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lyar 25, 58113

May 11, 1923

Mothers' Day.

A Sane Diagnosis.
It is not every day that one finds in the columns even of the

pigestin8

religious press, a sane interpretation of the part the Jew has
played and is playing upon the stage of life. It is always there-
Tneck's :i\rcius
fore with a sense of real gratification that one comes upon a bit
of writing in regard to the Jews that really goes to the heart
of the truth in this matter. Such an article one finds in the
editorial columns of a recent issue of "Unity" published in Chi-
By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
cago. It has to do with the protest which the Jews have made Miss Henrietta Szold, the honorary
time and time again against being classified in government re- president of Hadassah, believes that
ports as a separate race rather than as a religious group or as the most important lesson we must
FOLK SONG
a people bound together by the ties of religion. The article in learn in the national movement is
that of divine patience. This pioneer
part reads as follows:
By J. L. PERU
Zionist knows and was ready
"Anthropologists of the highest standing have recently woman
to state that it will take two and per-
(Translated by Marie Syrkin.)
made clear that the word "race" cannot be applied to the Jew- haps three generations to achieve the
ish people. • • • There are no racial characteristics which task of Palestine's complete rebuild-
Palaces of stone,
"Rome was not built in a day."
belong in common to Spanish, French, German, Polish, Russian ing.
Iron balconies,
Fortunately our people realize it now
and all other Jews that are scattered over the earth. As a more than ever. It is regrettable
Alabaster stairs,
Golden companies;
matter of fact, there is no such thing in the world today as a that leaders in the Zionist movement
pure race. • • • When the Jew ceased to obey the Law, he did not stress this fact immediately
Crystal candelabras
Balfour
ceased to be a Jew. • • • T4e Jewish people have been en- •following the issuance of of the the
Shimmering inside!
Jew-
Declaration. The mass
tirely right in insisting that the Immigration Bureau list them , ' ish
There my best beloved
people should not have been
Will seek him a bride.
as nationals of the countries from which they emigrated. It caused to dream false illusions. A
would be as sensible to list all the Catholics who come from miracle was indeed wrought in the
More of health and beauty
realization
of
the
hopes
of
so
many_
various countries in Europe as members of a Catholic race, as
Will grace the new-comer,
for the return of the
to register all members of the Jewish faith as Jews. The first generations
I shall fade here, dying
landless people to the pcopleless land.
Like a leaf in summer.
thing necessary to understand about the Jewish people is that But too many have looked for Pales-
they are bound together by the ties of religion. The second tine's rebirth as our national center
THE MOTHER'S VISION
thing is that they have the diversified characteristics that one 'over night. Such dreams should
have been encouraged. The
finds in any other group of people. With these two facts in never
merest and most unimportant set- iTranslated from the Yiddish of J. L.
mind, we can think intelligently about a peoble who have back is bound to bring with it dis-
Perez by Sulamith Schwartz.)
made as large a contribution to our common culture as any other ,couragement, under such circum-
stances. Miss Sault], by emphasizing
group."
When the child had drunk and was
for patience, therefore does satisfied, his cheeks bloomed as the
An article such as this might be read with interest and profit the need
Jewish national cause LI service lilies of the field and his eyelids clos-
not only by non-Jews but as well by very great numbers of the
that cannot be overestimated.
ed. •
Jews themselves, for there are many among our people who
His mother looked down at him
History Repeats Itself.
still persist in speaking of the Jews as a race. They who do so,
proudly, as she set him by the side
We are the generation of the of his mulle. Gradually she, too, fell
misunderstand the place of the Jew in the world.

