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Rabbi Foster's Error.-
Our friend, Rabbi Solomon Foster of Newark, N. J., editor of
"The Jewish Chronicle" of that city, has unwittingly done us an
pigrstin8
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injustice. Writing of the possible confusion of the so-called
The
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Israelite House of David of Benton Harbor with the Jews, he
qe
Joseph J. Cummins, Pnsident
Jacob H. Schein., Business Munger
say's: "It would be a benefit to our cause if the Jews of every
Entered as second-class matter March 3, 1916, at the Postoffice at Detroit, state in the Union (we regret that our brethren in Michigan did
Mich., under the Act of March 3, 1879.
not do so) would enumerate the schemes that bear a Jewish
By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
name through fraud or superstition and announce Iff,) the
General Offices and Publication Building
The 1922 report of the Ne w York
world that we cannot hold ourselves responisble for their origin Public
Library states that ant i-Semit-
850 High Street West
or their maintenance."
Teelphonei
ism is finding a place besid e other
Cable Addeo(
We
are
in
fullest
agreement
with
Rabbi
Foster
as
to
the
sen
_
controversial
studies and th at anti-
SHAVUOTH
dream came weeping s ars and ,
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Chronicle timent p se( , but we respectfully call his attention to th e Jewish literature is being ca Iled for
him with sail eyes and bonito . t. re-
, e d
LONDON OFFICE
more
frequently.
Reprints
f
fact that we in Michigan did long ago through the public pros 8
rum the Shavuoth, the Feast of Weeks, or- children . . . . and again tl,
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It and stare
make announcement of the fact that the Israelites of the Hous e Dearborn
LONDON, W. 1, ENGLAND
esterton s anti-Semitic ben Ike are is a nature holiday, being the festi-
The next minute it was
of had no connection, directly or indirectly with th e in demand, with Jewish read ers out- vol of the first fruits, marking the I woke and found my moth, ! r1g.
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Jewish cause and that their pernicious practices and their •numbering the non-Jewish. The
lot- wheat harvest in Palestine. It com- bent over me.
wicked superstitions are repulsive to all Jews as they are dis !ter fact perhaps explains the state- memorates also the giving of the Ten
Looking into her lovely
To insure publication, all correspondence and news matter must reach
in the report that "as b etween Commandments and is therefore hte knew that cherubim and stet- .
tinctly cnotrary to Jewish teachings. Indeed, the announce ",ment
this office by Tuesday evening of each week.
! the anti-Semitic writings a
the birthday of the Torah. This year live in the heavens alone,
ment that we made to this effect was carried by the Associate d i Jewish apologetics, the form nd
er are Shavuoth falls on Monday and Tees-
RABBI LEO M. FRANKLIN__ ...... ....- ........ ...._......-...Editoriel Contelimn
Press to all parts of the country. We wonder how it could hay e !decidedly more in demand, refute-
day, May 21 and 22. In the syna-
escaped so alert and keen an observe—as our collegue a , tions seldom having the popu lar ap- rogue, the Scroll of Ruth is read, and THE GIVING OF THE LAW
The Jewish Chronicle invites correspondence on subjects of interest'
` peal that accusations have."
Newark.
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the Jewish people, but disclaims responsibility for an indorsement of tl
view expressed by the writers.
Jews at home the custom prevails of dm-
, will naturally be interested in attacks • playing greens and decorating it with
The Nations Refuse the
' made upon them by their e nemies. flowers in commemoration of the fes-
Torsh.
It is unfortunate, however, t hat the tival of former times. .4 tradition
May 18, 1923
so-called Jewish apologetics should has it that Shavuoth marks the death
Sivan 3, 568
Before the Children of Israel re-
• find as little a demand as is in (heated of King David, who was a descendant ceived the Torah, God appr,
:.s hed
in the library report. Even among ' of Ruth and Boaz.
every tribe and nation and affered
certain Jews the reading o f anti-
them His Law, for lie did not wish
Semitic
literature
is
bound
to
Not more consecrated was that sacred hour whet( fr6m th
have a
them to say in the future: "Had
SHAVUOTH EVE
poisonous effect, with dentin er re-
God desired to give us the Torah, we
height of Sinai from which according to tradition there cam(
"kissed her mother-in-law, went back sults. As for us the Jew him self is'
should have accepted it." But ea c h
these centuries ago, the Revelation of God's word and will t
By hi:L
sea Tali:.
