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Heshvan 26, 5683
November 17, 1922
The Synagog
The Community Church and the Je'w.
In a recent issue of Unity, Dr. John Ilaynes Holmes, the
pastor of the Community Church of New York and a well-
known figure in the religious world, publishes an article en-
titled, "The Community Church: a Meeting Ground for Jew and
Christian." To the article is apended a footnote reading: "This
edit( -jai was written for a prominent Jewish magazine in an-
swef to a request for a contribution and then refused publica-
tion."
We do not know what Jewish journal it was that was so
ungracious as to refuse a contribution made by a man of the
ability and charcater of Dr. Holmes after such contribution had
been requested. Nor do we see any good reason why the par-1
ticular article might not have been published in a Jewish mag-
azine as representing the view-point of its author.
We can readily enough understand on the other hand, why
Jews should not enter sympathetically into the thesis laid down
by Dr. Holmes, for he bases his arguments upon the theory
that within the fold of Judaism, there are vast numbers to whom
neither the Reform nor the 'Orthodox synagog apeals, but
who would find themselves perfectly at home in the so-called
Community Church, a church, if you will, without a creed and
in which every man—to use the phrase in a less offensive sense
than it is used in the Book of Judges—"may do what is right
in his own eyes."
The argument that the Community Church alone responds
to the cry of the soul for universality and for the largest possible
vision of spiritual things, can scarcely be defended. The syn-
agog that is "the house of prayer for all peoples," that
preaches the brotherhood of man; that defines religious duty in
the prophetic words "What requireth God thy Lord of thee, but
to do justice; to love kindness; and to walk humbly before
God ;" and that asks the question: "Have we not all one Fath-
er?" Bath not one God created all of us?" needs make no
apology for its universal outlook and need not give way to any
creedless church whatsoever name.
We have nothing but respect for Dr. Holmes high purposes
but we believe that so far as the Jew—even the non-observant
Jew is concerned, the synagog and not the Community Church
will gain and eventually hold his allegiance.
One note rang clear above all the rest throughout the in-
spiring services of dedication at Temple Beth E. Orthodox and
Reformer, rabbi an layman who participated in the program
agreed upon one central fact, viz.—that the synagogue is the
soul and center of Jewish life. Before it, all other so-called
Jewish institutions pale into insignificance. Whatever activi-
ties, spiritual, cultural, philanthropic, or social, are undertaken
by Jews as Jews, are primarily the fruitage of synagogal en-
deavor. Whatever high standards of social righteousness and
civic justice are attained by Jews as Jews must somehow be
connected up with the religious teachings of which the syna-
gog is the sponsor.
It is therefore quite apparent that all other interpretations
of Jewish life are secondary to the religious interpretation.
We have no quarrel with and no criticism for those who dif-
fer from us in their special viewpoint as to the mission of the
Jew in the world and as to the best means of its fulfillment. We
concede at once the full sincerity of those who feel the impor-
tance and the value in Jewish life of the movement that makes
for nationalism, though we claim an equal sincerity for those
who like the writer, take the opposite viewpoint. Ritual ob-
servances may seem to be of more importance to one group in
Jewry than another, the deepening of the religious conscious-
ness is the essential task of the Jew, a task that can be fulfilled
only through the %efficient functioning of the synagog.
The unsynagogue Jew must somehow be brought under tse
influence of the religious organization if he is to be a counting
factor among the forces that unite to lift the Jew into his proper
place in modern life. The Jew who stands outside the syna-
gog may be a perfect gentleman, may rise to affluence and
influence in the business of the professional world, may be a
patron of the arts and sciences, but until he definitely links
himself up with his fellow-Jews in whom the consciousness of
a mission as a priest people is dominant, he will not be truly
serving at the altar consecrated to Judaism's ideals.
This fact must be brought home more and more to the men
and women of our faith. The one great contribution which
Isreal has made to the life of mankind through the ages has
been religion. It must be recognized that the best that the Jew
has given to the world in the realm of poetry, of art, of music,
has been shot through with religious spirit. All the tragedy
and all the exaltation that is to be found in the writings of great
Jews is tracable to the spirit born of his sufferings and of his
achievements in religion's name.
