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VOL.66   NO.2
JANUARY 14,1988-TEVET24
Devoted to American
and Jewish Ideals.
Dr. Reuben Ahroni
To Speak Jan. 24
"Jews and the Moslem
World — A Perspective for
Today" will be the subject of
Dr. Reuben Ahroni when he
speaks at the Temple Israel
Adult Education Series on
Sunday, Jan. 24, at 9:30 a.m.
at the Temple, 5419 E. Broad
St.
Dr. Ahroni was born in
South Yemen before immigrating to Israel in 1949.
He has been a resident of the
U.S.A. since 1975.
Dr. Ahroni is presently an
assistant professor at Ohio
State University and received the Arts and Sciences
Student Council Award for
outstanding achievements in
the field of education in 1984.
Among his extensive writings, one of his latest works
is "Yemenite Jewry: Aspects of its Origins, Culture
and Literature from Antiquity to the Seventeenth Century."
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Military Changing Rules To Allow
Jewish Personnel To Wear Skullcaps
Rabbi David Stavsky (right) and Shlomo Carlebach
met during Rabbi Staysky's most recent trip to Israel
this past summer.
Plans For Family Shabbaton
Begin During Visit To Israel
The lecture, which will begin at 10 a.m. is open to the
entire community. Bagels
and coffee will be served at
9:30 a.m. The Temple Israel
Adult Education Committee
is chaired by Joyce Simsoh
and Jeff Glassman.
Initial plans for the Family Shabbaton to be held at
the Beth Jacob Congregation, Feb. 5 and 6, featuring
Shlomo Carlebach, began
during Rabbi David Stav-
sky's summer visit to Israel.
During this most recent
trip, Rabbi Stavsky was invited to attend a reception in
his honor at the moshav of
Shlomo Carlebach near
Modian, 30 miles from Jerusalem in the Judean hills.
Approximately 60 people attended. While there the rabbi
had an opportunity to discuss .with Carlebach the
meartiri^ of "being at peace
with oneself " They also
spoke about Carlebach coming to Beth Jacob for a Family Shabbaton weekend,
which has since been confirmed.
Temple Israel To Hold Farewell Dinner
For Rabbi Sanford Akselrad And Family
Rabbi Sanford D. Akselrad, his wife, Joni, and
daughter, C.J., will be
honored at a dinner and special Sabbath Service on Friday, Jan. 22, at Temple Israel. Rabbi Akselrad has accepted a pulpit at Congregation Ner Tamid in Las
Vegas, Nev. He will assume
his new position on Feb. i;    •
Rabbi Akselrad and his
wife came to Temple Israel
on July 1, 1984, after his
ordination at the Cincinnati
Branch of Hebrew Union
College-Jewish Institute of
Religion. During his three-
and-a-half years at Temple
Israel, he has been involved
in all aspects of rabbinical
work including religious services, teaching, counseling,
committee work and public
speaking. He has also been
involved extensively in the
community having served on
the Anti Defamation League
Board of Trustees, taught at
the Community College for
Adult Studies, led a Jewish
Studies Group at Heritage
House and served as the
Jewish Chautauqua lecturer
at Capital University.
Hope Ellen Kaplan is
chairing the. Farewell Dinner Which will be held at 6
p.mu Reservations can be
made by calling the Temple
office, 866-0010, no later than
Jan. 18. Following the dinner, Rabbi Akselrad and his
family will be recognized at
the Sabbath Service. A special Oneg Shabbat in their
honor, sponsored by Sisterhood and Brotherhood, will
follow the Service. All the
evening events are open to
the community.
Carlebach has visited Beth
Jacob and Columbus on a
number of previous occasions. Rabbi Stavsky notes
that "he is an internationally
known artist who, through
Jewish songs and Hasidic
stories, has brought a distinct spiritual message to
thousands of people. Innovative melodies and beautiful
cantorial compositions feature prominently in Carle-
bach's repertoire. His presence and charismatic style
send his listeners into ecstasy. Carlebach is truly 'a
comsummate performer'
who must be experienced in
full."
