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OfflOJE Zjl\// Servl"9 Columbus and Central Ohio Jewish Community (or Over <0 Years jlHROMCLE BE LIBRARY,. OHIO HISTORICAL SOO**/!-^ 1982 VELMA AVE. OOL.S. 0, 43311 EXCH VOL.63 NO.9 FEBRUAUY 28,1985-ADAR 7 Devoted to American and Jewish Ideals Rabbinical Assembly Clears Way for Acceptance Of Its First Woman Rabbi s ?■ "Mother/Daughter Day" models Lori (left) and Margie Myers are checking out the latest spring fashions from The Limited. 'Hats Off To Mothers And Daughters' Annual Mother/Daughter Day Theme Christie Sroufe, assistant director of Barbizon School of Modeling, will run a workshop on "How to Make the - Most of Your Looks and Personality." The workshop will include make-up demonstrations. Local psychologists, educators and health-related professionals will lead small discussion groups on a "Hats Off To Mothers And Daughters" is the theme for the Second Annual "Mother/Daughter Day" to be held Sunday* March 10, 12:45 to 8:30 p.m. at the Leo Yassenoff Jewish Center, 1125 College Ave.. "Exciting spring fashions from The Limited Stores of Kingsdale will be modeled by mothers and daughters during the dinner hour," says Denise Blank, chairwoman for the event. ' Mindy Coffee, educator . and lecturer from Dayton, will deliver the keynote ■ speech, "The Care and Feeding of Mothers, Or How to Turn Your Mom from Your Worst Enemy into Your Best Friend." Coffee will also lead three workshops during the day: "Interpersonal Relationships," "How to be Your Own Best Friend" and "101 Ways Not to Go Crazy in a Crazy World." I Ahavas Sholom Men Organize Brotherhood Congregation Ahavas Sholom Brotherhood was formed recently in order to assist with social, educational and religious programming at Congregation Ahavas Sholom, to help fund youth activities and to work with the congregational leadership in meeting the needs - of the congregation and the community at large. The following officers were elected at the organizational meeting on Feb; 11: Steven Factor, president; Dr. Philip Weinerman, vice president; Jack Levey, secretary; Paul Tanenbaum, treasurer; Dr. Bruce Kay, Dr. Sanford Bloom, Ed Mellman and Harold Shin- del, directors. A kickoff program is scheduled for somer time in early spring. Membership in the Brotherhood is open to all adult Jewish men. Anyone interested in joining or getting involved in brotherhood activities should contact Steve Factor at 231-5990 or Membership Chairman Phil Weinerman at 237-8047. (CONTINUED ON PAGE 12) NEW YORK (JTA) - The Rabbinical Assembly (RA) .— the international organization of Conservative rabbis—has cleared the way for the acceptance of its first female member. She is Amy Eilberg, 30, who is scheduled to be the first woman to graduate from the Rabbini-.. cal School of the (Conservative) Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) and be ordained in May. The roadblock to the acceptance of Eilberg — and other Conservative women rabbis following in her footsteps — was cleared by the passage of an amendment to the RA's constitution, the RA announced at a recent news conference. According to the amendment, all graduates of the JTS will automatically become RA members upon ordination. The amendment passed by a vote of 636-267 Hashachar Young Judaea Celebrates 75th Anniversary By Judith Franklin Chronicle News Editor Hashachar Young Judaea, a co-ed group for young people, aged 9 through 18, which stresses Jewish identity within a Zionist framework, is 75 years old this year. To celebrate its 75th anniversary, the group has designated March 3-10 as "Chag Ha'Tunah" week—a time to "celebrate the movement." Founded in 1909, Young Judaea was a natural offshoot of the early Zionist movement in the United States. In 1918, a special education department was established by the Zionist organization with Hadassah founder Henrietta Szold at its head, and since, 1967, pumu srixiT Purim — the happy noisemaker among all holy days — is a joyous festival celebrating the deliverance from Hainan's plot to destroy the Jewish people in the days of the Babylonian, exile.. It is celebrated on the 14th day of Adar, this year the evening of March 6 and on March 7. Hadassah has been the group's sole sponsor. Hashachar (The Dawn) Young Judaea is a peer-led group of 8,000 members,. Its college counterpart, Hamag- shimim (The Fulfillers) sponsors Zionist centers on campuses and aliyah support groups. Young Judaea programs consist of year- round clubs, leadership training seminars, summer camps and Israel programs. Here in Columbus, the headquarters of the Ohio- Kentucky-W. Virginia Region,' a .group^ for younger children has been active for many years ahd a high school group is just getting started. Under the leadership of Advisor Amy Rosenblatt, an Ohio State University senior from Toledo, the group is busy planning its own anniversary events. "It was difficult to begin the high school group," Rosenblatt ex plained, "because so many other organizations were so well established here." But because of a commitment to Young Judaea and Israel, which included taking part in a summer program were after her graduation from high school, Rosenblatt has been successful in recruiting a core of seven high schoolers led by David Brody and Jennifer Sokolov, the nucleus around which the • Columbus club will be built. "These kids are what Young Judaea is all about," •* (CONTINUED ON PAOE 71 conducted in a recent mail ballot of the RA membership. ...'