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Reform students at Emory will examine youth suicide Iris Bolton The Reform Jewish Students Committee of Emory University will sponsor a forum on youth suicide entitled, “Break the Si lence...You Can Make a Dif ference.” The program will be presented on Monday, March 3, at 7:30 p.m. on the Emory campus in White Hall, Room 206. The keynote speaker will be Rabbi Daniel Syme, vice president of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations (UAHC). Rabbi Syme has published articles on topics such as Jewish-Christian relations, Jewish social action, and Jewish education. In addition, he has co-authored several Jewish books for children. He has served on the Rabbinic Advisory Council of the United Jewish Appeal and on the executive boards of the National Religious Education Association and the National Council for Jewish Education. He also has served as chairman of the Coalition for Alternatives in Jewish Education. Rabbi Syme was instrumental in the formation of the Task Force on Youth Suicide of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations. Rabbi Svme’s keynote address is entitled, “The Night My Brother Died,” and he will be followed on the program by Mrs. Iris Bolton. Iris Bolton is the executive director of The Link Counseling Rabbi Daniel Syme Center in Atlanta. She is a graduate of Columbia University and holds a master’s degree from Emory University with a major in suicidology. Mrs. Bolton is a member of the Georgia State Committee on Youth Suicide Prevention, and was recently appointed to the board of directors of the National Committee for Youth Suicide Prevention in New York City. She appears on WSB's Action News in a weekly segment called “In Touch,” dealing with mental health issues. In addition, her publications include a pri vately published book entitled “My son...My son...” that she co authored on the survival of a family in the aftermath of suicide. Mrs. Bolton's presentation is called “We can make a difference: Suicide Prevention.” The program is free and open to the students, faculty and staff of Emory University and the local Atlanta community. While in Atlanta, Rabbi Syme will address members of the Reform community at a reception on Sunday. March 2, at 7 p.m. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Heyman, 28 Willow Glen Drive and at a luncheon to be held at The Temple at noon Monday, March 3. For further information, con tact Mrs. Beth Fleet, UAHC college area Director, 897-1462 or Mrs. Jan Epstein, 636-4044. Toroh thoughts Elijah’s challenge Adaptul Irom the works of Rabbi Menachem M. Schnccrson. the I ubaviuhci Rcbbc. by Rabbi Yossi New. (ha bad of Georgia This week’s Haftorah relates the story of Elijah’s conflict with the priest of the pagan deity, Baal. When the people of Israel were gathered to see the outcome of Elijah’s challenge to the priests of Baal, Elijah admonished them: “How long will you tread along two paths? If G-d is the L-rd, follow Him—and if Baal, then follow him.” Superficially it seems that the emphasis in Elijah’s admonition was misplaced. He should surely have reprimanded them like this: “How long will you worship Baal?” Apparently it concerned Elijah more that they “trod along two paths” than that they “followed Baal!” The justification that the “two- path-treaders” used was, that although they believed in G-d, Baal seemed to bring them material success. It was precisely this trend of thought that Elijah considered so dangerous—for two vital reasons: 1.) Those that sincerely believed in the powers of Baal and worshipped only him would be overcome by bitter remorse when they would finally realize that they had committed a grave sin and had worshipped a baseless myth. They would return to G-d with a full heart. No such feelings would ever overtake those Israelites who professed dual allegiance. They had, after all, always served G-d partially and therefore would not consider themselves to be such great sinners. 2.)The “treaders on two paths” were worse because they fully realized the omnipotence of G-d, yet were prepared to abandon their entire spiritual lives for material gain. They sold their beliefs for a “pottage of lentils.” The message to us from Elijah is unmistakable. So many of us consider ourselves religious, yet we mold our behavior as if our faith were a religion of convenience, “shelving” G-d and His laws occasionally, particularly when these inconvenience us socially or make us feel different. We are afraid that people might say about us: “Oh! He's old-fashioned. He doesn’t understand or fit into our modern age. 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