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Kol Hanoar (1955)

Jewish Education Kehillat Kodimoh
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Kodimoh Youth Bulletin (1955)

Dear Friend: Now that a number of weeks have passed since our Winter Torah Seminar, I want to tell you how wonderful and lasting an impression it made upon me. When I say "it" I mean all who participated, for it was you who made the Seminar the success it was. I particularly enjoyed spending the week with the "geza" group of which you were a member. I was happy, though not surprised, at your enthusiasm and interest in the Jewish studies sessions. However, as I indicated to you then, the intensive program we enjoyed together was not meant to substitute for a Jewish education. It was meant to stimulate a greater desire on your part to intensify your Jewish education. There are many ways that can be done. One of them is through attending a Jewish school. (We hope that some of you eventually will be able to attend either Yeshiva University or Stern College.) Another way is through private instruction. But there is also a third way which every mature and intelligent teenager should take advantage of: reading. As a follow-up to our nine Jewish studies sessions, I recommend the following books. They are all easy to read, interesting, reliable, and informative. You will enjoy them, and they will benefit you greatly. You may order them at the stated price by sending the money and order to Bloch Publishers, 31 West 31st Street, New York, New York.The Siddur and Prayer a) The Hertz Siddur – Prepared by the late Dr. Hertz, Chief Rabbi of the British Empire; contains the Hebrew prayers, translation, and an excellent running commentary. No Jewish home should be without this prayerbook! b) The World of Prayer – by Dr. Elie Munk of Paris. This is an excellent commentary on the daily prayers. It is especially good for those who can read some Hebrew. Price $3.75Chumash a) The Hertz Bible – A standard work, corresponding to the Hertz Siddur. Price $6 b) The Soncino Bible – While the Hertz culls from ancient and modern commentaries, this commentary offers only the interpretations of t…
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Letter from Kodimoh Congregants Advocating Proposed Changes (1957)

Dear Sir: My friend and I, both Kodimoh members, were visiting the other night. The subject of our Synagogue came up and we discussed a few problems and wondered what the answers were. We wondered what was going on. Since there has been no congregational meeting, and since we do not belong to the Board of Directors, we thought that we would write to you in the form of a ’Letter to the Editor’, and perhaps you would have the information, or better still would refer these questions to the proper individual or committee. We have heard considerable talk about the possibility of building a new edifice – perhaps to compete with the other temples in our community. Everyone would agree that it is high time that Kodimoh took steps to provide adequate facilities for its expanded program. According to the Rabbi’s announcement on Yom Kippur, something is about to be done. Some people apparently question the advisability of continuing in our present form. We do not believe that the seating problem is a real serious one – we would be willing to accept this as a theological question to be settled by the Rabbi. We think, rather, that some changes should be made in the present policy – in order to make the program more interesting. On these past high holidays, we admit, the services were outstanding; the decorum was excellent; the sermons were outstanding; and there were even some English prayers. Why can't we have some English prayers included during the weekly Sabbath services, and on the other holidays. During the recent holiday of Succos, one of us attended - there wasn't one English prayer. Most of us, you know, doA't understand much of the actual meaning of most of the prayers.Ihe same applies to the community singing. We have some on Saturday, sone on the high holidays - but none on other holidays. Why can't we have more? We are singing the same number of melodies to-day as we did twenty years ago. It would seem that the Cantor should get more seriously interested in the mus…
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Letters to New and Old Presidents of Congregation Kodimoh (1964)

Our heartiest best wishes and congratulations. May God grant you a successful tenure in which Kodimoh will grow to unprecedented heights in the service of Torah and Israel. Rabbi and Mrs. Lamm We join with your many friends in hailing your splendid contributions to Kodimoh over the years. May the Almighty grant you, your wife and children, many years of health and good cheer in which to contribute further to Torah and Israel. Rabbi and Mrs. Lamm
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