The statement that Israel is ripe for Reform Judaism made last week by Dr. Maurice Eisendrath, president of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, who is now on a visit to the Jewish State, was challenged today by Rabbi Theodore Adams, president of the Rabbinical Council of America, in the course of his presidential address at the Council’s 17th annual convention which is taking place here.
“Even though Rabbi Eisendrath has traveled through Israel with a group of 30 Reform leaders for over three weeks, we think they failed to understand or are purposely misinterpreting the attitude of the people there.” Rabbi Adams stated. He also vigorously criticized the American Council for Judaism, declaring that “it represents an insignificant minority of American Jews.”
Rabbi Israel Klavan of Mount Vernon, executive secretary of the Rabbinical Council, reported that the Council now has membership of 512 Orthodox rabbis representing more than 200 communities throughout the country and that five regional subdivisions of the Council were organized during the past year to strengthen its membership and influence in various parts of the country.
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