Q:IlOreit's Grim

It was a happy thought on the part of whoever may have
been originally responsible for it to have instituted in this coun-
try, an annual celebration of Mothers' Day. Even if it was the
florists' associations who for a not altogether unselfish purpose
gave the impetus to this annual setting aside of a day in honor
of mother, they builded more wisely than they knew. To be
sure, "mother" has always been a name to conjure with. Even
men who are not often emotionally stirred will be touched in
their finer sentiments when reference is made to her who gave
them birth. The man whose reverence for mother is not deep
desert. To quote Miss Szold, "we are asleep,
But, suddenly, she Started and
going to fructify the earth with our
and strong cannot be much of a man. And yet, in these busy
' ideas, with our bodies, with our •opened her eyes and looked about her.
days when men are driven and goaded by the competitions of
hopes, but we have the distinction of Standing at the head of the lied was
their busy lives, it happens not infrequently that even the no-
being pioneers, and we will not see, an angel of the Lord.
blest of influences is not properly valued and appreciated.
And the mother cried in her heart,
with our own eyes, the consumma-
tion of our hope." History repeats for she thought: "Behold, he has come
Even mother is sometimes forgotten in the mad rush of affairs.
to
take away my child." But she did
itself.
As
in
the
days
of
Moses
and
It is therefore well that a day should be set aside that men
the liberat,i tt of the Jews from not open her lips, for she was stricken
may pause and consider what they owe to her who more than
speechless
by fright.
LATVIAN
MINISTER
Egypt,
it
w
not
until
after
40
years
t_i_r--7.---'
any other has suffered and sacrificed for their success. And
But the angel knew her thoughts
wantlerin in the desert and the
ASSAILS STUDENTS of
particularly should the Jew regard this day as a holy day, for
training of the secand generation of mod he lifted up his voice like unto
-
LE'VTER_
BOX I
pioneers that Israel finally settled in the voice of a Cute and said: "Not to
if there ever were mothers who exemplified the sanctity and
ng at ('snails,. We are the p ioneers who take thy son away from thee have I
the consecration of motherhood, it has been the Jewish
the"
itic(o;nAir
ore(Li‘ Co.f nti)j e —sSIIet- oin ak ni Peas- must build for the second generation coils'. More beautiful than I is the
A
Communication
from
Burton
inister and for posterity. •
mothers. To the mother above all, it has been due the sanctity
angel of sleep who is all-conquering.
J. Hendrick.
for Education,
iaot7o, n, e 1(..ec1a8rth
. ( e l t i l tI' ha
Jew-
Seven times as long and as bright as
of the Jewish home has been so marvelously preserved through
ish t 1 ( 1;tri tnta s nha a ( n 1 dtitit , o a rtfl , lot a vi o lodse t p i e Ras-
mine are his wings."
Soviet Bullets.
the ages. Her influence has been such as to make practically
tads of
Rabbi Adolph Steiner of Congre- ilahen:
And the woman wept in her heart
Jewish
homeless
who
had
been
or-
impossible the deterioration of that home which when all the
•
of the
Waal Israel 426 Judge build- ta h country. Only 32 o per cent
again, for she thought: "My son will
dered from Poland and were return. be an (orphan, a motherless child, for
world shut him out, became the haven of the Jew. And we ing, Salt Lake City,
' y, Utah, forwards Jewish youth t in the country
eu.,:h ait tt o ,„s ia tihn ttae(u t i l n . oifTended ing to the Ukraine are said to have I have seen the messenger (of the Lord
like to believe that even amid the temptations of times like us a copy of the following letter re.: the 'Jewish schio .t erlsi
been met with a storm of Soviet bul- and I will surely die."
these, when the activities of women do not center in their homes ceived from Burton J. Ilendrick,.in the Thseotill'wt i a s fh
lets. The Soviet does not discrimin-
I
response to an inquiry by Rabbi
And again the angel knew he rs
as much as they did in former days, the spirit of Jewish mother- Steiner. Mr. Hendrick, it will be re• eyxoutsh,,, s a nw dhtiT h%Nalsile ns;),Iie,,,ce•a‘u .e srts i t ot ate, in spite of the fact that its gov- thoughts
and he comforted her and
hood and consequently of the Jewish home, has remained un- membered, is the author of the ant:-
at the ernment is "Jewish." The tragedy said : "Thou
t
.; I bear
Semitic series of articles that op. Rigs high school. The government, of these homeless Jews lies in that a message concerning thy child."
changed.
they are driven from the very land
he concluded, will make its aim to c
petered
in
the
World's
Work.
His
And
the
woman
leaked
at
her son
Here and there of course, we shall find some woman whose
into effect La tt h io, • ,. n wts itt l- u f(antts ktitl l e r : that is charged with being controlled and beheld a ray on his face, a ray
follows:
life is not keyed to a proper ideal. Here and there we shall lejter to Rabbi Steiner
by
Jews,
and
on
whose
account
our
t
r
aY
u
i
ni
t
n
1
st
formed
by
the
brightness
of
the an-
''April 25, 1923.
people in other lands is caused to gel's wings and the light of his pure
find some hbme that is far less of a shrine than every home "My Dear Sir:--The famous Orth-
suffer.
But
these
things
are
bound
having
been
stated
that
the
lat.
eyes.
should be. But on the whole, we believe that the home life of odox prayer to which you refer has
on the initiati v e of to repeat themselves no long as there
And the angel said: "Thy son will
the Jew largely due to the spirit of Jewish women, has main- caused me to receive a good many vian . government,
e
s e
o Educa- are homeless Jews.
grow and become a prophet."
like yours. I am considerably Mr
tained itself pure and true and unsullied. So may it always letters
' tq•u
And the woman did not understand
puzzled by the situation. I obtained tion, was preparing a new nui
The Colony of Mettula.
be. And may the annual Mothers' Day go far to deepen in the information about this prayer clausus project against the Jewish
!hue she strengthened herself and she
,i v ni t )siibr.
the Ji:e(st
oi •
Fisch-
The incorporation of the Mettulu knelt before the angel and said: "Par-
all men and women and children, a sense of appreciation for from Jews themselves, who informed students,
district in the Palestine territory un- ' don in the greatness of your mercy
the part that good mothers have played and are playing in me that it was used practically in man,
eHerni a,
der British control is another triumph ' an ignorant woman, and tell me what
words quoted. However, most of
maintaining the home at its highest and its best and by that the
my correspondents deny this. They the Interior, to inquire regarding the for Jewish effort. Jewish blood and is the life of a prophet?"
token, safeguarding society from the dangers that threaten all admit that Orthodox Polish Jews attitude . of the government. Mr. Ber- energy has gained much in l'alestine. And the angelansweredi "A proph-
was still
It is re-conquering the land for Is- et is a seeker of truth and justi•e."
it today.
thank God each morning that they i s rep ea

