n to
conceive intellectually, but expresses at the same
time the deepest emotions of the human soul; it also
means to care, to cherish, to love. It is remarkable
indeed that the only Hebrew expression which in any
way approaches what in modern languages we call
religion is_ daath elohim, the knowledge of God. _It
is no less remarkable that the fundamental concept
formulated by one of the greatest thinkers who
proceeded from Jewish loins, by Baruch Spinoza, is_
amor Dei intellectualis, _"the intellectual love of
God," that is, the mental and yet emotional conception
of the Supreme Power that rules the universe. If I
were to wish for anything, it would be for an_ amor
Judaismus intellectualis, "_an intellectual love of
Judaism," not shallow love and hollow self-complacency
that cover every sin. We want to be frank about our
Judaism, we want to be clear about our faults, we want
to remedy our faults whenever we can, but at the same
time we want to have the sympathy that goes with
knowledge._--_From a Menorah Address by Professor Israel
Friedlaender._

Days of Disillusionment

BY SAMUEL STRAUSS

[Illustration: _SAMUEL STRAUSS (born in Des Moines, Ia., in 1870), was
publisher of the Des Moines Leader from 1895 to 1904, and became
publisher of the New York Globe in 1904. Since 1912 he has been
associated with the management of the New York Times. Mr. Strauss has
taken an active and effective interest in many worthy movements for
Jewish betterment. He is a member of the Graduate Advisory Menorah
Committee and of the Menorah College of Lecturers. His impressive and
stimulating talks have given him marked popularity with the Menorah
Societies._]

WE are at present witnessing an instance of the truth that a great
crisis is always a test for genuineness. Since August 1st a number of
things seemingly vital have come tumbling to the ground as mere
inflated delusions or comparative trifles formerly viewed out of all
perspective. Men are beginning to realize that they have been
deceiving themselves, and the immediate effect is disappointment.

What profit will be derived from it all is as yet merely a matter for
speculation. Not yet have men been able to think of the conflict in
other than negative terms, to see in it other than despair, crippled
indus