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PASSOVER ISSUE Kehilath Jeshurun Bulletin Volume LXVII Number 6 April 3, 1998 7 Nisan 5758 ANNUAL SYNAGOGUE SHABBATON April 3 and 4 Dinner and Lunch (See Page 2) Friday Evening: “WHEN KJ WAS YOUNG: THE LATE 19TH CENTURY SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE AWAKENING OF AMERICAN DR. JONATHAN SARNA JUDAISM” Brandeis University Saturday Morning: “THE FUTURE OF AMERICAN JUDAISM” One of the foremost experts in American Jewish edited 16 books, as well as articles and reviews in History, Dr. Jonathan Sarna is Professor of Near both scholarly and popular journals including Eastern and Judaic Studies at Brandeis University. He Commentary and Moment. previously chaired the Academic Council of the Himself a graduate of Brandeis, Dr. Sarna American Jewish Historical Society and is the editor received his doctorate from Yale and attended of Brandeis Studies in American Jewish History, Boston Hebrew College and Ramaz. Culture and Life. Dr. Sarna also co-edits We are proud to welcome Jonathan Sarna back to the American Jewish Civilization Series. our community and invite you to Friday dinner and A prolific writer, Professor Sarna has authored or Shabbat lunch. YOM HASHOAH SERVICE HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY Wednesday, April 22, 7:30 PM GUEST SPEAKER ELIE WIESEL Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Spokesman of the Holocaust, Spokesman of History The program will begin with a candle lighting indicate their participation.) Ma’ariv, readings for a ceremony by survivors and second, third, and fourth Holocaust Sevice, appropriate songs by the Ramaz generation participants. (Those who fit into these School Chorus and poems written for Yom Hashoah categories are urged to call the Synagogue Office at by students of the Ramaz School will complete 427-1000 to inform us of their history and to the evening. Page 2 KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN ANNUAL SYNAGOGUE SHABBATON 126th Annual Meeting April 3 - 4 (New Date and Time) Friday Dinner and Saturday Lunch Sunday, May 10, 1998 The Shabbat Before Passover 10:00 AM (No cooking for you!) THE CONCLUSION OF THE Members: Non-Members: 125TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR Adults $50 Adults $60 Children $35 Children $45 Special Address By DR. NATHALIE FRIEDMAN Deadline: Tuesday, March 31 at 12:00 Noon “RABBI JOSEPH LOOKSTEIN: Space Permitting A Man of Vision” More than any other person, Rabbi Joseph H. Lookstein defined the nature AM HASEFER BOOK DISCUSSION CLUB of Kehilath Jeshurun and Ramaz School Invites all KJ Members and in them established the model for modern orthodoxy today. “A HOLE IN THE HEART OF THE WORLD: Being Jewish in Eastern Europe” Hear his daughter, by Jonathan Kaufman present the concluding address THE AUTHOR WILL BE PRESENT! of our spectacular 125th Anniversary year. at the home of Be sure to mark your calendar. Jewel and Ted Edelman 145 East 84th Street SUSHI AND SCOTCH SUCCESS COUPLES CLUB FAMILY OUTING Sunday, April 26th 8:00 PM MAY 3 An overflow crowd on separate food (but alas no Moderator: Juliana Levite Saturday evening, February shushi or scotch) and 28, enjoyed a Sushi supervision for the younger In this moving, multi- Heart of the World is both and Scotch Party at the set — the children. generational saga, a a descent into the still-dark home of Jewel and Ted FAMILY OUTING Pulitzer Prize-winning soul of Eastern Europe and Edelman. Everyone had the Not to dwell on the past, international journalist an optimistic chronicle of a opportunity to feast on the we look to the future. ventures through postwar fragile cultural and endless delicacies of Sushi Sunday, May 3 is the date of Eastern Europe and religious rebirth. Metsuyan and sample single our family outing. Lisa discovers, country by This is a portrait of the malt scotch from Scotland’s Todes has arranged for country, a people rising Jewish life that persists, most illustrious distilleries. the Couples Club members from the ashes of Nazi though transformed and Even though cigars were to have the use of genocide. tenuous, as a vital element vetoed by the hostess, all all outdoor facilities at From the years of the European agreed the evening was a the Mamaroneck Yacht preceding the Holocaust to community. “smashing success.” Club in Westchester. the defeat of the Nazis, and Jonathan Kaufman is A capacity crowd enjoyed The day will include subsequent triumph of a page-one feature writer the Annual Couples Club supervised activities for Communism to the fall of for The Wall Street Journal. Shabbaton on March 21st children. Volunteers to help the Berlin Wall and the He was a Pulitzer Prize- chaired by Ron and Michele organize the event please present day, Jonathan winning reporter for The Jaspan and Rena and Ted contact Jewel Edelman or Kaufman tells the stories of Boston Globe, where he Wachtel. To the relief