MS-763: Rabbi Herbert A. Friedman Collection, 1930-2004. Series F: Life in Israel, 1956-1983.
Box Folder 19 2
Local congregations. 1972-1973.
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3101 Clifton Ave, Cincinnati, Ohio 45220 513.487.3000 AmericanJewishArchives.org KEDEM ~YNAQO QUE Tel-Aviv Progressive Congregation
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS - NISAN 5733 APRIL 1973 Every Friday Kabbalat shabbat Services at 5.30 p.m. K1ddush after.the Service. Every Saturday Shacharit Service at 9.30 a.m. Services are con ducted by Rabbi Moshe Zemer and cantor Mordecha1 Ben-Schachar. The Congregation is invited to Kiddush after Shacharit. Every Monday At 4.00 p.m._Bar-Mitzvah Club with the Rabbi in the Synagogue. Every candidate for Bar or Bat Mitzvah must attend. Every Wednesday At 8.30 p.m. Talmud Class taught by Rabbi Moshe Zemer. Rabbis Office Hours: Monday 16 .00 - 18.00 For appointment call Rabbi Zemer Tel: 257621 or 410985. Monday Youth Group Meeting at 7.00 p.m. Rami Flumen, Vice-Principal of 2.4.73 Sharon High School wi ll lead the Discussion. 9 Tuesday Bible Study Grop-Book of Job , 7.00-8.30 p.m. 3.4.73 8.30 p.m. Forum for Progressive Judaism. Rabbi Zemer wi l l lead a discussion on the subject: "What are the Shabbat ColTITla ndments which a Progressive must onserve?" Thursday University Student Group Meeting at 8.30 p.m. 5.4.73 Friday Rabbi Moses Cyrus Weiler, founder and former Chief Rabbi of the 6.4.73 South African Movement for Progressive Judaism, wtll deliver the sermon. Shabbat Amir Gad-Naor will be cal led to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah. 7.4.73 Sunday Memorial Service for Naphtali Schneurson at the Holon Cemetry 8.4.73 at 4.30 p.m. · Sisterhood Mee ting at 8.30 p.m. Ilana Zemer will lecture on "Judaism and Israelism in the Literature of Haim Hazaz•. Monday Junior Youth Group Meeting at 7.00 p.m. 9.4.73 Thursday- National Youth Group Conference for 12th grade High School Shabbat Students in Jerusalem. Those interested in attending are re- 12/14/4/73 quested to contact Uri Regev or the Rabbi . Shabbat Gi ll Hi zkiah will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah. 14.4.73. KEDEM ~YNAGOGUE Tel -Aviv Progressive Congregation RA&al MOSHE ZEMER in r ilVJD llil
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Dear ••• IQaOh,
I wi•h ~ tbe:U ~ aga1.n t•1' ,.our •tfot ~ ou bn\H1M ••Sp aa4 es-.-1•~ ocm•ot dth .xr. blaft°' fNU1 .. brother •f our Ider.
Jlre. ~r le'tter to .. Jaer a.. ..,,.Ji1 .. • 0 0 p y .&nll1' Yarschank1 Herz11a B, Jan. 19, 1973 7 ZameDho:tf B&bb1 ToTia Ben-Ohor1n 64. Shivte1 Israel Str. JW!lf lilSJWlOK
Dear Rabbi fivia,
~:!80:~,t;L't.!-t'l~ =irre~1:t:: prea1eea wt• Ill Qiaoe for lill. 7WU ftl and planae4 aot1Vlti ea,. eap.. W l '1' ~t:b,-woi'k.a ()D.. ~ otller band I aa also aware :that, alth8ugh1-.our aea'Nrs ftl.li oOJ1iiribu"9 too, we have to have the backing of the World Ui1on tor hogresaiv• Jud.ala.
MT intent1i>n 1• to' ~1--.• tile aeaer tt> be ~van on a dollar •toht•g baa1•; 1or eaob' '1011.&r oontrllli*ed b7 th• backing organ1sa't1on I shall r&l.eaae one dollar :trom "the aooount.
I t1"\l8t 7ou will bring this JrOpoaal to ~ :torma of ~e World t1a1on and aa loothg forward. to their reply. Oao• aora -11 the Mn n.-..
YOUrll.
( - ) J.:1m.1 1farsobank1
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PRES ~ : -J.' : !!rs. Ani W'c.rschaws!-:1 - Donor Ra~ b 1 R. E1rscb., Execative Director VUPJ !iu.bbi Tovie Ben-Cl;orL~ - Chairmen : ~r. Yoseph Avn1 • Presi dent or OOngrecation ilr. Shlooo Cohe~ - Vice President !:to. Y. ?e1yel - Vice Pres ident ill ('. :Z, !;.GJ.. .t6; ...... f. ( •
l'Cb'i>i R. 7·:1rs c~ was i ntroduced to ~lrs . 1fars c~1ra ;.c 1 who donated t~1e su:i of I L 500.000.- tow~rds t !'2.c .Bttild1i'lG Pu.nd of our center.
!bbbi !!lrsch c o11vayed t :'la i:af or;n:?.tion t :-:..:'.t 1.111t1l I·Iay 1st the E;~ :: c r:ll plC'.!lS of the Jer ..ia~l e .i ilorld Center of t he Re!orn ;:ovemeut a~1d t~1e Co:::2reoitio!lal. Oea t ers vll1 oe completed.
T.i1e foll o~r1ng a,3r eer:io4.t hes bea:i l!U'.l.C.e ; 1) The cc·'lt or of t lle m et V'Az:ava Oongrugati.J l will be included es one ot tnc projects of the Move2e~t in Israel.
2) 011ce t :!e tuncl J:a.iser will be dasizn.ntod, r .cr:> r ~aenta tives of t~e c o~:r~ci~tion wiil be ill cl ose cont.~ct with nim.
3) Rabbi Hir s ch will establ ish contact with Mrs . Warschawski 1s br otner, ¥..r . Ernest Wollf, who lives in the U. S.