unto her people and unto her gods concerned, it appears clear th at the
nation, in turn, refused to accept Hi s
man, than is the hour when the men and women of today shat
but Ruth chive Unto her." (ibid 1, 11 'Jewish problem or the anti-S
By ISIDORE KOPLOWITZ
gain anew through the consecration of their children's lives t
12). And it is Ruth that brings the ', question will not be solved by em ere (Adapted from the Hebrew by Lotta La\ v V ' ' 'hen God approached the. chic
iren,
•Levensohn.)
deathless message of loyalty and writing of books and the prod
of Esau and said: "Will ye n,yypt
faith and humanity, a sense of that high revelation of God'
It is a time honored custom to fealty to one's people. Urge me not of more literature. bike m
the Torah?" they answered Him. say.
love and leading that to receptive souls is continuous and un ead, in the orthodox synagog!, the to leave thee, to return from follow- Item) Jewish questions, the s
My mother pleaded with me to go ing: "What is written therein"" Ile
broken through all time.
t ook of Ruth on the second day
of ing three; for whither thou guest will l to this is offered in Jewish edu cati on , to bed. My father rebuked me gently answered them: "Thou should,• !sit
lt
g s
for staying up so late. Little hos kill." Then they all said: Wilt
The confirmation of our children emphasizes not mere); v havuoth. The writer of this e ssay go; and where thou lodgest will I A thinking Jewish youth, maki °u
ishes out to point out the mu live lodge: thy people shall be my people, an intelligent Jewry that kno ws the like me, he said. shuuld not try t
the glory of childhood but also the privilege of parenthood hat
' o s Thou, perchance, take from us the
underlies this story, and to b
ant thy God my God. Where thou whys and wherefores of Ju (i mam. keep awake all night like the grown- blessing with which our father e
Beside the joy of motherhood and fatherhood, every othe o light the beautiful anti helpful ring
as
les- diest, will I die, and there will I be Jewish culture, ideals, inspir ations ups. They were not expected to read blessed ? For he was blessed with
ns of Megillath Ruth.
happiness that the heart can hold is insignificant. Empty th
buried: may the Eternal do no to me, anti aspirations, can do more to war d s , the "Tikkun Shavuoth," the Festival the, words: 'By the sword shalt thou
"And it came to pass in the it ays and may he so continue if ought but combatting anti-Semitism the „ all Book that is read through in the one
some though decked with adornments of wealth and luxury
live!' We do not want to accept the
hen the judges judged, that th ere death shall part me from thee " The the powers of the pen. Itecau se you night before Shavuoth. But no, I Torah."
T
:hat hold); no place for a child to play in. It is a libel upo) as
a famine in the land, and th ere some Ruth (meaning a female can't compel people to read, Whin was naughty and persisted. "I shall
Then God approached the children
he most sacred instincts of the human heart to say as sum, tent a certain man of Bethlech em-
friend) is a credit to the book. We a world cannot overlook the d ee d s stay awake all night like grandfath_ of Ishmael and said to them: "Will
would, that parenthood is more lightly esteemed today thai u dah to sojourn in the fields of can forgive the heart-broken widow and ideals of a people. Ever y new Cr," I said, "and he will explain ye accept the Torah?" But they an-
1 t was wont to he and that marriage is less sacred in our eye
oab, he, and his wife, and his
and child bereft Naomi, when behold- Hebrew school means to us a „ ot h er everything to me as he reads."
swered Him, saying: "What is eta
ns. And the name of the man w s ing her former home, and facing her effective answer to the anti-Sam ite.
I admit now that I was Very wrong ten therein ?" And Ile answer„(
:
lemelech, and the name of his se e former home, and facing her people
to lie so disobedient, but . . .
