The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-13
NEW LEADER IS
WITH HIS FLOCK
Rabbi Joseph HeveSh Takes
Charge of Congregation
MontefiOre.
IS WELCOMED BY MANY
THE DUTIES OF RABBI AND FuNc-
TIoNS OF SYNAGOGUE.

Rabbi Joseph Hevesh, who came from
the east a few days ago to take charge
Of the Jewish Congregation Montefiors
at No 355 South Third East street, met
the members Of his COngregati5p for the
first time Sunday afternoon at an in
formal gathering, which took place al
the synagogue, when d welcome was ex-
tended to the new head Of the cOngre-
cation.
The synagogue was well filled when the
exercises were opened, shortly after s
o clock, by President :. SDirO of the con
gregaUon. After The formal opening Of
the program, @. NJ Lewis on behalf Oi
tie congregation, made Z brief address, IN
which he referred 20 the Importance OK
the event to the CODgre cation Monte
fore. He referred briefly to the work
which had been accomplished in the past
by the congregation and expressed the
nope that even more might be done IN
der the direction of the new rabbi who
had come to take charge Of the affairs Of
the synagogue.
Rabbi Charles J. Freund of the Temple
3 raj Israel of this city was next intro
duced and made q brief address Of well
come. on behalf of that congregation and
the adherents Of Judaism in general. He
said the Congregation MOntefiore was to
be felicitated on obtaining the services Of
Rabbi Hevesh. who is a man Of letters
and of high education.
Wants His Peoples Aid.
Rabbi Freund said that a new rabbi
most needed the material and moral aid
Of his people, using as an Illustration the
manner IN which the hands Of Moses were
Uplifted in the days Of Israel. He said
some sacrifices of a material character
might be necessary At times, but said the
history of the adheTents of Judaism had
been one of sacrifice from the first.
At the close of his remarks Rabbi
Freund formally presented Rabbi HeVesh
to the members of his congregation, and
"a 1aF
which he took as a topic The Functions
Of the Synagogue and tie Duties OF the
Rabbi" saying that he would attempt to
give a crude outline of the duties of the
rabbi as he saw them.
Rabbi Hevesh said it was the place Of
the rabbi to act as gO-betWeenl IN
bringing together the past and the present
making the things of ancient times con-
form to present day conditions. He called
attention to the fact that the rabbi was
supposed 70 be = teacher to the youthful
members Of his flock, fnstrUcting them In
the history and meaning Of Judaism, He
referred to the fact that the basement Of
the synagogue structure contained rooms
for other than the main religious pun
poses OF the church, among these being
a school for the teaching Of the young.
School Is Necessary.
ct is not mere coincidence" said the
speaker, that the synagogue is built upon
the school below, for without the school
and the instruction which 1t imparts 10
the coming generation the synagogue
could not exist
The speaker also called attention to the
place which the home occupies in the con-
duct of the work of the congregation, and
this was mentioned as one of the rabbi
spheres of work. He said that the
mothers OF Israeli could get some OF
their best inspiration from the synagogue
ard its services
At the close of the remarks of the new
rabbi those present took the opportunity
of welcoming him personally to the city.
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