Yitzchok Greenberg for some 35 years. Since he be- came spokesman for the Na- tional Jewish Resource Center, I have enjoyed read- ing his well-informed and elucidating articles in The Jewish News. His last article, however, on the inner conflicts that he perceives in the obser- vance of Tisha b'Av (The Jewish News, July 15) is one with which I must take exception. Rabbi Greenberg argues that there already is a state of Israel; there already is a land in which the language of the prophets is the ver- nacular; there is a home for Jewish refugees from around the world; and the Israeli rabbinate has re- ffered to the Jewish state as "the beginning growth of our redemption." What need is there for mourning the destroyed Jewish state of 1,900 years ago, asks Rabbi Greenberg. I cannot agree. Our sages tell us that the Temple of Solomon was destroyed because of three reasons: idolatry, bloodshed and moral profligacy; the second Temple of Jerusalem, however, was destroyed because of internecine hatred of one Jew for an- other — the very opposite of brotherly love. When we read the Book of Lamentations on the night of Tisha b'Av, we sit in mourning not only over the destruction of the Temples, we not only bemoan our exile these two millenia, but we deplore the conditions that brought about that Di- vine retribution which, to our great chagrin, still exist in our own day! In the past few weeks, the Jewish world was shocked by the merciless and brutal assault of one Hasidic sect upon another. In the holy city of Jerusalem, youthful fanatics are taught to throw stones on the Sabbath, even causing serious injury or loss of life. More than ever before, one reads in the press of quasi-religious Jews who engage in murder, - theft, and gross immorality, and then reject kosher OU food Smuggled Book Big in Russia JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Many Russian Jews are re- portedly reading the new version of the Encyclopedia Judaica, recently published in their native tongue, and smuggled into the Soviet Union. The first two volumes of the six-volume set were completed by the society for research of Jewish com- munities and the Hebrew University, with contribu- tions from U.S. and Euro- pean Jewry. The project is to be completed by 1987. in favor of meals under Here we may savor the in the lifetime of our chil- Chasidic supervision. wisdom of Jeremiah. Al- dren the true redemption The Israeli press is fil- though he lived more than will be at hand, but not to- led with reports on 2,000 years ago, his words day. We have only begun, Jewish self-hatred in the are as fresh and as crucial and we are not yet worthy!. theater, rifts between for us today as ever they Ashkenazic and Sephar- were. He knew his people YOUR WEDDING— dic Jews, and the general well. We must still mourn, BAR MITZVA rise in Jewish crime, on a bewail, lament our deeds level without precedent because we are still in exile. in the annals of Jewish Too soon, Rabbi WILL BE history, and the Israeli Greenberg; we're not yet mafia in Los Angeles has -ready to abandon Tisha brought shame to the b'Av. Sure, the redemp- whole Jewish commu- tion has begun, and we WHEN PHOTOGRAPHED BY nity. have come a long way from the darkness of our Do we have a right to be bitter exile, but we have a equivocal about observing long way to go. AND ASSOCIATES Tisha b'Av? If you read 357-1010 Maybe in our lifetime, or Rabbi Greenberg, it seems that the whole message of Tisha b'Av is archaic, obso- lete, passe. The British have gone home! There is a vib- rant Israeli press. The dream of Eliezer Ben- Membership being accepted for Yehudah has come true! Herzl's 1897 prophecy, that in 50 years there would be a Jewish state, has been realized. Are we ready to get Special family membership rate up from our fasting and our of 950 available mourning and make Tisha b'Av a day of celebration? Hardly! Join the finest — Join Bnai David Our sages wrote into the musaf service, "Because of Free children's activities and our sins, we have been High Holiday Services exiled from our land!" But we're still sinning; and we 557-8210 are committing the same sins! Oh, how great is our need for Tisha b'Av. ALBUM FINER INER "Looking to join a synagogue?" HIGH HOLIDAY SERVICES BETH ABRAHAM HILLEL MOSES is very much ALIVE and WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS OPEN HOUSE on SUN., AUG. 7th, 2 to 5 PM School Annex of Synagogue structure - South Entrance 5075 West Maple Road - between Inkster and Middlebelt • Come and see the architectural rendering of our beautiful future Spiritual Home. • Meet our Clergy, Staff and Leadership • Consider becoming a part of our growing, active Congregational family. • Register your children in our Religious School. You will find a warm, family congregation with active Sisterhood, Men's Club, Young Marrieds, Mr. & Mrs. Club, Cultural/ Entertainment Programs and Choir. Our 3-day Religious School and Youth Programs are streamlined to meet the needs of our Youth in today's world. CALL 851-6880 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION A. Irving Schnipper, Rabbi Mildreth Rubinoff, Executive Director Ben-Zion Lanxner, Cantor Benjamin Kinzer, President Barry V. Levine, Director of Education Marilyn Rice, Membership Chairman Note: This year, while we await the reconstruction of our Sanctuary, we will hold FULL FAMILY HIGH HOLYDAYS SERVICES at the ROYAL OAK MUSIC THEATRE, Fourth Street and South Lafayette in Royal Oak. There will be seating available and ample parking. BETH ABRAHAM HILLEL MOSES IS AFFILIATED WITH THE SYNAGOGUE COUNCIL OF GREATER DETROIT. "The Synagogue is the address of the Jewish people."