'Thou shalt not steal." Then said the
aomi, and the name of his two s ns, she utters the following bitter words:
The Women's Conference
God in Heaven knows hose I wiated children of Ishmael: "Wilt Thou take
l achlon and Kilyon, Ephrathites of "
Call me not Naomi (pleasantness)
for this night ever since the seven d from us the blessing with which our
Jewish women from 19 Fur
t
ethlechem-julah. And they ca m e call me Mara (bitter); for the Al-
° Pean Seder. I thought that the sere a
to the fields of Moab, and remai ned mighty bath dealt very bitterly with countries arid the United State 5 met weeks of the Omer between Pestle father Ishmael was blessed? Was it
In not promised unto him: 'His hand
last week in Vienna. They
ere." (Ruth I. 1-3).
me. I went out full, but empty hath
and Shavuoth would never end. The y
The author of a canonical b ook the Eternal brought me home again; called together by the Coun cil of . seemed like a vast desert, with onl y will be upon the possessions of every
man?' We do not want to accept
hen going to the trouble of relat ing why then will ye call me Naomi, see- Jewish Women of America and n haLe„ ' one oasis—Lag Ba'Omer. It was
le
i ."
at their sessions, touched upo
a thee Th Tues rah
i e event of the emigration of a fa m-
ing the Eternal hath testified against Most vital problems affectin
blessed isle, to be sure, adorned wit h
went from nation to
y from famine stricken Bethleche m-
g the green litt
me, and the Almighty bath sent me Jewish people. Resolutions ad°
bra ches and flowers, b ut a lion and each nation had some es
na.
dah, and minutely chronicling the affiction." (ibid 1, 20, 21)
lenone; a single day i n al case fur refusing to obey His Law
by the conference deplored Pt " v
a men of all the members of the e mi-
th e these weeks!
In her great distress Naomi little
But when lie came to Israel :old
ants, must surely have had so me dreams of the wrong her rich hus- numerus causus laws in Fur o
Now that the great night had come spoke to them: "Will ye accept the
e ject in view. Elimelech, wh sae band has committed, by abandoning colleges, pledged the suppo rt a
when the heavens would part an
they said to Him: 'What
insman was a mighty and vali ant h is people to the bitter fate of fam- women to the upbuilding of Pales- you could look right up into the Torah?"
is written t
He answered: h
an" (ibid. 2, 1), and as we lea rn ine. Ile also failed to send succor tine and favored the Chaluzim move-
' ° ,.. midst of the heavenly host—they told "Six hundred erein?"
ment
in
pioneering
for
the
J
and thirteen command-
om the mouth of Elimelech's w if from the fields of Moab to his im-
ments." 'They said: "All the Lord
omi: "I went out full, but em pty poverished country. But we shall find homeland. An important pr Jewish
oblem me to go to sleep!
I had never cared much about
th the Lord brought me ho me no fault with a woman that has been was touched upon at the confe rence sleep. It made you Irk like a corpse, hath spoken, will we its and obey."
by Miss Bertha I'openheim of F
Therefore God decided to give the
r ain" (ibid. 1. 27), was undoubtet sly
as sorely tried. We shall rather act furt, Germany, who made the rank- and you could not se t or hear a thing Law to the Children of Israel.
state-
mself a prominent and wealthy p er- in the gracious spirit of the Bethle-
tt
that was going on
s,
ment
that
50
per
cent
fo
the
J
While the nations were refusing to.
.wi
sh
n. Were he a poor fellow, and t he chemites, who where beholding Na-
a
Grandfather sat by a small table, accept the Torah, the mountains, en
women whose husbands emigrate to
w e of the land had made no pro vi-
omi reduced by sorrow and poverty, countries overseas are virtually de- peering at the black, close print with the other hand, were fighting for the
g
n for the maintenance and supp ort are moved by the characteristic Jew-
his dim eyes. I sat happily listening honor of being chosen as the spot
the poor and needy, and thus co m- ish spirit of rachamanoth, and in serted and that these men frequently to his explanations.
from which the Torah was to he
Bled, by the urgency of a fain ne, their distressed amazement, cry out: become bigamists. Since the war
8
After a while, grandfather paused given. They spoke in this Manner:
abandon his country and seek a "Is this Naomi?" (ibid. 1.19). What the Yiddish press in America has and rose from his seat.
published
innumerable
stories
telling
The Mountain Ararat said to the
fuge in a land that, at the tim e, a world of pathos lies hidden in those
"Let us go out of doors for a lit- Mountain Hermon: "Upon me shall
g
of desertions of families overseas by
joyed prosperity there would ha ve few words!
tle, my son," he said.
men
who
settled
here.
