THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, November 22, 1985
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discovered that Rabbi Nachum
Elbaum, a New York business-
\ man and travel agent, had ar-
rived claiming to represent Or-
thodox organizations. To this
day it is not clear that Rabbi
Elbaum was asked to represent
any Orthodox group or rabbi in
this matter. Rabbi Elbaum has
not been a practicing Orthodox
rabbi, but to the press and the
Polish authorities, apparently,
anybody with a beard and tradi-
tional garb is an authoritative
Orthodox rabbi. To avoid con-
frontation, Rabbi Korzenick
- allowed Rabbi Elbaum to run
the services Friday night and
- Shabbat morning. She sat in the
women's section until Eric
Strom finished his bar mitzvah
portion and called her down.
The ugly scene followed.
Such is the current political
balance in the Orthodox com-
munity, that despite a wide-
- spread sense of chilluh hashem
(desecration of God's name) in
the entire incident, not a single
leading Orthodox rabbi dis-
owned Rabbi Elbaum's embar-
rassing outburst and confronta-
tional intervention. Nor did any
express some sense of the
beauty of the bar mitzvah sym-
bolism or even some under-
standing of how the situation
developed.
Nor did any leading non-
Orthodox Rabbi or leader ex-
press either some understanding
of the Orthodox dilemma or re-
gret at the (unintended) slight
to current halachic practice and
Orthodox sensibilities. As a re-
sult, a ceremony that should
have brought pure joy and uplift
to all of world Jewry has been
besmirched and another wedge
driven between Orthodox and
non-Orthodox Jews.
Unless serious dialogue —
halachic, philosophical, com-
munal — is stepped up soon, the
creation of two separate worlds
of discourse and emotion pre-
cedes apace. The prospects of
splitting apart on a much more
serious issue grows steadily
grimmer.
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Sunday, November 24, 1985
1 0:00 a.m.-4 p.m.
Invites applications for the vacant position of
RABBI
The Auckland Congregation seeks a Rabbi to be its spiritual and communal
leader. The Rabbi should be a Baal Tephilah and Baal Koreh. Fluency in
English would enable the applicant to represent the Jewish community at
State and Civic functions. Our community of 1500 persons is in need of an -
enthusiastic couple to guide an orthodox congregation and to accept the
rewarding challenge that is offered. The Auckland community offers excellent
facilities within its centre. Two Synagogues, mikva, library, hall with kosher
catering, kindergarten and Jewish day school. Adult education programmes,
Bnei Akiva and Habonim youth groups, Chevra Kadisha, monthly newspaper,
sporting clubs and many other organisations each contributing to the depth
of Jewish life in our city.
Auckland is New Zealand's largest city and centre of commerce. It has a
population of 900,000. The climate is sub-tropical and the quality of life un-
paralleled. If you are prepared to take up this position and make a real con-
tribution to the betterment of Judaism in our community then apply now.
An excllent salary is being offered and the total package includes House,
Car, Medical and Dental Services etc. This is a rewarding situation for a
religious family to be part of a community that desires to enhance its Jewish
identity.
Applications should he sent in confidence to:
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