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10 WINTER 1986 Ffl Jiiirfuijtjjrii-- the Stemberg Centre for Judaism, the Manor House , 80 East End Road, Contents London N3 2SY Telephone: 01-346 2288 NA NUMBEFt 10 WINTER 1986 ffl jiiirfuijTJJriI-- The Stemberg Centre for Judaism, The Manor House , 80 East End Road, Contents London N3 2SY Telephone: 01-346 2288 2 Jaclynchernett We NowNeeda separate MANNA is the Journal of the Sternberg Conservative Movement Centre for Judaism at the Manor House and of the Manor House Society. 3 MichaelLeigh Andwhywe Mus.tTake upthe challenge MANI`IA is published quarterly. 4 Charlesselengut WhyYoung Jews Defectto cults Editor: Rabbi Tony Bayfield Deputy Editor: Rabbi william Wolff Art Editor: Charles Front 8 LionelBlue lnklings Editorial Assistant: Elizabeth Sarah Curtis cassell Help! Editorial Board: Rabbi Colin Eimer, 10 ^ Deirdreweizmann The outsider Getting Inside Rabbi Dr. Albert Friedlander, Rabbi the Jewish Skin David Goldberg, Dr. Wendy Green- gross, Reverend Dr. Isaac Levy, Rabbi Dr. Jonathan Magonet, Rabbi Dow Mamur, Rabbi Dr. J.ohm Rayner, Pro- 12 LarryTabick MyGrandfather Knew Isaac Bashevis singer fessor J.B . Segal, Isca Wittenberg. 14 Wendy Greengross Let's pretend Views expressed in articles in M¢7!#cz do not necessarily reflect the view of the Editorial Board. 15 JakobJ. Petuchowski The New Machzor. Torah on One Foot Subscription rate: £5 p.a. (four issues) including postage anywhere in the U.K. 17 Books. Lionel Blue: From pantryto pulpit Abroad: Europe - £8; Israel, Asia; Evelyn Rose: Blue's Blender Americas, Australasia -£12. 18 Reuven silverman Theycould Ban Baruch But Not His Truth A 20 Letters 21 DavjdGoldberg Lastword The cover shows Zlfee Jew by Jacob Kramer, an ink on yellow wash, circa 1916, one of many distinguished pic- tures currently on exhibition at the Stemberg Centre. Clifford Cohen episode - faith, must he be sociable and EDITORIAL which had little to do with `good with people', must his jokes from the pulpit -is only home and family be open to the tip of a similar iceberg. It the community? In short, is said that at least three Lib- what aims and objectives are eral rabbis would leave, given set him? And does the com- ALARMING half the chance. munity share those aims? Moreover, some at least of Twhat is his task? And are the the disenchantment is mutual, qualities required to meet the felt by congregants just as task likel.y to be found in suffi- much as by rabbis. cient men and women? EXODUS What on earth is it all The RSGB has a rabbinic about? W'hat crisis afflicts the manpower working party much-vaunted young and which is due to report soon. of the progressive dynamic Leo Baeck-trained We hope the report will ans- TIH cuRREr`ITrabbinate causes STATE grave rabbinate? wer these questions. We need concern. Consider the facts. We beli.eve the situation is to clarify urgently and with During the last three years complex. Many rabbis com- precision what we want of our alone, Dow Marmur has left plain of inadequate resources rabbis and synagogues. Only the North Western Reform and lack of administrative with agreed and attainable Synagogue for Canada, Micky back-up, of the absence.of `cover' and locums, of lack of goals is the rabbi-congrega- Boyden has left Cheshire for tion partnership likely to Israel and Sami Barth has left a career structure with work. Only with a clear and Brighton for the U.S.A. specialist posts. We know of realistic job profile can the American-born Jeffrey Gale the peculiar problems of vol- Leo Baeck College ever begin and Kenneth Cohen were not unteers and professionals co- to decide who is likely to be tempted to stay with us for working and of the former suited to the task and who long. Jeffrey Newman (Fin- employing the latter. How- not.I chley) and David Freeman ever, there is perhaps one (Bromley) have moved to overriding area of dissatisfac- part-time contracts and How- tion. ..i,+..1.`.`.`].:I_`.,,t;:`ng¥j¥figivz. ard Cooper (Finchley) has left Rabbis often appear to the congregational rabbinate have a view of their role completely. Sidney Kay took which is at odds with congre- early retirement from South- gational expectations. Put port, Sammy Pereira parted another way, congregations company with Bushey, and have as many different expec- Hillel Avidan ended a brief tations as they have members. stay in North Manchester. Wrhat should the rabbi be? An Now Michael Stand field is inspiring leader or an obedient leaving Middlesex New. Since servant? A scholar or an RSGB congregations employ officiant at services? A profes- :.`:i±.