4) The auil d~ng Col!lmittee of the Congregation will specify the exact needs of our congr egation. 1. e. size of hall, according to the needs anticipated to hold number of families , tho center activities etc.
5) Aftor completion of plans a suitable location sho~ld be looked for. 6) The monGy donat ed £or this purpose by Mrs. Warschawski and other donations ma.de towaras this center , will be used only for the Ramat Gan Oongrcgation. 7) It has been decided that until the center is completed, we may, if ncccss~rj, r aise th~ question whether part of tho money of this donation may be used for a tonpor ary solution. For oxa~plc; to invest in a building which will serve us temporarily and can later bo sold or its land be used for buildin5 the ccntor. 8) Tho congregation will co:::itinu: to request f'roI!l the Ra.Iilat - Gan Municipality for a l ot to b~ild its cantor or other help.
9) All donations for th~ building fund will go through th~ :iUPJ offieo. 10) The building and the lot will be registered in the name of W?J.
11 ) All decisions ~ado concerning tho Ramat- Gan canter will b~ ma.de only with the approval of tho Emot V1Anava boar d. ~·9« ~ =-~= ,, ~'91? ?II<_'' /'?e/.3 ./?'P 1 Ill•• nnq.1nn nrTi1 ••••••Rabbi Morton Hoffman · lll!llil 110,17.l ~,n •••••••• 11 0r Hao'ash" Syha909ue
Ilabbi Herbert A. Friedman, Caesaria..
Dear Herbert,
Enclosed is material developed by myself and Dr. Hanoch Jacobsen of the Technion. We ha.ve simply tried to tell the facts and le:t them speak f or themselves, without trying to make it sound ll.ke an appeal.
We leave it to your professional judgement to alter the style, if need be, for fund- raising purposes.
I promised to 'try to send you mor e names of potential givers in the Sa.n Francisco area. Besides those we mentioned in Jerusalem last month I would like you to file the name of Lawrence Weissberg, owner of Homestead Savings and L0 an with branches all over Northern California., plus a few othe~ enterprises.
I helped Le.rry and bis tvo sons at a difficult point in their lives and retained a warm relationship with him up until I left for Israel. Larry was co-chairman. of Israel Bonds for ~orthern California so his interest is strong. Give him my warmest regards. Hi:; address :
The Hartford Building, Suite 2014, 650 California St., San Francisco, Telephone: (415) 434-1371
lt'hen the times comes that you want to get down to the $10, 000 - $25, 000 range, let me lmow. I have several in that category.
Sincerely ,
RABBI HORT~ HOm!AN.
The Haifa Progressive Congregation. Haifa , Israel · P.O.B. 6241 '.'T• .1'1 • 'il!l' n :::z. nr.llpnll nrrn•., ;\ln'1 CONGREXiillON OR HA.DASH - HAIFA
A. SURVEY OF ITS D~'VELO~
Congregation Or Hadash(New Light)* was follllded in Haifa in 1964 by Rabbi Robert L. Samuels, Cantor Maurice Scbellekes and a group of interested citizens.
Since its foundation Or Hada.sh ha.s gro~ to a current membership of 250 dues paying families.
Services are held f!Very Prida.y evenit;ig and Sba.bba.t morning in the small auditorium of Rothschild Cotmnmity Center, a rented hall whose 200 seat capacity is filled virtually every Shabbat evening. On tlie High Holy Days 1,000 people worship at a rented theatre. In a.ddi.tion to Sabbaths and Festivals, me.ey educa.tional and cultural programs continue to be regUlarly conducted.
Most important in the development of the congregation bas been the formation of its Youth Groups. P.ecognizing the fuhdamentl\l importance of assuring itself and the Progressive movement a viable future, the congregation, exploiting its close relationship with the Leo Ba.eek High School** began vith a group of 11th and 12th gra.ders five years ago. Most of the youth come from families ·1orhich had no previous connecti:on "'-i.th Progressive Juda.ism.
Since the inception of the first Youth Group for 11th and 12th graders, two addi'tional groups have been added for 9th and H:lth grade respectiv~ly . All three groups number some seventy-five students.
In addition, the congregation is pla.nning to open an eighth grade youth group this year (1973) a.nd the"" Israel ScoUt .Associ~tion has officially approached us for help in developing an entire framework of Scout Troops in Ha.if a based on Progressive Je~'ish ideology which would encompass fifth t.hrolJ8h tvelfth grades. This idea is a.t present being actively explored with realistic hope of its implementation 'Within the 1973- 1974 school y_ee.r.
Graduates of our youth groups n\l.Qibering some thirty young people currently serving in tJ.le Israel Defence Forces or going to various institutions of higher lee.ming in Haifa continue to hold services and meetings at -their O'\m initia.tive on every Sbabba.t that they are able to get home .
The foundations ha.ve been laid, and a vital nucleus has crystallized around Or Hada.sh congregation. '!'be urgent need nov is to broaden this base and builcl. upon it, spiritua.lly as well a.s materially.
* Or Ba.dash took its name from the prayer in the traditional. prayerbook: ·~~ )'ou cause e ne.... - light to shine on Zion". ~-*Leo Ba.eek Bigh School in Haifa is described on p._ of this brochure. - 2 -
B. THE POTPNTIAL :FOR :FROGRESSIVE JUDAISM IN HAIFA
The Jewish population of Ha.ifa numbers just. over 200,000*, or some forty to fi£ty thousand families. These divide approximately into 40% Israeli- born, 15% Edot Bamizra.ch and 45% Ashkenazim.
Of s;ynagogues, there a.re about 240 (at the ratio of ore Spbaradi to "tw .Asbkena.zi) all of them orthodox, except for tvol l>Joriah congregation (Conserva:tive, , and Or Ha.dash (Progressive) . These synagogues very in si?.e from 30 to over 500 seats. On the average, they a.re frequented the yea:r round by between 12, 000 and 15, 000 worshippers (on the High Holi~ this number is, of course , much luger}, i.ha.t is, rather less than 1o1- of Haifa' s adolescent e.nd adult populo.tion.
