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...called the Christian Anti-Communism Crusade a "fly-by-night promotion." Cried he: "Communism is much too serious a problem to leave in the hands of promoters and political opportunists." A group of eight prominent clergymen, including Episcopal Bishop James A. Pike, General Presbyter Dr. Robert D. Bulkley and Rabbi Sidney Akselrad, issued a statement declaring Schwarz's Crusade of "dubious value" and noting that "in several communities, in the wake of these 'schools,' there has been a resurgence of attacks on churches, schools and councils of churches...
...concept is now popular that the rabbi's central duty is to be a personal guide and counselor to the troubled individuals of the congregation," writes Rabbi Solomon Freehof in the recently published Israel Bettan Memorial Volume, a collection of essays dedicated to a former professor of Hebrew Union College. But this new interest in solving personal problems, says Dr. Freehof, a leader of U.S. Reform Judaism, costs rabbis time that they might spend better in preaching...
...dismayed and hurt when his Catholic constituents castigated him for his first appointment to the Naval Academy-of a Jewish boy. (In one ward of his Twelfth District, McCormack is still known as "Rabbi John.") He has consistently defended all minorities, and once, in a battle in the House with Mississippi's Racist John Rankin, he poured forth his feelings: "A man's racial origin means nothing to me, a person's name means nothing to me. A person's religion I respect. But what does mean everything to me is a person's mind...
...grant from Philanthropist Gustav Stern, a retired birdseed producer. Beth Din at first intended to take only divorces involving religious problems. But Beth Din's 25 rabbis soon found themselves dealing with marriages wrecked by psychological, sexual and economic difficulties as well. The court does what it can to shore up sagging marriages before agreeing to grant a Get-and does remarkably well. Of the 500 problem marriages handled by Beth Din in its first year, all but 5% were saved. Says Rabbi Rackman: "We have made some contribution to domestic tranquillity...
...else fails, Beth Din will go ahead with the Get ceremony, originally prescribed by Talmudic scholars of Biblical times. Three rabbis, a scribe and two witnesses are present with the estranged couple. In answer to the rabbis' questions, the couple give their names (in Hebrew), their parents' names, their residence, assurance that both husband and wife freely accede to the action. The scribe writes down the information in Aramaic on a piece of parchment, making sure that the decree comes out no longer than the twelve lines established by custom. When the scribe is finished, the document...