WE'VE GOT IT!... Sett %dem YOU WANT IT Where We've Got The Congregational Religious School Youth Activities Scouting Family Shabbat Dinners Kugel Kiddush J.E.F.F. Sfzeree Sisterhood • Men's Club Club Chayim • Dung At Heart Chavura Concerts • Carnivals Las Vegas Night Book Bites Dinner Series Lunch & Learn • Talmud Classes Library • Mikvah ' 2 Social Halls Come 'comae-ea Tr Otte c ,LE B .h Start the New Year with 45#7ter„, 44) tca_ K % A Sweet Treat, High Holiday Tickets, Membership. Call Phyllis Strome, Executive Director at 352-8670 21100 W. 12 Mile Rd., Southfield • • • • 0 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 0. • .• • • • • • • • • • • • • • t Congregation Beth Achim and Nancy Gurwin Productions 113roadwa!/ • • Then & Slow!! ip“)42424;44424242,2424242444)42“viivIcivcivcc "There's No Business present Like Shul Business" Entertainment for the Entire Family Sunday, September 12 at 1:00 PM Nancy Gurwin Champagne and Gourmet Dessert Reception Narrated by Edgar Guest Ill, you'll hear excerpts and melodies from "Call Me Madam," "Gypsy," "Pal Joey," "Les Miserables," "Fiddler On The Roof," "Phantom" and more. * Bring your friends Reservationspreferred by September 7 Advance Tickets: Members $10.00 At the Door: Adult $15.00 Child $10.00 Non-Members $12.00 Children 12 & under $5.00 Table of 10 $100.00 Call for information & reservations 352-8670 and relatives and celebrate good times! ctLEBA, pci 21100 W. 12 Mile Rd. Southfield CONGREGATION SHAAREY ZEDEK B'NAI ISRAEL CENTER 4200 Walnut Lake Road • West Bloomfield LU Invites you to participate in our High Holy Day Services, as well as Daily and Sabbath Services. w Share in the joy of ushering in the year 5 754 CC LLI LU 48 with RABBI LEONARDO BITRAN AND CANTOR BARRY ULRYCH Contact the Synagogue Office — 681-5353 to purchase High Holy Day Tickets or for information about Membership Light Of Regeneration Brightens The Future RABBI A. IRVING SCHNIPPER SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS rise, shine; for thy light is come and the glory of the Lord is arisen over thee. For see: darkness covers the earth and gross dark- ness the peoples, but on thee glistens the Lord. His glory appears upon thee (Isaiah 40:1- 2). Piercing the intense gloom of misfortune which envelopes exiled Israel, the prophet dis- cerns the rays of sunshine which, with the advent of dawn, are already guiding the tops of Judea's mountains. All around him is yet wrapped in the gloom of night. Zion lies prostrate in humiliation and sorrow ... But the prophet bids her rise, for the light of the regeneration is coming, the light of freedom and glory, the light of the glory of God. We are in the habit of main- taining that Judaism is in a most precarious position. There are even prophets of doom who prognosticate the dissolution of Judaism in America. At best, we satisfy ourselves with the belief that we are doing our utmost to preserve Jewish consciousness for another generation or so, fearing, however, even to contemplate the possibilities of the future. Are there grounds for such pessimistic fears? Alas, too many. If only we had the courage to face facts boldly and recognize the danger that is threatening us, we should be bound to acknowledge the precariousness of our spiritual and moral issue. No ostrich-like action on our part will extenuate the danger. What, then, is our hope? Is there any hope at all? Yes, there is. Much more than we are aware of. Again, the voice of the prophet is heard: Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and thy glory of the Lord is risen over thee!" Dawn is breaking, and the warm golden rays of the sunshine of a Jewish regen- eration are scattering the darkness of despair that has enveloped Israel. The advent of a revival is Jewry; a return to Jewish consciousness can no more be doubted; it has ceased to be a dream; it is now a fact. The words of Isaiah are being fulfilled: "Lift thine eyes round about, and see; they are all gathered together, they come to A A. Irving Schnipper is rabbi of Congregation Beth Abraham Hillel Moses. thee; thy sons come from afar, and thy daughters brought along in arms." We are getting our young. No more fear for the dying of the withered and dried up branches. New twigs, fresh ones, full of sap and vitality, are already taking their place. A new generation is arising, a generation that will surround itself with a Jewish atmosphere, that will assimilate the best of American culture and make it its own. This new life is coming nearer and nearer. Its spirit is irresistible. It will overpower Shabbat Ki Tavo: Deuteronomy 26:1-29-8 Isaiah 60:1-22. and overcome all obstacles. For it is the spirit of God. We may not be fully perceptible. It may be slow in coming. The number of its forerunners may yet be small and insignificant. But come it must, and come it will. "A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation": "I, the Lord, will hasten it in its time." ❑ Beth El Plans Judaism Class Temple Beth El will offer a 15- week seminar, "Introduction to Judaism," for prospective converts, non-Jewish partners of Jews and Jews seeking a better understanding of Judaism. The class will be led by Rabbi Julian I. Cook and will meet Monday evenings, 8-9:30 p.m. beginning Oct. 4 at the Temple. The course will focus on Jewish practices, customs and ceremonies; biblical founda- tions, history, the basic beliefs of the mainstream branches of Judaism. Couples are encouraged to take the seminar together and will be charged a single fee. To register, or for infor- mation, call the rabbi's study, 851-1100. ❑