Now the synagog is the mouthpiece of the Jew's religion
and as to it he remains loyal, he proves himself worthy of his
heritage. Every new synagog or temple dedicated to the
service of God and of man becomes therefore a new instrument
to carry to fulfillment the best and the noblest of which the Jew
is capable. It is only when men and women of our faith realize
this fact that they fully sense what the consecration of such
an edifice as the new Temple Beth El means not to a single con-
gregation but to the whole community; yea, to all Israel.
A Plea For Co-operation.
In his very splendid and stirring address made at Temple
Beth El last Sunday morning, Rabbi Hershman of Congregation
Shaarey Zedek gave utterance to this telling thought: "Every
Jew who has leaning toward Orthodoxy should be brought un-
der the influence of Orthodox Judaism. And every Jew who
has leanings toward Reform Judaism should be brought under
the influence of Reform."
"But those affiliated with either the Orthodox or Reform
movements are not in the majority. Those who are altogether
unaffiliated are more than these two combined. And the two
great branches in Judaism should unite to bring this vast mul-
titude who stand without the synagog somehow under its
influence."
The great force and the timeliness of this assertion, no one
will qeustion. Divisions in Jewry should cease and we should
present a united front in spiritual endeavor to the world. There
is, however, but one, phase of Rabbi Ilershman's statement
which we would be inclined to change a bit. We believe that
it would go far toward bringing about the larger unity if those
of our people who•have leanings toward Orthodoxy migbt to
a reasonable extent be brought under the influence of Reform
and similiarly that those who have leanings toward Reform
might be brought to a reasonable extent under conservative
influences.
The difficulty now is that the two great parties among our
people do not know or understand each other. Each believes
the other to be a kind of a bogey that must be shunned as some-
thing more or less fearful if not utterly abominable. Reform
Jews, many of them to their shame be it said—have absolutely
no conception of the high spiritual values of Orthodoxy. They
know Orthodoxy only a mass of ritualism and ceremonialism.
They see only the crude body of its observance but they never
sense the surpassing spirit that makes that body live.
And similarly. many Orthodox Jews regard the Reformer
as one utterly cut off from the traditions and the spirit of the
ancestral faith. They look upon him as an iconclast who would
if he could, altogether escape the implications and the obliga-
tions of his religious heritage.
And these perverted views on the part both of Orthodox
and liberal Jew tend to constant misunderstandings and to a
lack of brotherliness and of co-operation among its various
groups.
Here in Detroit at least, the time has definitely come, we
believe, for a better understanding in these matt6rs. The chal-
lenge has been thrown out to us recently to lead our sister con-
gregations in the land. Here we boast numbers and wealth and
equipment. These count for nothing unless they become to us
the means of carrying forward the spiritual progress of the Jew,
a task to which Orthodox and Reform leaders stand ready, we
believe, to consecrate themselves anew at this time. Certainly
such consecration would spell a high service to world Israel.
A Great Scholar Passes.
In the death of Professor Herman L. Strack, who recently
passed away at Berlin at the age of seventy-five, the world of
scholarship mourns one of its most distinguished Orientalists.
Few are the men of any faith who have contributed more to re-
search in the field of Bible and Talmud than Professor Strack.
But Professor Strack's career presents a series of most un-
usual contradictions. On the one hand, he devoted a large part
of his life through writing and through work to the evangeliza-
tion of the Jew and he sought by every means that to him seem-
ed justified, to bring the Jew into the Christian church. On the
other hand, whenever the fair name of the Jew was attacked,
he found no more ardent defender than Herman Strack. In-
ith,c ltircles
am
ture will study by light of candles
provided by themselves, the institute
having no budget for either heating
or lighting. All lectures in this'
Soviet collegiate Jewish institution
are delivered during evenings. Tui-
tion is free to students from all parts
of Russia, and most prominent Jewish
scholars are on the faculty, including
Chief Rabbi Eisenstadt of Petrograd.
