The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-11
IN MEMORY Of
FORMER RABBI 4 | 4 | B:||I.|'
Beautiful Window ii Beth 81, \
Allabah Temple Unveiled
Yesterday. All
PAYS BEAU UTIFU L TRIBUTE.
Rabbi Calisch Speaks Tet,derlY
Of Dead & eacllcr8 and s
Preache 8E3


" The newly dedicated Beth .Ahabah Ten-ss
8plo was filled with. otller large 4coll- $
gregation3 yesterday forenoon, the occa--sS5
sion being the usual Sabbath service and N
the ceremonies incident Ito unveflLng 81
memorial to the late Rev. NJ. " !. Mic he'll
bacher, the first rabbi OF. this synagogue.Sa
@3 Despite the falling snow and y tho dis
comfort OF walking or riding, another
congregation Utmost as mum erous as that 3
on Friday evening attended q I hsse5 sarvi COS.
VI The morning sermon was sSpreac he'd q by
q Rev. DR.. William r Rosenau. Of Balh ore.Ss
and the address incl dent TO tho IN ling
of the A1ichelbach her memorial was yerySss.
appropriately made by his successor. Rev..
\ spr, Edward N. Caltscl,. The rnorn.n AZ
services began at 10 80 and con ned ~ n-s
It'll after Il 8. N, h The sa abbat I'll morn
Ing service was conduct by 3 Rev. 81
#Tyor. OF Petersburg ~ a. and l;Fe .sss
sLesser,ao or the Orthodox Church, read the
3.torah. The responsive chorus wa s & q
feature OF this service. r 2ev. DR. C'altscils
read tho first chapter of Genesis, ira MS
slatins the Hebrew Into modern Ens list,SSs
DR.. Rosenau then preached the sermon
Of the day, his subject being he II glit t8ss
OF lDedicaton.s The speaker characts rS
4 lied the prophets OF Israel US teachers no 8
alone for their own times, but for all thu
ages OF the worlds history. Their visions
have lost nothing OF their ori glna1 reliz7ssl
glous and cthlcal nitlcance and appllrl
4 cation, and to-day WI ithN hi igher thought
and nobler purpose as Il especial Is COM
sceived and designed to fit mod ern needs D
and environments.
Mesa 0e5 Of#IiPht. .s
BIsrael's mes sage Is a message OF light.
said the speaker, The first word If the u
Bible commanding the creation of ply
slcAl light pictures not only the character
Of the book which has recorded 1t, but OF NJ
4 the people who produced the hook. Con-
Htnuing the rabbi said III part: S2
III t is often asserted that We ar the N
sponsors OF rigid INV. Never was more u
unjust charge made a gainst Israel. Is b
law is law tempered by love for life ana y
all that makes life resplendent.s by that
love which is tho light Illuminating the
soul OF man and the soul Of humanity.
The AIidrash tells that the word 3 j ght !!
ia used five times in the first chapt ter& Of "
Genesis, corresponding to the five hooks I
Of the law, as IL to say, that the relig Ion
or Israel liz the religion Of light, tif Fs89s
Such light Israel shows itself When con-
trasted with ancient heathenlsm, with
the Ignorance nj the middle ages. and
even to-day. when compared with most y
existing creeds. 1t may indeed be SAID
that without Israel $ light, the world
could not exist. The 'ramud remarks: :
What the elemental forces are to the
world that Israel also is." f W &4ss%s!!
Y The synagogue should not be4simply
and primarily a social lacenter,isa n place OF
iienteltalnment. q house OF pra YER "
even n house of versatile instruction. but
Ent..I ,NfSNVn I~as
tho reading of the scrolls and the read-g
ing OF the prophetical section The SYM
jagogue must offer man a better adjust.
ment toward his Maker, toward himself.s
toward tradition, toward Israel and lto- +
ward humanity. AsiF III
The Jew has ever been known for his a
unsurpassed family spirit. This was not
altogether the result OF the ghetto life.is
as is often contended. but the result Of
his religion. III the opening chapters OF J.
the Bible this family spirit receives enlrf
phusis. Man Is told thatilt - not good
for him TO be alone, and Cain Is cursed
for having violated the bonds Of love be-
tween himself and his brother The spirit
L OF the holy light pervadlng the templa
of God must Eeryade the templo Of th'si
home The Chanukkah tapers must bo X
skindedby al alike. whether adults or ohll-
dren, girls or boys. waflen or men, Hero
we have the thought brought out that
the religion OF Israel is a personal ethics,
for ope's entire life, and Is not theory
only for people Of one sex or Of one
age The light of the house OF God must
be the light to consecrate the temple OF
the Individual ss
The religion Of Israel must be q uses
ful religion It must he social forcs,
IT must help to solve the problems per-sg
picking society and not he so utterly
devoid OF the practical that 1t may ba
stamped only theology Religion IN
be of Influence must be for the service
OF man as MucK as fory worship Of 4
God What grea, opportunities exist fox
the broader usefulness OF lsrael's falth r.
Consider the rampant Injustice, oppres-
sion and crime, Israefs law on light ny8 Il
solution OF the worlds troubles e az 81
All the lights Israel kndles riean, Not
Z, ..nIrlt1 z nor hy mower. but by my spirit.