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The UJA Rabbinic Cabinet meeting included, seated from left, Rabbi James Gordon, Rabbi Haskel Lookstein, Wayne Feinstein of the Jewish Welfare Federation, Rabbi Efry Spectre and, standing, Rabbi Irwin Groner, Rabbi Norman T. Roman and Irwin Alterman. Detroit's rabbinical leaders heard a pre-Shavuot sermon last week when Rabbi Haskel Looks- tein, chairman designate of the United Jewish Appeal National Rabbinic Cabinet, joined them for lunch at Cong. Shaarey Zedek. Rabbi Lookstein, who heads tong. Kehilath Jeshurun in New York and serves as principal of the Ramaz School, also is Joseph H. Lookstein Professor of Homile- tics at Yeshiva University — a position carrying the name of his late father. But it was as a colleague that Lookstein, first vice president of the New York Board of Rabbis, addressed the luncheon. In a few weeks he will be the chairman of a national body that unites rabbis across the entire denominational spectrum "to serve klal Yisrael" through the UJA. Sharing his thoughts on the up- coming Festival of Torah, Rabbi Lookstein said Shavuot's central theme is that of tzedakah: "Torah begins with chesed (righteous- ness) and ends with chesed . . . In your preoccupation with the ritu- als of Torah," he said, "don't forget the essence of Torah: tzedakah (charity). "If charity is essential to our outlook on Torah," he added, "it is also essential to Shavuot because it forms our outlook on life: when you glean your fields, a piece of what you grow is not yours, it is for the needy. You and God and the poor are partners; we own that piece together." Shavuot reminds us, he said, that "duties are primary, blessings are secondary . . . Who- ever said charity is fun? You give not because it's fun but because the Lord your God said you should give." The ultimate goal of Torah, said Rabbi Lookstein, goes beyond the act of giving tzedakah; "it is to make of us — you and I — `baalei tzedakah', kind and generous human beings." He applied the message to Op- eration Moses, the special worldwide appeal on behalf of the Ethiopian Jews being absorbed in Israel. It is estimated that the cost of settling each of these newcom- ers is $6,000, for a total of $60 million. "A gift of $1,200 allows I me to save 20 percent of a Jewish life! Can you imagine 40 years ago, if someone had given us a chance to save a Jew from Poland ?,, As a rabbi, Lookstein acknowl- edged, his own giving motivates others to give. "It's the principle of follow me." With that acharai principle at work in his own con- gregation, members contributed $250,000 to Operation Moses. There were more than 300 special appeals in other New York synagogues. Detroit has embarked upon a special one-time cash appeal for Operaton Moses throughout the month of May. Checks may be made out to Operation Moses- Al- lied Jewish Campaign and sent to the Jewish Welfare Federation, 163 Madison, Detroit, 48226. (1 — HMG Symposium On U.S. Response A symposium examining the failure of the United States gov- ernment to take effective action during the Holocaust will be held 2 p.m. May 19 at the Holocaust Memorial Center in West Bloom- field. The symposium is the third in a ( series of programs sponsored by the HMC highlighting the roles of American Jewish and Christian leadership during World War II. Participants in the program will include HMC Director Rabbi Charles Rosenzveig; Prof. Melvin Small, of the Wayne State Uni- versity History Department; Prof. Sidney Bolkosky, of the Univer- sity of Michigan-Dearborn; Rev. James Lyons, director of the Ecumenical Institute for Jewish-Christian Studies; and Dr. Seymour Farber, associate professor of sociology at the Uni- versity of Windsor. Dr. John Fishbane, of United Hebrew Schools, will moderate the sym- posium. The program is free of charge and open to the public. For infor- mation, call the HMC, 661-0840.