To educate Haifa' s Jewish children there are 315 schools, servicing some 45, 000 students from kindergarten through high school. Of these, 64 schools with 7 , 000 students (16.:, includiDg 6 Yeshi.vot with 363 students) are public or private religious schools of 811 levels, wherein the children receive orthodox: religious instruction. Then there is Leo Ba.eek Junior and Senior High SChool, rith some 1, 100 students. ill tba.t the remaining 38, 000 yoUJ;lgsters receive of Jewish education a.re the so-cal.lea f'Toda. ' rlh Yehudit11 classes ( ''Jevish Consciousness") in gra.de school, nnd little else.*;*
In other words , the Jewish cultural and religious heritl:.ge is defined in Haifa. (as elsewhere in Israel) by tne orthodox establishment. More 'than ~ of the a.d.ult population do not practice thi~ kind of Juda.ism., 8lld over 80-~ of its children do not even learn a.bout it, or about apy other kind of Judaism.
The municipal religious council (Moatza Datit) 'is entirely in orthodox hands, a..s are all matters concerning wed.dings, divorces, conversions, burials and administration of bu:rial grounds. The noratl Haifa citizen tri~ to have as little to do with these bodies a.s possible.
However, not all of the 35,000 non-orthodox families in Haifa are interested in having any more of Juda.ism than 1they are now getting. Judging by party a.ffilia..tions and voting records, we may estimate that some five to seven t.bousand families a.re either indiff crent, a.theist, or even actively anti-clerical. in ideology and outlook, Eµld entirely secular in their va.y: of life. 'il:aa.t leaves Yell over 25,000 families f'or whom Progressive Judaism can make the difference between cultur.al drifting and a positive cultural identity, between s,Piritual alienation Clld a sense ot com:nunity belonging.
This, in brief, is the case for organizi.Dg and developing institutions of Progressive Juda.ism in the Haifa. area.
* This, and all folloving figures a.re based on in:toru:ation supplied by the !!aita Municipality. HToda. 'ah ~ehudit classes ha.ve on the whole been a gTer:.:t disappointment, if noii a total fa.ilure in fulfilling their purpose in Israel 1 s educational frm::levork. - 3 -
Objectives Long- range goa.1 s (1985 - 2000) :
1. Institutionalization of Progressive Judaism in Haifa. as a. fully legitimate expression of Judaism. 2. Provision of Progressive Jewish education, worship, com:mmity services and activities for aJ\Y Haifa resident to desire it. 3. Pinancie.l independence and ideological a.utonoDzy" of a Progressive educational system.
Intermediate-range goals (1978-1985):
1 • .Proportional representation of Pro~essive Jewish instituions on municipal religious council (MOatza De.tit) . 2. Accreditation of Progressive rabl>is tor weddings, divorces, conversions and funerals. J. E'StabliSbiiient of 10 J-rogressive congregations and youth clubs in the Haifa area. 4. Establishment of a 'Progressive Chevra K&disha. 5. Establisbment, in cooperation 'With Leo Baeck School, of private Pro~essive elementary school.
Iumedia.te goals (1973-1978) :
1. Establishment of 2 additional co~egations with youth clubs. 2. 10 teachers of Jtida.ica. from..a Progressive viewpoint to be active in Haifa's high schools. 3. Establishment of 2 'Progressive Jewish lci.ndergartens.
Program (1973-1978)
1. Survey, analyze and plan: - optimal population grOU!>f for future recruitment; - optimal locations for prospective development.
2. Recruit, train and activate: - 10 teachers of Judai.cs; - 10 youth leaders; - 10 la.y preachers/cantors/readers; - 4 kindergarten teachers.
J . Rent, i)urcha.se or build and equip: - 3 places of worship (incluclill;;, Or Ba.dash); - 2 additional youth club-houses; - 2 ki.nderg~ens. ~-----L.....:'. ,, ~ ·rt,.,..t... ~). I . • II .· =1.~: · "e'9n ?11<.." ./?et.::7 ./7';::) ••• na,iJnnmT."l'••••••Rabbi Morton Hoffman· lT.J!J'lt1 110,1ll :::n11•••••••• 11 11 ·;. :~· , 0r.Haclash Syna,909ue '.
T~bbi Herbert A. Friedman, Caesaria.
Dear Herbert,
Enclosed is ma.t.erial develo~d by IJ\Y&elt and Dr. Hn.n•>ch ..lacobsen of the Technion. We have .simply tried to tell the facts and let th<:m sp<'a.k for th<'m5elves, . wi tbout trying to make i ~ sound 1 ike an a.;,1J;li!al • 1 I .. l Wa lea.ve it to your professional jud(tement to e.lter the stylP, if need be, for fund-raising purposes.
I promised to -try to send you more naces of 1iotential givers in the Sa1~Fra.nci~co area.. Besides those we mentioned in Jcn:.salrm last m:mt.b I would lil{e you to tile the name ot Lawrence Weissberg, OWDPr of HomestPad ~aYi n~s and L0bll with bI'3llches all over Northern California, plus a fev oihe~ entr.rprises.
I helped Le.rry a.nd his two sons at a. difficult point in their lives and retained • a verm relationship with him up until I left for I~rael. Larry was co-cho.innan of Israel Bonds for Northern Californfa so his interest is s't.r ong. Give ltirn my • · warmest regards. His address:
The Hartford BuildiD[;, Suite 2014, .. "650 Califonlia St., San Frn.ncisco, Telephone: · (415) 4J4-137J
•· When the times co:ues tba-t you want to get down to the ~l0,000 - ~25,000 range, 7 let me lmolf". I have several in tha.t ca:t~gor.1.
. Sincerely, '
RABBI lfOHl'ON HOPP?-l"u'Z. ,.
