Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1924-10-03

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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
COLUMBUS, OHIO,
Dr. Silver's Temple in Cleveland Dedicated With Big Ceremonies
Outstanding Feature of Ceremo¬ nies at Dedication of $1,300,000 House of Worship Was Sermon of Its Rabbi, Dr. A. H. SUver
ONE OF THE FINEST
SHRINES IN AMERICA
CLEVELAND. —The new $1,300,000 house of worship of the Temple Tifereth Israel, Cleveland, was dedicated on I<'ri- day evening the IDth instant, with im¬ pressive ceremonies of which the dedica¬ tory sermon of its Rabbi, t)r. Abba Hillel Silver, was an outstanding fea¬ ture. Crowdctl to capacity by two thou¬ sand auditors, and with ahother thou¬ sand filling the outer lobbies in the hope that they might hear a word or two, a^ solemn hush fell over the assemblage when the Torah was brought in and placed in the magnificent ark of black Ivalnut oak with polychrome decorations. Behind thp pu.lpit" glowed thc "ner tamid", its light reflected from the monumental arch. The keys having been presented to Solomon Goldstein, president of the Temple, Rabbi Silver preached a thrilling sermon in which he
-   "A lifetime may be crowded into  a single symbolic hour.   This is such ^i
' "^""It is filled with memories of unfor gettable deeds. It is not alone this synagogue which is , being dedicated, Israel's -noblest achievement is being re- dedicated. Not we alone arc participat¬ ing in solemn rites—many who have gone before iis share this joy- sense, all the heroic dead of thc syna¬ gogue throughout the ages.
"They are hovering over us tonight like a sweet benediction. It is good for us .to think of the pioneers, those who brought thc ' synagogue from . the old world to the
Rabbi Silver -noted, the twenty-five years of work of his ''friend and col¬ league, RaT)bi Moses J. Gries."
E here" to dedicate this housiS-
MENORAH SOCIETY TO HOLD RECEPTION NEXT SATURDAY EVENING.
The Menorah Society will hold, a reception on Saturday evening, October llth, Sn the Blue Room of Ponierene Hall.
Not only are member* urged ' to come to this reception but ' all students who have as yet not become familiar with the local Menorah Society. Fresh- mai\ and new students are especially welcome.
Tho reception will be held from eight to eleven-thirty o'clock. Come and make ac¬ quaintance with your fellow students and spend an enjoy, able evening. ~'
Cong. B'nai Jeshurun ol New York City to Celebrate Centenary
Origin   of   Congregation   Dates
Back to 1825 —Almost One
Hundred Years Ago
NOTEp RABBIS HAVE PREACHED FROM ITS PULPIT, SAYS REPORT
NEW YORK. —Congregation I Jeshurun of New York City will s have the rare privilege of being counted among the few Jewish Congregations in America 'who may lay claim to having passed the century mark in their history.
The Holy Days ushering in the year 5085 will be the occasion upon which Rabbi Israel Goldstein, spiritual leader of Congregation B'nai Jeshurun, will an¬ nounce to his community the plan and the program for the celebration of the B'nai Je'shuhijrn centennial year, which will be ushered in Jan, 1025.
The origin of the congrcation, dates back to 1825 .when'a'group of men who
I   presence, whorn- the constellations are as grains of sand.
"Only in a limited sense can we now dedicate this temple. The real dedica¬ tion, will come in days and years. When men and women with humble hearts shall enter to pray, then this temple will be dedicated. When men and women are stirred to go out in the highways and byways, then God will enter. When men who will stand where I am now standing will speak the Word of God lovingly  but  fearlessly—then  God  will
"The physical structure has been com¬ pleted. ' It is a structure gracious, noble, simple, with reverential dignity. Let us build the inner synagogue, the spiritual synagogue within it. Let us fill the high place with the beauty of holiness. This requires not the fashioning of steel, but the molding of character.