■■'•'".. Previously, graduates had to be voted into RA membership individually by 75 percent of the delegates to an RA convention — which remains the procedure for ■■■ non-JTS rabbis who apply. The amendment was conceived to avert a possible floor fight on such a vote on Eilberg's acceptance into the RA membership, according to sources familiar with Conservative movement politics. ' Reasons For Concern - Behind the concern was the fact that at floor fights for two years in a row, RA conventions rejected the application of Rabbi Beverly Magidson, who was ordained as a Reform rabbi in 1979, while accepting into membership several male Reform rabbis. At the 1983 convention, held in Dallas, the vote on Magidsori's application was 210 in favor to 75 opposed — only four votes short of the 75 percent required. At the 1984 convention, held in April in Kiamesha Lake New York, Magidson received 230 votes to 99 against — or 17 votes short: The repeated rejection of Magidson's application and the seeming decline in support for her admission to the RA largely were attributed by knowledgeable sources to the feeling in theorganiza- tion that the first woman it admits should be a JTS graduate. This would then pave the way for the acceptance of women rabbis who were not JTS graduates, such'as Magidson, in the future, j. What made possible the application of a woman ordained by JTS was the decision of its Faculty Senate to accept women as rabbinical Students, reached by a 34-8 vote in Oct. 1983 after oyer ten years of heated and often bitter debate within the Con-; servative movement. In keeping with the decision, 18 women were admitted as students in the JTS Rabbinical School's incoming (1984-85) class — comprising approximately 50 percent of the students, Several of the women students, who had taken courses at JTS during the past few years, will now receive credit and. be ordained before the end of the usual six-year period of study. Opponents To Ordination Of Women As Rabbis Protest RA Announcement NEW YORK (JTA)-Op- ponents to the ordination of women as... rabbis — both within and outside the Conservative movement —have come forward to protest the recent announcement by the Rabbinical Assembly (RA) that it had cleared the way for the acceptance of its first female member, 'Amy Eilberg, upon her graduation from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America's Rabbinical School in May. The Union for Traditional Conservative Judaism, a group of rabbis and laity who oppose women's ordination in the Conservative movement, said that the passage of an amendment to the RA constitution — which guarantees the acceptance of women by mandating the automatic admission pf each entire JTS graduating class — "should not be seen as a wholehearted endorsement" of women as rabbis. The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations condemned the RA decision as representing a "radical and definitive break with Jewish tradition, shattering all claims and pretenses that the Conservative movement is a branch of halachic Judaism." Charging that the decision is part of the movement's "continuing breach with traditional Judaism," Union president Sidney Kwestel 'called it "religion by popular demand, a pandering to pressure groups" that "further obliterates the distinc- (CONTINUED ON PAGE 7) So Your Mother Always Wanted You to Become a Writer . . . The Second Annual Ohio Jewish Chronicle THE OHIO JEWISH CHRONICLE—in cooperation with Jewish mothers everywhere and In its continuing efforts to provide a medium for the exchange of ideos of concern to the Jewish community—is encouraging lis readers to participate in an editorial forum by submitting feature articles for possible publication In the paper. . This is on opportunity for all members of the community—regardless of age, occupation or affiliation—to openly express ond share their ideas'.' It is hooed that this forum will also stimulate reader involvement In the Chronicle ond ultimately will result In more letters to the editor and other reader contributions. Articles should focus on a contemporary Judoic Issue or on one or more of the religious and/or cultural themes of the High Holy Days. They may be fiction or nonaction. Articles submitted will be evaluated by the Chronicle staff on the basis of style, content and originality. Those manuscripts which best fulfill the criteria will be published in the 5746 New Year Edition of the OJC. Their authors will be notified prior to publication ond will receive a $05 honorarium on publication of the articles. Manuscripts, 1000 to 2000 words in length, should be typewritten, double spaced, clearly marked with the writer's name,. address and telephone number and, in the cose of authors under 21, their age.' A short paragraph of biographical data about the author should also be included. Deadline Is March 31. All articles submitted become the property of the Ohio Jewish Chronicle ond may be printed In future Issues of the paper. No manuscripts will be returned. Send articles to the Ohio Jewish Chronicle. P.O. Dox 09744, Cols., 0.43209 ■
