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Orthodoxy in Judaism
1 1
Y IN DETROIT
By REV, DR, M. HYAMSON.
"What is Orthodoxy in Judaism . ."' as most believe, or only heard a
First the ethyrnology and definition Voice which they did not understand,
Orthodoxy conies from two Greek as Maimonides asserts in the Guide to
words which mean "right or correct the Perplexed l'art II., is u minor
opinion." The name is not Jewish in matter. The main thing is that they
origin. It was first used in the con- were all conscious of a communion
became for
troversies of the church in the fourth with God and that Moses
century. The opinions of the major- them the Accredited Messenger of
"BUY IN DETROIT" MOVE
God.
y ' the majority naturally pronounced
"Le, I come to thee in the thick of
STARTED BY BOARD OF
o i thodox. The opinions of the minor-
the :loud, that the people may hear
COMMERCE COMMITTEE ity,
r who differed from them, the big-
ger body, naturally enough condemn- when I speak to thee and believe in
thee forever."
Unemployment is rife in Detroit and ed and stigmatized as unorthodox or
The orthodox Jew believes accord-
,. heterodox, that is, the opinions of the
Idle
more
acute..
ingly and accepts the authority of the
bel.
011111
may
wants work—not charity. Ineliviiluiliolus.,
others, the opinion that dims not Pentateuch and believes in its integ-
n
organizations and the city are dis- " nut '
rity and authenticity. He repudiates
tributing funds, clothing, foodstuffs,,Among the Jews the name Orthodox the view set up by the so-called mod-
fuel and what not for the alleviation is first met with in the early part of
higher critics that the Book of
of the evils attendant upon uncut- the nineteenth century. When the ob- ern
Leviticus was composed in the days
ployment, and the monetary value of servance of Judaism weakened among
of
Ezra
and that Deuteronomy was
the
written in the times of King Josiah.
this assistance is enormous. If able the Jews of Germany and France '
bodied men and women in Detroit who term orthodox was applied to those He accepts the integrity of the Pen-
are nut now able tee maintain that who faithfully clung to the old obser-
tateuch, its validity, its binding au-
selves by earning a daily wage, are theirr fathers. The painter, Daniel thority on the Jew for all time.
given
that
opportunity
etch
in
You know Maimonides formulated
stricted way as compared with pre- Chollowiecki, wrote to the Countess
he wording of the specifications,
building, the First and Old Detroita t
National Bank building, the J. L. which favored outside manufactur-
Ts,
to secure 5 per cent of the work
Hudson company, Crowley•51ilner1(
company, Newcomb-Endicott, Frank1s lone by the different city depart-
a great many cases the
& Sealed department store, Standard ments 4111(1 111
By E. I. MARTIN
Accident Insurance Company build- e aty has been obliged to pay much
urger
prices
than they would have
ing as well as numerous others, is (le- I
One of the largest 'manufacturers pendent in "bull dog" switchboards. mid, if they had bought materials
The prominence of the automobile
of
Vacuum
Clealters,
The
Eureka
and
apparatus
of us good quality as
industry in Detroit often obscures the
l'ractically all of • the theaters
magnitude of the other industries in VH(. 1111111 Cleaner Company. Electric where electrical efficiency and de-.l hat made in Detroit.
Washing
Machines
and
Refrigera-
They further stated that in most
this city. Detroit has within its door,
pendency must be of the highest de-
several of the largest electrical manu- tors tic also made in Detroit.
gree, have installed "bull dog" elec. t iases if given a refusal of the con-
In fact there are so many different
Few
f ar turing 1,111. 11'1 1 in Alil , 11c11.
tric apparatus. The wonderful light- tract they would accept it if within
realize the magnitude of the electrical electrical manufacturing concerns in ing effects that you see in the thea- their cost, rather than lose an oppor-
requirements used in automobiles and around Detroit that it is difficult ters--the Madison, Adams, Orchestra tunity for providing a livelihood for
alone. All self-starting and lighting to enumerate them and their prod- Ball, Washington, Shubert-Detroit, their employes.
of Automobiles today is done electri- ucts.
