synagogue to reflect their own personal
viewpoint and for all members to fol-
low their mode of observance. As these
modes became increasingly fragment-
ed, even within each movement, the
only way to achieve harmony was to let
each Jew run his or her own shul.
Two technological achievements are
responsible for making this ancient
dream a reality: the universal availabili-
ty of the Internet and the perfection of
voice recognition.
As a result, beginning in the year
2007, all Jews will be able to connect to
their own chat room on the Internet,
and by using voice recognition, each
will be president of his or her own shul.
The replacement of the synagogue
will solve many problems:- the need
for a minyan, separate seating, and the
height of a mechitzah. Congregants
will be spared membership dues, and
without a regular weekly kiddush to
attend, fitness is expected to reach an
all-time high.
A few thorny issues remain to be
settled, and one is why no firm date
was announced by the Bored. One
issue is the use of the computer
microphone on Shabbat.
The Reform have no problem with
it. Conservatives are expected to
accept it, arguing that it is no different
from leaving the microphone in their
synagogue on before Shabbat. For the
Orthodox, it will take some more
work; but the need for individual
shuls has become so acute in recent
years that, with a few possible excep-
tions, the bulk of Orthodoxy is expect-
ed to go along.
Another problem is what to do with
all the suddenly unemployed rabbis;
but with the expansion of Internet
use, there should be plenty of jobs
available as technical support repre-
sentatives. Still unsolved is how to
find an acceptable substitute for
Kiddush cups. ❑
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Labor Activist To Speak
each
Jerry Goodman, exec-
utive director of the
National Committee
for Labor/Israel
Histradrut Campaign
Inc., will speak at 7:30
p.m. Thursday, March
16, at Congregation
Beth Shalom, 14601
W. Lincoln, Oak Park.
Goodman, an active participant in
strengthening Israel and pursuing
peace, will speak about what we can do
to assist Israel at this critical time —
with the rise of Hamas in the
Palestinian Authority, an increasingly
belligerent Iran and the March 28 Israeli
elections.
The founding executive director of
the National Conference on Soviet
Jewry, Goodman writes and lectures on
current political and social issues con-
cerning Europe, the Former Soviet
Union, Israel and the Middle East as
well as international labor issues. He is
on the Jewish Labor Committee's
national executive board and the
Commission on International Affairs,
American Jewish Congress.
In Israel, NCLI supports a network of
institutions providing education, health
care and vocational training as well as
other vital social services. It also sup-
ports ongoing projects to improve
Israel-Arab relations and to strengthen
peace efforts. In the U.S., NCLI serves as
a bridge among the Jewish community,
the labor movement and Israel's labor
sector.
The event is sponsored by Workman's
Circle, Congregation Beth Shalom and
AMEINU (formerly Labor Zionist
Alliance).
For details, call (248) 967-3170.
story development editor
Photo by Debbie Hill
Mission
Photo
Contest!
Winners of our Federation
Family Miracle Mission
photo contest will be print-
ed in the March 16 issue of
the Jewish News. All
entries will be posted on
our Web site, JNonline.us ,
by that date as well.
— Keri Guten Cohen,
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