• The Haifa Progressive Congregation· Haifa, Israel· P.O.B. 6241 :-r.n · i1.!J1 n:::i. l'1T.:l'Tf7.nll .n11n•'7 .:>.inn ~ . L . ..
~· f,'• CONGREXTATION OR ~.OA!-il! - IH.lPA ~:i, l 'l' •
~:. A. SURVEY OF ITS m..VD.(JF!-~'ll' ~ · to.:"'r "•li-Coogr(!tgation Or Ha.dash(New Light).,. .'-·as founded in Ila.ifs. in 1964 by tabbi 1-.;~·· 'Robert L. Sa.mu.els, Cantor Maurice Schell ekes ancl a. zroup of interc>sted ci't.izcns. ~. I(. ·... · ~ince its foundation Or Ha.dash has grown to a current ~mbcrsbip of 250 dues ' . payine i'emilies. i· Services ar~ held every Frida.y e~ening and Shabbat morning in the small auditorium of Rotlischild Co.nmun.ity Center, a. rented ball wl1ose 2..,0 seat capacity is filled ) . t. virtually eve~· Sba.bbat ovcning. On the High Holy .Days 1,000 i>eople worship at a rented t.h.,o.trf'!. I.n additi~n to Sabbaths and Pastiva.ls, maey educationu.l nnd .l cultural pro~rams continue to be re~arly cor.ducted• • ~- !-fost important j n the dev-e.topment.. or the congreua:tion has been the formation of its Youth Groups. Hecognizing the fundarr~ntal i°lP°rtance of assui·ing itself and the »rogressive moveioont a. ~iable future, t:1e congregation, e,;:ploiting its I•~ close reln.tionship with the Leo Baeck High ScboolH bc[;s.n with a. group of 11th and 12th graders five yeo.rs e.r;o. Nost of the yout • In addition, the congre~tion is planning t.o open an eighth grade youth group r· this year (1973) B.Dd. the Israel Scout As$ociation has off'icially aP,Proa.chcd us for help in developin3 an entire tra.:ccwork of Scout Troops in lio.ifa. based on Progressive Jewish ideology which would encompo.ss fifth through twelfth grades. .:, This idea is at present being actively exploxcd "Wit!1 realistic hoye of its implementa'tion within the 1973-1974 school year • ... Gradw.tes of ow.· youth 17I'OUP3 nUmbering soTOe thirty yoUDg people currently serving "' in t~e Israel Defence Forces or going to various inst.itutions of higher le~rning ~. in Haifa contin e to hold services and meetings a.t their O\ill init.iative on every .. Shabbat that they a.re able to get home • The founda.t.ions have be"en la.id, and a vital nucleus bas crystallized a.round :>r Ha.dash conf;regn.tion. 'Hie 11rgent need now is to broaden this base and build upon it, spiritually as ~ell as ·materially. *...Or Hada.sh took its na.me from the prayer in the traditional prayerbook: ''?~· )'ou ca.use a. nev light to shine on Zion". 1-*teo Bacck High S<:hool in Haifa is descri bed on P•- of this brQchure. -2- The Jewish population of Haifa numbers just ovt>r 200,000'"', or some forty to fifty tho1lsand fmiilies. These divide .approximately inf;o 4().7~ lsraeli-born, 1~ F.ciot Hamizr~ch and 45~ Ashkenazim. ""!~ Of. synagogues, there a.re about 240 (at. the ratio of o~ Spha.ra.di to ho Ashkenazi) all of them orthodox, except for twof liorieh COJlbT('!;ntion (Couserva:tivt>), u.nd Or Hada.sh (Procressive). These synagozues very in sizr. from 3J to over 500 scats. r On the average, thoy a.re frequented t.he ye.ir rouotl by betueen 12,0CX> and 15,000 worshippers {on the High Holidays this number is, o.f cour::1E', much larger) , tbrt is, rather less than 10% of Jaifa's aclolescent and adult population. . '1.'o educate Haifa' s J~l."ish children there urc 315 schools, servicing son:e 45 1 000 "fl students from kindergarten through hich school. Of these, 64 schools with 7,000 ..~;,..- students (16.. , including 6 teshlvot wi1h 363 students) a.r~ _pub!ic er private " religiou."l schools of lill l~~ls , wherein the cliildrr.n receive orthodox reli,;ious ~ instruction. Then tbere=-i~ Leo Eaeck Junio~ and Senior P.igh School, ~ith so~c u1 1, 100 students. All .hat the remaining 38,000 yonntsters receive of Jewish ~· education arc the so-called 1'Toda'ah !chudit.'1 classes ('•Jevish Consciousa<:>ss") in ,:· grade school, nnd Iit.tle else.** -~ ft • 4 In other uords , the Jewish cultural a.nr1 r eligious herit...,ge is defined in Haifa ~ (as elsenl1rre in, Israel) by t 11e orthodox establishment. ?tore than 9o;..; of tht' adult poptilation do not practice this kin~ of Ju:lais~ , and over 801 of it~ children ~ do not even le~ rn about it, or about nl\Y other kind of JuJnism. • The municipal religious council (Hoa..tza ~'tit} is entirely in orthodox hands, · as are all mtters concerning weddi~ , divorces, conversions, burials and administration of burial grounds. The normal Iiaifa ci.ti?.en trie&' to have as litt le to do ~i.th these bodies as possible. However, not a.11 of the 35,000 non-orthodox families in Haifa a re interested in having aey 100Te of Joda.iSUl than they, a.re nov getting. J~ing by party s.!filia.tions and voting r ecords, i.