"This temple is to make the souls of men sensitive, so that they will in¬ stinctively a moral situation. This syna¬ gogue must speak alike to the rich and poor. It has a message for all, but par¬ ticularly must it be the defense and haven of the denied, disinherited, broken, handicapped of life — I say, if those who are broken about ithe wheel of life can¬ not find a champion to speak where they are unable, our grandeur is mockery. (.Concluded on page 4)
The Hiddei: Wells of Spiritual )Power
By DR. MORDEd^^ M. KAPLAN Leader of the Society for th«»^^f^vanccmcnt of Judaisr Professor of the Jewisbilhcological Seminary (Specially Written for the'|*hio Jewish Chronicle)
Demoted to Jlmerican
and
Jewish Ideals
OR THE JEWISH HOME
OCTOBER 3,  iy24
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Thc ten days beginning with thc New Iftf but oiic-third ot our given powers, Year and ending with the Day of Atone- [|'''lc the other two-thirds are allowed ment are known as the Days of Repent-^
. They sound the keynote of rcligio1i.|j'What has enabled man to manipulate Repentance will never grovf out of datc-j-c forces of nature and to harness them It may take on different expressions inwptdo his biddiijg? Is it not his di^- different ages and environments.   It may.'l'^rj
1 for some attending huge revival' meetings and "hitting the trail."   It mjiv
to others burying the head pillow when no one is around, and haV- good cry. Only the smart alec antl- the pseudo-philosopher think of repent- as good enough for children and old fogies. "No red-blooded individual", they say, "has time to bother about the^ past. What's the use of crying spilt milk? What cannot be undone should be forgotten.'
The truth, however, is that so long, we shall retain the habit of pausing ji
ice in a while in our lieadlong career and asking, "What's it all aljout? What Jieading for?" We shall regard the experience of repentance an inevita¬ ble expression of human nature at its best. There is something noble and di¬ vine to the human being when he searches his heart, when he takes stock, it were, of His inner life and be- les aware of his spiritual assets and liabilities.
Most people associate repentance with the adding up of figures on the debit side of our moral account.   They-expect'to be reminded of the sins they have com¬ mitted during the year, ^tid arc ready to listen demurely to the preacher wax _ ,.        .      , indignant  over   thdr  moral' transgres-  of)(ns!?tly" take the trouble, sions.   If this is what you-expect me to  - '        -   • do, I am afraid you will be disappointed. My purpose is to emphasize i-ather that phase of  repentance which has with flur^nioral,assets,',.- You jjo-.-**.:-^
;ry that the physical world is not.*^.? ^icss as it looks, that every atom iii It athrol) with mighty energies?    It inly when man  will discover the tre- ficiulous spiritual forces in his own |'%,,aiu^ Icani how to direct them to u..v. Ifghcst ends,  that  he will  become  the fiaster of his fate and the captain of his |1.   Just picture to yourself how poor was in creature comforts bc- learned of the  existence df 'fctricity and  magnetism,  and of  the owcr that resided in. steam.   No doubt, will come when men will likewi pityingly  at  the  poverty  of  o iritual life today, a poverty which irgely due to our failure to make use if^^'the energies that exist in our minds souls, to our failure to make of thc vast fund of sincerity, self- '•y fortitude,! reasonableness   and
FRANkLIN   CONSERVATORY NOTES
Realizing that great numbers of peo¬ ple are becoming interested in saxa¬ phone tnusic, thc Franklin Conserva¬ tory of Music is happy to make, an¬ nouncement of thc addition of Mr. Frank Fultz, well known local saxa-' phone instructor, to its staff.
All. orchestra has also been organ¬ ized by thc Conservatory which wel- comcsf allLtliose who play instruments to joiri;{
Miss Helen Wolf, head of the danc¬ ing department of the school, has re¬ turned from New York where she took
Yom Kippur To Be Observed Wednesday ^^y Jews of the World
Fi^tHn Sunset on Tuesday, October *nh, Until Sunset on Wednes- ,   day Evening, October Sth, .^^'Jevirs of Entire World Will Observe Day of Atonement
SPECIAL SERVICES AT ^  ^, ,.,    ,    , .        ELKS' AUDITORIUM FOR
danS     M^wJlf^'iirglfi^t^^^ Greek, Interpretative, National,
Toe  and  Ballroom  dancing,   makes ;spccialty of baby dancing and j instruction.