Moshe Mizrachi and Ar-
lene Sapir, co-chairpersons
of the Shabbaton, announce
that reservations, which will
include an Oneg Shabbos
Friday night and a special
Rebbe's Tisch after services
Saturday afternoon, can be
made by calling the B.J. office at 231-8641. Tickets are
also available for the Carlebach concert Saturday night
by calling the synagogue.
Seats are limited and tickets
must be purchased before
Jan. 29.
Bar Kochba's Name
Unearthed Once Again
TEL AVIV (JTA) -
Twenty seven years ago, the
name of Shimon Ben Kosiba
—also known as Bar Kochba
— was found for the first
time at an archaeological
dig in Israel. Two months
ago, it was found again.
The first reference to Bar
Kochba, who led the Jewish
revolt against the Roman
emperor Hadrian from 132 to
135 C.E., was found in 1960 on
a papyrus document unearthed in the Nahal Hever
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NEW YORK (JTA) — The
U.S. armed services are
changing their regulations to
allow Jewish personnel to
wear yarmulkes (skullcaps), following the signing
of an amendment to the 1988
Defense Authorization Law
by President Reagan on Dec.
4.
A spokesman for the Defense Department in Washington said that the department has 120 days to implement the new law. It requires the services to allow
members to wear "neat and
conservative religious apparel which is part of the observance of the religious faith
practiced by the members
while in uniform" if it would
not interfere with their military duties.
According to'the spokesman, the U.S. Army, Navy,
Air Force and Marine Corps
are changing their handbooks to include the new
rule. The spokesman pointed
out that,.while servicemen
traditionally have been allowed to wear religious gar-
ments at religious services,
Jewish War Yets
To Meet Jan. 19
The Executive Board of
Capital Post #122 of the
Jewish War Veterans announces that their annual
paid-up membership dinner
will be held Tuesday, Jan. 19
at6:30p.m., at the American
Legion Hall, which is On the
corner of Zettler and Livingston. Members and applicants can pay their dues
at the door.
The featured speaker will
be Bob Reichgott, a veteran
police officer. Officer Reichgott has worked 27 years in
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never before have they been
allowed to wear them routinely.
The National Jewish Commission on Law and Public
Affairs (COLPA) hailed the
new law. Allen Rothenberg,
COLPA president, said it assures "that a symbol of the
Jewish faith (the yarmulke)
would no longer be arbitrarily deemed as incompatible with public service."
The bill was drafted by Nathan Lewin, COLPA national
vice president. It was designed to reverse the March
1986 decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in Goldman vs.
Weinberger, that the military was not constitutionally
required to allow its members to wear a yarmulke
while on duty.
Lewin and David Butler,
COLPA's national secretary,
represented Captain Simcha
Goldman, who wished to
wear his yarmulke while
serving in the Air Force,
against then-Secretary of
Defense Caspar Weinberger.
Rep. Stephen Solarz
(D-N.Y.) led the effort on behalf of the bill in Congress
and Sen. Frank Lautenberg
(D-N.J.) led the effort in the
Senate.
Shown here are some of the participants in the Phone
and Funday activities at last year's Super Sunday.
Super Sunday Funday Activities
Geared Toward Entire Family
Super Sunday Funday telethon and celebration, sponsored by the Columbus Jewish Federation's 1988 Jewish
Community Campaign, will
take place on Sunday, Jan.
24 at the Leo Yassenoff Jewish Center. The eventj,
chaired by Dr. Ron Erkis,
has a component of "funday" activities that are
geared for the entire family.
The family activities,
jointly sponsored by the Leo
Yassenoff Jewish Center,
are scheduled from 12:30-
3:30 p.m. and include
clowns, jugglers, balloon
sculptures, puppet shows,
face painting, a cariacturist
and more. Food such as
pizza, subs and a sundae bar
will also be available.
Local agencies who will be
participating by setting up
informational  and  game
booths are: Agudas Achim
Congregation, Ahavas Sho-
Iom, Anti-Defamation League, Beth Jacob Congregation, B'nai B'rith Maccabee
Lodge, B'nai B'rith Women,
Columbus Jewish Federation, Columbus Jewish
Historical Society, Columbus Torah Academy, Herit-
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