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FRIDAY EVENING SERVICE

MARCH 25, 8:15 P. M.

RABBI BRICKNER

'will begin

A SERMONIC SERIES

"Questions People Ask About Religion"

Answering the Queries Most Frequently Put t~ .. Cle.rgymen

"IS PRAYER A WASTE OF TIME"

Subsequent Subjects in This Series - "One World: Why Many Religions?" -

"Why God?" - "Is There a Hereafter?" - "Must One Be Religious to Be Good?"

"Why Didn't Jews Accept Jesus?" - "Politics, Business and Morals. Do They Mix?"

Assisted .with the Torah Last Week: Dr. Michael Krell and Theodor. Spilka

Torah Portion: "VAYAKHEl", Exodus 35.1-40.38; Haftarah, Ez.ki.1 45.16-46.18

VOL. XXVIII Cleveland, Ohio, March 25, 1949 - Adar 24, 5709 No. 22

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MEN'S CLUB INVITES CONGREGAT!ON TO "EXTRA SEDER"

The next program of the Men 's Club will be in the form of an extra Seder. On FRI., APRIL 15th after the Sab­bath Eve serv:ce of the week of Pass­over, a holiday Oneg Shabbat will be sponsored by the -:\len's Club for the pleasure of the entire congregation. At that time, BLIX R USKA Y, inter­nationally famous Jewish actress will present a program of recitations and impersonations in English. Myron Stan­ford and Joseph Dobrin. co-chairmen, request that -you keep th:s date in mind and join the Men's Club in an unusual holiday event.

TAKE TIME

Take time to work-it is the price of success.

Take time to think-it is the source of power.

Take time to play-it is the secret of perennial youth .

Take time to read-it is the fountain of wisdom.

Take time to worship--it is the high'Yay of ,reverence.

-From The Riverride Church Bulletin

CONGR'ATULA TIONS To Mr. and Mrs .. Ernest Friedman

on the marriage of their daughter, Joy R. , to Allyn R. Colen.

To Mrs. Rose Recht on her 83rd birthday.

START PLANNING FOR YOUR SEDER NOW

If you Do Not Have One at Home Come to the

. e~9c;Ji,o.HaL .serle", WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 6:30 P.M.

Adults - $3.75; Children - $3.25 Tickets Availoble at Temple O~ice

Haggadahs on Sale at 75c each

ALUMNI WILL WELCOME SWEET SPRINGTIME AT DANCE

The Alumni Association announces that its next major event will be the Annual Spring Dance to be held at the M id-Day Club in downtown Cleveland, SATURDAY, APRIL 23rd . Henry Broze's orchestra will furnish dance music. The .rates: $1.75 a couple for members; and $2.75 a couple for non­members. The Young People's Congre­gaton will be admitted at membership rates. Tickets are available at the tem­ple office.

DOCTOR, I SUFFER Dr. Isaac Hourwich, the noted Yid­

dish scholar, had a goatee and he looked exactly like Russian-Jewish doctors were expected to look.

One day, an old Jewish woman came to ·see him.

"Doctor," she complained, "I suffer the tortures of hell from my rheumat­ism. Would you please . . . "

"I'm sorry," Dr. Hourwich interrupt­ed her, "but you've made a mistake, my dear woman. I 'm only a Doctor of Philosophy."

"Tell me, doctor," she murmured, "what kind of sickness is 'philosophy'?"

-From "A Treasury of Jewish Folklore" edited by Nathan Ausubel.

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SISTERHOOD SEWING

Mothers of confirmands, take advan­tage of the Sisterhood's large array of paper goods. You can order personal­ized note paper, napkins, matches, in­formals, etc. On Tuesdays call the Alumni Hall phone, RA 8738, and ask for either Mrs. Arthur Elsoffer or Mrs. Howard Friedman . For further infor­mation during the week call M rs. Mor­ris Schuster, FA 7814.

IN MEMORIAM

Our heartfelt sympathy is extended to the bereaved families of Joseph Passov and Lily Rehmar.

A MESSAGE TO THE P. T. A. May I take this opportunity to thank

the members of the Parent-Teachers' Association who helped at the ' Purim Carnival. It was a huge success and everyone was thoroughly pleased with the event. I know that this kind ~f ' ~; affair doesn't move by itself, that It re­quires hard work, the devotion and the. en thsiasm of those who participate.

I t was the spirit generated by you and our teachers that helped make this carni­val so successful.