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Church Gambling.

The Common Council of-our neighboring city, highland
Park has taken what wejetlIeve to be a courageous and com-
mendable stand in regard to`all forms of gambling by chari-
table, fraternal, and church organizations as well as by other
societies that at fairs, bazaars, etc., are accustomed to indulge in
this sort of law breaking. If it is commonly held, gambling is an
evil which ought to be abated, there is no more reason—indeed
there is far less—why is should be encouraged and maintained
by churches and philanthropies than by any other social or-
ganizations. The church above all is presumed to stand for law
and order and for a high morality. We never could understand
why with preachers proclaiming with all their might against
the iniquitous influence of gaming, they would be quite satis-
fied to build their churches from monies raised at bazaars where
gambling was a chief source of income. We never could under-
stand either how social service organizations, one of whose
chief purposes is the upbuilding of the character of young men
and women in the community, could justify law breaking such
as is implied in the use of games of chance which ordinarily
take a fairly prominent place in bazaars given for charity. It
is a case where the end does not justify the means by any
stretch of the imagination.
• We trust that the example of Highland Park will be follow-
ed in other communities. The good to be accomplished would
be manifold. Not only would the evil of gambling itself be
somewhat discouraged, but because this seems to be a chief
source of income at fairs and bazaars, it is possible that these
functions in general would be discontinued. This is a consum-
mation devoutly to be wished. The work, the worry, the time
and money spent in the preparation for a bazaar is seldom
commensurate with the returns. If people would be encour-
aged to give directly to charitable. educational, and religious
organizations and not fool themselves into believing that they
are dancing and otherwise enjoying themselves in a holy cause
just because a problematical part of the proceeds of their en-
tertainments goes to charity, it would be infinitely better for
all concerned. Indeed, it would he interesting if statistics might
be gathered to indicate how much various charitable organiza-
tions gain or lose by the fact that so-called charity entertain-
ments are frequently given in their behalf.