The
figure
of
the
Shekinah (Divine Presence) rest.
en little to write about. Many pe r-
"And behold Boaz came from 50 per cent us quoted by the German
I trotted along by his side, holding In the days of Noah, the flood gath-
n s, before and after the advent ot'
Beth-chem and he said unto the woman delegate is appalling and if tight to his wrinkled old ham!.
ered
upon the face of the earth, even
imelech, left their fatherland f or reapers, The Eternal be with you.
was nothing to be seen but of the mountains that were under the
at least a partial solution can be
r eign countries in order to impro
ve And they said unto him, May the found for this by the Jewish w omen w e i d fields
e
fa
and
a
wide
sky,
with
our
heavens, but the waters did not reach
ir conditions in life. Elimele eh Eternal bless thee." (ibid 2.4).
leaders they will be doing a great house making a tiny black dote in the my head, and the Ark rested upon
in
s apparently not a common, po or
The valiant man of wealth spirit.
midst of a great, empty world. How
ol
n. Again, his euphonous nam e, ual is the real type of a Jew. He too service. The conference forms the large the world was how vett my summit. 'therefore, I am called
nucleus for a world Jewish worn
1 .11PA t i n ou toit boi t i c r th ineon S herkei
i melech, which means, "my God
."
tu
5 large . . . . and my grandfather ,
bears a euphonous name Boaz, in him
replied
King" is apt to make one believe is strength. How truly his life bears organization, to the credit of
V s
the , in
and
I
were
the
only
two
living
beings
American Council of Jewish Wo men.
mountain
Ararat:
"Upon
me sh ia hl'i
a t this person was possessed of an
it .
out his name. Throughout the time A merican
m
Jews thus become the lead-
the Shekinah rest, for when Israel
l ent faith in God, and imbued with
of famine, he remains the staunch en in another great undertaking.
"Look
at
the
stars,
my
son,"
said
wished
to
pass
through
the
Red
Sea,
ec
implicit trust an confidence in the Judaean patriot. See how kindly and
grandfather. "If we only understood it was who enabled them to , tit so.
icious and merciful King, but he thoughtfully he greets the reapers in
sc
their
language,
they
would
tell
us
Warsaw
Coat
of
Arms
and
the
Jew
I
settled
down
upon
the
two
shares
ves a sad disappointment. Not the field! How friendly and sympa-
The Warsaw City Council contends many, many things that they have of the sea and they moved from one
his mighty and valiant kinsman thetically Boaz treats the poor
looked upon since the days of crea- side to the other through my nil,
th
a z, who remains at home, and uses
strange woman of Moab. (ibid. 2, 8- that the Jewish communal organiza- tion.
so that not even their sandals be-
his manly energies to relieve the 23). Boaz not only provides Naomi tion has no right to the use of the
"When the Torah was to be given came wet."
t ress of his famine-stricken coun-
in
with food, but he also becomes her city's coat of arms, representing the to the world, the stars begged the
Meanwhile, Mount Carmel settled
siren.
The
seal
of
the
Warsaw
Elimelech
packs
bag
and
protector.
baggage
of
Jew- Creator not to send it down. The down on the shore of the sea, think-
I abandons his people to their sad
And this widow Ruth, who in the ish community has, since the Ma
dark earth was cruel, they said, and ing: "If the Shekinah is to repose
in
ht. Why be bothered with beg. hour of deepest sorrow, does neither Ages, included the coat of arms , ddle
but fl
p th ere, in the upon the sea, it is to rest upon me.
]if
s? Why be worried with shnor_ murmur nor complain against God, the Jews have decided not to fight the heavens, there were only
pure beings and if it is to repose on the main
, when one may enjoy his riches but on the contrary expresses in case. The seal will not be used
de
any
—angels
with
six
wings,
innocent land, it will rest upon me."
longer and a competition is anno
where, without any annoyance?
unc- cherubim, shining stars full of light
t ut Elimelech forgets that even in model words an undying faith in the ed for a new design for the commu-
But Mount Sinai, that great moun-
God
of
Israel,
and
this
man,
Boaz,
e
great
sun
whose
golden
beams tain, did not claim this honor, nor
Pe
fields of Moab, God is King, and who in the hours of affluence and nity. In back of such actions by
spread
light
and
warmth.
And
all
the
en
did
it seek to change its place, that
le he succeeds in running away plenty remains humble
Poland is the explanation for the ex-
, kin and clusiveness of the Jew and the virtual host of heaven give praise continual. the Shekinah • might rest upon its
be
his famished brethren, he can- helpful to all these tw o ideal (
char-
ly
to
the
Master-of-All-the-World,
peaks.
