ur rabbis in the present just as it was in the
past to lead us and strengthen us in our Judaism. A conference of
rabbis to-day properly recognizes that Judaism consists no longer in
the minute observances of the law; that the Jewish people are asking
for the inner meaning of their religion, and not for dry formulas. In
all humility as a layman, I say to them that the Jewish people again
needs to be taught that what the Lord requires of them is "to do
justice, to love mercy and to walk humbly with their God."

[Illustration: Signature: Irving Lehman]

_I AM very much pleased with the excellence of The
Menorah Journal, which grows better with every number.
It is conceived in a fine spirit and has a high
educational value for the Jewish young men in the
universities throughout the country._

_The American spirit and the Jewish spirit are in
entire accord, in fact they supplement one another.
The Puritan ideals of democracy which lie at the
foundation of our Government were derived principally
from the Jewish ideals of democracy, and I cannot
imagine any American being less an American for being
a good Jew. On the contrary, he will be a better
American for being a good Jew, more ready at all times
to make every sacrifice for his country in peace and
in war.--Hon. Oscar S. Straus, in a Letter to The
Menorah Journal._

FOOTNOTE:

[Footnote A: This address was delivered at the opening session of the
Eastern Conference of Reform Rabbis, Temple Emanu-El, November 7,
1915, at which Justice Lehman presided.]

Lyrics

BY LOUIS K. ANSPACHER

[Illustration: _LOUIS K. ANSPACHER, poet and playwright, whose most
recent plays, "Our Children" and "The Unchastened Woman," have won
recognition for him as one of the most original and powerful
dramatists of the present day. Born in Cincinnati in 1878, and
educated at City College of New York, and Columbia University (A.M.,
LL.B.), he occupied the vestry pulpit of Temple Emanu-El, New York,
for several years, and has lectured on ethics and the drama. A volume
of his poems, to be published soon, will show more completely the
depth and resourcefulness of the lyric power revealed in the
accompanying verses. The portrait is from an oil painting by
Franzen._]

Adam Prometheus

I

In olden books 'tis written,
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