-e ma.y estima.tc th.it some five to sever! thousand families are either indiffC'rent, at.heist, or even actively anti-clerical in ideology and outlook, ~d entirely secular in their v-~ of life. Tha.t leaves well over 25, 000 far.lilies for l>-"hom Progressive .Judaism can m."lke the difference betveon cultural driftif18 and a positive cultural identity, between spiritual oliena.tion and a sense of comnunity belonging. This, in brief, is the case for orgnnizing and developing institutions of Prot;ressive Juda.ism in the Ha.ira area. * This, and all following figures aTe based on inforrc:.1.Hon Sl1pplied by the Haifa. ... Municipality . **Toda.'e.h lehudit classes have on th<' \.'f1ole been e. grer.t disappointment, if not a total failure in fulfilling their purnose in Israel's educational framevorl~ • ., - 3 - C. OBJECTIVlS At'ID PROGR~1 FOR P OGfcE.'::SIVf; ~10V1"~!1 :XT lli HAI7A Obje.cti\re9 _. LoDg:-range goals ( 1985- 2000) : "'·t.-t • . ~· 1 . Institutionalization of Progressive Judaism in Haifa as a full y legitimate expression of Judaism. 2. Provision of Progressive Jewish education, worship, coumunity services and activities for an;y Ha.ifa resident to desire it. 3. Pinancia.l independence and ideological autonomy of a Progressive educational system. Intermediate- range goo.ls (1978-1 985) : 1. Proportional rcpr esenfo.tion of Progrc·ssive Jewish instiiuions on munici1xtl religi~us council (Moatzc. Datit). .' 2. Accreditation of Progreszive rabhjs for weddings, di vorces, conversions and funerals. J. Es-tablishment of 10 Progressive congregation. .:; Ctnd youth clubs in the Haifa area.. 4. Establishment of u. ProzressivP. Cbcvra Eadisba. 5. Establishment, in cooneru.t.ion witb Leo B'~eclr .School, of private .. Proqressive elel'){>ntary school • Immediate goals (1973- 1978): 1. Establishment of 2 additional congregations w:ith youth clubl'!!' 2. 10 i:eachcrs of Judaicn. from a l>ror;res:-ive viewpoint to be active in Haifa's high schools. 3. Fsta.blishment of 2 Progressive ,lc\tl:;;b kinderg&nens. Progr~m (1973- 1978) 1. Survey, a.nal~e and plan: - optimal population grou1>.s for future recr,1itnent; - optimal locations for prospective dt>velopment. 2. H.ecruit, train and activate: - 10 teachers of JudeJ.cs; · .. - 10 youth leaders; - 10 lay 11reachers/cantors/rea.ders; - 4 kindergarten teachers. 3. Rent, purchase or build and equip: - 3 places of worship (includint ~ lla •'l KEDEM ~YNAGOGUE Tel -Avi v. Progressi ve Congregati on RABBI MOSHE ZEMER l n r il\!Jn l l il 22nd February, 1973 Rabbi Herbert Friedman, P. o. Box 92 , JERUSALEM. Dear Herb, As I tol d you, we have done some furt her thinking concerning the role of the Congregatioti8.l Centre whi ch will be built in Tel Aviv. Enclosed is a copy of a preliminary draft which reflects our thinking on thi s subject. I would like to have your frank opini on and advice. I Perhaps we could meet on March 1st, sometime between the 4 o ' clock programme at the Hebrew University College and 7 o ' clock dinner at the Knesset? If those times are not convenient for you, nerhaps you could suggest another day? larmeet regards to Fr ancine nd the children. c~~ly yours, Ra1fl~emer , ENCL: 20 CARLEBACH ST TEL AVIV 64730 ISRAEL. TELEPHONE: 257621. 410985 : J1!l'):.> &47)0 :l'~t-(-~il :o 1l':;ip 'n, • •. • In addition to the program and facilitiea mentioned in the Congrcgntiona.1 Centre Drochure, and tn view of the fact tha1: this will be one of ·the first public bu1ld111f.S erected iti the "lemed Scheme" area, 3.Jld no there 1G ~ nee~ to serve the Israeli public aa well aa our Conere gants in the .many anpecte of life which ve have oot yet touched, tbe following i:emo io be1J'l€ submitted to consider additional proerwns and ~cilities for the new CongregQ.tional Centre: I, PROORAl;§. '• ('e.) ffiJE-5.ERY ecJl!OOLS (1) For Qf;e& of 21 contha to 3 yenra. (2) .Af!ea ; to 5~ hn over.vhelainit mnjority of middle class parents aend their cblldren to N:unerf :choolB which are privately run. i~oot of all -tpeae h~~ Scbcol~ hnve celebra~iona or Oneg Shabba~ and the Holy Daye. • .. ... ··; .. ~k··...... : .. IIere is an oJ)POrtunity, to ·ive content to these PJ'()grame in :t't,y "". ·· · spirit of Procressive Jutlaiern and to attract these obil~n anc1 thetr.-· ye~ parents to the nenoral Co~tj.onal PrOP:l"W'fl. · • (b) SOLDll:.JW' C r.tm . Tbcre is an Airforce baue not irar away from the. .~~ogue.plot and there are*1umero.ble $old1-en wbo--do not r1na themee"l.:vefJ'-a;t.·homa ill tbe..-luige .3et llachnyal. Cnce again i't \iOulO· be P-QBSible to gi'ft Jewish Cul.