954 In This Issue: "OUR AZA' (See Center Section) ZA- und ules an- the rles SHOFAR rtin ter, Official Publication of the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization all- t of AZA-BBG-BBYA 32nd YEAR 6 JANUARY, 1955 Office of Publications, Baltimore, Md. Send address changes to The Shofar. 1761 R St., N.W., Washington 9. D.C. Rabbi Porath Gets AZA Unveils Life-Time New BBYO Post Of Chaplain Program For Alumni Rabbi Tzvi H. Porath of Silver Spring, Maryland, has A program designed to give alumni of AZA a lifetime association with the order was been named to the newly-created post of Chaplain and Con- unveiled this month by GAG Elliot Rothman. Under the plan, alephs leaving AZA can sultant on Religious Activities for the B'nai B'rith Youth either become "Gold Life" members or "Gold Alumni." Organization, Jacob J. Lieberman of Los Angeles, chairman Membership in either category of the B'nai B'rith Youth Commission, announced this month. Life Member is attainable by a contribution of $3.00 to AZA's Richard Klutznick Rabbi Porath, spiritual lead-+ ALEPH ZADIK ALEPH Leadership Training Fund. Pur- er and executive director of fluence of BBYO is admitted by OF B'NAI B'RITH YOUTH ORGANIZATION pose of the program is to promote the Montgomery County Jew- these young people as a positive the fund. ish Center, Chevy Chase, factor in their determination to- This Certifies Gold Life cards (see cut this Maryland, a suburb of Wash- wards these vocations. It certainly PATRIOTISM page) will be distributed to former reflects well upon BBYO and on its gion or outgoing alephs who were mem- mainly ington, of religious D.C., activities will be development concerned for an en- aims of developing well-informed, JUDAISM hern with the socially responsible, mature Jewish having met the requirements for life membership, bers for at least two years. Any CHARITY and having contributed to the Richard Klutznick aleph leaving the order before Sep- young men and women." per- larged BBYO Leadership Training FILIAL LOVE Leadership Training Fund, is designated a Gold tember 1, 1955-provided he has ting Institute to be held each summer at Rabbi Porath, who will be in at- Life Member. been a member in good standing for olar- Camp B'nai B'rith, Starlight, Penn- tendance at both the AZA and BBG CONDUCT at least two be eligible. international conventions this sum- Dated at Washington, D. C., this day 195 sylvania. The Gold Alumni card will be mer, said that he was "looking for- PURITY g a awarded to any former member hree ward to renewing old acquaintance- FRATERNITY max7.for making a $3.00 contribution, re- ships and making new friends." gardless of the length of time he CHAIRMAN NATIONAL DIRECTOR use Experienced Group Worker was a member of AZA. ism. A graduate of Hebrew Theologi- Mold Future THIS IS THE ACTUAL size of the AZA Gold Life membership urim cal Seminary in Chicago, Rabbi card which AZA alumni will receive for a $3.00 contribution to the "The establishment of an Inter- Porath also enjoys a reputation as order's Richard Klutznick Leadership Training Fund. An aleph must national AZA Leadership Training a widely-experienced social group have been a member of AZA in good standing for at least two years Program, combined with the re- worker. He gained a background AZA to be eligible for life membership. AZA graduates whose member- cent purchase of Camp B'nai B'rith, for work in this field at the Uni- B'nai ship was for less than two years can become Gold Alumni members gives us a golden opportunity to versity of Pittsburgh's School of mold the order's future," Rothman State by making a $3.00 contribution to the fund. Gold Alumni members Social Work where he received a will receive a card similar to this one. asserted. "This opportunity lies in Master's Degree in Social Adminis- our ability to bring potential lead- tration. ers to the camp, where we shall NER During World War II Rabbi out- BBG Membership Chairman hold our conventions and training Porath served as a Chaplain, with sessions," he emphasized. the rank of Captain, in the U. S. Readies "MIT Skits" Booklet "Many of our most promising Army Air Forces. In 1948 he was alephs cannot afford the expense of sent on a special mission to Alaska traveling to the camp. Therefore, to conduct services for Jewish GI's Minneapolis, Minn. we have established the Richard stationed there. BBG's may soon be reading and re-enacting the best of Klutznick Scholarship Fund for An active community leader, Leadership Training, to which the original skits written by other members throughout the Rabbi Porath