The officials of the NI ritual Electric
the New Capital Theater—is secured
cally. These require motors, genera-
It may be a surprise to a lot of the with electrical apparatus designed company are:
tors, batteries, switches, lamps and readers that Detroit possesses one of
the Jewish creed in thirteen articles.
Harrison J. I.. Frank, president and
and built in Detroit by the Mutual
"It seems
that
the Jews Joseph Albro in the Ikkarim, "The
wire, as well as the different electri- the largest Manufacturers of Electric
vicinity
are still
orthodox.
electrical engineer. Mr. Frank is a vious years, more happiness and con- i of Landau:
Electric & Machine company.
will result and will make for ,nlleyro,uor_the artist was writing from Principles of Judaism," summarized
cal instruments. All of these are made Tower and Light Switchboards in the
tentment
graduate
of
the
Lindsly
Military
aca-
million automobiles
Over one
them under three heads: (I) The ex-
country--The Mutual Electric and manufactured during the past year demy, the University of West Vir- manliness and independence.
in Detroit.
If Detroiters will "Buy in Detroit" .Berlin—"there are not any orthodox istence of God; (2) Revelation, and
There are several manufacturers of Machine Company.
have in them electrical parts manu- ginia and Ilarvard university, and is from concerns employing labor for Jews, except among the p wrest. Here
batteries, several manufacturers of
'fhis concern through the efforts of factured by the Mutual Electric & an outstanding figure in the electrical
assembling, or wa re- Jews buy and sell on the Sabbath (3) Retribution. Under the second
generators and motors and one of the the. Detroit Board of Commerce was
nianufacturing,
housing
goods of every nature, and and eat forbidden food. They do not head, Revelation, Maimonides has
industry.
Machine company of Detroit.
largest insulated wire manufacturer, moved to Detroit about seven years
Leon II. Frank, secretary. Mem-
their t. f. observe fasts." (Ost and West, page four articles: "I believe with a per-
In an interview with the officials
at the same time increase
in the world—the Detroit Insulated ago. Most of the Electric Poorer and
134, 1903.) In the forties of the last fect faith that all the words of the
of this company relative to the "Buy ber of the American Institute of Elec-
of such goods
in century when changes in the syna- Prophets are true. I believe with a
Wire Company.
Light used in Detroit passes through, in Detroit" movement, the above in- trical Engineers, and through his forts fur the disposal oyment
situation
unempl
The copper used in all of these elec- stool is controlled by Electrical
Detroit,
the
rked
improvement,
gogue
service were made in various perfect faith that the prophecy of
formation W118 secured and their at- knowledge of the electrical industry, will show a ma
trical requirements is manufactured Switches built by this concern. Prac-
communities in Germany those whoa Moses, our teacher (peace be upon
titude towards this movement is that one of the most prominent electrical This is not selfishness, but self-preser-
him) is true, and that he was the chief
in Detroit by two of the largest cop- tically all of the Electric Power and
the best remedy for relieving the un- men in America. Ile has been hon-
retained When
the old (he
ritual
were styled
or- of the prophets of those who went be-
Rabbinical
Semin-
per milIA—the Detroit Copper and Light for the mammoth Ford Plant, employment situation in Detroit is ored with some high positions of trust ration, and is urged as an and in over- thodox.
fore him and of those who came after
coming a temporary condition.
Brass Rolling Mills and the Michigan Dodge Bros., Burroughs Adding Ma-
ary
was
founded
in
Breslau
the
obser-
not through the usual charitable or- in the electrical industry and at the
Many industries in Detroit convert rant Jews pressed Zacharias Fraenkel him. I believe with a perfect faith
Copper and Brass. Rolling Mills.
chine Co., Packard Motor Car Com-
present time holds such important po-
that the law now in our hands is the
raw materials into semi-finished goods,
The largest manufacturers of En- pany, Studebaker Corporation, Hud- ganizations but that if the merchants,
sitions as general standards commit-
skilled
state publicly
was
to he the same law that was given to Moses,
closed Safety Type Switches—The son Muter Co., Hupp Motor Car Co., manufatcurers and the city govern- teeman and industry conference com- calling fur the application of
gloats
are to
religious
platform what
of the
newly-estab-
ge
our
teacher. I believe with a perfect
id
unskilled
labor.
