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By FRANK COHEN
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TEFILLAH
S NEW SANCTUARY
In May tills year Shaarei T&-fillah, one of Toronto's leading orthodox congregations, will break ground for its new main sanctuary building.
According to Mr. Ab. Bergson, president, the project will require $350,000. To give elfect to the project, special committees have been formed, headed by Dr. Morris Weinberg. The following are the Committee Members.:
Building: Chairman Sam Zel-din; Alex Grossman, Norman Shapiro and Frank Memick.
Campaign:. Abe Sheff Morris Rubinstein with Cornfeld in planning.
In. connection with the project, The Canadian Jewish News interviewed the spiritual leader of Shaarei Tefillah,- Rabbi Bernard Rosensweig at the Synagogue, 3600 Bathurst Street and learned some interesting facts.
It appears that the Synagogue was planned for growth right from the start. Now it consists of a modern hail which serves as the sjTiagogue fot the present,
Budget and. Finance: Alex Se- ' and which was built for the even rota, Chairman; Lionel Burnley, | tual social hall. It is equipped
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and I section and there are cloak rooms. Jack All that Is now required is the main sanctuary.
The designing architect Mr. Irving Grossman has really got something new. His design has not only been worked out to harmoniously cover the remainder of the site, but it blends with the existing structures. It has a singular fitness for purpose, for owing to its octagonal shape, and the centre position of the Bimah no congregant will bo further from the officiating Reader, Cantor or Rabbi, than nine rows. One might think that such a
and Alex ! with fine kitchens. There is also I design would reduce the .seating
Rabbi Rosensweig is proud of the fact that he is able to satisfy the spiritual needs of all the groups of his congregation. After the Talmud clas.ses, he conducts one in the Bible which lasts three quarters of an hour (till Mlncha) and this he conducts in English, and between sixty to I seventy attend.
After Pesach, during the summer, this Shiur switches to Pirke Avoth. In both these study circles, the Rabbi makes a point of teaching In deptJi, rather than skimming through a larger area. This Is so that the members of the.se classes will ultimately be
The Canadian Jewish News, Fridoy, March 17,1961 .7
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BY MORDECAI HIRSHENSON
NEW EICHMANN FILM
"Oi>erat<on Elchmann" is the name of a new 90 minute film that will be opening on March 20th in a number' of. Toronto' theatres. The movie seeks of course to capitalize on the k^n interest in the topic on the eve of the historic trial in Jerusalem.
Like so many other works of this kind — the pape;-backs now-swarming on the market for instance — the movie bears- the imprint of-haste and improvisation. It, is typically Hollywood in much 6f its dialogueland charac-Iterization h,avr,>g the dramatis personae talk and behave as the scrlpeawriter would prefer them to rather than as they likely did in reality. "
Most surprising, however, are the liberties taken by the moviemakers with the story of Eich-mann's capture. The facts are infinite'' more ab^rbing than the fictitious version presented by Allied Artists. The story of Mrs. Elchmann being identified j by her trip home to Austria to ' renew her passport is traded for MIAMI, Fla. (CJN) - The ^^^^ ^^'^ Eichmann living Jewish Community Centre here "'^^ * mistress, has opened its doors for service The title role is played by.Mar-to a growing number of Jiiwish tin Klemperer, son of the well-refugee families from Cuba's ' known symphony conductor Otto terror. Situated at the gateway | Klfmperer, who dOvj an effecU-to the U.S. from Latin America. I ve job. In physical resemblance
Robbi Bernard Rosensweig Spiritual Leader
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For Religious Instruction in The Public Schools" and the other in gray with the title "Programme of Studies Por tirades 1 to 6 .of the Public and Separate Schools'.
The brown booklet sets forth in explicit detail and in a prominent spotr-in Its opening pages - exactly what the time table for religious education should be: two half-hour 'periods which -.an be scheduled only in the first or la.st i>eriod of the morning or afternoon sessions. It also goes Into great detail about exemption provisions for pupils, for teachers who do not wish to-teach it, and for entire schools or school boards?^ ^ The^'^y botjklet" (published" 1960 in its last edition, which
but must gq beyond, thenfi and in other vvays?: That this interpretation is not indicated is proved at ti.e end of he chapter where the proportion of time for all ■ classroom subjects is listed in a table with English, Science, Art, Health and Physical Education, Music, etc.. all given their re-sjjective |>ercentage of time. Religious education is not to' be found in this time breakdown (which incidentally conies to a total of 100 pter cent).
