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Vol. XVIII Thursday, December 11th, 1947 (Kislev 28, 5708) No. 14

Sabbath Services Friday Evening, December 12th, at 8:15 RABBI IRA EISENSTEIN

of the SocietY for the Advancement of Judaism will preach on

"THE ETHICAL USE OF FORCE" ----0-

Saturday Morning, December 13th, at 10:15 RABBI NEWMAN

will preach on "THE MOST JOYOUS HANUKAH

IN 2100 YEARS" .0

Sunday Mohring, December 14th, at 10:45 RABBI NEWMAN

, ~. will preach on "PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE, CHRISTIAN

SCIENCE AND JEWISH SCIENCE: ARE MIRACULOUS CURES POSSIBLE?"

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Wed. Eve., Dec. 17th. at 8:15: "God and the . Supematural": Rabbi Newman's Course

HAPPY HANUKAHI This Friday Eveninll", Rabbi

Ira Eisenstein of the Society for the Advancement of Ju­daism will be OUl" guest preach­er, and we trust that a lara"e Congregation will wish to be present to hear his message. Our Services will be beautified by a Selection from Handel's

.Oratorio "Judas Kaeeabaeus" , to be rendered by our Choir in honor of Hanukah. Cantor Meltzoff will chant the tradi­tional blessinll"B over the Hanu­kah lights. We trust that our Cotllrregants are kindling the Hanukah Candles and reciting the Maccabean Service in their homes. - Sunday Mornitllr, De­cember 14th, Rabbi Newman will discuss the theme sehed­uled for November 80th, but which was postponed for the Jubilation in honor of the U. N. decision establishing a Jewish State in Palestine. Written Questions will follow the dis. cou~e.

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Rodeph Sholom Chronicle Published Weekl:v from Mid-8cpt. to Mld-.Julle

by Conlrrecation Rodepb SholOJll 'I Wen 83rd Street New York 2', N. Y.

Rabbi Lou L Newm&A •••••••• __ • Study, SUo "~8

Aaloc:iate Rabbi A .. rabam Solte. ••••.•••••• Study, EN. 2-6880

Cantor Natb81l G. Meltzoff • ••• • .•..• Rea., SUo '1-1183 Temple Office .•.. ••.••. • .•• •.. •••• • EN. 2-8800

Se",toft aftd FUft6Tal Director JONAS R. GOLDBBRG •••••••••••••• R.". SC U61i6

Executive Secretary Max Feder .. .. . ... . .. .. . .. . . .. Res. RI SI-26U

Temple H01Ule Ad"iaer IIBa. PHILIP M. STIERN • •• •• ••• • ••• • • EN 2-8800

In Memoriam Congregation Rodeph Sholom

extends heartfelt sympathy to the family of:

SAMUEL FRIEDRICKS who has passed away.

Memorial Lights will be kin­dled at the Nameplates on the Bronze Memorial Tablets in the Temple in memory of

DORIS COHN MATILDA L. MEYER FANNY POSNER SELMA C_ ROUSS ABRAHAM SIEGEL

On Friday Evening the Page in the Book of Life dedicated to the memory of:

IGNATZ BRANDT will be opened, and on Saturday morning the Page dedicated to the memory of:

JULIA GANZ will be oened.

The Yahrzeits of the following departed will also be observed and the Kaddish recited in their mem­ory at the coming Sabbath Ser­vices:

J. SIDNEY BERNSTEIN · ETHEL COOPER ARTHUR FEHR BENSON .H. GOODMAN EDWIN HARRIS LEN.A HARRIS MOSES H . HARRIS HENRIETTA KOHN BEN'J AMIN KRAMER SANDEL LOWENTHAL MARTON M. MANDEL HENRY MARKOWITZ NETTIE NATHAN ZELMA ROSE JACK ROSENBERG PHILIP ROSENBERG RUDOLF SAENGER MATHILDA SICHEL ADELE SILVER SARAH TURCHIN HANNAH WIENER

May the 'Me'TMry of the RighteOUJl Ever Be a Benediction!