These
Square D. Company—is located in De- etc., etc., passes through "bull dog ment would study the sources of sup-
passed to another establishment fished school. They called their letter
ply of all their requirements in De- mitteeman of the A. M. of E. S.
"The Jewish Orthodox Program" faith that this law will never be chan-
electrical apparatus manufactured by
troit.
troit, that Detroit would be greatly
F.
M.
Ferguson,
treasurer
and
aud-
ged
and that the Creator will never
wherein
the
same
articles
are
trans-
(Allgemeine
Zeitung
des
Judenthunts,
The largest Manufacturers of Elec- the Mutual Electric and Machine
benefited, the unemployment situa- itor.
formed into a finished product, again i t,54 , age 2.11), The innovators made give us any other law." These creeds
trical Heating Devices and domestic Company of Detroit.
tion
considerably
relieved
and
the
Frank
A.
Hagen,
chief
engineer.
er
are
pepeated
by pious Jews every day.
requiring
labor.
Thence
to
the
jobb
fun
of
orthodax
leaders
who
combined
All the electric power and light
.
electrical appliances—The American
cost to the consumer and the city not
The Mutual Electric & Machine who must necessarily employ labor in
Two texts I would ask you to carry
Electrical Heater Company is, hinted used in our latest and finest build-
materially
enhanced.
company
is
a
mutual
concern,
most
from the Sedra of to-
handling,
and
on
tie
the
retailer
with
modern
culture
with
their
religion
and
mien
like
Acrid'
Iliblesheimer
away.
One
is
ings, the General Motors Office
in Detroit.
Because labor in Detroit is higher of the employes being stockholders.
d n u libe,,i,„nii,:;,n
, s
Raphael Hirsch with the day, "Ye know that from Heaven I
his highly organized and frequently a
priced than in any other large in-
you."
The
other is from the
merous
crop
of
employes,
and
who
nick.niime
Neu-Orthodox.
But
the
lat-
spoke
to
nu
dustrial center, it does not neces-
conies in direct contact with the user.
t" ter regarded the term orthodox as a last of the prophets, Micah, "Remem-
sarily 1110111 that the product is more "AMALGAMATED" SENDS
founded
a
society
ber
ye
the
law
of
Moses,
my servant,
It is than
seen
that
"Buy
in
Detroit"
the. pyramided employment of title of honor 811(1
expensioe. Detroit labor is more
which I commanded him on Horeb,
FOOD SHIP TO RUSSIA means
highly skilled than in practically any
many hands, and the stoppage of buy-
with
the
name
"Freie
Vereinigung
l..ws
and
statues
for
all
Israel.'
fuer she Wah•ung der Interessen des
large center in America; the stand-
ing affects the entire labor fabric from orthodoxen Judenthums." In 1860
NEW' YORK.— (J. T. A.) — The the crude tee the finished article.
ard of quality is much higher. No-
Meyer Lehman, Rabbi of Mainz, foun-
Orthodoxy demands more than the
where in America will you find elec- Amalgamated Clothing Workers, a
To aid the unemployed needy, lie- led the weekly newspaper, "Der Is-
trical equipment of as high quality trades union almost entirely of Jews, Inuit, through its Welfare Commis- nicht," and called it the central or- acceptance of the divine authority of
has taken the first definite action of
the Bible and the binding obligation of
as can he produced to Detroit.
shin, has appropriated approximately gun for orthodox Judaism."
The
an independent organization on behalf
In 11473 Hildesheimer established in the laws of the Pentateuch.
They recommend that in the buy- 1
$2,0nonio. Every manly, able-bodied
of starving Russia, by sending a ship- man dislike's charity no matter in Berlin a seminary for orthodox rabbis whole duty of the Orthodox Jew is not
ing of all building equipment or
completely fulfilled' when he renders
; land of food to that country. The
what guise it !nay be given, and will Gradually the name "Orthodox" grew
JOSEPH H. RENTER,
building materials that the owners
homage to Holy Writ, and accepts it
stianwr left New York harbor last
Preement and 0118. bier
see that their engineers and archi- Morality and is due to arrive in a Bal- instinctively welcome an opportunity out of favor. The seminary in Berlin as the word of God. The Orthodox
tects specify material and apparatus tic port within a fortnight. It carried to earn money with which to maintain is now culled simply Rabbiner Sernin- Jew recognizes another law, too, the
JAMES INGLIS.
himself
and
those
dependent
upon
hint.
ar.