It jnusi clearly" mean, then, that no time in classroom is meant to be assigned to religiou.s education„n this subject has no tifne of lis own then, if taughtY=-.^ i'. would hav. to be spread over the oth(^r subjects of the curri-
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for 850 seats which Is considered ample. AS for total seating nc-comodation for the High Festivals, tiie Social Hall which will be enlarged, and the secondary' Social Hall, will furnish a further 850 seats.
I This congregation was the first : one to be established north of
Lawrence Ave. It is perhaps ■ another example of the modern
trend to move to the suburbs. I Though it had verj' modest begin-I nings, first in a recreation room, I then back of a butcher-store, the
present fine buildings 1 erected six years ago. The first
On Tuesdays adult education takes place at 8 and 9 p.m. At present, one subject i.s "Jewish Historj- In the Middle Ages," and j the other la Conversational Hebrew. I It is clear this Synanogue places \ the accent on education, and | there Is something which really places the Hall-park on their approach.^ Every boy on his Bar-mitzvah is given a Soncino Hertz Chumesh. With this scholarly masterpiece in his hands he will were | be fquip))^d \o "know what to answer the epikorouis.'* With pride the Rabbi
Miami ha.s felt the main impact of the currtiit Cviban crisis as thousands of escaping Cuban families have fk-d to Ireedom in North America. Centre authorities, in continuing touch with local and national welfare agencies, state '.hii; the situation i.s bound to l)ecome more Sf'rious as time goe.s on and immigration continues.
The Greater Miami Jewish Community Centre is one of more than 300 centres and YM-YWHAs affiliated with the tional Welfare Board (JWB>. JWB rnports that thi."; current activity of the Miami Centre is typical of the m.anner In which
local Centres have responded to ^^rio "DepartmenV'of Education.' community ' crises in the pa.st.
; also he is strikingly well-cast. . The parts of the young Israelis (who were small children at the I time of the death-camps in Eu-I rope) are perhaps not well cho-; sen, hewing to the Hollywood ' line in their dialogue and appearance. Tlie film failj In any kind of oenetration of character.
BROWN BOOKLET VS GREY BOOKLET
Religious education muil be allocated two half-hour periods a week in the classnx)m, over and above opening exercises, according to one official book of regulations published by the On-
purports to be unchanged from culum. It this is so. how can th the 1955 edition) deals with the exemption be obtained, the right goals and philosophy of tetu'h-: to which is so carefully explained in the "brcnvn b<ioklel"? Moreover, hiiw can one Departmen-
ing in the elementary school and '
how these can l)e reached and comprehended within the school I curriculum. About religious cdu- ! cation this is what it has lo .say (on page 7):
Detailed .suggestions with regard to the teaching of Re-;
ligiou.s Education are not pre-1 PERSONALITIES
sented in this Prognimme. • Shirle\ ?'.i;Iiiv.-. former Wln-They will be found in the nipegger who hai been living in E>epartmental i)amphiet "Re- ; Toronto for the past few years.
t; ■ ])ub!h'ation refi'r the user to another that flai.lv contradicts ;i.s own provi.-iions?
FLivi.' yoi; the answer, Mr. Ro-bun.s?
showed ; Centres played a large part in
I year when the - land was pur-i chased, the H-gh Festivals had me the recently resumed month-' niaintaining cnmintiniiy^tability ;'been celebrated in a tent, put up ' ly Bulletins for February and i during-iije depri'ssion and wel-ion the present site. | March, creatively produced by' corned the refugees from Nazi
As this will be the very latest I its new editor Mr. Pesach Schin- Germany in the late 30's, accord i of Toronto's synagogue it might dler. The talent, and penetrating
wit evidenced in this publication, elevate, it above, most.run of the mill bulletins emanating from many synagog\ies these days. This bulletin Is more than just a recital of dry fact-: and statistics, anniversaries, birthdays and
j also well be the most beautiful
i of them all.
