Letter from R. Lamm and R. Jung to Jewish Center Membership Requesting Stronger Minyan Attendance (1964)
Dear Friend: Needless to say, the maintenance of a regular minyan, both morning and evening throughout the year without fail, is one of the most important functions of any synagogue. Certainly, The Jewish Center is proud of its record in conducting services uninterruptedly every day of the year. At this time of the year, however, and at certain other times such as the summer, we do experience occasional difficulty in obtaining the necessary quorum for services. It does not befit the reputation of our synagogue to have to engage outsiders to complete the minyan. The Jewish Center must be able to count on its own people to fulfill their obligations towards G-d, towards "tefillah be'tzibbur" (public worship), and towards the Center itself by attending regular weekday services. We would therefore like to call upon every member of The Jewish Center to volunteer to attend our morning services (Sundays at 8:00 A.M., weekdays at 7:15 A.m.), for two one-week periods in the course of the year. Only in that manner, we feel, will we be able to do justice to our cause. Enclosed please find a postal card upon which please be good enough to indicate the two weeks of the year when you will volunteer for "Jewry Duty." Our office will remind you in advance of these times. Cordially yours, Rabbi Leo Jung Rabbi Norman Lamm