The
Union
of
Orthodox
Teachers
made in Detroit. They further recom- 165,0(10 bushels of 'grain, a transport
Oral law, the traditional law. This
Chairman of Board.
mend that the specifications should of rondensed milk and other staple ar- Assume that the city intends expend- in Germany named their society "Ver- constitutes the main distinction and
ing say $100,000 for material which ein der Bund Gesetxestreuen Judis-
be liberally worded so that outside
7 G. SPLANE,
line of difference, not only between
1 ticks.
Vice-P•eeldent.
manufacturers will not be excluded. I The same organization is planning is fabricated in Detroit, and figures then Lehrer." The Judische Presse of the Jew nod the Gentile, but also be-
This can be accomplished by asking 1to send a second steamer with medi- submitted show that the Detroit bid- 1906, page 71, notes the formation of tween the Orthodox Jew and his non-
W. 0. DALOLEISH,
for alternate bids on outside makes caments, special food for convales- der is high say $5,000 as compared a "Verein zur Wahrung der Interes- orthodox brother. Christian, like Jew,
Treasurer
of material and apparatus. There is cents, sewing machines, automobiles with a competitor located elsewhere,' sen des Gestzestreuen Judenthums." reveres the Old Testament as the
Er.. Mark, lLegistered.
and that of the 'total value say $20,- Dr. lierliner, one of the professors at
no question that Detroit, things be- and trucks.
word of God. But Christianity as-
000 represents latmr. It is wisdom the Hildesheimer Seminary, wrote to serts that there was a new dispensa-
ing near equal, favors the purchase
WE BUY
WE SELL
that the work be given to the Detroit the Israelit reprehending the use of
of
materials
and
apparatus
made
in
tion, which superseded the old dispen-
copper Bare and Wire.
Insulated copper Wires and
concern,
representing,
as
it
will,
say
the
word
orthodox
as
a
misnomer
and
Detroit and unless Detroit manufac- PERMIT BALACHOVITCH
Ear TM,
sation, and abrogated the ceremonials
Cables.
$20,000 of employed labor, and at the belonging to the class of "Falsche
Cotton Earns
turers place themselves in such a po-
Electric Power Cable..
TO REMAIN IN POLAND sonic time nullify the need for char- Schlagworte." In England, however, and institutions of the Pentateuch.
Rubber—Crude and Iteolahned.
Electric, Lighting Cables.
sition that they can make their prices
Now, the non-orthodox Jew does not
Cambric)
and
Friction
Tapes.
Lamp Cords .
Roble donations to the extent of $20,- it is still a term of honor applied to
Earley and Burlap Begs
reasonably competitive, they cannot
go as far as this. Ile recognizes the
Portable Cords.
those who keep Judaism strictly.
Warsaw.—(J. T. A.)—Despite the 000 worh of unemployed labor.
Insulating Tarnish..
expect the support of Detroiters.
Flexible Cord.
What do we understand by earth°. binding character of the laws of the
sulphur.
recent treaty arrangement between
Robe Rail Cord.
This is equally applicable to per-
rm Pentateuch in theory. But he repudi-
They express themselves that one
to thatby fothe
Iron and Steel Wire.
Telephone Wires (Interior).
Poland and Soviet Russia according
s,
firms,
and
industrial
corpora-
.doxy?
It means loysaltacy cepted
ates them in practice by his rejection
Jack
chain
of the real troubles is that the spe- to which all counter-revolutionaries
Telephone Wires (Eaters r).
coal and Lumber.
tions located in Detroit, and if the of
Judaism
which
i
Copperclad Telephone Wire.
work
done
by
the
city
cifications
for
bulk
of
Jews
all
over
the
world.
It of the Oral Law. lle constitutes him-
having asylum in Poland were to be same policy is pursued when buying,
cr.,. cue and varnish..