This' is no ordinary .sj'nagogue. meeting once a week with a
! scratch minyan. This Is already a live and going concern. Imagine in Toronto, a first and second
minyan every week day morning yahrzeits. The ambitious aim to
(7 and 7.45 a:m. respectively) with -inspire, provoke thoughtr aiffl"
a third minyan on Sunday morn- develop synagogue pride is achiev-
ings. ed. S^p e Innovations not seen
On an ordinary Shabbat morn-
anywhere before are the column
ing two to three hundred men ; pertaining to Halachic questions and women attend, besides the I from the Rabbis files; "Views
from the Pews", presenting members' \iews on burning Issues within the world and local communities, a witty column by A.S. displaying much literary talent, a fine sense of light satire; and finally the editorials of a high literary standard that concern themselves with the broader
children. Tne service commences' at 9 a.m. In addition, there is £i youth congregation, entirely run by teen-agers themselves. They even have one of their number read the entire Sedrah. The youth congregation Is for those already Bar-mitzvah. For the children not yet 13 there is a
special provision — The Children's \ areas of Jewish life beyond the
Hour — as soon as Torah reading begins in the adult shul. These children are supervised by six lady volunteers who regale them with stories from Jewish History and teach therri about the festivals.
When the building . will be completed, it is planned to turn the children's hour-into a Junior congregation.
What makes this congregation different from the others? — I asked Rabbi Rosensweig. He replied: "The, most fitting answer to that question is supplied by the Gemara Study circle which I
conduct every noon."
Saturday after-
confines of the synagogue. If the news organ of a .synagogue correctly reflects th« potential within its midst, then Shaarei Tefillah has a very promising future.
In conclusion, as Rabbi Rosensweig said — "This building is to be completed to provide the proper means for the advancement of the cause of orthodox Judaism in.the Commuriity. It is necessary 'a meet the demands of the tinies, and in order.to make traditional Judaism dynamic and meaningful. Maximal Judaism holds the key to the Jewish future."
A MODEL SISTERHOOD
The Shaarei TefUlah: Sisterhood, although comparatively young in years, is already- very well known in. the Je;wlsh Community, for Its many worthwhile and probressive activities. Under the leadership of energetic and capable,young ■women,-its programme and membersiilp have expanded by leaps and bounds; Already they have a M^'o increase in membership over last year.
Mrs. Leon Gasner,' President, outlined its activities — a diversified progi:amme of cultural and social functions aimed afisatlsfy ■i-ng tjieindlvidiial'members and ultimately . to assist^ the synagogue in every possible way.
AMBITIOOS^ PROGRAMME
A great deal, of emphasis Is placed on Education. The Programme Chairman, Mrs. S. Hlrsh highlights the monthly meetings with speakers, panel .discussions or group participation programmes which may reach back into history Or a topical, controversial' topic of the day or perhaps a fashion show for my-lady. An active and ambitious Drama
bath services; operating a Gift Shop; assisting at the children's parties, the Good Age Club and with Library Work.
AIMS
Like most sisterhoods: Shaarei
ing to JWB.. Centres have been focal paints of ■ emergency operations for Civil- Defence, in floods, snow sjornis and other local di-sasters.
' In Miami, Cuban families have been taken into all branches of the Center for a variety oi activities and service. These families, tratisplanted to a new society, are usually In sharply reduced, and sometimes desperate, economic circumstances. The most frequent request they make to the Center is for day care for their pre-school children, so that mothers may seek employment. ,In many cases, mothers and children arrive here alone, because the fathers were unable to leave Cuba. Even those fathers who are in Miami are frequently unable to got employment.
Religious education has no time allocated to it but should be inte-"grated and spread through the curriculum, says another equally official book of regulations put'out by tiie same Department of Education.
Which of these prescriptions is correct? Does one supersede the other^ aiid if so, which one? Is this the result of.normid bureaucratic confusion, and does one arm of the department not know what the other arm is doing? These are the questions that come to mind when one looks at two booklets one in brown entitled "Regulationa and Programme
INDIAN RESOLUTION ON INTOLERANCE
NEW YORK, (JCNS) - Britain and France are trying to strengthen an Indiaii resolution on intolerance submitted to the Human Rights Conin-ii-ssion for consideration by the next General Assembly.
One delegate, who prefers to remain anonymous, described the resolution a^l "a firm stand against sin".
giilations and Programme for Religious Education in the Public Schools, 1941)"; luid in the "Teachers' Guides lo Religious Educatioti", published by The Ryerson Press, Toronto. Copies of these publications have been supplied to all schools. Religious teaching caimot be confined t) separate periods on the time-table. It will afect the traching of all subjects, and the wise teachers will be anxious, in the various departments of school activity, to bring home to the pupils, as far as their capacity allows, the fundamental truths of Christianity and their bearing on himian life and thought. The perplexing irony here Is that the 'Departmental pamhlet' referred to in this paragraph is the "brown booklet" we have .hientioned above that sets forth the two half-hour prescription etc. What can this all mean? Can it mean that religious education cannot be confined ' to merely the two half-hour periods
is the new public relations offi-I ccr of the National G-allerj' in ■Ottawa.