Students with scholarships granted by
communities in Siberia are in at-
tendance. Courses offered at this in-
stitute include Ancient, Mediaeval
cd1Z1lod
rn
J Jewish hr
y
, lwe
A ramaic, Arab ic, the 7
history of the Talmud, religion, art,
literature. All this sounds like a fairy
tale. Soviet Russian Jewry, with all
its handicaps, with all the obstacles
placed in its way by the Soviet re-
gime, is able to offer so diversified
a Jewish course. Jewish students,
economically at a disadvantage, sup-
ply their own candle-light and attend
lectures on Jewish matters. Grant-
ing that the conditions are intellect..
ually as rosy in Soviet Russia as the
above would paint them, there is no
fear for Judaism. Jewish learning
will continue as long as there is a
desire such as is manifested by the
students in Petrograd.
The Bible in Yiddish.
For the first time in history, the
Bible is being published in Yiddish.
The Yiddish daily, the Day, an-
nounces the publication in serial form
of a translation of the Bible into
Yiddish. The translator is Solomon
Bldomgarden (Yehoash).
Even
among the Yiddish readers there are
so many that do not know the Bible,
that the announcement of the Day
ought to be welcomed by the Jews.
Yehoaah's translation 41 undoubtedly,
like the writer's other works, a pro-
duction of art. That he should be
the first to translate into Yiddish
■ Holy Book of our people that has
been translated into every other Ian-
, guage but Yiddish is a mark of honor
for this author.
Political Incidents.
Our New York Letter
IF:h tt);:sZrir
And who is He that sculptured in huge stone,
Sitteth a giant, where no works arrive
Of straining Art, and hath so prompt and live
The lips, I hasten to their very tone?
Moses is He—Aye, that makes clearly known
The chin's thick boast, and brow's prerogative
Of double ray; so did the mountain give
Back to the world that visage, God was grown
Great part of! Such was he when he suspended
Round Him the sounding and vast waters; such
When he shut sea on sea o'er Mizraim.
And ye, his hordes, a vile calf raised, and bended
The knee? This Image had ye raised, not much
Had been your error in adoring Him.
ROBERT BROWNING
At
(1,1lilbren's Grim.
By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
Jewish students in the Petrograd
Institute for Advanced Jewish Cul-
The New York Socialist daily, the
Call, calls attention to a letter sent
to voters in the interests of a judic-
ial candidate by Mayor John 1'. Ily-
Ian. The letter was written in Yid-
dish, "signed by the mayor, but not
in Yiddish." The Socialist daily ob-
serves that three years ago Social-
By GERSHON AGRONSKY.
ist street speakers who spoke in
(Copyright, 1922, Jewish Correspondence Bureau.)
Yiddish were arrested, while the
Every conceivable point of depart- "Jewish",) so also would it be unfair mayor is today learning this very
ore can be indicated between the elec. to impute restrictive immigration ten- I language. A New York Jewish con-
Bons which are held about the same derives to the man that vied and al- temporary relates an incident in the
political campaign years ago between
time last week in New York and War- most tied for his place in Congress.
John Henry McCarthy and Henry
saw, and not a single point in simil-
• • •
M. Goldfogle. The former erected •
arity. In Warsaw and throughout
It may be a mere coincidence, and large sign on East Broadway, read-
Greater l'oland, including Eastern Ga-
licia there was a distinct Jewish issue. if so a very striking one, that the Jew- ing: "Stihmt fir John Henry Mc-
The issue was the election of the max- ish voter in New York and the Jewish Carthy, der Freind von Yiden," with
imum number of Jewish deputies to voter in Warsaw did not elect the Jew- a translation in English. Irishmen
the Polish Diet. Whereas here and ish candidates that ran on Socialist passing by and reading this sign were
throughout the country, certain candi- tickets. London's defeat in New York piqued at this show of favoritism on
dates happened to be Jews, and this is as hard to explain as the defeat of the part of a compatriot, and went
"Happened" for most part in districts the two Jewish candidates on the Pol- right off to vote for McCarty's op-
which are predominantly Jewish, there ish Socialist Party. Meyer London's ponent, Henry M. Goldfogle. In-
was nothing accidental about the Jew- job in Congress was not exactly all cidentally, we learn from our con-
ishness of candidates in Poland and "skittles and beer". Ills was often the temporary, it was commonly reported
Galicia. There were Jewish tickets voice crying in the wilderness. And during the campaign that Judge Gold-
in Poland and Galicia—tickets which the road of the two Socialists in the fogle was of Irish origin, descended
polled enormously because they were Polish Sejm would not in all prob- from the original Guilt° les. Such is
Jewish or because, thanks to the fore- ability have been strewn with roses.
greatest Jewish center
sight of the Jewish politicians, com- But there is no reason to suppose that
binations were affected with other mi- they enjoyed their defeat. Meyer
— —
nority groups, such as the Germans London, above all, had as powerful
Celebration vs. Work.
and Ruthenians, who were as keen on backing and as strenuous campaign.
