CANADIAN J*WISH I*VIEW
COMMENTARIES
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11-wish Montreal boasts of ,1 social settlement known as Neighborhood H�HI>C. This tVeam/atton is doing splendtd work in one of Montreal's most thvkh populated districts and its officers and directors deserve nuich pi.use for their efforts. However, when one reviews the manv activities of the institution in the cause of childhood-�he is impressed with the fact that'the "Jewish Klement" is non-existent. Neighborh.xxl House shelters cl.i>scs m >e\\ in^ handicraft, dancing and painting-j-hut no cl pert.iinine T*' Ic� ish culture and Jewish thought. Whv not have cl in Jewish dr.mutics---Jewish mus�c: And whv not organic groups for the ' studx of Jewish hrsiorx : The argument advanced often is that Neighborhood Hou<c is non-sectarian. Rut does non-secrariantsm ex-cliufe [ud.usnr I^Ws a Catholic institution that TS non-sectarian exclude Catholic-,>m: Some ol the Jewish children in that thvfclv populated quarter, uhcie > livated Neighborhood;Hoirse � mav go to Chedcr. There m the Hebrew Sihool. thev mav get a smattering ol Hebrew.. But certainly ihev do not cet :n the Chrdor.m the ethval, spiritual ar�i historical trainee ^ thr Vernacular. Such a train-ing is-most important for the Jew:sh ctaui vO-.o > crowing ur into the, Canadian Jew_,of tomorrow. \?ul -�tTC!' ;!i \v s.it !~i�ht h**^ aTiv Jew^rsh . OTcan'7at>on to ask for sup-.y,.. <.v,.:ri ];-\v7v^ Vcv.erAr?^". i.rOess- thai �,n>r;Tur�on be dcfrmteli and -'.-VV-T', -..'.--jr-* �-.! \\ �> rw,- l^utsh ^nre:T^retar>t>n of lire, r vert s<x"val 5er-
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�is is a,n age in which the quest�r�n mark is ptacrd at the c,n 1 even human experience. Especially is there doubt placed upon rel instituti�>ns KaKts and beliefs. And daily we ask ourselves�^wh\
And o*�r answer is a sirnpJe one, \Ve pray because we can't otherwise hut prav. Prayer is,native to the human se�i�l, even as hi, ing and eating, Man is a praying animal. Sometimes we neglect jv and a crisis is necessan tx> turn our hearts to a "Power not oursc!\ S^wnctimes a great resf*>nsib�1itv will caiise us ro. pray> But the n>-human prays even as l^aniel who turned thrice daily, tn Jerusalem, prayer is latent in even hfe. What is prayerf It is the language tween man and God. And even as speech between man and m,m undergone cvoKirion, so has praver. The F.nglish word "p_rAVC1'1 ' to beccirtc. '}^\c Hebrew "Tenhilo" expresses best what we mc.u
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\Ve do m>t h<^d to that view of praver which c\>nceives of .1 in the heavens who jtecds to be flattered, lauded in orUer to secure i frnm Him. Nor do wr hr�W to that view of pnrvrr that turns a miracle worker, who changes the laws of nature because of Rather do we prav not^so rmtch to influence G<xl but sancerr and genuine praver lifts man up to God. Praver p! Sf*nt in unt*xn with the "All Spint" from whom wr draw in*:* t>An in character. All ot us have great spiritual and divine reservoir* \>> in us, 1 hrexrgh pra\-er u e tap these spiritual reservoirs�and thcx us OMirage and strength and through these we grow in spirit and , acter. The great of historv have ajl been men of praver. Alas oj:-t> an era of impatience. \\'c d(^ not cultivate prayer. Kven as and art nec\l to be cultivated s*1* the art c^f praving. The ratio ili^ht and questx^n the effect of praver on the individual. To the ar. p^�^ "mrv seem a h:rrmtess <tec^pTx>ft. ftir llie human heart th �: prnencevi praver�it alone kn<n\s the c�>mf<-�n and inspiration and K �>t ci>mmunvvn with the Divine. The man of prayer has the po\*; detv fate an<i conquer ob>r*des. He can trulv say�"The Lord -hgh: And m\ sa]varH>n, whom shall- I fear?'*
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Minnie Ad^l^tein. Julia Hoffman, HiKt:i and Alfred Wall. Alfi> the violin. A vote of �riven by the Hoffman, to the Modern
Mr*. A_ Herro? tAble< of bridge Thursday May l�th, at her home. Pr.r-won by Mrs. J. Stein. Mr. K; aod MiK� Aid* Shaiman.
MIB* Aida Sbolttian is er> -tbe E%ht* Bridge Ctrtrle at fc-M<.ixkiy,
- TO THE MAN
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Tell Him Thalr
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HAND & PARKER
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