• Kliezcr .Silver of Cincinatti, ■ .senior Orthodox rabbi of the
USA wn5 in Toronto last week to attend a family simcha of Rabbi Gedalia Pelder (Silver was Zandink at the briss of Felder'S new bonison). The octogenarian rabbi also expounded a shinr at the TVA (Torah V'Avodah).
• Matthew Ram who has served the Congress, Zionist Organization, ar>d the JIAS, has taken a fund raising position in the campaign for a new Jewish Home for the Aged in Montreal . . . Stuart E. Rosenberg of Beth Tzedec Congregation, is off on a short trip to Russia and Israel.
• Abba HUlel Silver, a well-known Reform leader, recently delivered three lectures in a Conservative congregation (Beth Tzedpc) and among his audiences were numerous Orthodox Jews who were ■ impressed ,by what they heard. They were particularly struck by Abba H11-' lei SUver's. thorough mastery.of his TalmXidic allusions.
"INTEGRATED?"
Dear Editor. After many piano renderings of "HAVA NEGILAH" whUe accompanying several young singing participants at our Children's Purim Party last Sunday, one budding star, a cute little Moroccan girl splendidly attired • as Queen Esther approached the microphone to sing.
For sure, I thought, this will be another "HORA" and pos-sib-ly In fluent Hebrew but you can Imagine my amazement , when asked her choice of song, she replied "AWAY IN TOE MANGER." ■ . Jack Polllck
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ACTIVITIES OF SHAAREI TEFILLAH BROTHERHOOD
The Shaarei Tefillah Brotherhood is a member of the Council
Group has presented musical comedies such as Glgi; My Fair Sabra, and many holiday skits, '
HAS OWN PROJECTS
other activities enjoyed by the membisrs are a Bowling League for relaxation; a special afternoon Study Group under the CB' pable instruction of Rabbi • Ro-sei^sweig; sponsoring special Sab-
Mrs. LEON GASNEr'"^
Tefillah has many fimd raising projects, rummage sales, raffles, a Chanukah Dance and many individual entjerprises..
To round out its year, a Tea and Fashion Show, will be, held on Weidnesday,; May 3rd, with both afternoon and evening showings. Much interest has been radiated by the Tea Conveners, Mrs. M. Lefko,. Mrs.J.' Schwartz, Mrs. D, Sugar and their hard working Captains.. The So-, cial Chairmen, Mrs, M. Sllver-berg and Mrs. S. Birken^ are planning thei refreshments ;as they "do at eac^h-meeting,, cornpa-rable to a welT planned home party. _/ . __ „Shalarel Tefillah Sisterhood has enjoyed ^^her year of crelitlve ^activity. Its ultimate goal: working towards the completion of" the Sanctuary and remaining an integral' part of the" present and future of our people.
A Sisterhood Drama Presentation From left: Mesdomes M. Grofstein, N. Garnick,: M J. Vellis, I.
Gocxlmon, L. Gasher and J. Pollishuke.
of Jewish Brotherhoods.
It Is one of the vital groups of the Shul.- Its purpose is, at all times, to assist the Shul financially, to foster goodwill among Its members, and to provide social- enjoyment. One of the most interesting of its activities is its Sunday morning Tallis and Teflllln .Club. The members first pray and breakfast together. Then, each week there follows a special feature; usually the presentation of some topic close to the "members' hearts, in' an address by. the Rabbi ..or some visiting lecturer.
Every year,, at the Installation ^officers dinnerTghie "Man of The Year" is presented. He Is chosen by the BrotherHood as-the man In the commuriity conslder-ed-to havejnade the-iiiost outstanding contribution to "world Jewry or to mankind in general.
.On the lighter side,, the Brotherhood has an aimual dance, arranges "Monte Carlo" nights which provide gamw and a good time, stags, and plays, In order to raise fimds for the Shul and provide enjoyment.: The able guidance of the Brotherhood president, Mr. Alex .Serota, and the support given hint by a hardworking committee, have brought about a really, successful brother-' hood. Mr. Norman Shapiro, the brotherhood's lmm<jdlate ^.past president, holds the position of Vice-President of the Cpuiicll of Jewish BrotherhoodJi in Toronto.
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