~~l and Re'lJ:e1~us content as vel1 ao pocia1 act1v1.ties to ttiese boys aml eir!'s ddrioo 'their .Ermy Service. . ' •• There is u inX'ee number of Overseas stud:ents at tbe Univerui'tf of Tel Aviv from e.11 over the ~orld vho nre' searchi:nf: torn Jewish identificntiono 1l'he pro:r.imity of the Congreeational Centre··"to the University will enable our Congr.er,ation. . to be of help to. these students? (d) .7-!0ADOM HAOLJ.:H .. ~here i& a great need to help in Klitat Aliyah,· not only from a social point of V1.et1, but f'rom a re1.ig1ous· point of viell as w1ello One of the greatest pro~lemn of new olira from the ~:eat is to make a religious adjustment in Isra.e~ - • (e) J:CADOU FOH S&::IOR CI?;IZ}i.tra :Ji... •. In tlie" ciscul1sion i:ith Rabbi Friedman, ue discussed at longtb. the possibility of hnviJlb an Old Aged Ilorne as p!lrt of the services of' _ ___!:> - • -2- our cqv~mento Thia ~ao shown to be impracti~o However, through haviJlt their o~n hoadon in the Congrecational Centre, these senior · citi:Zens would receive :fulfilment a.nd alno waula Qe broucht nearer to Proc;reeoivo Juda.ism alone with their cliildren and granOc'h.ildren. II.FAC.ILITIED A;ID r-·1~n>Ch'ER ... _._ Each or tbeee pro£>"l"llris :would require n smmrate Club Room and .Lollll8e ~ 1th a ppropriate f ac1liticn. There vou1d also be need for increase 'in i·!anpo~er includi.JW 'iUrsery :",chool TeacHers, C'lub tee.ders, .. end so ·fortho .:ome of the proerarne can be self-sustained and perhnps even profitable, .such a~ tba Nurce17 dchoo1. All of these pro~s contained witliin the Confl?!egfiLt~o:nnl Centre 1oula tend to attract the incividuals Par\ic1pat111€ and their famlliea to the total. religious and cultural pr9enizn pf ~he Congregutional Centre. ,,., • ....!._ .. ~,.. ., : ~ ..r.. . ·: ,: • .. -.. 1 J 1J.N - '7nJ nn1j7nn nnil1'7 i1'7 1 ilj7il Dip n't:7l:J -J1 :L KEDEM gYNAGOGUE Tel-Aviv. Progressive Con gr egat ion RABBI ¥0SHE ZfMER lnT m!Jn llil . ~. . 22nd February, 1973 Rabbi Herbert Friedman, P. o. Box 92, JERUSALEM. Dear Herb, As I told you, we have done co~e further thinking concerning the role of the Congregational Centre which will be built in Tel Aviv. x'nclosed i s a copy of a preliminary draft which refleGts our thinking on ttis subjent. I would like to have your frank opinion and advice. Perhaps we could neet on ~L~rch 1st, sometimt between the 4 o'clock programme at the !!ehrei·T Gnivertity College and 7 o'clock dinner at the Y.nesset ? If those times are not convenient for you, perh~ps you could ~uggeat another day? ·"armest r egards to rrancine end th0 children. ENCL: ";1 Cl.. RLEBACH ST TEL AVIV 64730 ISRA!:L. TEl.E?HONF.: 25';'6?1, 410'J85 : ll!l.,~' 6 47)0~'JN -':l1 20 1:i•'-1p •rn . I• ~ In &.edition to the p~ocre.m a.~d fncilitioa ~ontioned 1n the Cone.regnt1oru:l c·entre Drochure, and 1.n view cf the fact that this will be one of ·the !... irst 3)utlic bu11d1n~ erocterl in the "!.ar.led Ccheme•· area, ::m~.. rm ·there ie u need. to serve ·thh Iuraeli public as well as our Conere gJnts in. the roanJ anpects of life i.~hic:, ve hov'1 not yet touched• the fol~ot11nt memo iv be±nE submitte~ to 00111>irler !l ~ oven:helmitl,f' u;ajority of mi<'iale clas& r.:.1.:rTiV~tP.ly rune ;:act of all ·tliefle i.-urGery .:choole hnve calebrct1m•t1 :re-~· Cr!e(' ::-:hn.'t.~t end ~he Holy nayao !!'ere is nn owcrtunity to i~ivo ccn·~ent to th~se proerama in .t~~: -.:. ·~·· ,· opirit of Pro[ reaaivf;l Judaie111 an1 to er'r.t!'act these ol;ildren and the~ .· ycur...y pnrento to the r.encral Con['l"eg~tio~n l Procra~o - ~· '!'here 1c an A1r:<('o rc~ bu~e not rar :.way :from the., r.yn.e..romie -plot and there a:rei•nut1erable oc:.dicrs ,;ho· do not fil1d themse'l.ve$" nt home in th~hU{:C .Jet Jrr,chnyal~ Cnt?e R.[8i:l it ,.,culd be possible "to eive Jettish C:u!J,fra,l_ and !.cl1e1-ous ccr..tent "'t, \1e"_l P-U .~cciRl activiti~E' i:o tb~s;e boye anrl ci:·~G; e1b·inc tl:~ir l•rr:.y ~ervice 0 .. 'l'h~re !L o. l.ftre:e num'hcr cf OvC?r;;cao ~tudcrn:ts nt tbe Un1v~ru1ty of. 'i'el n.vi·v from ell over the- wcrld ·... ho :re SP.:trchine for n Jewish identificntiono The prcJ:irnity of the CongrerationP.l Centre' to the UniveTsity \.1ill enable ou:r Concr.grc.tio,;1 to bP. of help to these ~tudP.ntso (d) }!Ok.DC' t! lLl\C .!'..EH ·~- ...... There ic n r-e:rt l'leed t'o help in ;\1.i1.at Aliyah, not onl"Y from a social point of viet1, b>it frci:'. c rPlir-ious point o:f view as wello Cne of the £:reatest proble;.;E. c:': new c1.iln fror;1. th~ ~:~ ...t iF: to make a rei i~ious adjaatment in Israel.~. - -..,,._ ( e) !:C.tjjC!i PO.I-: f;i;;;.:.tc~ CJ'f.IZ ~;:-S "'... .. In the f iacuE">sioa ~~·ith .kebbi 1'riedi:.n.n, .·e t!i~cussed a t icneth the posaib1lity of having on :1ci Aped t:on.e o ~ p~trt of t.he services of ,, ,_ . ,.. ...,-· ... ,_ : ., .. ..