Congregational Histories,

It has become more and more customary in recent years for
large congregations to publish year books detailing the various
activities in which they are engaged. These year books are of
importance not merely to the congregations who pub/ish them
but they will furnish in the years to come very valuable histori-
cal data in regard to the Jewish life of America in this time and
country. After all, the history of Judaism in America is in
largest part the story of our congregations. To every changing
sentiment in Judaism, the synagog is the sensitive index. When '
the hold of the synagog upon the life of the Jew is strong, the
Judaism of that day is likely to be virile and effective. When
the synagog ceases to be a telling influence in the life of the
Jew, his religion in all likelihood will not be found to be a coun-
ting factor either.
In recent years, the activities of the congregation have be-
come varied and widespread. Indeed, the synagog has become
increasingly a center for the social as well as the religious life
of the community. itTficertain sense, this is not a new develop-
ment but a return to a condition what was more or less preva-
lent in the Middle Ages. One who is familiar with Mr. Israel
Abrahams' altogether delightful book on "The Social Life of
the Jew in the Middle Ages" will recall how the synagog touch-
ed every phase of the life of the Jew in those days. Really
the institutional synagogue as we know it today is but a re-
interpretation of the medieval synagog as it is described by
Mr. Abrahams. The annual reports of our congregations as
published today will furnish data for the future historian upon
white he will construct a story no less interesting and no less
entrancing than that which has been handed down to us by
those who have studied the synagogal activities of our fathers.
By all means then, the publication of these congregational year
books should be encouraged.
Moreover, unbroken volumes of these year books should
And a place in congregational libraries and in the libraries of
our theological colleges. The importance of having at hand
the data which they contain cannot be overestimated.

are 'not a woman or a goy,' but they when the cabinet would be able to deal
object to the translation of the latter with the question. Nothing had been
word as 'Christian.' It is true, o f said about formal restrictions against
course, that this is an ancient Hebrew Jews at the universities.
A proposal was made that students
word long antedating the Christian
religion, but as I understand the word of means should pay the fees for stu-
dents
unable to pay for themselves.
to mean anyone who is not a Jew, I
The Minister of Education had pre-
can see no particular appropriateness
pared
a bill providing that about 500
in translating it 'Christian' in the
free sense. I find in looking up the students without means, including 25
Jews,
would
not be called upon to pay
prayer book that the word used is
'heathen,' but this I understand is a tuitition fees. Instead, those students
who
are
possessed
of means would be
translation of the Hebrew word
'nochri,' which has been substituted required to fatty 15,000 Latvian rout).
ks
annually
each
to
meet the differ-
in the original for the word 'guy.'
There is a general repudiation of the ence.
Mr,
Gajlit
is
understood
to have
'dog' and I admit that a careful
instructed the university authorities
search in the prayer book as now is-
that at the enrollment of students
sued does not reveal it.
particular attention should he paid to
On the other hand, several things the knowledge of the Latvian lan-
tend to convince me that this prayer, guage possessed by the candidates.
although not published in the form in
which I give it, is actually used in
practice. k or example, I have re- CLAIM CLOTHING VALUE
ceived a letter from two Polish Jews
EXCEEDS BILLION MARK
living in Toronto, ( anada, from
WASHINGTON.—(.1. T. A.)—The
which I quote:
Department of Commerce announces
"'On page 368 appears the ex- that, accordnig to reports made to the
tract: "Thank God I am not a dog, Bureau of Census, the value of pro-
a woman or a Christian," which Mr. ducts of establishments engaged pri-
Iltindrick suggests is the morning marily in the manufacture of clothing
prayer of the Orthodox Jew. While for women, girls and children amount-
not denying that this form of prayer ed to $1,022,743,000 in 1021, as com-
is prevalent among the Polish Jews, pared with 01,200,543,000 in 1919, and
we wish to point out where the writer $473,080,000 in 1914—a decrease of
has greatly erred."
15 per cent kola 1919 to 1921, but an
"The writers then maintain that I increase oft16 per cent for the seven
have placed a false interpretation year period, 1914 to 1921.
upon the prayer whose use, as you
In addition to the amount shown for
observe, they admit. A certain rabbi the classified industry, establishments
in Oregon has written an article in assigned to (other industry classifica-
a Jewish ply me to account tions reported women's clothing as a
for my hand ng of this same prayer. subsidiary product to the value of
He again shoes not deny that it is $4,253,000 in 1921; $5,151,000 in 1919.
used, but goes on to explain why a
The establishments included under
Jew dais not want to be a woman, this classification manufactured not
a dog or a heathen. By implication, only thinks, capes, suits, skirts,
as you will observe, he admits that dresses of all kinds, waists and
the word 'dog' is used. Indeed, he blouses, but also kimonas, negligees,
excuses it on the ground that most aprons, petticoats and undergarments
people would object to claiming a (excepting knitted und•rwear,) in-
canine relationship. It seems to me fants and children's clothing, etc.
pretty clear, therefore, that the Separate reports are being issued re-
prayer, as said in a large number— lating to "Millinery and lace goods,"
perhaps the majority—of Polish Jew corsets and knit goods.
homes is practically what I printed,
In March, the month of maximum
although I must admit that, as it ap- employment, 155,195 wage earners
pears in the Orthodox prayer book, were reported, and in December, the
it is somewhat different.
ninth of minimum employment, 127,-
"My articles on the Jews are being 570—the minimum representing 52
republished as a book and in this I per cent of the maximum. The aver-
have made revisions that will meet age number employed (luting 1921
all possible objections.
was 114,555 as compared with 155,-
"BURTON .1. HENDRICK."
619 in 1919 and 168,907 in 1914.

