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SPRING EVENTS ISSUE Volume LII, No. 6 April 15, 1985 Nisan 24, 5745 The observance of Yom HaShoa — Holocaust Remembrance Day has, in recent years, gained considerable recognition as an important date on the Jewish calendar. In communities throughout the world and especially in Israel and America congregations, schools and other organizations and institutions have marked this YOM HA'ATZMAUT SERVICE AND PROGRAM TO HONOR day with seriousness and commitment. We are ISRAEL INDEPENDANCE DAY proud that Kehilath Jeshurun has been in the forefront of this effort as more than 500 people THURSDAY EVENING - APRIL 25, at 7:30 P.M. now gather in our Main Synagogue each year. Once again, Kehilath Jeshurun will be the site anniversary and also honor the leaders and The Yom HaShoa program at KJ traditional¬ of a spirited observance and celebration of Yom citizens of the State who help all Jews stand tall ly begins with a memorial candle lighting Ha'atzmaut — Israel Independance Day. As is wherever we may be around the world. The ceremony in memory of the six million Jews traditional, we will begin our observance on songs reflect a pride in our people and the land who perished during the Holocaust. This year, Thursday evening, April 25 with the service in of Israel and leave us with the hope for peace we will once again ask members of our con¬ the Main Synagogue led by Cantor Avrum in the future. gregation who are survivors of the Holocaust Davis. The entire KJ community is invited to join as well as the adult children of survivors and Part two of the evening will be a ZIMRIAH with us on young children of survivors to light these OF SONGS FROM ISRAEL AND OUR THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 25 memorial candles. It is important, however, for HERITAGE by the children of the Ramaz Lower 7:30 P.M. us to realize that Yom service the HaShoa and School directed by Caroll Goldberg. THE MAIN SYNAGOGUE program is not intended only for the direct sur¬ The Zimriah will honor Israel's thirty-seventh vivors of the Holocaust. Each of us who lives today is a survivor and we, as a people, are 113th ANNUAL MEETING TO INDUCT FIFTY NEW MEMBERS responsible for one another. It is incumbent MEMORIAL TRIBUTE TO RABBI JOSEPH H. LOOKSTEIN upon each Jew to observe Yom HaShoa and we, therefore, urge all in our community to join with TO BE DELIVERED BY LAWRENCE KOBRIN us on Wednesday evening, April 17 at 7:30 P.M. WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 1, AT 8:00 P.M. The program itself will include readings from The 113th annual meeting of Congregation The Sixth Annual Memorial to Rabbi Joseph Holocaust literature, special memorial prayers Kehilath Jeshurun will be held this H. Lookstein will be delivered this and appropriate choral selections performed by year on year by Lawrence Kobrin. A man who the Ramaz Lower School Chorus under the Wednesday evening, May 1 at 8:00 PM. Includ¬ grew up in our ed in the direction of Caroll Goldberg. evening will be a reflection on the con¬ congregation, Larry attended Ramaz, has, along with his wife seen We are the mourners of those who died in tinuing active role that KJ plays in the life of Ruth, their daughters Debra this community which it has been and Rebecca and their son Jeffrey attend the sanctification of God's name. Please join us in serving since its founding here in 1872. school, and served as Chairman of its Board of marking the Yahrzeit of the six million men, Kehilath Jeshurun has the year Trustees. The Kobrins are a women and children — our brethren. privilege this family of three of WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 17 inducting more than fifty new families into generations in our congregation. We are certain 7:30 P.M. membership, continuing a pattern of growth that that the tribute will move each of us who knew we have now THE MAIN SYNAGOGUE enjoyed for several years. New and loved the late Rabbi Joseph H. Lookstein trustees will be elected, new associate trustees and will be interesting and informative to all will be appointed and a tribute will be paid to who have joined the KJ family since his pass¬ those retiring from the Board. ing in 1979. MARCH We are pleased to note that there will be a A cordial invitation is extended to the entire TO FREE SOVIET JEWS spectacular number of members who will be membership of the Congregation to attend this Solidarity Sunday observing important anniversaries of their af¬ important meeting. Please inform the synagogue filiation with the synagogue and will so be office of your expected attendance so that we MAY 5,1985 honored. At the same time, the assemblage will will be able to prepare properly for the colla¬ Sponsored by the take the opportunity