Dr. Cyrus Adler   \ Returns From His* Vacation In Europe
Distinguished   Head   of   Jewish
.geological Seminary Makes
Finds of Jewish Interest
in Italy
'.'^ ->v and then, thcre^^me to the sur- ¦ J 'c in quarters Icasf^expgcted such ;fc'!4lities and' virtues of huhiari^^^haractcr ^.'.;t we begin to suspect -l3iat"?h«e is -V^rc to the human being, tlisjni^<^&'c I'M" credit for. To be sure, it "is ^fife 'tii.'kc the^ stp?s 9f "dangerT.,that t^^, L:^its^pect'cd .hidSea' powers- emerge. Bi^ fact remains that^-there is greater' "   "capacity in "each Of, us than we
 ^tlytake the trouble, to utilize.   It
j^<jtit,of these Unused capacities that a i?'aier type of humanf-lleirig, the supqr-
A:witspect 'ji-^ral "ca;
From sunset on Tuesday, October Tth, until sunset on Wednesday evening, Oc¬ tober Sth, thc Jewish people will, every¬ where gather for the observance of Yom Kippur in their several places of worship and there in meditation and prayer, forgetful of the world outside, revive theif confidence in the eventual triumph of God's love and justice, and tjic brotherhood of man. - Thc Day of Atonement, known as Yom Kippur in Hebrew, is mentioned in the Bible. In the book of Leviticus, chapter 10, the elaborate priestly cere¬ monial of atonement is described. In ouAz-DTMETk  otrriAiivo! f-cviticus  23:26<-32,  the  observance  of
IS CHAGRINED BECAU^      .^!^o„i Kippur is enjoined as a holy day SEMINARY ENDOWMEW^j^whcrcon affliction of the soul  (fasting, FUND IS INCOMSlCETEfetc) is to be practiced.
Originally the high priest NEW YORK. —A vast amount of material for a history of the 'Je^s of Rome was inspected by Dr. CyrusfAdler, .acting president of the Jewish Thipolos>- ical Seminary who visited Italy thi^'SaivJ- mcr during a three months! Vacation from which he has just relurne|^"happy be back,"-he says, "and taj^e/up xny work for the Jewish cause.'^i'.^f-C^;-
profoundly impressed'.with the" rgrcat. amount of materijil ioi]'^.' history of thMews of Rome/'-^Dr. .filler said.' ¦'So''tar, only thc surface'H^s been^ scratched. There ougbt to'hy'-a corpus f Hebrew inscriptions jn Italy," he added, "because the Italian'capital, th£ premier city pf Christ!|tis/J the Je^,s antedate the ChristiansivAs'a rnatte^-ij^f
JUNIOR COUNCIL TEA
TO BE HELD TOMORROW
Tomorrow, Sunday, October 5, the Junior Council Auxiliary will receive out-of-town girls who have come to at¬ tend the University as well, as local non-members at a tea at two-tliirty p. m. in the vestry rooms of the Bryden Road Temple.
Plans which have been completed with regard to the coming convention will be announced. Girls above the age of fifteen years are urg«d to come with the intention of joining so that they may take part in the formal dance which the Auxiliary Will sponsor, Mon¬ day evening, October 27th, at the Sen¬ eca, in honor of the out-of-town dele¬ gates.
In addition to the above mentioned affair there willbe luncheons and other interesting   programs   durin|;  the vention which only Auxiliary members will be allowed to attend.
