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FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1989
The CCAR's 100-Year Old Roots
Begun By Rabbi Wise In Detroit
woman rabbi, Sally Priesand.
Today, the CCAR remains
active in a number of causes,
including abortion rights, en-
vironmental reform, inter-
faith relations and fighting
apartheid. The CCAR's most
recent publication is The Six
Days Of Destruction, the first
book prepared for Holocaust
commemorations in Jewish
and Christian com-
munities. ❑
ELIZABETH KAPLAN
Features Editor
R
abbi Isaac Mayer
Wise stood up from
his hard wooden chair.
His hands were trembling. He
had been waiting for this mo-
ment since he arrived several
days earlier in Detroit.
Rabbi Wise tapped the
shoulder of the tall man next
to him as the hundreds of
Union of American Hebrew
Congregation rabbis from
throughout the United States
paused for a break in their
meeting. Then he whispered
to another man several feet
away. Slowly, a small crowd
began to gather behind Rab-
bi Wise. They settled in a cor-
ner room.
When they emerged, the
some 30 men had founded the
Central Conference of
American Rabbis. Annual
dues were $5, half of which
was to be used for rabbis'
pensions.
This week, the CCAR is
celebrating its 100th anniver-
sary. The oldest continually
existing rabbinical organiza-
tion in the world, the central
body of the Reform rabbinate
includes more than 1,500
members who serve 1.5
million Reform Jews in 800
UAHC congregations in the
United States.
In honor of the centennial,
Reform rabbis from
throughout the nation are
meeting this week and next
in Cincinnati, Ohio. Local
rabbis attending the con-
ference are Daniel Polish and
Julian Cook of Ibmple Beth
El; Lane Steinger of Temple
Emanu-El; Paul Yedwab of
Temple Israel; and Norman
Roman and Richard Hertz of
Thmple Kol Ami; and Arnie
Sleutelberg of Congregation
Shir Tikvah.
The guest speakers include
HUC President Rabbi Alfred
Gottschalk, UAHC President
Rabbi Alexander Schindler
and UAHC-CCAR commis-
sion on social action director
Al Vorspan. Among the topics
the group will address. are
Who Is a Jew, the Arab upris-
ing in the West Bank and
Gaza, universal child care
and gun control.
Rabbi Wise seems an
unlikely figure to have
started such a revolution. He
was born in 1819 in Ste-
ingrub, Bohemia. His father
was a poor teacher who died
when Isaac was a boy. Much
of his youth was spent study-
ing in yeshivot.
Goldman Joins
Ohio Synagogue
Isaac Mayer Wise: CCAR founder.
In 1846, Isaac Wise came to
New York, where he became
rabbi of Congregation Beth
El. Impressed by the open-
ness of American society, he
introduced a number of
reforms, including mixed
seating, choral singing and
confirmation, at New York's
Beth El.
Throughout his life, Rabbi
Wise remained devoted to the
idea of a union of congrega-
tions, a college to train rabbis
in the United States and a
common prayer book. Under
his leadership, Reform con-
gregations adopted the Union
Prayer Book.
The CCAR held its first con-
ference in 1890, one year
after its establishment; 29
rabbis participated. The open-
ing address was delivered by
r)r. Aaron Hahn of Cleveland,
who spoke on "Is Judaism
Dying Out?" Rabbi Isaac
Mayer Wise was named
CCAR president.
The first Jewish organiza-
tion to formulate a charter on
social . ethics, the CCAR call-
ed in the 1920s for the
establishment of effective
child labor laws. In the 1940s,
it was active in support for
the State of Israel. The CCAR
was the first religious
organization to speak out
against Sen. Joseph McCar-
thy. It was vocal in its opposi-
tion to the Vietnam War and
outspoken in support of the
civil rights movement.
The CCAR has for many
years supported women's
rights, including passage of
the Equal Rights Amend-
ment. Since 1922, the CCAR
has been on record as favoring
the ordination of women rab-
bis; in 1972, the Reform move-
ment ordained the first
Temple B'nai Israel of
Toledo, Ohio, announces the
appointment of Richard S.
Goldman as executive
director/
administrator.
A native of Detroit and
Boca Raton, Fla., Goldman
Richard Goldman
has served for the past year as
executive director of Con-
gregation B'nai David of
Southfield. He will succeed
retiring director Jay
Glassman.
Goldman assumes his new
duties in July.
Fun And Games
Night Planned
The Livonia Jewish Con-
gregation will hold its semi-
annual fun and games night
5:30 p.m. Sunday at the
synagogue.
Hot dogs, potato chips,
beans, beverages and desserts
will be served. Games to be
played include gin rummy,
poker, Trivial Pursuit, Dic-
tionary and mah jongg.
Call David Gross, 421-5922,
or Milton Goldman, 476-4815,
for reservations. Everyone is
welcome. There is a charge.