We are asked why we failed to
ing and sustained electioneering as celebrate the anniversary of the Bal-
electing Germans and Ruthenians.
any candidate could desire. Ile had
The combination scored most suc- the most widespread Yiddish news- four Declaration, the occasion of the
cessfully, so that the minority-bloc paper literally going the limit for him fifth year of the issuance of the fam-
with its eighty deputies of which
document that gave our people
makes his debacle all the more ous
about half are Jews, will be the sec- which
the great opportunity for the re.es-
ond strongest group in the new Sejm. inexplicable.
tablishment of our homeland. For
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•
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a moment we could not reply and
Comparatively is known of Carl we searched for an answer. 'Why is
And there is also this great differ-
it that we, ardent Zionists, ready to
Sherman,
the
Buffalo
Jew,
who
has
ence between, say, the Jewish voter in
Buffalo and the Jewish voter in Biel- been elected Attorney-General for sacrifice our best for our cause, pre-
pared
for any struggle for the realiza-
New
York
State.
Mention
was
made
ostock. The latter cast his vote with
the minorities because he wanted to be by his toasters of his various Jewish tion of a dream that we cherished
since
days
long before our Bar Mitz-
connections,
and
some
emphasis
was
represented by a Jew who would shield
him on the floor of Parliament against laid on the fact that he is a Zionist. vah; why is it that such as we should
let
a
great
day like this pass by un-
But
it
is
certain
that
what
swept
him
political aggression and physical vio-
lence. The ballot thus became an in- into office were not his Jewish affilia- noticed and un-celebrated? We soon
found
an
answer
that satisfied our
tions
but
the
Democratic
landslide.
strument of protest against the things
In New York, the re-election of Jus- conscience: Political declarations will
for which the non-Jewish minority of
tice
Irving
Lehman
to
the
Supreme
not
restore
Palestine,
valuable as they
that Parliament stands. The Jewish
elector of Buffalo took the ballot of Court, is a fine, but not surprising have been in securing for us the
thing,
especially
since,
being
listed
as
recognition
of
the
nations of the
his party and almost always voted
"straight." The was no "splitting in "Democrat-Republican," he is probab- world of our historic connections with
ly
above
either
party.
the
Holy
Land.
Celebrations
will not
favor of a Jewish candidate or a can.
rehabilitate Palestine. Jubilations
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didate who happened to be a Jew.
and
the
singing
of
Hatikvsh
will
not
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Aside from the elections which pro- facilitate the settling of Chalutzim in
Perhaps the quotation marks on duced so little excitement that a sec- the homeland. Men and money are
"Happened" can stand explaining. tion of the press deplored the fact, needed to build Palestine, and if men
There is no sense in denying that par- things have been quiet in Gotham. and money are not forthcoming, why
ty tickets are so drawn as to present The new Zionist delegates, Dr. Ar- celebrate? For our part, we would
■ semblence of representation for the thur Rupin and Dr. Schmarya Levin much rather help in securing the,
major racial or religious groups. It appear to be resting on their oars. money in this country, that the men
is not accidental that certain candi- They both have a great deal to say to in European countries may settle in
date on each of the contending ballots American Jews and hinted at some Palestine and that the successful cul-1
are Irish, Jewish and Italian. Nor is things at the reception on Wednesday mination of our cause may call for a
it a trick of fate that Jewish candi- at the Astor which deferred from genuine celebration of something
dates are chosen to run in Jewish sec- other receptions of this sort in htis, more concrete than a document. We
tions. And nobody minds that par- that the guests had the floor to them- are not dreaming. We feel this to
ties frequently slate their tickets so selves. Dr. Levin was his usual elo- be the most practical way of building
as to present a Jew for the Jewish quent, albeit somewhat oracular, self. ' Palestine.
candidate on the opposing ticket, caus- He was brilliant and scintillating as
ing Jew to run against Jew. Thus usual, and fascinating. Dr. Rupin
Election Results.