Be there promptly tomorrow after¬ noon. The Council officers and mem¬ bers will be very happy to make your acquaintance and to introduce you to any of the girls you've not as yet met.
should be conducted according to the Ashkenazic ritual. The parent Congregation Shearith Israel itself recognized the urgency of providing for those members in its midst who did not feel at home in the Sep¬ hardic ritual, and generously facilitated the founding of thc new congregation. Thus Congregation B'nai Jeshurun be¬ came one of the pioneers among the Ashkenazic congregations in America. Its earliest membership was composed :hiefly of Jews who had emigrated from England, comprising the first tide of Jewish emigration to this counti^y.
The growth and development of Con¬ gregation B'nai Jeshurun reflects the growth and development of Jewish life New York during the past 100 years. There will be many an interesting chap¬ ter and many a stirring episode to re¬ late when the time comes to tell the cen¬ tury old story of B'nai Jeshurun. Rabbi Israel Goldstein is at the present time en¬ gaged in preparing an historical volume which will adequately deal with the one hundred years of its history, pointing out the important episodes which make the history of the congregation sig¬ nificant   for  the   history   of   American
Among the Rabbis who have preached from the B'nai Jeshurun pulpit have been the eminent leaders in the American Rabbinate, including Rev. Dr. Morris Raphall, Rev. Dr. Henry S. Jacobs, Rev. Dr. Stephen S. Wise, and Rev. Dr. Joseph Mayer Asher.
The tradition of the congregation has remained conservative through all the years of change and innovation which have radically altered the complexion of so many other congregations.
The present edifice of Congregation B'nai Jeshurun is located on 88th St. west of Broadway in the heart of New York's upper 'West Side, and center of a constantly growing Jewish population. The house , of worship which was erected in this neighborhood six years ago is one of the most ex¬ quisite synagogue structures in the city, representing a unique style of archi¬ tecture that embraces a series of Jetvish Oriental motifs.
The occasion of the centenary year will be utilized by the congregation as a means of making a distinctive tribution to the cqmnumal life of New York Jewry. The details of thp plan will be set forth by Ral)bi Goldstein in the course of his Holy Day sermons.
In the mealitime, the greetings of B'nai Jeshurun for the year extended to its sister congregations everywhere in the hope that the New Year may bring peace and happiness.
have been uniformly brave, kind, truth¬ ful and God-fearing during the past year. But I mean to point out to you how much of goodness, how much of spiritual power, there is in you which you allow to remain dormant by failing to put it to use. I want to call your at¬ tention to all those tremendous reser¬ voirs of spiritual power which we sel¬ dom tap. Psychologists have long ago stated that in actual life we make use
least our chifdren or oui;' childreft^ children may behold the fir^t glimmer of it.
Everyone knowq something about the reserve of physical energy which we fall back upon during emergencies. Who has not heard of the endurance, fulness and bodily strength which the most faint-hearted and frail-bodied will display when confronted by danger? (Concluded on page 4)
A Cordial Invitation
The officers and board of directors of the Tifereth Israel Congregation cordially invite the entire com¬ munity to attend the breaking of ground ceremonies to be held to¬ morrow (Sunday) at 2:00 p. m. sharp at 1354 E. Broad St.
Splendid music will be furnished. Noted men of city and state will address audience.
Come and help us celebrate this most important event.
THE OFFICERS AND BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF THE EAST
BROAD ST. TEMPLE
'estabri!
Church."
While in Italy, Dr. Adler may be called "a pious pilgrimage" Leghorn, where the late Dr. Sabato Morais, the founder and fisrt president of the Jewisii Theological Seminary was born. He attended services in the beau¬ tiful 300-year-old synagogue in which Dr. Morais was inspired to dedicate his life to the spread of Torah. It is a synagogue of great historic import. It? ark was brought to Leghorn in 1492 by fugitives from the Spanish  Inquisitic
Immediately opposite this famous old Synagogue stands thc house in which that greatest of all Jewish philan- thropis,ts.   Sir   Moses   Montefiore   was
Both in Paris and London he met Chief Rabbi Joseph tiertz of Great Britain, who was the first graduate of the Jewish Theological Seminary, also had the privilege of seeing the Hebrew manuscript collection of Mr. David Sassoon, which is the choicest rivate collection of Hebrew manuscripts I all the world, surpassing ;gards, Dr. Adler says, any public col¬ lection.
