Segregation of men and women during the Rosh Hashonah and Yom Kippur holiday services next year will be abolished here at the Herzl Synagogue, an orthodox congregation, it was announced by Carl Rubinstein, president. Further modernization of ceremonies and worship will be inaugurated, Mr. Rubinstein said, to provide a form of devotion that will be compatible to the Americanized Jew without sacrificing important traditions.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