Insulated Iron Wire.
and in the city have in a great many expelled, the Polish Foreign minister
means loyalty to that system of creed self the arbiter as to which portions
Tale
Stranded Bare Copper Cable
of per-
Lithargw
cases been so worded that local manu- announces that General Balachovitch, or letting contracts for work, the re- and conduct to which the bulk of Jews of the Pentateuchal Laws are
Electric Wires to Specifications.
sultant
good
to
unemployed
labor
will
Wax,
(whet-its
and
Paretria
facturers were placed at a big dis- well-known pogromist, will toe permit-
: all over the world have given their manent value, and which are tempor-
Non•Stretohable cord (Patented)
Cotton,, Jute emd Seine Twines.
alovhich are to be regarded.ts obso-
be manifest.
Automobile IgniUon Wires.
allegiance
and
adhesion
for
thousands
advantage
or
practically
eliminated.
Wrapping Paper and Tete
ted to remain in the country because
Automobile Lighting Wire.
To help bring about this very neces- , „
lete and which as only suspended. He
Factory and Offic• Supplies.
They state that whereas they have he is a Polish citizen and because pro- :wary change, the Board of Commerce or }cars.
Automobile Starting Cable..
constitutes himself the judge as to the
been able to secure at least two- ceedings are being started against him has appointed an Industrial Commit-: What is the basis of orthodoxy? meaning and interpretation which is
G. A. BLACK,
C. C. CRAY,
thirds of the work done by the large for his violent acts.
tee to devise ways and means for its Conduct is founded on creed. The re- to be put on the terms in which the
A..'t. Sales Mgr.
Sales Manager.
industrial plants, the owners of of-
Boris Savinkow and his brother have accomplishment. The Committee is ligious life is based on religious be- laws of the Pentateuch are set forth.
fice building and department stores, left Warsaw and will be allowed to composed of men representative of liefs. What, then, is the belief on The Orthodox Jew is not so presump-
C. E. DOMECK, Purchasing Agent.
they have not been able, because of settle in Danzig.
diversified business interests such as which orthodox practice is based? It tuous. He accepts the position that
hunter, Chairman of the is a belief in the written law and a be- side by side with the Written Law
Joseph H.
Committee and President and General lief in the oral law. Belief in the writ- there was from the very beginning an
Manager of the Detroit insulated ten law means the acceptance of the Oral Law. That Law is the Talmud.
., divine origin of the Torah, the accep- This position is absolutely logical and
Wire Co.; Gordon Fearnley, v ice
■ r
DETROIT AS ELECTRICAL MANUFACTUR-
ING CENTER OF THE UNITED STATES
"BUY IN DETROIT"
Detroit Insulated Wire Company
Capitalization $2,000,000.00.
Made
in
Detroit
kfn
anCe•
The greater part of the Electric
Power and Light used in the City of
Detroit, passes through "Bull Dog"
electrical equipment,
•
"Bull Dog" Electrical Equipment
has a record of 20 years service behind
it. The quality and efficiency of the
product has been proven in these many
years of service.
he p7
moo-
erit.
ie Stus
and*
now
Tb
veil ,
;gent
site ad.
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to Binit
evenits ,
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it sell
an e
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sirs rd
BULL DOG C. M.E &M CO DETROIT .
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will if
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plans ft
and
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day 01
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In specifying and purchasing this
equipment you are assured of satisfac-
tory results and the guarantee of one
of the largest Manufacturers of this
class of apparatus in the World—lo-
cated in Detroit.
One of our Detroit
Factories
MUTUAL ELEC
ELECTRICAL PP
ACHINE Co.
ATUS DETROIT
Manufacturers of
Dead-face Theatre Switchboards
Industrial Switchboards
Panel Boxes
Knife Switches
of di
ow.d
r foller
rho
head.