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Full Text | OfflOJE Zjl\// Servl"9 Columbus and Central Ohio Jewish Community (or Over <0 Years jlHROMCLE BE LIBRARY,. OHIO HISTORICAL SOO**/!-^ 1982 VELMA AVE. OOL.S. 0, 43311 EXCH VOL.63 NO.9 FEBRUAUY 28,1985-ADAR 7 Devoted to American and Jewish Ideals Rabbinical Assembly Clears Way for Acceptance Of Its First Woman Rabbi s ?■ "Mother/Daughter Day" models Lori (left) and Margie Myers are checking out the latest spring fashions from The Limited. 'Hats Off To Mothers And Daughters' Annual Mother/Daughter Day Theme Christie Sroufe, assistant director of Barbizon School of Modeling, will run a workshop on "How to Make the - Most of Your Looks and Personality." The workshop will include make-up demonstrations. Local psychologists, educators and health-related professionals will lead small discussion groups on a "Hats Off To Mothers And Daughters" is the theme for the Second Annual "Mother/Daughter Day" to be held Sunday* March 10, 12:45 to 8:30 p.m. at the Leo Yassenoff Jewish Center, 1125 College Ave.. "Exciting spring fashions from The Limited Stores of Kingsdale will be modeled by mothers and daughters during the dinner hour," says Denise Blank, chairwoman for the event. ' Mindy Coffee, educator . and lecturer from Dayton, will deliver the keynote ■ speech, "The Care and Feeding of Mothers, Or How to Turn Your Mom from Your Worst Enemy into Your Best Friend." Coffee will also lead three workshops during the day: "Interpersonal Relationships," "How to be Your Own Best Friend" and "101 Ways Not to Go Crazy in a Crazy World." I Ahavas Sholom Men Organize Brotherhood Congregation Ahavas Sholom Brotherhood was formed recently in order to assist with social, educational and religious programming at Congregation Ahavas Sholom, to help fund youth activities and to work with the congregational leadership in meeting the needs - of the congregation and the community at large. The following officers were elected at the organizational meeting on Feb; 11: Steven Factor, president; Dr. Philip Weinerman, vice president; Jack Levey, secretary; Paul Tanenbaum, treasurer; Dr. Bruce Kay, Dr. Sanford Bloom, Ed Mellman and Harold Shin- del, directors. A kickoff program is scheduled for somer time in early spring. Membership in the Brotherhood is open to all adult Jewish men. Anyone interested in joining or getting involved in brotherhood activities should contact Steve Factor at 231-5990 or Membership Chairman Phil Weinerman at 237-8047. (CONTINUED ON PAGE 12) NEW YORK (JTA) - The Rabbinical Assembly (RA) .— the international organization of Conservative rabbis—has cleared the way for the acceptance of its first female member. She is Amy Eilberg, 30, who is scheduled to be the first woman to graduate from the Rabbini-.. cal School of the (Conservative) Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) and be ordained in May. The roadblock to the acceptance of Eilberg — and other Conservative women rabbis following in her footsteps — was cleared by the passage of an amendment to the RA's constitution, the RA announced at a recent news conference. According to the amendment, all graduates of the JTS will automatically become RA members upon ordination. The amendment passed by a vote of 636-267 Hashachar Young Judaea Celebrates 75th Anniversary By Judith Franklin Chronicle News Editor Hashachar Young Judaea, a co-ed group for young people, aged 9 through 18, which stresses Jewish identity within a Zionist framework, is 75 years old this year. To celebrate its 75th anniversary, the group has designated March 3-10 as "Chag Ha'Tunah" week—a time to "celebrate the movement." Founded in 1909, Young Judaea was a natural offshoot of the early Zionist movement in the United States. In 1918, a special education department was established by the Zionist organization with Hadassah founder Henrietta Szold at its head, and since, 1967, pumu srixiT Purim — the happy noisemaker among all holy days — is a joyous festival celebrating the deliverance from Hainan's plot to destroy the Jewish people in the days of the Babylonian, exile.. It is celebrated on the 14th day of Adar, this year the evening of March 6 and on March 7. Hadassah has been the group's sole sponsor. Hashachar (The Dawn) Young Judaea is a peer-led group of 8,000 members,. Its college counterpart, Hamag- shimim (The Fulfillers) sponsors Zionist centers on campuses and aliyah support groups. Young Judaea programs consist of year- round clubs, leadership training seminars, summer camps and Israel programs. Here in Columbus, the headquarters of the Ohio- Kentucky-W. Virginia Region,' a .group^ for younger children has been active for many years ahd a high school group is just getting started. Under the leadership of Advisor Amy Rosenblatt, an Ohio State University senior from Toledo, the group is busy planning its own anniversary events. "It was difficult to begin the high school group," Rosenblatt ex plained, "because so many other organizations were so well established here." But because of a commitment to Young Judaea and Israel, which included taking part in a summer program were after her graduation from high school, Rosenblatt has been successful in recruiting a core of seven high schoolers led by David Brody and Jennifer Sokolov, the nucleus around which the • Columbus club will be built. "These kids are what Young Judaea is all about," •* (CONTINUED ON PAOE 71 conducted in a recent mail ballot of the RA membership. ...'