Assemblyman Dickstein who attained was surprisingly eloquent for a think-
A number of results of the recent
popularity because of the Kosher Bill, er, sociologist and theoretician whom election
have
a particular interest for
defeated Congressman Meyer London, the vicissitudes of the Zionist move-
the Socialist: Thus also did Congress- ment turned into a ready reference the Jew. Outstanding among the
successful
candidates
is Justice Irv-
man Rosedale suffer defeat at the library, combined with an illumina-
hands of a Jewish contestant. And ting fact-machine and constructive, ing Lehman, Democratic nominee
for
the
New
York
Supreme
Court,
just as it would hardly be fair to say harshly practical, statebuilder. As
that Perlman won because liberal im- both Dr. Rupin and Dr. Levin will be who was re-elected to the bench. He
was
entered
as
"Democratic-Republi-
migration legislation was written seen and heard in many parts of the
large on his banner (the only issue country, there seems to be no need for can." Carl Sherman, Buffalo Jewish
leader and active Zionist, was
that may conceivably be regarded as heralding them any further.
elected Attorney General for New
York state. Morris Koenig was
elected as a New York General Ses-
sions Judge. Of interest in the Con-'
gressional campaign is the defeat of
Meyer London, the Socialist, by
The "Moses" of Michael Angelo
411•1111ilkt.or,
VIII•1111111M
pi5esting
Samuel Dickstein, Democrat, in the
Twelfth New York district. Dick-
stein is known as the sponsor of the
Kosher Bills in the New York as-
sembly. These bills made it criminal
for delicatessen stores, meat markets,
etc., to advertize food as Kosher
when not and called for permits and
rabbinical supervision on the part of
dealers in Kosher food articles. The
announcement of the defeat of Lon-
don by Dickstein was a signal for
jubilation by the Orthodox Jews on
the East Side of New York. Other
Jews elected to Congress are Emanuel
Geler of the Tenth New York Dis-
trict, Brooklyn, who defeated Lester
D. Volk, the present incumbent; M.
Jacobstein, Democrat, of Rochester,
N. Y.; Samuel Marx, Democrat, of
the Nineteenth New York District,
and M. A. Michaelson of Illinois
Jews who were re-elected to Con-
gress are Julius Kahn of San Fran-
cisco, Cal., Republican; A. J. Sabath
of Chicago; Democrat; Nathan D.
(Turn to
last page.)
— — —
I AM A JEW.
no man there had any heart to
it.
By Rudolph Levi
I am a Jew;
Why are not you,
My Gentile friend?
Why should offend
One the other,
Brother—brother?
Is it not time
We understood
The truth sublime,
One fatherhood?
I am a Jew;
Why are not you,
My Gentile friend?
Then let us blend
And cease to vex
With things complex;
Is it not time
We understood
The truth sublime,
One brotherhood?
"Sholom Aleichem," said a
"Is there any place near here v .r
a Jew may join the Sabbath ser, . es,
and pray?" They looked up. A 'all,
old man, whose beard gleamed sil
very, against his Arab burnous, was
standing in the doorway. Why hey
were they hardly knew. Perha it
was the rich voice of the stra:
musical and full as the flowing
a
deep brook. Perhaps it was hi
height and the kingliness of his bear
ing—he stood the equal of the strap
ping Yeshoshua—be that as it may
Reb Mordchai was the first to re
cover himself.
"Aleichem Sholoml" he said lic..rt
ily, his hand outstretched, "You ar
indeed welcome. Join us here, and
our Minyan will be complete."
The newcomer laid a gracious in
on the shoulder of the Roy. "Come,
let us hasten to welcome the Sab
bath," he said.
•
Come, we will band
Together; hand
In hand acclaim
As with one voice,
Our common aim,
Our single choice;
To God above
We pledge our love.
To all men here,
Good will and cheer.
I am a Jew;
Why are not you?
THE TENTH MAN
A Legend.
•
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•
The service was over, but the men
of Hebron, full of a strange happi-
ness and well-being, did not yet dis-
band. Only the stranger had left
them, promising to be at their np , rn.
ing services as well.
"Do you know," said Asher, one
of the brown-faced, vigorous, light-
ning-like youth of the New Palestine,.
