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BOOKS IN REVIEW Grosvenor Works 36 William Street Torah Patterns/Rabbi Moshe Emanuel Mount Pleasant Hill Balaclava 3183, Vic., London ES 9NE, ENGLAND AUSTRALIA reviewed by Rabbr Larbish Becker The Committed Life/Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis THE JEWISH OBSERVER does not assume responsibility for the Kashrus reviewed by Rabbi Nasson Scherman of any product, publication, or service Compassion For Humanity/David Sears advertised in its pages reviewed by Robbi A Y Bookspan ©Copyright 1999 3 .I Letters to the Editor JANUARY 1999 3 5 Index to Volume XXXI (SUBJECTS AND AUTHORS) VOLUME XXXll/NO. 1 3 8 Dateline 84 William St. ITHA Based on an address by the Novominsker Rebbe, Rabbi Yaakov Perlow N"V''1!.i, at the recent convention of Agudath Israel of America, upon assuming the position of Rosh Agudas Yisroel In his opening remarks, the Rebbe Here stood the leader who was able called attention to the fact that the to unite the different segments of National Convention of Agudath our tzibbur and build them into a Israel of America was being held in powerful force and a sacred the overwhelming shadow of the movement l'chvod Shamayim, a painful absence of its late president, figure of history whose Rabbi Moshe Sherer, zichrono accomplishments will remain a livracha. He went on to say: landmark for generations to come. Reb Moshe became synonymous "Much has been spoken and written with Agudath Israel. As Chazal of the loss that has befallen us, and say, 'He who has given his life for the entire Torah world, with the an ideal merits that it is called by petira of Rabbi Sherer, zichrono livracha. At his name.' Agudath Israel of America became this convention, though, we relive the experience Reb Moshe Sherer's Agudah. and the pain all over again. For here stood our spokesman to the Jewish - and non-Jewish - "This is therefore a proper juncture to review world. Here he conveyed the message and the and relearn the mission of the movement called spirit of our obligations as a Torah community. Agudath Israel." PROMOTING K'VOD SHAMAYIM and serve the needs of the Jewish Peo issues and those that address our rela AND SERVING THE NEEDS OF ple. Agudath Israel is proud to be the tions with others - to respond to THE JEWISH PEOPLE sacred vessel where the goals and the detractors, to educate the questioners, problems of Orthodox Jews are to re-enforce the committed, to project gudath Israel of America's mis addressed. It hopes, too, to reach many 'forah spokesmanship that is universal sion is a tractate of many chap - indeed all - Jews and afford them ly heard and respected. A ters, a symphony of many an understanding of how the Torah Although the focus of the American melodies. Together, they all convey a sin views the issues of the day. Agudah is primarily on the American gle historic purpose: to promote the Agudath Israel stands ready to artic Jewish community) we cannot, especially K'vod Shamayim (honor of Hashem) ulate a Torah outlook on both internal at this time, fail to express our deep feel- The Jewish Observer, January 1999 5 ings of concern for and solidarity with nization. In addition, the newly estab our brethren who dwell in our Holy • lished Development Fund for Torah Land, who live in constant peril under lthough the focus of Chinuch in Israel has already established the specter of murder and terrorism. five new schools and ten new kinder We take no position on the political Athe American gartens in Israel, and will, with Hashem's and military decisions that are being help, revitalize and expand the entire made. We are deeply pained at the Agudah is primarily on Chinuch Atzmai system - and is being thought of relinquishing even an inch of nurtured by a lay leadership rooted in Bretz Yisroel to other nations, murderers the American Jewish the history of Agudath Israel. of Jews - especially land that has been community, we cannot, We must thank Hashem that a new settled by Jews with such difficulty and generation of Torah-activists has arisen, dedication.