Adler expressed his great disap¬ pointment that the campaign for a Million Dollar Endowment Fund for the Jewish Theological 'Seminary lagging. "I thought that Rabbi Drob, the chairman of that campaign, would report to me on my return that the Jews of America had finished this job," Dr. Adler said, with a note of chagrin in his voice. "I can't understand why it should take such an unconsciionable time to get what is after all such a relatively small sum from the Jews of America for a work so imperatively necessary as that of the Seminary. If they could witness the debacle of Judaism In Europe, they would realize that' if 'there is future for Judai$i(i 'at all,- it must be guaranteed by ,the Jews of America. Giving the Seminary the means it needs is the surcst^Svay of guaranteeing that future. I c^ll upoiV'the Jews bf Aiiier- ica, and especially those who have already responded to the Seminary's ap¬ peal to make up as quickly as possible the   $100,000   which   the   fund   is   still
tral figure of the ritual. He besought forgiveness of his own sins and those of his household, and then for all the people, Thc sacrifice of two goats, one for the Lord and the btjier set aside for "Azazel", was a means ''&i, purification
From these Biblical practices, which sought, in symbolic fashion, to obta^in ^ forgiveness for the community as a' • ^ whole, the celebration of the Day of Atonement was considerably changed in Rabbinical Judaism; and in modern Judaism, the observance of the Day of Atonement emphasizes repentance for .shortcomings and misdeeds, for failure to live up to one's highest ideals, and for yielding to the lure of indolence and
'p^lic service ;;"bt|^~tbe "D#*~iof " .' AtouementVbegins, at .siiixt^oww with" "s'*'-' solemn and plaintive prayer-melody," "j known as Kol Nidre C'^ill vo^frs") which- rcfers to vows appertaining to the con¬ science of the individual.' -Z^Jroughout" the whole day following, the service is the intent of which is to awaken' within the worshipper a con- of his need to orientate him¬ self spiritually, that he may the more worthily do his work in this world. The day-long service culminates in the Ne'ilah services, in which forgiveness is besought for all mankind as fervently as for the individual Jew who utters the prayer. Not the punishment of the sin- •, but repentance for his failings and weaknesses, and courage to walk under the burden of life, Valia'ntly, is the key¬ note of the concluding service.
The local Board of Director* of the Jewish Infants' Home of Ohio will be at the home from two until four o'clock Sunday afternoon,' October Sth, to re¬ ceive all friends and supporters.
Remember the babies on Do¬ nation Day.
In modern times a memorial service is also a feature of the day. This service reminds the worshipper that death is a consummation of life, and should not be feared. No one who has lived worthily is forgotten, nor is his life void. All who contribute to the attain, mcnt of man's hope of redemption frpm poverty, war, famine, sickness, selfish¬ ness, and exploitation hasten the advent of the'Kingdom"of God, which is estab¬ lished as the result of every pers'on's effort to better conditions of life,' The memorial service on the Day of Atone¬ ment is crowded with tender memories, but utilizes the solemn niomqnt to drive home the paramount duty of living for humanity,    -
Fiftieth   'Anniversary   of   Pans Great Synagogue
PARIS, (J.T. A.)—Soon it will be just fifty years since the Great Syna¬ gogue in the Rue de la Victoire was opened. The Synagogue was formally consecrated and opened the fiul of Sep¬ tember, '1874, although the construction of th? Synagogue had begun as "fjr. back as 1805.   .    .
COUNCIL NOTES
The Board of Directors of the Co¬ lumbus Section, National Council of Jewish Women, will hold their first meeting on Wednesday, October 1, at the Community House.
The first open meeting of  the  Sec¬ tion will take place on Monday, Octo¬ ber 6, at the Bryden Road Temple. Evelyn L. Janowitz, Chairman Publicity,