For Mount Sinai with great
escape from God's retribution. acters become eventually united in building within Poland of a "state
sin
crynig 'Holy, holy, holy is the Lord modesty said in its heart: "Who
and sorrowful disappointments marriage. They are indeed worthy within a state," as the charge goes. of
Hosts!'
up
I lly overtake him. Elimelech does
am
I?
Even
the laden of moun-
to be found the royal Davidic dyn- The Jews have always been first t o
• But the human race is not tains is too low and too humble to
bo
enjoy the expected plenty. asty. While the author has in his assimilate into their surroundi ngs worthy,'
said
the
stars,
'to
receive
r
beer
the
Shekinah."
to
cely settled, he is compelled to book rightfully immortalized Ruth, and there is hardly another pee
Then a Voice spoke, saying: "It
that is as ready to adopt the oust pie, the holy, beautiful Torah, the Law of
rate again into the famineless
aft
I . He dies a stranger amongst King Solomon did not forget to per- of their adopted countries as is own God. Every man sheds the blood of Le- not God's will that the Shekinah
petuate the name of his noble ances-
ed
the his brother, every man robs his neigh- should rest upon the high mountains
ngers. Machlon and Kilyou the tor Boaz, "and he set up the left Jewish. Constant discrimination has,
bor. They are sinful creatures, and
Se
sons of Elimelech marry Moab- pillar, and called the name thereof however, made Polish .lewry bit
that look upon one another with dis-
ter, , they will profane Thy Great Names, dain. But His I'resence will rest on
ne
and the decision not to fight the rul-
women. These two fatherless Boaz." (I. Kings, 7, 21).
'Lord God. . . .
the mountain that is humble in its
ing of the City Council against the
childless men soon die. In about
an
"All night long the stars pleaded heart."
u, e of the coat of arms in spite
years since leaving Betlechem-
ac
it s having been in use by the Jew of with the Lord, and their voice was And as God spoke, so was it done.
h (Ruth 1. 4), all that is left of ZIONISTS TO MEET* -
heard from one end of the universe and
cle
co mmunity since the Middle Ag ish
the Law from
cc prominent and wealthy family
es, to the other.
I n odI r Sinai.
Mount
mu
heartrending sight of three un-
the disgust with which t his
IN KARLSBAD AUG. 6 r e „ vials
"With
the
dawn,
the
stars
fell
si-
Moses
ling
was
met.
Moses
•nd
the
Angels.
:etc('
childless
widows!
the
We e are said to b
e a lent. They lay prostrate before the
Now God called Moses to Him, on
ti Moab, the land of plenty, pro-
tiff-necked people," and the st ub-
pa
heavenly throne.
Mount
Sinai,
to
LONDON•—(J.
T.
A.)—The
World
b°
give
him
the Torah.
women? out Moab like Canaan
rnness of the Jew is again reg is-
het
"Then the voice of ,the Lord was But the Angels were displeased be-
laws of Manner, Tithes? (Lev. Zionist Congress will open in Earls- to red in the decision to give up
the heard, and its tones resounded to the cause they did nut wish God to give
off
ill, 32: Num. In, 21, 24: Dent. bad August 6, it is announced. There °' d seal for a new one.
farthest reaches of space
His word to a mortal man. They
3, 28.1 Did the Moabites like the has been considerable speculation
the
The earth is indeed dark and said to God: "Oh, Lord, give Thy
eons practice the commandment Among Zionists as to the seat of the
Britisher. in "Golden Book"
Sc
cold. Therefore will I send down - Angels the Torah! Why shouldst
Congress, Basle, Switzerland and the
eket
(gleaning
of
field
or
vine-
Bessarabian Jews celebrated t
My
con
, Lev. 15, 9, 23, 22(, Shikcho Fiee City of Danzig having been fre- ra tification of the Palestine mend he for I.aw that it may be for light and Thou give it to the dwellers of th'
ate
warmth to the world.
the
dust?"
cave fruits in fields or vineyards quently mentioned wi ,
lar gesubscription to the Je
There are no stars upon the
Vienna,
which
was
also
considered,
ish
thi
And God said to Moses: "Wilt
forgetfulness, Dent. 24, 19)
National Fund and by inscribi ag . • earth; therefore will I raise up men
was
rejected
because
of
the
hostility
th
thou
answer them, why the Children
Ptah
(fruit
left
in
a
corner
of
a
e
soh
prevailing in the Austrian capital an Earl of Balfour, Lloyd Gent ge of wisdom and understanding by My of Israel and not the Angels sat
or
vineyard
Lev.