Besub°
Externally Operating Enclosed Switches
Coldflod lugs and
Other Electrical Control Apparatus
chairman of the committee, and of the tonce of its valid and binbing obliga-
American State Bank; Chas. W. lion on every Israelite. What do we
Terry, Electric Storage Battery Co.;' mean when we speak of the divine ori-
gin of Torah? That is hard to de-
George Drennen of Drennen & Seldon;
George Walbridge of Walbridge, Al- tine; well nigh impossible for us to
For it involves the question of
At-
realize.
dinger & Co.; Bernard Weadock,
torney; W. E, Brownlee The Brown- the meaning of prophecy. What con-
lee Co.; P..1. Savage, lietruit Edison stitutes the divine communication of
Co.; G. M. Welch, Michigan State God to man? We are not prophets.
Telephone Co.; Joseph A. Roe, The , And so it is impossible for us to com-
supported by the analogy of other sys-
Crane Co ; Lewis K. Walker, Security prehend what the prophetic gift
.1. Campbell of Camp- meant. Prophecy is more than ability.
Trust Co.; J.
Pro-
bell, Blood & Trump; Frank Bloom, even ability of the highest order. Pro-
. Al - phetic foresight and insight were
American Fruit Growers; J . G
bright, Union Central Life Insurance more than flashes of genius. When
the prophet ,said that the word of God
Co ; C. 11, L. Flinterman, Detroit
was delivered to hint and that His
Pre . ssed Steel Co., and J. II. Cullen,
' word was in his mouth and on his
Secretary of the Committee.
The committee has inaugurated the tongue, he was not indulging in a fig-
Exodus XXII. 30, we read, "And flesh
of an animal found in the field, Tere-
fah, ye shall not eat." As soon as this
rule was enacted, questions could not
have failed to have arisen as to the
"Buy in Detroit" movement as at least are of speech. A whole world separ-
a partial remedy for the unemploy- ales a super-eminent genius like Hom-
tems.
An Oral Law is essential to the
Written Law'; without it the latter
could not have functioned; an Oral
Law must have been, from the start,
an inevitable concomitant of the
Scriptures. Of the numerous illustra-
tions that might be given of this prin-
ciple, the following may be cited. In
precise connotation of the term Tere-
fah; as to the character and extent of
an injury which would render the
flesh of an animal affected unfit for
food. The motive of the rule would
need investigation and discussion, in
order to arrive at a definition which
would clearly determine the class of
cases that fell within the scope of this
prohibition and those that lay outside
it. The traditional definition, "Any
lesion of a moral character renders an
anent evil. If its slogan is dinned into er, Sophocles, Virgil, Horace, Dante,
Milton or Shakespeare from Isaiah,
the ears and constantly displayed be-
h
Mic.
Jeremiah,
ia 1 h
, II osea or Micah.
fore the public eye, Detroit will rise Ezekiel,
to the occasion and help materially re
to And even granting that come of the
of the prophets are to be'
s
sages
— es —a
keep in employment those who are
understood in a metaphorical sense,
now working, and provide jobs for that when Isaiah says in the Haftorah
many who are now or soon may be of today that he saw the Lord God of animal Terefah"— seems a perfect
idle.
"Buy in Detroit" not from civic Hosts sitting on a high and holy definition.
Much ridicule has been poured upon
pride, but as a matter of civic neces- throne, he simply meant to express
permanence, unchangeability and the rabbis for the amplitude and min-
eternity of the Almighty, still this ute detail of their regulations concern-
satyr' eternity
cannot he admitted in the case of the ing the Sabbath. But take the alter-
Eke books of Moses. They consist of native. If we discarded tradition and
law and history. The laws of the Pen- elected to walk by the light of the
tateuch certainly are not to be ex- Scripture alone, what would we make
plained as figures of speech. Laws of such texts as "No nian shall go
have to be construed in their plain* forth from his place on the Sabbath
and literal sense, according to their day," or "Ye shall not kindle fire
NEW YORK.—(J• C. Il)—Baruch grammatical construction and in tie- throughout your habitations on the
Zuckerman, secretary of the People's cordance with the well defined rules of Sabbath day." Would the Sabbath be
Relief Committee, sailed for Europe interpretation. Laws have a source a delight if we shivered in the cold
aboard the "Olympic" to investigate of these laws is expressly and explicit- and groped our way in the dark on
the conditions of Jews in East and ly stated in the phrase: "The Lord the long Friday evenings of the win-
u ni
r,it;sr, stua'nithiing
ean
a bet eur nt
a spoke unto Moses." How God spoke ter season, as the Karaites are re-
Central Europ eancto
clew o[ getting
to Moses, how the Almighty revealed puted to do, 80 as not to infringe the
of their needs. He will also study the His will to His faithful servant, we do latter prohibition; or if, like that sect
problem of emigration of the Ural- not know any more than we know of Scripturalists, who have discarded
nian refugees. what prophecy is. But it is a postulate tradition and rejected the Oral Law,
Together with Dr. Judah I,. Magnes a fundamental sine qua non of ortho- we did not stir from our houses the
nd B. C, Vladeck, Mr. Zuckerman was dox Judaism that God did commune whole of the long summer Sabbath
recently elected on a commission to with the prophets, and it is a postu- afternoons?
