The Denver Jewish news., 1923-09-20
Holiday Program
COMPILED BY THE COMMITTEE
ON EDUCATION OF THE YOUNG
PEOPLES LEAGUE OF THE
UNITED SYNAGOG OF AMERICA


half the race. because they are the most S
sacred to the mind of the lew, ana pc
cause they are the synagog festivals. par
excellence.
Satisfactorily evening. September
"a to Wednesday evening September 2G.
Sihemini Atzeres-Monday evening
October 1st to Tuesday evening. DC
tober 2nd.
Simchas Torah-- Tuesday evening
October 3rtl
YOu NAV well help In organizing and
conducting n children's service in your
syn,gog. One of you or teacher from
your Hebrew School can take charge
of the actual service. Suggestions for
the kind of service to he held may he
obtained at the office of the Young
Peoples league. You should of
course, caH the organization of such a
service to the attention of the public
by appropriate notices, bulletins, post
ers and announcements from the pulpit
and in the Hebrew School.
Such an experimental service for
young people is being conducted for the
first time by the YPL in conjunction
with Congregation B'nai Jcshurun at
its Community. HOuse-JSO West End
avenue. Should you wish to organize
one like it. the central office will he on
ly too glnd to help You with plans
suggestions etc. Should You know of
any young people who would wish to
attend the YPL service, You may COM
municatc their names to the central Of
flee for consideration.
On the one hand there is the Million
Dollar Seminary Campaign in which
the young people may help by spread
ing the knowledge "a the value of
Judaism and is contributions to our
American civilization. For suggestions
as 10 how TO conduct oratOricnlN con-
tests. discussions. essay contests. etc.
in order to do that hest communicate
jcc;s as:. m,-.
Jewish Contribution to Democracy
"JudiSm and Puritan Ideals
.The Jew in American Literature"
Judaism and the Radicals
Jewish Ideals for American Life"
will he very much in place. Others
will easily. suggest themselves.
On the other hand. there is the cam
paign of the Friedlander Educational
Conference, TO enroll young men and
vomcn in Jewish activities, especially
those of an educational nmturc. Clear
" such, AM appeal may well be Joined
with tl,es publicity drive described
nbOve for the role of the Jew and OF
Judaism in, American civilization. You
may organize interesting study groups
to consider such subjects:
History and Literature in the Bible"
"Pharisaism in the Jewish Life of
today
THE Why's OF Ceremonial Judaism
"The Jewish and Greek Views of
Life"
Psychology of Religion
and others like them.
Fur. her information as to methods
and plans for organizing such study
groups and classes may he obtained
from the central office.
SukkOs-Here is a festival that ap-
peals equally well to the religious anil
the aesthetic in us. The two elements
nre so thoroughly blended that in in
Iulgins the one. we are giving expires
sion to the other.
One way of doing that is through
building the Sukkah. 1t is great fun !:
it may express our artistic taste to per
fection and it's accounted am ng the
most meritOriOus of the MitZvos. The
roof is to be made of lattice work
with foliage and all kinds of fruit
suspended from the branches. You
may decorate the. walls as well with
foliage and flowers.
Another way is the decoration Of
ahe synagog. Here the artistic sense
Of the fairer sex may well exhibit all
ITS pOwers-always of course, with
the cooperation and counsel of the
Rabbi.
You may get the Mitzvah of spend
ing as much time as possible in the
Sukkah by
a. Holding your meetings there
that week.
b. Holding out the use of the Suk-
kah as the prize for the most success
ful children's club and the best at
tended Hebrew school class.
c. You may have Il community or a
congregation sing" there.
d. \ SukkOs social and dance may
be given there either on Saturday eve
ming September 10Th. or simchas Torah
night. Wednesday 3rd or on Saturday
evening October 9th. 1t would be well
to have brief talk by the Rabbi or