is a member of the alephs leaving the order can sub- executive committee of the Mont- order. scribe." Rabbi Tzvi Porath gomery County Brotherhood Coun- BBG International Membership Both cards are done attractively erous requests for skits. "I realized gold with blue lettering and bear The institute, designed to train cil; a member of the Montgomery Chairman Sara Kroll has launched potential future leaders of the Council Youth Problems Confer- that while some chapters have the AZA insignia. a campaign to collect and compile sources to turn to for worthwhile their American and Canadian Jewish ence; and secretary of the Wash- what she calls the "cream of the Rothman said that alephs can skits, other chapters-new or other- ional communities, is held in conjunction ington, D. C., Board of Rabbis. crop" of chapter skits. They will make applications for either the wise found it difficult to create gan Rabbi Porath also serves as chap- be put together in a booklet to be "Gold Life" or Gold Alumni" with the organization's annual in- called "Mit Skits." their own scripts because of lack ternational conventions. In addition, cards by completing the form on lain at the National Institute of Sara got the idea for the new of time or talent." Rabbi Porath will serve as a year- this page of SHOFAR and mailing Health, Bethesda, Maryland. program guide after receiving num- (See SKITS, page 7) 66 as it directly to the National Office, round part-time consultant on the goal 1761 "R" St., NW, Washington Con- religious phase of BBYO's pro- 9, D.C. gramming. He will continue his BBYA Service Fund Rally regular work at the Montgomery Applications for "Gold Life" S County Jewish Center. state- Nets Half Of $5891 Goal membership cards must be signed by a BBYO Director. An aleph ap- h he Return To BBYO Chicago plying for a "Gold Alumni" card ADL Rabbi Porath's appointment marks a return for him to the B'nai BBYA delegates from most sections of the United States and Canada, meeting here requires no signature. B'rith Youth Organization. He was January 7-9 in an International Service Fund Rally, set their sights on a four-pronged hs of director of District 3 from 1946- fund-raising goal of $5891 and then promptly turned around and pledged and contributed half Where To Find It to to 1949. He left that post to become that goal. Benjamin I. Morris of Chicago, a vice-president of the B'nai B'rith Supreme Lodge, Aleph Godol's Message Page 3 -how rabbi and executive director of accepting the contributions, lauded BBYA for its efforts. bet- Birth Sholom Community Center, "B'nai B'rith is proud to have BBYA on its team," he said. Emphasize that BBYA is an in- BBG President's fellow Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He has ternational organization. Message Page 7 nued. Pledges and contributions totaling $1750 from the 17 pters with the Montgomery County Bring back a detailed report on Chapter Chatter Page 7 Jewish Center since 1952. delegations attending, combined with $1210 previously con- what transpired at the rally. and tributed brought to $2960 the In The ADL Corner Page 4 AZA ctivi- am very happy to be associ- amount BBYA chapters have raised No Cut-Off Date Orient chapters on the order's ated once again with BBY0," Rabbi In setting the new goal of $5891, Three Pillar Program. Names In The News Page 8 towards the new goal. The four Porath told SHOFAR. "Very often projects are: Library for B'nai delegates attached no cut-off date. Emphasize the need for more Sports-Scope Page 4 nmit- oning meet some of the young people I The 19 delegates from virtually money for the Three Pillar pro- B'rith Children's Home in Israel- What AZA Means knew from conventions in 1946, gram. To Me are: $2000; Dental Unit for the National every major city where there is a Page 2 Com- 1947 and 1948. I 'shep nachas' see- BBYA chapter, heard reports on all List Of Delegates Jewish Hospital at Denver-$1925; What Do You Think? Two Conference Room for the Henry phases of the order's Service Fund. Nathan Shapiro, Chelsea, Mass., Page 6 o and ing how they have grown and ma- ed by tured. Some have become rabbis, Stressed heavily at the three-day BBYA International 2nd vice-presi- World Datelines Page 8 Monsky Foundation Building in others have taken positions in the rally was the "take home" value for dent and Three Pillar coordinator, aleph Washington - $1666; and Anita YM-YW President's Jewish social service field. The in- each delegate. The representatives chaired the meeting. Other dele- Message Page 5 Perlman Scholarship-$300. were urged to: (See RALLY, Page 5)