distribute American Jewish Workers' late of the orthodox Judaism that the
The great leaders of Israel knew
relief funds in Soviet Russia. He Divine will was revealed to Moses in their duty and realized it. Ilillel, by
may also, therefore, visit that country. a special sense. The l'entateuch it the prosbul mortified the statue of
self draws the distinction in the Book limitations which barred the recovery
of Numbers, chapter 12, between the of debts in the Sabbatical year and
AMERICAN MONEY BUILDS revelation to Moses and to the other which worked hardship on i o would-
HOME FOR PALESTINIANS prophets. When Miriam speaks slight- be borrowers. Ile did this by register-
__;,_ ingly of her brother Moses and says, ing debts in court. His descendant,
JERUSALEM.—Part of the money "Did God only speak to Moses? Did R. Judah the Prince, declared Beth
sent here, together with transport of he not also speak to us?" Moses Shan outside the territorial limits of
tools and machinery, from the Amer- takes no notice; he is the meekest of Palestine, so that its produce was ex-
icon Tools Campaign Committee to the men on the face of the earth. But the empted from levitical dues. But this
BARUCH ZUCKERMAN,
OFF TO EUROPE FOR
RELIEF COMMITTEE
United Workingmen's Party of Pales- Almighty tells Aaron and Miriam the
tine, will he used to erect a labor distinction.
According to the Orthodox concep-
building in Tel-Aviv which will house
he various party offices a cheap work- tion the central and the most impor-
ingmen's kitchen, and ' will contain tent event in Jewish history was the
lodging places for newly arrived Chal• Revelation on Sinai. The Sinaitic Rev-
elation was the goal of the Exodus.
uzim and itinerant laborers.
Two of the large agricultural tree- The purpose of the physical emancipa-
tors sent by the American Tools Com- lion was Spiritual Redemption. At the
mittee have already been moved to foot of Sinai all Israel entered into •
Jisrael-Medjameh in Lower Galilee, Covenant with God, and were vouch-
near the Jordan River, where a new sated the privilege of Communion
agricultural group WAS recently estab- with Him. On the bright morning of
the Revelation they were all prophets;
lished.
they all witnessed marvelous pheno-
menu. They all saw Moses entering
JEW IS MADE ASSISTANT
t he thick darkness They all heard
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' intuitively
h they knew
was the voice of God. The Bible re-
BOSTON—(J. T. A.)—State Senator ports that they said to Moses, "Speak
Elijah D. Stone of Massachusetts has thou with us, that we may hear let
been appointed Assistant U. S. Dis- not God speak with us, lent we die."
tract Attorney. I Whether they heard articulate sounds
is not to say that it is open to any one
—layman or rabbi—to change the set-
tled practice of Judaism in accordance
with his personal whims or fancies or
the fashion of the pasisng hour, or be-
cause the practice of Judaism entails
inconvenience. That policy would not
save Judaism. It would destroy its
static character by setting up pretty
local seisms for the faith we know. To
preserve our faith demands sacrifices.
These sacrifices if we bring them, will
strengthen us, purify us, make our
lives more spiritual, bring us into line
with our forefathers to whom Judaism
its creed and practice, were dear, and
for the preservation and perpetuation
of which they toiled and struggled,
suffered and gladly gave up their lives.
To the grandeur of their height let us
endeavor to rise and with them ever
say: "In Thy statues I find delight;
Thy words I will not forget."