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We gratefully acknowledge the fol­

lowing generous donations: Congregation Rodeph Sholom

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pulvermacher in commemoration of the Yahrzeit of Matilda 1. Meyer, and in memory 9f the Birthday of Leopold S. Meyer, for the Bible and Prayer Book Fund ;

Miss Gertrude Cohen in mcmorf of Aaron M., Berthe R., and Sidney R. Cohen ;

Mrs. Sig. Norton in memory of Lu­.:ian Lowemha;;

Mr. Herman E. Nathan in memory of Samuel Nathan;

Mrs. Lillian Lask in '-;Jemory of Irving Loeb ;

Mrs. Flora Wolf in memory of Fan­nie Wolf;

Miss Rita Gumpert in memory of Max Gumpert;

Mrs. A. Van Praag in memory of Alfred Van Praag' Rosa Rosenheim Memorial Milk Fund

Miss Hattie Helborn in memory of Rosa Rosenheim and Jacob Rosenheim; Rodeph Sholom Sisterhood

Mr. and Mrs. Murray Klein in mem­ory of Birdie 1. Rich for the Apron and Layette Sewing Group;

Our Bar Mitzvah We are pleased to extend felicita­

tions to Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Klein on the occasion of the Bar Mitzvah ceremony of their twin sons Steven and Michael, which takes place this Satur­day morning. We also congratulate our new Sons of the Commandment and trust that they will wish to dedicate themselves to the cause of Israel and to their religion, with all their heart and with all their strength.

East Side Settlement We invite our Congregants to make

gifts to the Charity Fund of the Men's Association on occasions of sorrow and joy. The East Side Settlement is the institution being sponsored through this fund and serves thousands of . young folks and adults on the East Side of New York.

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Congregants and their Friends are Invited to attend a lecture on

"GOD AND THE SUPERNATURAL; WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE?"

This Wednesday Evening, December 17th, at 8:15 o'clock - in the Marcus Loew Auditorium

(Second lecture and discussion in Rabbi Newman's Series: "Beliefs, Doctrines and Ideals for Modern Jews; Judaism in Relationship to Christianity and Other Faiths". Each lecture is a unit)

The God in the Human Mind. The Evolution of the God Idea in Israel : the Desert Deity; the God of Fertility; the God of the Nation; the God of Humanity; the Cosmic God. The Personal God of the Psalms; the Righteous God of the Prophets, the Moral God of the Rabbis. Saadia, Ibn Gabirol, Halevi, Maimonides, Mendelssohn and other Jewish Philosophers. Chasdai Crescas, Spin­oza, Einstein and the Modern Humanists. The Astro-Physical God. God as a Universal Force, Personality and Intelligence. The Lawgiver God. The super­natural among the Atheists, Agnostics and Freethinkers. God's Attributes: Om­niscience, Omnipotence, Omnipresence. Jewish Monotheism, Moslem Unitarian­ism, Christian Unitarianism and Modern Science. Polytheism; Dualism and Trini­tarianism. The God of Nature and the God of Organized Religion.

(Fill out and Send to Temple with Enclosure) Adult Education Committee, 7 West 83rd Street, New York 24, New York.

Please enroll me (us) in the Course on "Beliefs, Doctrines and Ideals for Modern Jews" being given by Rabbi Newman.