to memorialize those of our tion and social hour which will follow the for¬ Coalition to Free Soviet Jews (212)3541316 Congregational family who were called to their mal proceedings. Greotei New Nork Conteiehie on S»viel Je*i\ formerly the eternal reward during the past year. Page Two KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN KJ CALENDAR Tuesday, April 16 8:00 PM YESHIVA UNIVERSITY LECTURE CONGREGATION AT KEHILATH JESHURUN KEHILATH JESHURUN Wednesday, April 17 7:30 PM YOM HASHOAH cordially invites you to the Ramaz School Chorus 1985 YESHIVA UNIVERSITY Sunday, April 21 11:00 AM SALUTE TO ISRAEL PARADE GRUSS KOLLEL LECTURES Thursday, April 25 7:30 PM KJ YOM HAATZMAUT SERVICE At AND PROGRAM Four Tuesday Evenings at 8:00 P.M. Friday, April 26 7:15 AM YOM HAATZMAUT SERVICE AND BREAKFAST April 16 Rabbi Israel Paretzky Saturday, April 27 9:00 AM "THE OBLIGATION TO ADMONISH ONE'S FELLOW" KINDERGARTEN SHABBATON A Discourse On The Responsibility That Jews Have For Each Other Tuesday, April 30 8:00 PM April 30 Rabbi Michael Rosenzweig YESHIVA UNIVERSITY LECTURE "THE COMMANDMENT TO STUDY TORAH" AT KEHILATH JESHURUN Wednesday, May 1 8:00 PM May 7 Rabbi Mordechai Vasas 113th ANNUAL MEETING "THE BLESSING OF THE SHMA" CONGREGATION KEHILATH 21 JESHURUN May Rabbi Jeffrey Abel "THE OBLIGATION OF HONORING PARENTS" Friday, May 3 6:30 PM SINGLES SHABBAT DINNER WE ARE GRATEFUL TO OUR CHERISHED MEMBERS. MR. AND MRS. AND ONEG SHABBAT JOSEPH GRUSS AND TO YESHIVA UNIVERSITY FOR MAKING THIS LECTURE SERIES AVAILABLE AT KEHILATH JESHURUN AS A PUBLIC Sunday, May 5 11:00 AM SERVICE TO COMMUNITY OF NEW YORK. SOLIDARITY SUNDAY THE JEWISH FOR SOVIET JEWRY Tuesday, May 7 8:00 PM ACADEMIC NEWS REQUESTED YESHIVA UNIVERSITY LECTURE AT KEHILATH JESHURUN At this season of the year we are already beginning to think of the milestones and honors which the members of the Congregation and their families will be experiencing during the coming months. Thursday, May 9 12:00 PM We would like to record all of those honors in the next Bulletin. If you or anyone you know ANNUAL SISTERHOOD LUNCHEON is observing such a milestone or receiving a particular honor in academic or professional life, we Thursday, May 9 EVE ask you to please send us the information without delay. It is one more way of creating the family MEN'S CLUB FARBRENGEN VISIT spirit we like to foster at KJ and Ramaz. We Saturday, May 11 9:00 AM hope to hear from you soon. COUPLES CLUB SHABBATON Saturday, May 18 9:00 AM JESSE JACKSON NURSERY SHABBATON AN ANTI-SEMITE? Sunday, May 19 8:30 AM Syndicated columnist Tom Braden writes in YOM YERUSHALAYIM the Washington Times (Mar. 20) that Jesse SERVICE AND BREAKFAST Jackson has nothing good to say about Israel's rescue of black Ethiopian Jews. Braden says that Sunday, May 19 8:00 PM he AM HASEFER recently asked Jackson: "Do you find it ap¬ propriate to say something in praise of Israel's Tuesday, May 21 8:00 PM rescue of starving black Jews in Ethiopia?" YESHIVA UNIVERSITY LECTURE Jackson responded in part that it was "a military AT KEHILATH JESHURUN mission even though it had humanitarian goals." Saturday, May 25 11:30 PM Braden was shocked by Jackson's response. TIKUN LEIL SHAVUOT "What did he mean by 'military mission'? That Israel's air force took part in the effort to rescue Wednesday, May 29 8:00 PM the starving? What possible difference does that MEN'S CLUB THEATER PARTY make? From the humanitarian standpoint, what BILOXI BLUES better use for military planes? And why impugn Monday, June 3 12:00 Noon the motives of those who are engaged in a SISTERHOOD OPEN MEETING humanitarian act unless, out of prejudice, you don't want to Friday-Sunday, June 7-9 recognize the humanitarianism." ORTHODOX UNION TORAH RETREAT Braden, who says that he has long admired Jackson, concludes by saying that "in addition Wednesday, June 12 Eve to being a graceful figure, a powerful speaker, RAMAZ GRADUATION and a political leader, Jesse Jackson is an anti- Thursday, June 20 Semite." RAMAZ ADVANCEMENT DAY r KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page Three PASSOVER RELIEF ANATOLY SCHARANSKY IF YOU MISSED US, CANNOT BE THERE WE MISSED YOU The response from our community to our call YOU CAN! for Passover Relief contributions has been most SOLIDARITY SUNDAY — MAY 5 gratifying. Last year the readers of the Bulletin For the Jews of the Soviet TO HAPPEN TO OUR BROTHERS AND contributed more than $22,000. In the next issue, Union, 1984 was a most dismal and SISTERS IN THE SOVIET UNION! we will report on this year's results. discouraging year. There was further Nonetheless, the needs of the community ex¬ closing of the gates of emigration and Every man, woman and child should feel that Prisoners of Conscience it is his or her ceeded what we have raised.