Remembrance

Wherever the Maytime breezes go,
Over mountain top or the valley low
Where slow and stately rivers flow,
Always they croon a melody so,
"Dreamlessly slumber, 0 soldier dead!
America watches beside your bed!"

Wherever the Maytime sunbeams play,
O'er ocean billows, and far away
Where so many heroes sleep today
In tenderest tone they seem to say,
"Dreamlessly slumber, 0 soldier dead!
America guards beside your bed!"

Wherever our flag flies wide and free,
O'er the spreading land, and the deep blue sea,
Is says as clearly as well can be,
"These are the ones who died for me!
Dreamlessly slumber, 0 soldier dead!
America prays beside your bed!"
—ISABELLA R. HESS

Ms Ark .)

rael. It has re-conquered hlettula.
In March, 1920, Capt. Joseph Tram-
peldor and five of his comrades, in-
cluding two Americans who served
in the Jewish Legion, were killed
while defending the Jewish colony of
Tel Hai, near hlettula, against a Be-
douin attack. Now that district is
definitely included in Palestine. It
could not be otherwise. Where Jew-
ish pioneers shed their blood for the
rebuilding of their homeland, that
land must forever remain Jewish.

"Your words are riddles to me,"
said the woman sadly, and she bowed
'again and asked:
"Pray, tell your handmaid, what is
the work of to prophet? Does he build
houses and palaver or towers that
reach into the heavens? Does he hew
upon mountains, does he lay out roads
of iron, or does he heal ?"
And a tear fell from the angel's
eye as he answered: "The prophet
destroys and biulds—he destroys on
, the earth but he builds in the sky--
41e lays out roads, but his soul des-
: piseth iron and his roads do not touch
Running in Extremes.
Moses Finkelstein, a :r,yracuse 10- the earth; for he lays out roads in
year-old high school student, com- spirit fur those who have the wings
pleted his high school course in two of spirit.
"Also the prophet heirs, as you
years and won honor place as valedic-
torian of his graduating class. Sammy have said, but not upon mountains or
Goldman, lh years old, who came to ' with an axe—he h ews into hearts, and
the United States two years ago and he hews the flame of Gal—the proph-
has been living with his father (co- et woundsshe wounds hearts and souls
incidently also in Syracuse), has been 'oat .he heals alsoL-he heals those
o i l rdered deported as feeble-minded. whose ieouls are sick; where. hearts
ar , e broken."- .
Sammy has been given four (donor-
And the woman cried in the hitter--
, tumties to meet entrance require-
'
meats into the United States and has nerr of her heart And said' apt an
unhappy
mother. You talk.of my son
I failed in all of them. We have•here
and his lot and I cannot understand!"
I two extreme's, Moses the infant pro.
A
ad
she
knelt
again and° asked: 'What
digy and Sammy the feeble-minded:
will he my, son's reward? Perhaps I
It is typical of the Jewish people it- will
." •
self. We are inclined to run m ex- • "Stones," answered the angel,
tremes. Amongst us are to lie found
And a smile was seen in the eyes
the most fiery of radicals and- the !of the mothers "My son will be great.
most reactionary of conservatives. It
He will be rewarded not with gold and
is a result of our internationalism silver as are the healers and builders,
and constant wandering. It denotes but with stones, precious st•nes."
the outstanding difference between , And the angel answered sadly:
us and our neighbors.
"Not with precious stones, but with
the stones of the sling, the stones of
Violating Newspaper' Ethics.
the field."
Newspaper ethics demand that both
"You mock your handmaid, angel.
sides of an argument be printed. If Be gracious unto me and interpret
a certain newspaper' make a eharge the things to me." --
against an individual or a group, fair-
"The prophet is stoned, because he
ness would demand that the answer to I is a prophet!"
, that charge be printed. Not so with i And the woman cried out and faint-
the American Hebrew. This New
York Jewish weekly 'published an at- ' And when her soul returned, the
tack ton the Kemal Ilayesod, refusing • ngel had disappeared but still the
to publish the reply by the Keren 'face of the child shone.