19,
9,
23,
22)
d
the
British
House
of
Commo
as
of
Torah, so that they may shed light (leaven should receive the Torah!"
in the land of Canaan belonged against Jews, Basle, where the first in the Golden Book. The House
of upon the earth as the stars in the
(Ire
and several subsequent Zionist Con- Co
e poor?
Then Moses answered the Angels:
mmons has, in spite of adverse a • heavens.
fac
"It in written in the Torah: 'I am
W to the sequel. "Then did she grosses were held, was eliminated, it do n by the Lords, backed the hop
es
is
understood,
because
of
the
high
rate
of
There are no cherubim upon the the Eternal, thy Lord, that led thee
ned homeward from the fields of
the
the Jews and refused to hero
with her daughters-in-law-, and of exchange, and Danzig lost out for par ty to a movement for the brea me earth; therefore will I raise up good out of the land of Egypt, and oat of
ins
children upon her, with righteous the house of bondage;'
yr
; for she had heard in the fields the same reason as Vienna. ing of England's promise for t h e souls,
clean and pure.
enslaved in Egypt, and then deliv-
ab that God had thought of his
est ablishment of a Jewish homelan d . ,
" 'The dark, cold earth shall he- ered? Then, what is written in the
e in giving them bread. There_
Bel
THE GOURMAND AND LATE
de , four, as the author of the famo us , come a Garden of Eden, and I My- Torah h n a d e o,esn n e oe t tn ae p e ply
get d oyou.
s., y e, It is
he event forth out of the place
RISER
laration, and Lloyd George, t
she had been, and her two
Pre mier whose cabinet was reason • he' self shall go down and dwell upon further written in the Torah: 'Thou
a g
ters-in-law (were) with her;
b le for the pledge to the Jews, a re her. Then will the earth gleam with shalt
By Ben Zeeb.
h ey went on their way to return
s ta unch friends of our people. T h e the glory of heavens, and become a always stand in God's presence, will
by t
new heaven with sun and stars of its never worship idols. It is written in
o
he land of Judah." (Ruth 1, 6, M
Gl
off e
y piteous plight oft makes me ish den Book, an agency of the Je w _ own.'
'No place like home."
the Torah: 'Thou shalt not utter the
National Fund wherein ate snri
weep —
to fi
"Then was the Glory of God re- name of the Eternal, thy God, in
ha, after no earnest persuasion I cannot eat
ten the names of beloved leaders an d , vealed
upon Mount Sinai.
when I'm asleep.
gee
vain.' But ye transact no business,
org anizations that contributed to th e
"The Voice of the Lord called to and need not take the name of God
will
upb wilding of Palestine, is enriche
d the Children of Israel, 'I am the Lord,
er a
by the addition of the names of then e thy God, who brought thee out of in swearing to the truth of your
words. It is written: 'Remember to
men, whose deeds for Palestine wi II Egypt. . . .
the
keep the Sabbath holy,' but since ye
be written prominently in Jewis h
And Moses went up to God and do no work, why are ye in need of
and
"I history.
brought down the Tables of the Law. such a commandment? The Torah
life
.
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The Ten Commandments were writ- says: 'Honor thy father and thy
ter
Playgrounds in Jewish Districts
ten upon them in letters of red fire mother,' but ye have no parents to
en Thou didat desend upon Sinai's mountain,
en is oys are seen playin g upon a background of white light.
honor. The Torah says: 'Thou shalt
ball on the streets of Jewish district
"Ever since that time the stars not kill,' but ye are not like mortals
freq
rembled and shook 'neath Thy mighty hand,
all sorts of things are said about thei
looked down upon the earth who are able to slay each other. In
with
d the rocks were moved by Thy power and splendor;
b eing loud and ill-mannered, an have
night
. after night, grieving and sor-
vac
w then can my spirit before Thee stand
every possible fault is ascribed t o toeing over the profanation of the the Torah, God commands: 'Thou
greg
them. When our boys use the wall s Torah by the evil deeds of men. Anti shalt not commit adultery.' Are ye
the day when darkness O'erapread the heavens,
of buildings for the game of handbal every day their light is blotted out not pure and sinless? It is written:
d the sun was hidden at Thy command?