of Renata Marcus (color war five families. A Hole in the was Berlin Bureau Chief. most parents there was experience preferred). KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page 3 TOLERANCE IN THE FACE OF CONVICTION A SHABBAT HAGADOL DRASHA ON THE TENSION FOR EVERY RELIGIOUS JEW On Shabbat HaGadol, — The Tension for a truths to be absolute, how should we be tolerant of Saturday afternoon, April 4, Religious Jew.” can we be tolerant of others someone who violates following mincha services The shiur will deal with who hold views which we “Remember the Sabbath in the Main Synagogue, the problem an observant believe are untruths? Would Day to keep it holy”? In Rabbi Haskel Lookstein will Jew faces as he or she we be tolerant of someone other words, how far does discuss the subject contemplates the following who violated “Thou shalt tolerance go? Rabbi “Tolerance and Conviction question: If we hold certain not steal”? If not, then Lookstein will analyze these questions from the DINNER HONORS perspective of different THREE VOLUNTEER GROUPS sources in Jewish thought. This is a critical issue today On Wednesday, March 4, The Chevra Kadisha has of the customs concerning as we face a pluralistic 1998, the 125th Anniversary been in existence since Bikur Cholim and Jewish world, one in which Committee, in cooperation the late 1970’s. Hatzolah “The Work of The Chevra many Jews do not tolerate with the three major volunteer was established on Kadisha.” The important those with whom they groups of the synagogue, held the Upper East Side in 1986. points he made about Bikur disagree. Is there any justice the first annual dinner to At the dinner, Rabbi Cholim were to visit a hospital to that intolerance? What is honor volunteers of the Bikur Lookstein learned with patient for a short period of the rationale for tolerance Cholim Society, the Men’s and the group. Sue Robins time (not more than ten and how far should the Women’s Chevra Kadisha and acknowledged the contri- minutes) in the middle of the rationale take us? Hatzolah. As is traditional, the bution of Bernice Hornblass day and recite a Mi-She- The entire congregation dinner was held in relation to the Bikur Cholim group Berakh for the patient’s speedy is invited to explore the to Moshe Rabbeinu’s yahrtzeit during the 19 years she has recovery. Reciting kiddush is subject with Rabbi which is 7 Adar. The dinner lived out of the community also important. Chevra Lookstein on Shabbat was very festive. It gave an in New Jersey by presenting Kadisha volunteers were HaGadol, April 4. Mincha opportunity for these her with a book of encouraged to keep abreast of begins at 5:30 p.m. volunteers to get together for a the writings of the current issues and customs happy occasion. The Bikur contemporary female pertinent to their work and to MEZUZOT, Cholim Society has been in author, Aviva Zornberg. meet regularly during the year TEFILIN existence since the fall of The community is for educational purposes. A AND SHATNES 1975, Shabbat Bereishit, particularly grateful for the Chevra Kadisha conference serving both Memorial Sloan- efforts of Sue Robins, Tova after Pesach will take place in Because of the great Kettering and Lenox Hill Bulow and Harry Kleinhaus New York City and be the interest in checking mezuzot, Hospitals. Many Bikur who have been steadfast in perfect opportunity for such tefilin and shatnes, Kehilath Cholim volunteers and their leadership commitment learning. Look for the Jeshurun will again have a the Ramaz Upper School to our Bikur Cholim since its announcement. second round of checking students cooperate with inception. this year. Times coincide the Lenox Hill Bikur Cholim, Following a festive din- Please God, this tradition with the Kasher-In and providing many visits, ner, Rav Hershel Schachter will be continued in the years Shmurah Matzah pickup on hospitality and services to the addressed the groups and an to come with a breakfast or Monday, April 6 between Jewish patients at Lenox Hill. additional audience on some dinner and learning. 5:00 and 9:00 PM. Plan to have your items WHAT TO DO WITH CHAMETZ for testing ready at the that time and come to the KJ The best thing We, therefore, urge you arrange for this food to be lower lobby to avail yourself to do with chametz to bring sealed packages, distributed to the non- of these services. during Passover is not to cans, jars, bottles and other Jewish needy and hungry of KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN have it. containers of unopened food our community. Published eight times a year $15.00 Membership Dues of There are very many to KJ at the time of the Performing this Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun covers subscription cost. people in our city who Kasher-In on Monday act of chesed is an 125 East 85th Street, New York, NY 10028 Phone (212 ) 427-1000, Ext.
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