Ilayesod administration. The Amer-
ican Hebre• Informed the herein
THE KING'S FEAST
Ilayesod that.the printing of the de-
nial "will entail a rest approximate-
Rabbi Jo•hanan thus explained the
ing $250." Rabbi Isaac Landman, tali-
tor of the American Hebrew, in a let- following verse: "Let thy garments
ter to the Keeton Ilayesod, stated that he always white and let the oil of thy
it was '"physically and mechanically head never lack." The meaning is—
impossible' for the letter to appear keep thy soul always in a state of pur-
without incurring a cost of several ity, like a white, spotless garment,
kindred dollars," and therefore asked and anoint her with the oil of right-
for the sum of $2511 for printing the e tusness, for thou knowest not the
answer to the charges. If it was day when she may be called before her
"physically and inechanichlly" possible heaavenly Father.
The Invitation.
to print the charges against the Ker-
A certain king, the Rabbi went on
en Ilayesod, it should have been just
to
relate,
once
invited all his servants
as much possible to print the denial.
The American Hebrew has violated to a feast, but slid nut specify the
precise
time.
:
And
some of the ser-
newspaper ethics and has at the same
time done a grave injustice to the. vants were wise and some were fool-
ish.
Now
the
wise
servants said to
movement for. Palestine's reconstruc-
themselves, "it is true there is no im-
tion.
mediate sign of a feast, but nothing
can be wanting in the house of a king.
Palestine Appeal Gaining.
Dr. Chaim Weismann states that The feast may be got ready in a m-a.
the Palestine appeal is gaining among ment, and we may he called." They
all elements of the Jewish people, therefore went and washed and
among the masses as well as among anointed themselves, and when they
the classes, and that the Zionists, as had put on their best garments they
the vanguard of the movement for the waited before the (air of the king's
rebuilding of the homeland, are gath- palace. But the • foolish servants
ering an army behibd them that is Said, ."Is there ever a feast without
steadily growing greater. This is . preparation, But here are no cooks,
natural, considering the problems no cloth laid, no tables spread—come,
that confront our people as a result let as go about our usual work. It
of the expulsions and excesses in will Iw time enough to wash and
European countries. Always, in per- chang• our garments when the prep-
iod(' of suppression and oppression, aration' for the feast begins." And
the appeal -for Palestine becomes each went to his visual labor— the
stronger. "Distress binds as together" whitewasher to his lime, the potter to
for the common cause of finding a his clay and the blacksmith to his
home for Israel. But aside from this, coals.
The Alarm
we are convinced that the Jewish peo-
Suddenly the herald proclaimed
ple does want Palestine. .There were
times when we doubted with the pessi- that the feast was ready, and all - the
mists in our midst, as to whether the guests were to repair forthwith to the
people really favors Palestine for the palace. The wise servants appeared
before the king clean and neat, but
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the foolish servants appeared in their

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common garments, covered with Ia..,
and dirt. The king aws rejoice.;
see the first and was angry with th.
latter. And he said "Ye that .
prepared yourselves for the has' s o
down and enjoy it; lout ye fool, si
have neglected my invitation stitui
and look on."

The Moral.

Now by the king is meant the Is lo
of Kings, the Almighty, blessed os
Ile; the wise servants are the i s , ..I
and virtuous; the foolish servant-
the wicked mud ungodly. liy the ss,
ments are meant our thought, oin..,
actions, and by the feast the loll— r
the world to come. To this feast .,.
are all invited; all may enjoy it so .
valed they appear as they ought. .-l•
since the hour of call is uncertain, 1 ,
behooves us to be always priopsos
so that liar soul may appear loafs o
our Heavenly King pure and spat!,
as u white garment, and adorned wits
the never-fading flowers of truth oa
righteousness.

The Repentance.