• ,... . f ...... · w • t, 1 I '1" ·~ I ., I r ~ .". ,_,_,. . . . J ·. our aqv~me.oto 1'hie lian shown to 'be impractioileo nowever~ t~ j ~vibr, tbeit• .. oun F'~~doil ~in tbe Congrecatiorml Centre, these senior ! ~ I '"· ·01-ttlzen~·WOUl~ rooe~ve fulfilment ~nd alno uau1a'be brou~t nearer to .. I\; .., " r ... 1.· :, PrQf:re5s1VQ . .Judaism alope; ¥i th their ch1ldran ana grandchildreno ."' ... . L , ~ t( .. ]IoFA,ILl~I'E~ A~m ~·-AW:C ':.'h1? t • . " ='' ...... :-- ::ach or these· p?-of.>:r81'is would require n se~arate Club Room and t ' r- ..'· . :;. ~Lou.nge w11;h · a.!'PTOP.~.iate f'~c11 1 tiea·. ~here wo11ld also be need for . ,, ··inoreaoe 1n. :t-ianpowei- 1nclucl1Q? :iure€ry ~·chool T~<1chers, Club t'?a.ders·, .I -~ ·: e.nd so :tortho. ~;ome o~· the.,.proeral"ls can be aP.lf-sustained and perhnpe · eve·n profi"table, .nuch as the :~urper:;- Jcbool. All of these -pro~rame ~ contained ;;ithin the ~ongr3gation..'ll Centre l'tou1rl tend to attract the :i.noividuale participati?l& ancl thoi-r :faroiliea to the total rflligioue i and cul~ural pr-pfrac r;>f the Co!'lgre6ntion31 Centr.eo ·' ,, ... •..: . .. ta.s f. , . .. • .. ... • >: ' ...... !. . -:-;~~= .. · ~ .....~. ~ :.: ·.·-. ' ' .. I 1 ,. -~ ~· ..- . •• . 't' .,,. : ... ! f • ,. . :: ..4 i% ,. .... --- ;,;." 1.> ~ : ~ /~ 7.l. ~· ... Ch:mocll Jacobsen The Je\1ish populstion Of Haifa numbers ju:::t over 2006000~ or some forty to f'if~Y. thousand famili~§· fhaso divido apnroxima~ely into 4~ Isr.aoli-born, 15'1 Bdot Hsmizrach, and 45~ Ashkon~aimo Of synsgoguos, tllore :~ ab0'1t 240 (st tl1e ratio of ons Spbaredi ~o two Askkenszi nll of t~eu ortl1odox, SXC!G~ £or t~: F.oriab congr.agation Conservative), ad. Or Hadash (Pro gi~eaaive) c Thea~ aynagogites vary in siea fi"Om 30 to over 500 seat&~ On tha avarag2 thoy are fre~onted the year round by between 12,000 and l;,wuo1 worshippe'C's (ion 'the High Holidays ~his n~ber is, of cou.raeu much largar), ~hat is, rather less then l~ of Haifa's adoleacont and adul~ population. To educate Haifa's Jewish ebil HowSV-er, not all of tihc )51 000 DO.'l-..Ortbodox f'aulilies in Haifa qr.e intereO"veo in having any lilt>r.'6 C)f .Jtidaism than they are now gattingo Judging by party ~liet:lons and voting records, we may estimate ~hat soma· fiva to o~ve~ thousand i"amiliea aro oitber indiffarant, a:tha1st, or even actively anti-el~rical in ideology snd 'fbis 11 in brief~ is the Cssn £02" organizing snd deva-lop__ing inatitu1iions Of Progressive Judaism in the Hsii'a areao The foundations have been laid, and a vital nucleus has c:eystalli2ed a.round Or Hadnsh congrQgstion ( 250 dues-paY!ng i:arrJ.lies) and the Leo Baeek High Schoolo Tha urgent need DG">'I is to broaden this bas& and build upon it, npiritually as well as ma.teri&llYo ~ - 2 .. 1 Objectives LOng-rnngo goals (1985-2000): lQ Ins~itutionalization of Prop-essive Judaism in Hai:fa as a £ully legitimate <»q>rassion of Judaism.· 2. Provision of ProgrQss1ve JGVitih education:> worehi.p, community services end activities for any Haifa resident who deviros ito 3 o Finaacial indcpon.dance and idoological autonomy o.f im a Progessive JeWieh edueatianal system. Intermediste... rGllge goals (197S-19SS): lo Propnrtional representation of Progressive Jo\deb i. n~~i- tutiona on mun:tOipal religious cmmcil (Moatsa Datitlb · 2o Accreditation or Progressive rabbis for weddings, divorcas~ convorGions and funei-als. 3o EstabU.alment of 10 Prograeaive congregations amt. youth clubs 1n the Haifa araao 4,, Establishment of a P.rograssiva Chavra Kadisha. Immediaee goall!I (1915.... 1978}-: .. l. Establishment oe 2 addi1iiona1 c~nticns 11ith :youth , elubs. 2. 10 teachers of Judaies f'roa ~ P.rogresSive 'Vie~1P01nt to bo eetivG in Ba!fa 's ~ schools. 3. Establishment of 2 P~seive Jewish kindergardens o Progi:;;rra loc Sm"VeS', analy.se and plaa: - optimsl populst1on grqups £.or. friture recruitment; - opti.mal. loeations for proepeetil'le develop~ento 2o Recruit;, t~ ana .aotivate: - 10 teachers or Jubics; - 10 youth leaders; - 10 lay preacliersJcantora/resders; - 4 kindergarden toaeben. 