"I have seen the stranger earlier to.
day. I was riding at the edge of the
fields not far from here, and I saw
him standing beneath Abraham's Oak
at Mamre. He was looking up at the
tree and smiling, and even counting
its branches, I think."
"A good fancy!" laughed Chaim
Winchevsky, and playfully slapped
Asher on the shoulder. But the mind
of every man that night was full
of fancies. Their sleep glowed with
dreams. They hardly believed, on
awakening, that the stranger had
really come or that he would be with
them again that morning. But their
doubts were allayed as soon as they
reached the synagogue. There stood
the tenth man, stately and bright.
faced. They greeted him and began
the service. He read with them. Ills
voice flowed through the chants and
melodies like a golden strand through
a tapestry. Their minds were full of
wonder. Who could he be? It was
only natural that the Roy should call
him up to reading of the law. The
Sedrah was "Lech L' Cho," which
told how God called Abraham to
leave his home and his father's
house and his country and go to a
far-off land he would tell him—a land
flowing with milk and honey.
Without knowing why, every man
in the congregation fixed his eyes on
their guest and seemed unable to look
away from him. Slightly swaying,
rapt and silent, he stood at the read-
er's desk. They came to these
words:
"And He brought Abram forth
abroad and said: 'Look now toward
heaven, and count the stars, if thou
be able to count them?' and Ile said
unto him, 'So shall thy seed be!'"
Then they distinctly saw the
stranger lay his right hand on the
scroll and smile and bow his head.
The last strains of Adon Olom
were over. "Good Shabbos!" they said
to each other, and turned towards
their guest. Standing at the door he
blessed them. Then he raised his .
hands towards the Mezuzah, kissed
it, and was gone.
A moment later, as though re-
leased from a spell they ran toward
the door to look after him. The road
was empty. There was no one in
sight. But on the door post above
the Mezuzah, glittered an eight
pointed star—the Shield of Abraham!
"Abraham, our father!" gasped
Reb Mordechai.
"What did I tell you?" said Asher.
The day was drawing near its dose.
The sun, low towards the horizon,
still radiated a dry peaceful heat, but
the cool of sunset and evening would
soon come.
It was strange that the men of
Hebron should find the • peace of
evening unwelcome. One might have
thought, from the suspense and un-
easiness on their faces, that they
wished the coming of the Sabbath
herself delayed!
"Are you sure, Yehoshuah, that
Choni mid he would surely come?"
asked an old man, gray haired and
bent with the sorrow of the Golus.
"Ile told me so, when I rode up
to Jerusalem this noon," was the
answer; and Yehoshuah strode to the
door of the little synagogue, shrugged
his broad shoulders and gazed up
the road.
"Ile is all we have to depend on,
now that Meyer Isaacson's wife has
fallen sick so that he cannot leave
Bethlehem."
"Let us hope Choni will still come,
Reb Mordchai," said Chaim Winchev-
sky, stroking his short black beard.
The sun is setting," said Reb
Mordchai despondently. Suddeny Ye-
hoshuah was seen to wave his arm ex-
citedly and dart away. The clatter
of horses' hoofs came to meet him.
"Ah, it is Choni!" said Reb Mord-
chai.
"Choni! Choni! Boruch ha Bob!"
cried the men of Ilebron, hurrying to
the door. But only Yehoshuah,
frowning an' Usheartened, a p •
peered.
"Choni has sent an Arab," he an-
nounced, "to say that he cannot
come and be the tenth man at our
service because his own congregation
needs him."
A groan of disappointment burst
from every man there. Chaim Win-
chevsky walked over to the window
upon a bench, stared out at the
and, flinging his short, powerful form
twilight. Two stars were beaming
in the deep airy blue of the sky. The
Sabbath was almost here.
And for the first time the little
congregation of Ilebron would be un-
able to hold its Sabbath services.
Three of their twelve men had
gone to meet their families and bring
them in from Egypt. And they had
Poor servants ask advice after a
been unable to get a tenth man to
thing has happened.—The Talmud
make up their Minyan.
The evening breeze, cool and dewy
came in from the sea. They felt it on
Adversity is the true school of •
their foreheads like a blessing, but mind.—The Talmud.
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