Published In:
Ann Arbor News, November 30, 1956
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Jewish Chanukkah Begins First Candle For Chanukkah: Beginning of Chanukkah tonight is marked by the lighting of the first candle by Rabbi Julius Weinberg, spiritual leader of Beth Israel Community Center. Participating in the ceremony are four first grade students in the Center's Hebrew School, held twice weekly. They are (left to right) Michael Pear, Laurie Kroll, Larry Halman and Mark Mayerstein. Chanukkah, or dedication, commemorates the rescue of their faith by the Jewish people in 165 B.C., when they defeated a Syrian king who had ordered the worship of idols. Led by Judah the Maccabee, they drove the Syrians from the temple of Jerusalem, rededicating it with undefiled oil sufficient to burn one day. The oil burned for eight days, and to commemorate the miracle an additional candle is lit each evening during Chanukkah until eight are burning. The candle symbolize the miracle of the survival of the Jewish people.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 24, 1956
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Children Take Part In Seder Meal: Rabbi Julius Weinberg of the Beth Israel Center explains the ritual of the Seder (which means "order") meal to three of his young congregation members. Beth Israel Sunday school children will have their annual Seder meal at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow, and again on Monday and Tuesday evenings with their families. Rabbi Weinberg is showing the Haggadah, an ancient book which outlines the Passover celebration to (from left) Julian Cook, Jeffrey Ingber and Harvey Lansky.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, September 17, 1955
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Eve Of The New Year: Rabbi Julius Weinberg of the Beth Israel Center and his family, like Jewish families all over the world, gathered last night for a ritual meal after synagogue services marking the beginning of the Jewish new year. Here, he feeds his 2 1/2-year-old daughter, Naimah, a piece of apple dipped in honey, while he repeats the traditional expression, "May it be God's will to grant us a good and sweet year." A piece of the rich white bread concealed by the cloth before him will also be dipped in honey as a symbol of hope that experiences of the coming year will be sweet. Mrs. Weinberg looks on.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, October 8, 1955
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Modern Day Tabernacle: A streamlined "unistrut" tabernacle, build by University students, is placed before the Beth Israel Center this week as part of the Jewish holiday, the Feast of the Tabernacles. The tabernacle or "sukkah" commemorates the huts in which the Jews lived on their flight from Egypt. As the holiday is also a harvest festival akin to the Christian Thanksgiving, three young congregation members hold four fruits symbolic of the observance. Jeffrey Ingberg (left), 11, had the lulav, or palm branch, to which are attached parts of the myrtle and a willow. His sister, Ricki Sue, 5 1/2, holds a citron, while another brother, Paul, looks on. The children live at 2201 Vinewood Blvd.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, September 24, 1947
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Kol Nidre Services Held For Jewish Students: Jewish students and townspeople observed the Kol Nidre rites at Lydia Mendelssohn theater last night which opened the 24 hours of prayer and fasting that marks Yom Kippur or Day of Atonement. On the rostrum before the ceremonial curtain which covers the Ark of the Law are, left to right, Eugene Mallitz, Rabbi Herschel Lymon, Milton Jacobson and Jay Singer. Mallitz, Jacobson and Singer are University students who assisted Rabbi Lymon at the traditional ceremonies.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, October 5, 1948
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YOUTHS LEAD HIGH HOLIDAY SERVICES: These three Ann Arbor youngsters, Marvin Katz, (left) Berton Willerd and Larry Scott, all members of the Beth Israel Congregation, are pictured above as they officiated this morning at special Rosh Hashonah services for children at the Jewish Center on Hill St. This is the first time that the special services, for children and conducted by children, have been held here.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, October 4, 1940
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RITES BRING CALL TO CHILDREN OF ISRAEL: In the traditional religious rites yesterday of Rosh-Ha-Shana, marking the first day of the Jewish New Year, Rabbi Isaak Goldman of the Beth Israel Congregation blows the ram's horn as a reminder to the Children of Israel that once they received the Ten Commandments upon Mount Sinai. The horn's call is to remind Jews of the World they should observe all of the laws of the Lord. Shawls and scarfs are worn in the orthodox services to bring uniformity to the worshipping costumes, and the hats and caps are in keeping with the covered head ordained in mourning for the destruction of the temple of Sinai.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 6, 1971
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Preparing For Seder Seder, a traditional dinner marking the beginning of Passover, will be observed Friday by members of Ann Arbor's Jewish community. Members of the Leslie M. Werbel family go over some of the items which are used each year during the religious holiday. From the left are Cheryl, Mrs. Werbel, Aaron and Debra. (News photo by Cecil Lockard)

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, October 4, 1969
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A Jewish Thanksgiving Children of Beth Emeth Religious School decorated a Succah to celebrate the Jewish holiday, Succoth which is ending today. Similar to the Christian Thanksgiving, Succoth is a time for the Jews to get close to nature and remember the many blessings that have been given to them. The Succah is decorated with pumpkins, corn stalks, cranberries, and squash. The children who helped decorate are: from left to right, Amos Guiora, Beth, Eric, and Todd Miller, Mark Loeb, Michelle and Debbie Oberman, Kara and Becky Kantor. The closing of the eight-day celebration is Simchath Torah tomorrow.