The Denver Jewish news., 1924-05-29

which shall serve as the weld center
Of Torah. and which shall cooperate
closely with the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan
Theological Seminary of New York
through the exchange of rrofe' sorS,
students and publications, Were adopt
ed by the Union of Orthodox Rabbis of
America and Canada at its convention
which closed here this past week.
Committees were appointed 10 aid
in The establishment of the world Yes
hiva in Jerusalem. Immediately fol-
lowing the passage of resolutions favor
ing the project. which was brought be-
fore the assembly by chief Rabbi Konk
of Palestine, n guest of the convcn-
tion. Another proposal of Rabbi
Kook's that the CHIEF rnbbinate of Pal
CStine, which is officially recognized by
The British government, he extended to
include the greatest living Jewish
scholars throughout the world, so that
ii will become the spiritual authority
for world Jewry. was alsD adopted by
The convention. \ committee was ap-
pointed to provide for the erection of
a suitable home in Jerusalem for the
chief rabhinatc. which Will ultimately
house the world rahb.m;te.
The convention. attended hy over 200
rabbis from all over the United States
and CANADA. was considered one of
the most important ever Held in the
Unions his .ory for the important pro
posals adopted and the presence of
its three distinguished gucsts-Chicf
Rabbi Kook, Chief Rabbi Shapiro of
Lithuania. and Rabbi Epstein, Dean of
the famous SlubOdka Yeshiva.
Rabbi HOOK. addressing the ccnven-
tion in pure Hebrew, said that history
repeats itself. and as in ancient days
there were two great Jewish centers-
in Palestine aud Babylonia, SO today.
there were two great Jewish ccnters.
in Palestine and Amcrica. These two
centers, he declared. must cooperate
wholc-hcartedly and this cooperation
could he realized through n close union
between the proposed world ieshiva in
Jerusalem an Il he Ieshiva Rabbi Isaac
Elchanan in New York.
The physical aud spiritual rebuilding
of Palestine must 20 hand in hand. de
clared Rabbi HOOK in pleading for the
establishment of n great Torah center
in Jerusalem. which will become In
time the soul and spirit of traditional
Judaism throughout the world. To
such a center students will come from
all over the world. he said, so that
again "Torah will come out from Zion
and the word of God from Jerusalem"
DIR. Bernard Rcvel, President of the
Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological
Seminary and Chairman of the Unions
Education committee, declared that the
survival of American Jewry. Its In
tcgri v and solidarity. depended up
cn an intensive Jewish education.
which was acutcly needed at the pres
ent time. He sounded a warning
against radical schools, based upon Sc
cular Jewish nationalism. which ar
rogate to themselves names sanctitied
by tradi ion and thus mslead many
parents who believe their children re-
ceive true Jewish education there.
The traditional Jewish religious
school irrespective of the language of
instruction. is the very foundation of
Jewish existence and any change in
its spirit, aim and essence, is bound
to bring in lis wake spiritual destruc-
tion, Dr. Revel emphasized. He urged
rabbis and head of Hebrew schools to
encourage the study of the Talmud and
appealed to the rabbis to conduct such
classes themselves, where it was I'M
possible to have classes in the Hebrew
schools. He also deplOred the lack CT
true spirit of Jewish ideaism and rec
commended the establishment of Tench-
ars' institutes throughout the country
to provide thoroughly equipped Jewish
teachers. Deplorins the neglect of the
education of Jewish girls in America,
DR.. Revel recommended the establish
ment Of schools for their training.
Among the many other important
matters passed by the convention were
the following:
Discussing the lack of proper tex
books in several branches of Jewish
instruction. the Education committee
WAS instructed TO prepare text books
where necessary and to work cut, with
the cooperation of well known peda
gogues, uniform curriculum for tho
different grades of the Hebrew schools.
The convention decried those who,
camouhaging under the pretensc of bet
tnrinn criritunl conditions and stlGu mt IL