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At Temple Emanu-El,
we bring "U" and God
together.
Join us for summer services in our beautiful
Theodore Birnkrant Garden at 8:00 p.m. on
Friday, July 22 and 29 and 7:45 p.m. on Friday,
August 5 and 12 (weather permitting)
TEMPLE EMANU-EL
14450 West Ten Mile, Oak Park, MI • (810) 967-4020
Rabbi Lane Steinger, Rabbi Amy B. Brodsky, Rabbi Emeritus Milton Rosenbaum,
Cantor Emeritus Norman Rose, Temple Educator Ira J. Wise, R.J.E.
Temple Administrator Beth A. Robinson, Temple President Sharon Jaffe
Are you a family with one Jewish Parent?
k- Then...STEPPING STONES TO A JEWISH ME
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A 25 session educational experience open to children 5-16
years old of interfaith families whose parents desire to give them
an opportunity to learn more about their Jewish heritage.
The STEPPING STONES program starts September 25, at
Temple Israel, 5725 Walnut Lake, W. Bloomfield, MI 48322 from
1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. TUITION IS FREE.
REGISTER NOW. Call (810) 354-1050 for more information.
community project for children of unaffiliated interfaith families developed by
the Conservative and Reform Rabbis of Metropolitan Detroit with the support of
the Max Fisher Foundation of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit and
administered by the Agency for Jewish Education.
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Love Of God •
Our Faith's Foundation
DR. RICHARD C. HERTZ SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS
S
ome sedrahs are richer
than others in nuggets of
spirituality. Such a sedrah
is this, full of diamonds
that sparkle and move the hu-
man spirit. The classic farewell
address that Moses had begun in
the Book of Deuteronomy pro-
ceeds in this sedrah. At first,
Moses gives a historical review of
what had happened to the Is-
raelites since they left Mount
Sinai. He offers an eloquent ap-
peal not to forget what they have
seen and heard, to keep far from
all idolatry and to know that even
if they fail, they can always find
God through contrition and re-
pentance, for God is One and is
the God of the people of Israel.
The passion of eloquence and
the diligent devotion of Moses are
revealed in the basic principle of
God's law. Moses tells the people
to keep their souls diligently and
to suffer no heathens to intrude
upon the faith of the Israelites.
Moses uses the expression "a
jealous God," by which he means
that God is full of holiness and
justice claiming the exclusive
love, sincerity and veneration due
to Him. Again and again, Moses
warns against idolatry.
From here on in the sedrah,
the religious foundations of the
covenant are expounded by
Moses defining the relationship
between God and Israel and em-
phasizing the basic spiritual de-
mands imposed upon Israel. The
love of God must be implanted in
the hearts of the children. Moses
reviews in his speech the 40 years
of wandering in the wilderness
and the succession of murmur-
ings and rebellions. If Israel faith-
fully keeps the commandments
of God, Israel will find blessings
and prosperity.
Now come the 10 words
formed for the precepts being pro-
mulgated. One by one, he pro-
nounces to that new generation
the 10 divine commandments
given at Sinai.
Then Moses proceeds to de-
clare the great foundation of faith:
the oneness of God and Israel's
undivided loyalty to it, the Sh'ma.
Here is the keynote of all Ju-
daism, the watchword of the Jew-
ish faith.
The love of God is here iden-
tified as a distinctive mark of true
worshippers. If the unity of God
is the basis of the Jewish creed,
the love of God is the basis of Jew-
ish life.
Moses reaches the heights of
oratory. He also charges the chil-
Richard Hertz is rabbi emeritus
of Temple Beth El.
dren of Israel to obey the Lord
and promises all will be well with
them; but if they leave the path
of Torah from following His com-
mandments, disaster will over-
take them. Ethical behavior is a
part of this prescription. The na-
tion as a whole is held responsi-
ble for the action of all the
Israelites.
The brief words of the Sh'ma
Shabbat
Vaetchanan:
Deuteronomy
3:23-7:11
Isaiah 40:1-26.
have been called Judaism's great-
est contribution to the religious
thought of mankind, the source
from which Judaism time and
again drew its strength for in-
spiration and rejuvenation.
These six words have become
the best known words in Jewish
liturgy, the watchword of Israel's
faith. Here is seen the Jew's op-
position to polytheism and pagan
aesthetics. One God implies one
humanity and, therefore, one
brotherhood of all.
Like a diamond set in a crown
of faith, the rays of the Sh'ma
sparkle, stressing the duty to
love God.
Nominee Endorses
Separation
Washington (JTA) — In his con-
firmation hearings, Supreme
Court nominee Stephen Breyer
endorsed a high wall of separa-
tion between church and state.
The man who is expected to be-
come the second Jewish justice
on the current court also said he
believes a woman has a consti-
tutional right to an abortion.
These views drew praise from
several Jewish organizations that
are active in these areas.
The Senate Judiciary Com-
mittee was expected to confirm
Mr. Breyer as the 108th justice.
He will replace Justice Harry
Blackmun, who retired last
month. He will also join Justice
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the first
Jew to sit on the court since 1969.
In his testimony, Mr. Breyer