MEDIA MONITOR I Boom Times For Rabbinate ARTHUR J. MAGIDA Special to The Jewish News A ccording to The New York Times, the rab- binate is the new hot profession for young Jews. A front-page story by Times' religion reporter Ari Goldman states that ap- plications to rabbinical seminaries have reached record levels because col- 1 ege- a ge Jews are "disenchanted" with careers in law, medicine and busi- ness and because they are "searching for something more satisfying and often as remunerative." The "explosion of interest" in the rabbinate is occurring in the Reform and Conser- vative seminaries, where, compared to last year, ap- plications are up 20 and 40 percent, respectively. Admissions at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, an Orthodox in- For a terrific selection of unique & unusual FATHER'S DAY GIFTS... Visit Sherwood, it's worth it! COMPLIMENTARY GIFT WRAPPING Fine furniture, accessories & gifts always 20% off Ask about our "Frequent Buyer's Club!" SOUTHFIELD Tel-Twelve Mall • 12 Mile & Telegraph Daily 10-9 • Sun 12-5 • 354-9060 WEST BLOOMFIELD 6644 Orchard Lake at Maple Road • 855-1600 Mon-Th-Fri 10-9 • Tue-Wed-Sat 10-6 • Sun 12-5 Robertson Bros. Service Co. SlunALity. affiliate companies of Paddock Pools of E. Michigan, Inc. OF MICHIGAN Builders of commercial & residential pools SUMMER POOL SPECIALS! All granular and tablet chlorine 25% everyday!! Receive an additional 10% off with this ad! Adjustable Height Basketball Game $55 All Inflatable Rafts w/this Ad 20% OFF 25% Off Classic Poolside Basketball Game $48.50 All Floating Pool Lounges All Pro Poolside Basketball Game $38 Ensolite Soft Foam Pool Floats $65 Backyard Volleyball/Badminton Game $64.50 2-Person Ensolite Soft Foam Pool Floats $150 14 MILE 20' x 40' Solar Cover (5 Yr. Warranty) $125 New Location! Retail Store now located at 32515 Northwestern Hwy. • Farmington Hills 626-9622 MON:FRI. 8:30-6; SAT. 8-6; SUN. 9.4 ..7c7 k, 32 FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1991 "7,1 0 OLD LOCATION R C H A NEW LOCATION 32515 NORTHWESTERN HWY. D L K NEXT TO LEVEL IV COMPUTERS D D L E B E L T ( stitution affiliated with Yeshiva University in Manhattan, have been steady for several years. Luckily for those bound to Reform and Conservative seminaries, starting salaries are often competitive to those in other professions that traditionally appeal to Jews. Last year's starting salary for graduates from the Con- servative movement's Jew- ish Theological Seminary was $60,000. Salary packages of $100,000, wrote Mr. Goldman, are "common" for experienced Reform and Conservative rabbis and "some earn twice that amount." The boom in the rabbinate, according to the Times reporter, is not matched in Protestant seminaries, where admissions for min- isterial training have been steady for two decades, or in Catholic seminaries, where admissions have declined. Maybe Madonna Should Convert Bravo to New Republic senior editor Jacob Weisberg! In a mere 17 column in- ches, he did the near- impossible by maintaining coherence while dropping such disparate names as Lenny Bruce, Secretary of Housing Jack Kemp, baseball greats Hank Greenberg and Sandy Koufax, rock greats Bruce Springsteen, Ringo Starr and Fleetwood Mac, plus a stupid line from radio talk show czar, Larry King. The occasion for Mr. Weisberg's nomenclatural feast was the Gala Inau- gural Dinner of the B'nai B'rith Sports Hall of Fame, which opened with a Wash- ington cantor warbling "Hatikvah" and "Take Me Out To The Ball Game." Master of ceremonies Larry King then told the crowd, "When my dear friend, (Washington restaurateur) Duke Zeibert told me that the B'nai B'rith was going to have this wonderful idea for a hall of fame to honor Jewish sports heroes, I felt particularly attuned to it, having grown up in this terrific faith." Arthur J. Magida is senior writer for the Baltimore Jew- ish Times. Madonna: Very goyish? "Would you buy a used creed from this man?" a cringing Mr. Weisberg asked. Bringing the monologue up to the rock 'n roll present and thinking he may have stumbled onto another Jew- ish Hall of Fame, Mr. Weisberg wrote, "Bruce Spr- ingsteen, I'm sorry to say, definitely isn't (Jewish) .. . Ringo Starr was often believed to be Jewish be- cause of his large schnoz and sense of humor. None of the Rolling Stones is. In the spirit of Lenny Bruce, it's reasonable to assert that Elvis Costello is Jewish. Marvin Gaye was also a Jew. New Kids on the Block are goyish. Madonna is very goyish." .