3. Rentf purchase or bull(! an;4 equip: - 3 places of "°rShip liDc ludfng Or Hadash) ; - 2 additional ;J'OUth club~houeeo; - 2 kindergardenso In add~tion ~o the pn>frB.rn and facilities ~Pntioned in the Coneregl;ltional Centre Brochure,: and in view o~ the tact that thiu will be one of ·the first public buildillfS erected in the "Lamed Scheme" area, and no there io ~ need to serve the Israeli public aa well as our Cone,re gants 1n tbe mBlJ1 aspects of life vhich ue have 12ot yet touched, tbe fo1lo~irlb memo 10 being submitted to consider additional proernms an4 (.acilitiea for the new Congl'egp.tiona.1 Gentra: 1, PROClUtl·~ a ,., ("a) m.JE3.El\Y ~CECCLS (1) For. ~es of 21 contha to 3 years. (2) Agaa 3 ~0 · 5o An overubelJni:flfJ ~jority of m~ddle class parents sand their cbUoren to NUl"8ery ~chools lihich are pl'ivately runq ;:ont of all t~eso l~r::ery rchools have ce1ebrati:ons for Onee Shabbat end the liol:y Days. · "" .... , \,,• .,· . Here is an oppor.tUiiilty to ·ivo oont~nt ito these programs 1n tli\f ··. .: ~pirit of Procreeslve Jtidiiam and to att~act thee@ children and their.· YCU?lE r~ents to the cencril Co~egational :Prol{%'8l'llo . . .~ (b) SOLDI.l:.:RS' C~UB There io an Ai.rf'orce baue not far 11way :from :the. . ~y~ogue. r>lot and there are*1umera.bl~ scldicrs who do not find the:nse'lvelr-at home 1il th~.-iw{:e ~et llacbcya.l.. Cnce ~ain :it ~oula be r'OBB::l.ble to gj.v.e Jewish Cul}~l~and R~ltei~ua content as wel.l as pociel aotivitiea to tneae boys and eirls durine their Arey ~en.tice • . (c) ov:~r~tHAS, CTUDBNT LCU!!Cl~ . There is a l~rg~ nw:iber of Oversea.a students at the UniverHity of Tel Aviv £rom ali over the •orld ~ho ·nre ,searchillf': for n Jewish ident1£icn'tiono Tba nroximi-ty of the Co~gationai Centre.. to the University w~ll anable our Con£regatton. to be of help to. these studenteo ( d} }!OIJ)ON F.AOLJ-Ji there ic a great need to help in Klitat Aliyah, not only from a social point of vie~, but £rom a rel.1.€1ous point of view as wello Cne c:f the exeatest problem~ of new olim from the rest is to .make a r~ligioua adjustment in Israel.,___....=-- · • 1 Ce) 1:cADcn 1 0R fi.r;:aoE . CIWIZJ;;KS -....~ . In the· di&cuc,sion t:'ith Rabbi FriedCJan, '.!e discussed at lcnetb the poue1bil1ty of havinG o.n Cld Aged UoD!e as :part or the services of - 2 - .. . " ou.r oov,cment. Thia uao ohot:n to be impractioilile~ However, through bnvinr, thoil' o~n ~osd~n in the Congrecational Centre• these een1or ·citizens ~ould receive :vlfilment and nloo would be hr~~ht nearer to Procre&0ive Judaism aloug ..-i'tb th~ir chi1dren and grandchildren. II .'F;.( ILl~IEC A~;D ~.-:A:wc::Jlt ... . ~ach or these :prot;-ra.ns would require n se:,arate Club Roo?!l and Lou.nee with a:rpropr!.?te 'fac1.11tico. There would alao be need for incretise in i~anpo\1er includ1.l'lf :rurst:J"'.Y ~chool Teachers, Club TieaCJers, .. end sc ·forth~ ~;ot'le of the proerams can be aelf-.sustained nn ~ .. .\ .... . • . J"' .. .. • • t ),} KEDEM ~YNAGOGUE Tel -Aviv. Progressive Congregation RABBI MOSHE ZEMER 1nr nvm llil -.. EXPRESS 30th November, 1972 Rabbi Robert Samuels, 4 Rehov Hazefim, H A I F A. Dear Bob, In accordance with the decision of. the MARAM, I ~ending to you information concerning the Building Fund of our Congregation. I shall submit directly to Herb Friedman a copy of the brochure which we put out called "The Buj_,lding Congregational Centre" which include$ our preliminary archi tectural plans. As we concluded between us, it will be unnecessary tor me to send this to you. Our architect and B\lilding Engineer esti.niated that the bui1d1ng when fi.Idshed and furnished will coat approximately $1,500,000.-. For the purpose of raising funds we have broken down the parts of the Synagogue as follows: (excluding such things as foundations, air-raid shelters, etc., which are considered to be unsaleabl 0 1 ) Entrance Hall - Mu:seum 11.300,000.- 2) Sanctuary 1,aoo,000.- 3) Pulpit 120,000.- 4) Rabbi. 's Study 187,500.- 5) Library 120,000.- 6) Youth LoUD8e 180,000.- 7) Youth Chapel 360,000.- 8) Lecture Hall & other rooms 300,000.- 9) Social Hall 2 700 000.- IL.6,067,500.- ===-----=-=-=-:=:::i: 2. MAN POWER: It would seem to me that we should add a Rabbi to each of the existing viable Congregations of Beersheba, Nathan.ya, Upper Nazareth and Nahariya. We should also plan for the development of 2 Congregations a year for the next 10 years which including Rabbis would mean an addi tional. 24 Rabbis for this period of time. The salary for these Rabbis should be fixed on the basis of the 1nitia1 -2- 20 CAALE'BACH ST TEL-AVIV 6-;7:'.JQ ISAAEL TELEPHONE 257621, 410985 : ,.~.,u 64HO .l'Ji<-~n 20 P'''1P •n, KEDEM ~YNAGOGUE Tel-Aviv. Progressive Congregation RABBI MOSHE ZEMER lDJ nvm llil .,, ... - 2 - salary of veteran Rabbis which, of course, ie known to you. 3. I suggest that you put down a plan for a Progres- eive Beit Berel. The amount of this is beyond me, but I will let you gu.ese on it. I am sure that the reet of our men have told you about their own projects plus others, so I wi.11 close with this. CordWllf' Rabbi Moshe Zemer. 20 CARLEBACH ST TEL-AVIV 04730 ISRAEL TELEPHONE 257621 , 410985 : 11.!l'>D 64730 :i·:i~-";n 20 p,.,,p •ni