■■'•'".. Previously, graduates had to be voted into RA membership individually by 75 percent of the delegates to an RA convention — which remains the procedure for ■■■ non-JTS rabbis who apply. The amendment was conceived to avert a possible floor fight on such a vote on Eilberg's acceptance into the RA membership, according to sources familiar with Conservative movement politics. ' Reasons For Concern - Behind the concern was the fact that at floor fights for two years in a row, RA conventions rejected the application of Rabbi Beverly Magidson, who was ordained as a Reform rabbi in 1979, while accepting into membership several male Reform rabbis. At the 1983 convention, held in Dallas, the vote on Magidsori's application was 210 in favor to 75 opposed — only four votes short of the 75 percent required. At the 1984 convention, held in April in Kiamesha Lake New York, Magidson received 230 votes to 99 against — or 17 votes short: The repeated rejection of Magidson's application and the seeming decline in support for her admission to the RA largely were attributed by knowledgeable sources to the feeling in theorganiza- tion that the first woman it admits should be a JTS graduate. This would then pave the way for the acceptance of women rabbis who were not JTS graduates, such'as Magidson, in the future, j. What made possible the application of a woman ordained by JTS was the decision of its Faculty Senate to accept women as rabbinical Students, reached by a 34-8 vote in Oct. 1983 after oyer ten years of heated and often bitter debate within the Con-; servative movement. In keeping with the decision, 18 women were admitted as students in the JTS Rabbinical School's incoming (1984-85) class — comprising approximately 50 percent of the students, Several of the women students, who had taken courses at JTS during the past few years, will now receive credit and. be ordained before the end of the usual six-year period of study. Opponents To Ordination Of Women As Rabbis Protest RA Announcement NEW YORK (JTA)-Op- ponents to the ordination of women as... rabbis — both within and outside the Conservative movement —have come forward to protest the recent announcement by the Rabbinical Assembly (RA) that it had cleared the way for the acceptance of its first female member, 'Amy Eilberg, upon her graduation from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America's Rabbinical School in May. The Union for Traditional Conservative Judaism, a group of rabbis and laity who oppose women's ordination in the Conservative movement, said that the passage of an amendment to the RA constitution — which guarantees the acceptance of women by mandating the automatic admission pf each entire JTS graduating class — "should not be seen as a wholehearted endorsement" of women as rabbis. The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations condemned the RA decision as representing a "radical and definitive break with Jewish tradition, shattering all claims and pretenses that the Conservative movement is a branch of halachic Judaism." Charging that the decision is part of the movement's "continuing breach with traditional Judaism," Union president Sidney Kwestel 'called it "religion by popular demand, a pandering to pressure groups" that "further obliterates the distinc- (CONTINUED ON PAGE 7) So Your Mother Always Wanted You to Become a Writer . . . The Second Annual Ohio Jewish Chronicle THE OHIO JEWISH CHRONICLE—in cooperation with Jewish mothers everywhere and In its continuing efforts to provide a medium for the exchange of ideos of concern to the Jewish community—is encouraging lis readers to participate in an editorial forum by submitting feature articles for possible publication In the paper. . This is on opportunity for all members of the community—regardless of age, occupation or affiliation—to openly express ond share their ideas'.' It is hooed that this forum will also stimulate reader involvement In the Chronicle ond ultimately will result In more letters to the editor and other reader contributions. Articles should focus on a contemporary Judoic Issue or on one or more of the religious and/or cultural themes of the High Holy Days. They may be fiction or nonaction. Articles submitted will be evaluated by the Chronicle staff on the basis of style, content and originality. Those manuscripts which best fulfill the criteria will be published in the 5746 New Year Edition of the OJC. Their authors will be notified prior to publication ond will receive a $05 honorarium on publication of the articles. Manuscripts, 1000 to 2000 words in length, should be typewritten, double spaced, clearly marked with the writer's name,. address and telephone number and, in the cose of authors under 21, their age.' A short paragraph of biographical data about the author should also be included. Deadline Is March 31. All articles submitted become the property of the Ohio Jewish Chronicle ond may be printed In future Issues of the paper. No manuscripts will be returned. Send articles to the Ohio Jewish Chronicle. P.O. Dox 09744, Cols., 0.43209 ■ |
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