'New Morality' Lecture-to Open Adult Education Series Omaha—The Fall season of scholar, is the spiritual leader the Adult Jewish Education of the Lincoln Square Synagoprogram will open on Wednes- gue in New York City. In an day, October". 4 at 8 p.m. at article, Time Magazine said of Beth Israel Synagogue* with a • Rabbi Riskin, "(he) is a charismatic speaker • , . .He is also lecture by Rabbi Steven Riskln a widely respected Talmudic on "Judaism and the New scholar who. stresses that the Morality." most important function of the Rabbi Riskin, Rabbi and synagogue is to be a Beth Midrash—a house< of study. More than 250 people regularly jam his weekly c l a s s on Jewish Law and its application to such modern problems as contraception, prison reform and war."
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Rabbi Riskin is an instructor in. T a l m u d and Religion at Yeshiva. U n i v e r s i t y , from which he is a summa cum laude "graduate. He "studied at the Hebrew University in JeruOmaha—The celebration of Rabbi Sidney II. Brooks, pres- will be used as part of a vasalem, the "Clialm Gfeenberg Teachers Institute and was or- .Israel's 25th year qf indepen- ident of the Omaha Synagogue - riety of Israel anniversary dained at the R a b b i Isaac dence was launched in Omaha Council; Omaha Mayor Eugene events planned in Omaha durElchanan Theological Semin- September, 26 at a "Torch of Leahy; Mmes. Morris C.' Fell- ing the next few months. Independence" Ceremony" at man and Phil Grad, co-chairary. RnbM Steven Riskln Participants in the T o r c h men of the.Omaha committee Eppley Airfield. (Relay included: Bob fare'n; for the celebration of Israel's Morley Zipursky, president Bill Ginsburg, Richard Juro, of the'Jewish Federation of. '25th anniversary. The participants noted thai Eddie Epstein, David Duitch, Omaha, accepted the torch Dick Katz, Larry "Ruback, from Ronald Weiss, j i student "symbolically the torch binds Peter B r o d k e y and his son all "Jews together in the cele-' who brought the torch to, Omabration of Israel's.anniversary, Steven, the only child in the. ha. relay. ' The torch came from Israel and offers the opportunity to ' Tel Aviv, (JTA)—A team of General Mordechai Kidron. dereview the many amazing ac-' Proclamations were issued where it was used in a comForeign Ministry officials left parted as informed sources in complishments recorded by Is- by Governor J, J. Exon and hero for an inspection tour of Jerusalem revealed a general memorative ceremony in Jeru* rael during the past-25 years." Mayor Eugene Leahy declarsalem on September 24,- in Israeli Embassies and -lega- tightening of security at Israeli which President- Shazar kinA relay, team of young men ing September 26 as the tions abroad to make sure that dled a flame of independence carried the torch from the air- launching date for'the Omaha installations overseas as a presecurity regulations are strictly, port to the downtown Jewish observance of Israel's 25th an- • caution against new terrorist signifying the start of Israel's Community Center. The torch ' niversary. observed. 25th anniversary celebration. The team, headed by the attacks. Participants in the Omaha The sources refused to dis- a i r p o r t ceremony included Ministry's Deputy D i r e c t o r cuss the new security meas• ures. But it was clear that they were taken in the aftermath of the l e t t e r bomb wave that flooded Israeli diplomatic missions last week in Europe, Omaha — The Volunteer North and South America and Recognition Banquet honorCanada. Buenos. A i r e s (JTA)—Two ing the first anniversary of " synagogues here were rocked The sources said that in_ oiv LOVE-will be held at tbe, by bombs - this week. No • in- -tiering stricter security ihcas-' Highland Country Club on juries were reported but dam- lies, the government underTuesday, October 10 at 7 age was considerable. stood that its diplomats workp.m. The banquet will be preceded by a 6:30 p.m. A bomb exploded at the Se- ing abroad faced •& continuing cocktail hour. phardic synagogue on Camar- danger from terrorists. Reservations, open to the go St. a half hour after a com"We are tightening not only community, may be made mittee meeting had ended. The the security on letter bombs with Mrs. HenryAppel and blast destroyed a d o o r and but on all other forms of atMayor Leahy, Rabbi Brooks and Morley Zipursky accept Torch Mrs. Richard Robinson at shattered all windows in the tack because it is obvious that of Independence at airport ceremony. ?5 per person. building and the windows of the we are in the middle of an ofcongregation's medical i n s t l - .fensive against Israeli Embassies," one well-placed source tuto nearby. (The following Proclamation was Issued by J. J. Exon, Another bomb exploded about" said. Governor of the State of Nebraska. A similar Proclamation two hours later at the entrance The inspection team is exwas Issued by Eugene A. Leahy, Mayor of the City ol to the Paso Synagogue, an pected to scrutinize the enOmaha.) Ashkenazi congregation. The forcement of security regulasynagogue was the scene last tions dispatched by the Foreign. Jerusalem ( J T A ) — P o l i c e week of a hunger strike and Ministry some time ago. These demonstration against the ex- rules include safeguards for Minister Shlomo Hillel warned cessive visa fees demanded of ..Embassy personnel and meth- that the government would conWHEREAS the young and valiant State of Israel will celeJewish academicians seeking to ods to detect booby-trapped sider outlawing the Jewish Defense League because of its adbrate its 25th Anniversary on May .7,1973, thus completing leave the Soviet Union. mail. mitted part in alleged arms 25 years of inspiring progress as a democracy dedicated to smuggling attempts. "We will the self-same ideals which gave our own country birth; and hot countenance exploitation of our democratic society for. acWHEREAS it has remained a steadfast bastion of the Free tions which are outright violaWorld in a troubledandturbulent area, where international tions of Israel's sovereignty," friendship with the United States has proven to be mutually ' Hillel said on a radio interview. beneficial; and Last Friday, a second JDL ' member, Yosef Schneider, was WHEREAS it has remained a steadfast bastion of the Free arrested on. suspicion of involby providing purposeful work and secure homei. for all of its -vement in a r m s smuggling. citizens', has made giant strides forward in agriculture and Schneider, a Soviet immigrant, industry, .increasing the productivity of its labor, redeemworks as JDL secretary in Jering the desert, building new cities and expanding the horiusalem. Last week, Abraham zons of its growing population; and Hershkovitz,- a. JDL member, was remanded on tiie same WHEREAS it has kept equal pace |n the arts and sciences, charge. v• making notable contributions toward humanity and civilizaRabbi M e i r Kahane, JDL tion in these fields: leader, was interrogatpd by police in Tel Aviv Friday but was NOW, THEREFORE, I, J. James Exon1, Governor of the not detained. A police spokesState of Nebraska, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM Tuesday, Sepman said the interrogation was tember 26, 1972, as the day launching curtailed because of the advent of the Sabbath, and it ISRAEL'S 25TII ANNIVERSARY YEAR, would be continued at a- later date. in Nebraska, and I irfvite all our citizens to join in the celeInterviewed on the radio latbration to be held in Omaha and all other observances er, Rabbi Kahane said the JDL across the state, throughout the Anniversary Year. A member of Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry lies on ground hnd not retreated from its int : : r f . -. . . . attached to .blood extracting equipment at opening of U.N. tention to create an organiza- • IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and . GcncrnPAssemljIy (o dramatize wlint students call "WootJ ran-' tion to fight Arab terror with caused the Great Seal of the State of Nebraska to be affixed. ... i" demands py Soviets of Jew seeking exit. , | ( , „ . , . . , .terror.
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