-=--;=-.3?. less than thirty rabbis, the sional counsellor or an exodus is alarming. emergency social worker? Make no mistake. These How important is it for the were not `internal' career rabbi to be a good orator, a moves - of which there have competent administrator, a been far fewer examples. sympathetic visitor of the Each of the above is a case sick, a d.ynamic fund raiser, a either of movement out of the motivator of youth and a pro- RSGB congregational rabbi- ficient teacher? Should the nate or of rabbi-congregation rabbi be a continuing student, dissatisfaction, or of both. an expert in theology, a Nor is the situation much hap- specialist in modern Jewish pier within the ULPS rabbi- thought, a brilliant feczJ¢cfez.sf? nate. The much-publicised Must he have deep personal MANNAWINTER 1986 United Synagogue in Great Britain could, but for the swing to the right following Chief Rabbi Brodie, have become a `conservative movement' in a similar way. The late Chief Rabbi Dr. J. H. Hertz was the first graduate of the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York. The con- stitution of the United Synagogue here, upon which Shechter founded the United Synagogue of America, has written into it as one of its aims that of `progressive conservatism'. Today the British Jew is offered httle choice in his religious affilia- tion if he is not a believing, prac- tising, orthodox Jew. He has the choice of joining an Orthodox synagogue or a Reform or Liberal one. Many have become disaffected by the outwardly prohibitive nature of orthodoxy, particularly as it moves further to the `right'. Many are reluctant or totally against join- ing a Reform or Liberal synagogue, because they take the attitude that these two movements have `thrown out the baby with the bath water' . • It is, therefore, logical that the Conservative Movement, adhering ALACIHC PROCEDURES There is no doubt that a large to tradition in theory and practice, of the Reform Beth Din, number of Jews in Britain, brought but with its positive, seriously while being similar to those up in the traditions of Eastern detailed and humane approach, H should be ready to accommodate of the Conservative Movement, Europe, belong to orthodox have been confined to a limited synagogues even though they may such people independently. range of issues. While kczsferz{f, for not adhere to orthodox practice or Conservative Judaism is not example, is regarded `officially' as a belief. Orthodox services seem, to Reform Judaism. Neither is it Orthodoxy. Nor does it represent a E= positive mz.fzwzfo, no responsa have many of them, repetitious. They are been forthcoming from the Reform followed by few and understood by compromise between Orthodoxy Assembly on relevant issues relat- less. However, Reform and Liberal and Reform. It demands a positive ing to it, probably because none services seem to them to be cold ap.proach to what it holds is authen- have been sought. and even if they are understood and tic, living Judaism. It is not permis- This typifies the lack of direction followed, for many they lack sive. It does not offer `carte which, while appealing to the `free' warmth and excitement and the blanche' to those who wish to approach of Reform Judaism, feeling of security inherent in the change the laws of kczsferz4f or Sfe&b- bothers many traditionally minded traditional style. b¢J, for example, for the sake of Jews who are searching for guid- Conservative services are tradi- convenience. It does give direction ance in a changing world. It is to the tional in content and style, includ- on all issues and it is for this reason great credit of the Reform and Lib- ing, in many synagogues, explana- that British Jews, searching for eral movements that issues of moral tion and discussion, and draw an swers within a tradition al and ethical importance are debated. almost always the total participation framework, must now have access But it would seem that these are not of the congregants. to an independent movement in this always based upon the context of The conservative Jewish Theolog- country, without having to resort to halachah. ical Seminary in New York, since a radical change which they are not The A4asorfI. (traditional or con- the time of Solomon Schecter early happy to accept. servative) approach to fe¢J¢cfeczfo is, in this century, has been a central The Masorti movement in this and has been throughout its powerhouse of Rabbinic scholar- country, taking its name from the development, one of detailed and ship, coping with a vast influx of Conservative Movement in Israel, painstaking scrutiny. Over almost a Eastern European Jews, immi- has, in the past year, experienced century halachic responsa have grants who demanded to adapt to two major developments. In been written by Conservative scho- American life while retaining and January it saw the setting up of the lars to answer myriads of questions conserving Jewish tradition. Conservative Synagogue of North on Jewish life, from ethics to ritual. In Britain, in lesser numbers, our West London in Edgware and just a The ethical nature of this approach parents and grandparents were few weeks ago the establishment of is paramount.
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