Name ..... _ ... _ ............... - ._ ....... _ .. _._ ........ Address ... _ .. _. __ .. _ .. _._ ... ___ ... _ .. _ With this application please find $ _ .............. _ ... (at one dollar per person for'

the entire Course)

Charity Fund Our Congregants will be interested to know of the organizations and institu­

tions who are to be the beneficiaries of the collection made on Yom Kippur Day. The following philanthropies will receive contributions in the near future: United Jewish Appeal Dropsie College A.R.I.F. (French Jews) Bnai Brith Hillel Foundation Federation of Jewish Philanthropies Visiting Nurses HIAS New York Guild for Jewish Blind Jewish Institute of Religion Jewish Theological Seminary McCosker Hershfield Cardiac Home American Fund for Palestinian Jews Hou.se of Living ·Judaism East Side Settlement House Religious School Scholarships Church of Divine Paternity Hillside Hospital Palestine Medical Center HOsp. Cam-

paign Union Liberal Israelite Greater New York Fund American Friends Hebrew Univ. American Red Cross Committee for Refugee Education

Henry Street Settlement New York Cancer Foundation Conference of Jews and Christians United Hospital Fund Menorah Journal F.ree Shoe Fund Aaron Wise Scholarship United Home for Aged Hebrews Women's Tranquility League William I. Sirovich Home New York Board of Jewish Ministers West Side Community Center Menorah Home for the Aged United Yeshiva Fund World Union · Progressive Judaism Blue Card Refugees

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Rachel Siegel: In Memoriam On Friday evening, December 12th,

following the Sabbath Services, the Nameplate of Rachel Siegel on our Memorial Tablet will be dedicated in the presence of her family and friends. Rachel Siegel in her lifetime was a de­vout congregant of Rodeph Sholom, interested not alone in religious but communal activities as well. Her sons have been active members of our Tem­ple throughout their lifetime and we are grateful to them for thus perpet­uating the hallowed memory of their Mother in our Sanctuary.

Youth Division "Home Are the Hunted", a film

narrated by Ralph Bellamy and depict­ing the lives of the displaced persons of Europe will be presented on De­cember 14th to the Post Graduate Society at their regular Sunday morn­ing meeting.

Mr. Leonard Spring, President of the National Federation of Temple Youth will , address the Rudolph Grossman Society on Sunday, Decem­ber 14th.

The Aaron Wise Society, for young people of college age, has sent out a letter t.o parents requesting the col­lege addresses of their sons and daughters so that they can be invited directly to the special functions plan­ned for them during their holiday vacation. Those parents who have not received letters are urged to send these addresses immediately to the Aaron Wise Society, care of the Temple.

Sisterhood Notes The Afternoon of Games held last

Monday was very successful and a large quantiry of supplies for the S.O.S. were collected. We are continuing this collection of clothing, foods and medi­cal supplies and we urge our members, our Congregants and their friends to bring these articles to the Temple every time they come to meetmgs or services.

Men's Association At the next meeting of the Men's

Association the membership will be privileged to hear Mr. Irving E. Cohen, a congregant of our Temple, who will speak on the subject: "Reclaiming our Criminals," Mr. C )ben is a social work·' er of many years experience, fJrmerly with the Jewish B0ard of Gua:dians, and now with the Parole Board.

His experience with the families of prison inmates and the rehabilitation of prisoners extends back over many years. There will be a short business ' meeting preceding the address and a social hour wiII follow. T4is meeting is open to members only.

Our Congratulations Last Friday Evening the Welcoming

and Naming Prayer was recited at Sabbath Eve Services in honor of Geof­frey Matthew Goldworm, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence P. (Judith Spiegelman) Goldworm. We congrat­ulate the young parents, and the grand­parents Mrs. Matthew Goldworm, and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Spiegelman.

We congratulate Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Scheuer upon the engagement of their' son, James, to Miss Emily Malino. To the young couple we extend our best wishes for every happiness.

Parents and Children! Come to the Hanukah Party ,

••• This Saturday, December 13th,

attend Sabbath Services and then join us at the Luncheon (12.30 o'clock) in the Marcus Loew Audi- " torium. Door Gifts for all the children. Entertainment, inCluding a Ventriloquist and a Magician. Reservations can be made through the School Office. Endicott 2-8800. Make this Hanukah Celebration a memorable one! It is a privilege to be alive for something that has not happened for 2100 years.