The Rabbinical Council of America, an Orthodox organization, announced here today that it will hold its 25th annual convention in Israel. The convention, according to Rabbi Emanuel Rackman, president of the Council, will take place in July, 1961.
One of the features of the convention, Rabbi Rackman said, will be the dedication of a Rabbinical Council Grove of 25,000 trees as part of the Jewish National Fund’s Freedom Forest in Israel.
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