We are very grateful to all of you and we feel that this augurs well for a fi ne partnership.

Mrs. Sigm und Braverman

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FUNDS The following contributions have been re­

ceived during the past week: ALTAR _FUND: Mrs_ Harry A- Gilman in mem­

ory of Miriam Goldenberg; Mrs_ S. J. Schecter in honor of the recovery of her son, Bert Schecter; Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Harris in honor of the 50th wedding' anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Devay; Mrs. Minnie Mahrer in memory of her mother, Setta Goldsmith and Clara Steiner; Mrs. R. R. Wodicka and friends of Mrs. Annie Weidenthal in honor of her 90th birthday.

BRAILLE FUND: Mr. and Mrs. A. Neiman in memory of Frank Klein; Mrs. Rita Firth and Mrs. Milton Weinberg in honor of Mrs. Annie Weidenthal's 90th birthday.

SISTERHOOD SCHOLARSHIP FUND: Mr. and Mrs. Max Greenwald in honor of Mr. and Mrs, M. J. Devay's 50th anniversary.

BERKOWITZ FUND: Mr. and Mrs. Eugene J, Breuer in honor of Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Devay's golden anniversary; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wein­berger in memory of Alex and Esther Weinberg, Saran Apfel and Jerome Greenbaum.

GENERAL SCHOlARSHIP FUND: Mr. and Mrs. Harry Engelman in memory of Viola Luchs, Jerome Greenbaum, and Harold Greenwald.

LIBRARY FUND: Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Gross, Mr. and Mrs. Merle Speer, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Wolsh in memory of Jerpme Greenbaum; Joy t. Cohn in memory of her brother, Herbert L. Cohn.

BIRDIE B. LOWln FUND: Dr. and Mrs. L. H. Bachrach, Mr. and Mrs. M. Meisel in memory of Carrie Bernstein.

MEMORIAL FUND: Rena Jaffa' in memory of Charlotte Bloch; Rena Jaffa and Della Bloch in memory of Isaac Preeman; Mrs. Jerome Wolf and Edgar Spizel in memory of their mother, Kitty Spizel; Mabel Lechner in memory of Joseph Berman; Mrs . Sarah Korach, Hannah Klein, H. L. Wohlgemuth in memory of Armin Wohlge­muth; Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Campen, Mrs. Sam Campen in memory of Frank Klein; Anna Mass in memory of her mother; Mr. and Mrs. Josef N. Rosen in memory of Herbert Lederer Cohn.

NORMAN ROMAN MUSIC LIBRARY: Mrs. Leo Goodman in memory of Frank I. Klein.

PRAYER BOOK FUND: Mrs. Bertha Hirsch and son in honor of Mr. and , Mrs. Harry Weil's fiftieth anniversary.

BY THE WAY Each day is a thread woven into the

tapestry of life, and we have the power to choose the colors.

Your friend is the person who knows all about you, and still likes you.

The happiest person is the person who thinks the most interesting thoughts.

- Timothy Dwight.

NATIONAL JEW!SH POST ENDORSES RABBI BRICKNER'S CALL FOR A

CONGRESS OF JEWISH INTELLECTUAL

Rabbi Barnett M . Brickner's latest call-this one for "an assemblage of thinkers who will clarify the direction which American Judaism is taking"­should strike a responsive note. This is a problem which has been occupying the attent ion of U. S. Jewish leaders, lay and rabbinical, concerned with the healthy development of a creative Amer­ican Judaism.

"We need badly a meeting of minds to formulate the basic principles of J ew­ish life in this generation ," the Cleve­land rabbi says.

The Post is ready to go all the way in this call. The problem will be to con­voke such a gathering. Too often a good idea like this one dies because the vested interests are afraid it might affect their autonomy;

The e are several possible approaches. A national Jewish organization like the B'nai B'rith could convoke such a puta­tive body, or the Jewish Welfare Board might do it-or several of the national organizations might ocoperate on such a project.

Once the group meets, it should di­vorce itself entirely from any organiza­tion and proceed on its own.

There is no question about the need for such a meeting. Few will disagree about it. Whether anything fruitful will come of the suggestion will depend on American Jewish leadership.

JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL STAGES 13th ANNUAL MEET

The 13th Annual Meeting of the Jewish Community Council of Cleve­land will take place this , Sunday, March 27 at the Euclid Avenue Temple, 2:15 P. M. The public is invited.