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or the first time in 12
years, Orthodox Jews
were not represented
at the annual Inter-
congregational Men's Club
Dinner, held last week at
Temple Beth El.
Established 58 years ago
to promote good will among
all Jews, the dinner this
year became a source of ten-
sion after it was announced
that Temple Beth El Cantor
Gail Hirschenfang would
perform part of the evening's
program.
Representatives of Temple
Beth El said it is simply a
matter of course that clergy
of the host congregation take
part in the Intercongrega-
tional Dinner ceremonies.
But Orthodox Jews said
they could not attend a
dinner at which Cantor
Hirschenfang was perform-
ing since this would violate a
Halachah (Jewish law) that
forbids males to hear a
woman singing, kol isha.
"Men listening to a woman
singing is considered a
breach of proper modesty,"
explained Rabbi Eliezer
Cohen of Young Israel of
Oak-Woods.
In fact, Cantor Hirschen-
fang did not sing at the
dinner. Instead, she led the
blessing after the meal. But
this still would not have
been permissible under
Halachah, which states that
a man is obligated to lead
benching among a group of
males.
Problems began last
summer when represent-
atives of the various men's
clubs met to plan the Inter-
congregational Dinner. At
that time, a Beth El spokes-
man announced that Cantor
Hirshchenfang would par-
ticipate in the evening's
ceremonies.
"They (the Orthodox) told
us that if she was part of the
program, they wouldn't at-
tend," said Dr. Burton
Fogelman, chairman of the
Intercongregational Dinner.
"We felt badly that they
couldn't come, but we stood
behind our cantor.
"The cantor is part of the
clergy," he said. "And all
the clergy is invited to par-
ticipate. It would have been
like saying to the rabbi, 'You
can't come.' "
"They couldn't see our
position," said Larry
Horowitz, president of the
Men's Club at Young Israel
of Oak-Woods. "We said we
couldn't attend if their can-
tor sang. Their position was
that they didn't want to
slight their clergy. We told
them to try to arrange some-
thing else. That was last
July. We never heard back
from them. It stopped right
at that stage."
Last year, when the Inter-
congregational Dinner was
held at Temple Israel, 272
persons attended. This
year's dinner attracted 153.
Generally, participants
have included members of
various Reform and Conser-
vative congregations and of
the three Young Israel (Or-
thodox) synagogues in the
Detroit area. Rabbis and
administrators also are in-
vited.
"We all feel strongly about
attending the Inter-
congregational Dinners,"
Mr. Horowitz said. "I re-
member once, when the
dinner was held at Beth
Shalom, there was a terrible
storm and I thought,
`Nobody will show up.' But
everybody came.
"It's a nice time to get
together, hear a speaker.
Nobody comes with axes to
grind."
Mr. Horowitz said he ex-
pects representatives of the
Orthodox community to at-
tend next year's dinner,
which will be held at Con-
gregation Beth Achim. ❑
Arts Programs Proposed
At B'nai David In Summer
KIMBERLY LIFTON
Staff Writer
T
he Southfield Federa-
tion of the Arts is ask-
ing the board of Con-
gregation B'nai David if it
can begin holding cultural
arts programs there as early
as this summer — three
years before the synagogue
is scheduled to move to a
proposed West Bloomfield
site.
But B'nai David President
Alex Blumenberg said he
does not know whether the
board will honor the city's
request at its March 20
meeting.
The city has purchased the