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THE DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE
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Established 1872
The Rabbi's Son
In Their New Location
Greetings of the Season
A Rosh Hashonah Story
BY EMILY Gowsmalt
John Blessed & Son
Gintsox.
APPY New Year!" "Happy very own," urged his wife. "\\''m
New Year!" was heard on all then?"
(William W. Blessed)
"'filen I should cheerfully have to
sides as the young folks
congregated on the step of give it up to its rightful owner just
the
same. Come, why these ques-
the little synagogue in a town in
Western Pennsylvania before enter- tions, and where is our son? I do
ing the new building. They were a not hear his cheery voice?"
"God has reclaimed him," sobbed
jolly group, and they came before
it was time to begin the sevices, in the unhappy wife, breaking down.
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911-913 Woodward Ave.
"Ile
has taken away the jewel that
order to chat. The ushering in of
this new year was tb be all event in He gave into our care for safe keep-
• their young vex Hitherto they halt ing then, many years. Our c hi ld is
worshipped in a hall over on Avenue dead."
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While Rabbi Cohen spoke, the sex-
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gogue, a real house of God, built for ton approached the pulpit, and, at
them especially to dwell in when they the close of the story, he whispered
lifted their hearts in prayer, was to a ward in the Rabbi's ear.
"I am sorry to interrupt the serv-
he dedicated,
The older members. however, of ices," announced the rabbi, limit
that congregation were not so buoy- here is a call far Dr. Samson on the
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ant, as they stood in groups talking phone in the ante-room. the
in awed whispers, for the year had doctor please step omit and take the
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been a disastrous one for several of message?"
Every eye in the assembly fol-
their members. The war which
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raged in Europe had carried off some lowed the (lector to the door, each
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near and dear relatives; and in the person wondering who the sick one
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United States the summer just passed might be, knowing it must be an
was one that would long be remem- urgent case to have the Rosh Has-
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bered. The Jewish commonity in a honah services rudely broken ill
small place is often like a large fam- upon. 'Then Rabbi Cohen continued
ily, and Rabbi Cohen, the beloved the sermon, applying the Talmudic
rabbi in that town of M., not only story to the present day situation,
drew the hearts of his people to him, and while the two mothers' hearts
but to each other, so what affected a were wrung with sorrow, his words
few naturally aroused the pity and hore a religious message that soothed
their troubled spirits.
sympathy in them all
"Who can say what home will be
The older members wished each
spoil-
visited
next?" spoke the rabbi. "God's
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ther "I'mt Yondov," hilt the
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taneity of former years was lacking, ways always are mysterious, but His
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their congregation had been suddenly heads in silent submission.•
He was so intent on his sermon,
steeped in sorrow. The malignant
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disease that swept the United Slates and later with the KaddislVand etas-
came to thetn, leaving death and sill- Mg prayers, that he (lid not notice
fering in its wake. In one. a little a vacant scat, the only one in the
buy had been stricken, and in the synagogue, nor the absence of Iris
wife. In fact, it was not until the
other a baby girl.
'f he group of young folks ceased services were over and the memb e r`
recounting the good resolutions they of his flock were \visiting him "Gut
had made for the new year, when Yonitov" and one asked, "W'here is
the Lavin family and the Bergmans 'Mrs. Cohen, this morning?" and an-
neared the building, and in respect- other said , ' DO YOU know who tele-
took their places in the Phoned for Dr. Samson?" that a chill
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new temple. Young as they were of fear swept over him. Joseph, their
they knew that this N ew y ear h a d son, had conwlained of throat ache
been robbed of some of its happi. that morning, but he had left the
mess fur all of them. boy sitting in the nursery playing
The rabbi's eyes glanced over the with his engine and cars.
"I'll follow you," called his wife
congregation, and his svmpathetic
heart went out in pity to the two to him, "as soon as nurse is finished
sorrowing families who sat with with her breakfast."
All that seemed ages ago to the
bowed heads before' him. He, too,
had a baby son, and he knew what rabbi, and now his heart filled with
their recent losses must have meant Vague misgivings. \1'here was his
wife? She had never missed services
to them.
As a part of his text, he chose the but for sickness at home.
"Nappy New Year, Rabbi Cohen,"
story' of Rabbi Akiba. He told in a
simple way how the angel of death said several youthful voices, and the
had visited Rabbi Akilia's house der - group of boys and girls surrounded
ing the master's absence, and had him and shook his hand.
He heard them and smilingly an-
claimed his little son, who was the
swered them, but his thoughts were
joy of his and his wife's hearts,
"W'hen the pious Akiba returned with the wife and child. In his
home," continued the rabbi, "Ile was mind's eye he saw Joseph running
met at the door by his wife. "How across the floor pulling his train of
now. any news," he asked, embracing cars after him as Ile chit-chued for
her. "\\'llere is our son?" the engine, and puckered his little
Before she answered she turned lips and tried to whistle a small rub-
her face to his and gazed into his her dog off the track.
"\\'hat's the matter with the rabbi
eves, and with a steady voice, al-
though her heart was breaking, she today?" asked one of the group after
said. "My dear husband, if a friend the rabbi had hastened away. "I
has left a precious jewel in your never saw hint so absent minded."
keeping for a long time, then came
"The death of Nleyer Lakin and lit-
to reclaim it, would you give it up, tle Louisa Bergman hake disturbed
him. Didn't you hear how• his ser-
willingly?"
"Assuredly," quickly responded mon was directed entirely to their
Akiba. "It belonged to the giver, sorrowing parents?"
not to me. As you say, it was but
"He is all heart." said another. "I
a loan.
shudder to think of his grief if any-
"But suppose von loved the jewel
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