The rabbis tell of a man, Ell,'
ben Dordeja, who had sinned grist's
Throughout his life he had commiiied
situ( without number, not even
had he felt the slightest remorse o:
fear before God. But one day odd
woman said to him: "Eliezer laa
Dordtoja, thy wickedness is great and
thy sing are without number; ilia oa-
canst thou find pardon or work ahoto.•.
ment; thou art hopelessly lost, anoi
condemned by God to eternal punish
moat." With that, terror seized moan
the man. Suddenly he realized th,•
magniture of his offense and his tir
ter hopelessness. The desire to son
left him completely, and only the de-
sire to atone remained. But hens
might he atone? Ile Anew nothing
about this. In despaid he fled nut into
the wilderness. There he beheld the
mountains towering abuse him until
their tops seemed to penetrate into
God's very heaven. lie sank dawn at
their fet and prayed, "Ye mountains
and hills, forgive my transgressions :
and seek pardon for me from Gaol '
But the mountains sadly answered.
"Rather than seek pardon for thee
must tee implore mercy for ourselves
from the Creator." Then Eliezer
wrung his hands, and in despair he
raised his eyes aloft to heaven. "Oh
ye heavens so high, the dwelling place
of God," he whispered, "do you im
plore pardon for me." But the
heavens, too, answered, "Nay, for
thee may we not implore pardon; foor
ourselves must we seek God's favor "
Then Eliezer turned to the sun end
the moon. "Ye orbs of heaven,
which give light and blessing to men,"
he prayed, "seek pardon for me of
the Lord." But they, too, answered,
"Nay, for ourselves alone may we
seek ptirdon." Then Eliezer under-
stood, and to himself he said: "I
know that each must seek pardon far
himself of God, the Creator of all
Perhaps Ile, in his love, Will SIIII
hearken to my prayer, sinner that's')
I am." So he sat down upon tho ,
ground, with head bowed between his
knees, and humbly prayed to Gaol
Long he sat, with broken and roots
trite heart, never moving nor stir
ring, but with thoughts turned el,
to God, and with unutterable 'engine
filling his heart. At last his seal
pissed from his body. But even on
that moment a voice was heard from
heaven above, resounding throughout
the world, "Eliezer ben Harolcjii
reconciled to his Goad; his sins
forgiven, and he is called to eternal
life with his father in heaven."
, In the storm of battle and .stns,,
the heart of man clearly senses th,•
unequivocal command of the
small voice. In the conscience of ,
'aunty, the interests of the synag
are secure and from that inner sane'
ary Israel's truth can neither be
lodged' nor destroyed. Ink Gar, o o
time we, of the synagogue, flood) ' •
lieve that-our cause will Win the
sus fealty If all men, With th, u •
mate triumph of Israel's truth so
light, we .repeat with contiolenne •
thrilling prayer of old, "For unto
all knees must bend and all men i.
der Thee their homage." This is '
&stilly of humanity and to bring o• •
sealizathin remains the hallowed oo• •
Unyielding task of the ,SYnagagis
Jamb Singer:

GESUNDHEIT HURTS

In a

Jewish family where the old
folk spoke Yiddish and the yobric
folk English. a 3.yearsold little gir!
was taken with cola. Every time thi
child sneezed the old old folk said,
"Gesundheit."
As the cold grew more severe tie
sneezing became more painful. t)e'
day, after a particularly bad attack.
the child came up• to her sister and
laid her hands on her lithe chi. ,
complaining:
"Sister dear, Gesundheit hurts."

AN EMBARRASSING MOMENT

Lord Swaythling, when he was Si,
Samuel Montague, was invited ta
get her with Lady Montague to 110 ,
with Queen Mary of England,
was , then Princess of Wales. Th.
Princess, knowing that there Ht.,
ninny restrictions on the food w hi I
Jews may eat, gave. instructions
her cooks should find out what oa-
suitable, and prepare it in the pr p.
way. So Lord and Lady Swaythlini
accepted the invitation.
The day came; the guests were rt.
ceived with due h mor, and were
shown into the dining room, when
the table was laid with gorgeous err.
moniousness. • The lunch began: clan ,
chowder, oysters, shrittips and final-
ly a huge sturgeon, were the adman •
(musses.
The dismayed guests managed ,
best they could to eat only the aids-
dishes, the salads, biscuit, and so forth
and the Princess notice•d• that lamp
thing was seriously wrong. She ques-
tioned them as to why they (lid not eat
when her (arnica had specially prepare , ' •
a fish luncheon so as not to transgress
the Mosaic laws.
They explained as' tactfully as they
could, that the cocks had by chanc e
selected the only kinds pf fish which •
Jews we're unable to eat. The Prin-
cess was much interested in their ex-
planation of the law, and 'cheerfully
joined with them in their 'meagre
lunch, ordering the table cleared of ail
the objectionable food, .

Judge not thy neighbor until thou
hest been placed in his position —
The Talmud.