'Thou shalt not steal.' Since there
and accidentally break a window altogether."
of o
is no money in heaven, ye are not
they are charged with all sorts o
My grandfather's voice, soft and tempted to disobey the Law. In the
spirt
angels of God, for Thy great name's worship,
crimes and have officers sent to driv e gentle, played upon my heart-strings
ing. Paraphrasing the German
Are ranged before Thee, a shining band,
them from the streets. Jews them _ like beautiful music resounding Torah it is said: 'Thou shalt not
poet's familiar phrase, it has been said that "a congregation
bear false witness against thy
selves
never stopped to think tha I through hundreds of years.
And
the
children
of
men
are
waiting
ever
usually has the rabbi that it deserves to have." It would be
neighbor,' but among ye who bath
there
is a basic cause for boys "hang
'
I wanted to become a cherub on
wholesome for some of our congregations to take this thought 1 The mercies, unnumbered as grains of sand.
line out" on the streets. If it exists this night. I wanted to fly up to occaison to do this sin? Finally, it
to heart. It would serve to turn their glance within. By doing! The Law they received from the mouth of Thy glory,
is
written: 'Covet not the house of
more in the Jewish districts than in heaven and warm myself by the light
thy neighbor.' Are there, perchance,
They learn and consider and understand;
those sections populated by non of the everlasting stars. . . . .
so, they would come to understand that their failure to achieve
houses,
fields or vineyards among ye,
Jews, which we readily grant, it is
"Now We shall go in," said grand- itnhatthe Torah?"
Oh! accept Thou their song, and rejoice in their gladness
great things along spiritual and religious lines lies less in their
in need of this command
because of the lack of playgrounds father.
Who proclaim Thy glory in every land.
leaders than in themselves. A study' of the status of our various
in the Jewish sections and the failure
I sat on my stool by grandfather's
congregations in this country will indicate, we believe, that not
on the part of the recreation authori- side, but the words in the book did we When the Angels heard this, they
JEHUDA HALEVI.
ties to establish centers where the not interest me any more. Sleep fell Mo re convinced that it was right for
only have they the leaders that they merit but they have the
(Translated front the Hebrew by Mrs. Henry Lutes.)
large number of Jewish boys and heavily upon my eyelids. Grand- pea sea So receive the Torah and they
reputations that they deserve.
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y be given the same oppor- father picked me up and put me to the Hie. God for giving )pis Law to
me soi n ns a ol l f m e ne, a cry
r th n,g out: "Eter-
bed.
nal , our Lord, how excellent is Thy
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Confirmation a Consecration of Parenthood.
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than in the eyes of formergenerations. To hold seriously t(
such belief is to stamp as unholy life's most sacred impulse:
and to put the seal of failure upon modern civilization. Tha
here are marriages made for convenience ; that there ar(
tomes without sanctity and parents without love argues nothini
o the contrary. Humanity is not perfect and the conditions o'
ifs are not ideal. On the whole, we believe that men ant
women are at least as high in their aspirations toward right
iving as they have never been.
Especially is it true that upon parenthood, there rests to
high a consecration as ever before. Of course there is need
hat the meaning of parental obligation be stressed now and
hen, for that self-complacency and self-satisfaction which
t so characteristic of modern men and women is not altogether
scking in the relations that obtain between parent and child,
Through our better understanding of child psychology under
he guidance of which we have relegated to the lumber room
le practical philosophy that expressed itself in the proverb
bout "sparing the rod and spoiling the child," we have perhaps
one a bit to_the opposite extreme and have forgotten that
haracter may not be builded upon a foundation of sweets and
elfishness. If a child cannot be whipped into manhood and
womanhood, neither can it be led into it by constant indul-
ence. Our fault is that we care too much for the temporary,
ren for the momentary happiness of our children to the eter-
al loss of that supreme comfort that must come to them from
he well founded and harmoniusly developed life purpose which
dlows an understanding of the fact that opportunity always
iplies obligation. We emphasize opportunity overmuch and
ffigation not enough. We are given to emphasize the oppor-
i nities which wealth and social position and the fripperies and
inities of surface education in the social arts bring to our
iildren, while we neglect to lay stress upon that character
lucation which will link a sense of responsibility with con-
iousness of social position.
The message of confirmation to parents, therefore, is that
ey must care for the external and the artificial in their chil-
en's lives and immensely more for the solid virtues that enter
to the making of character. We would not deprive the child
a single legitimate joy that is the right of the child to be put
to the path of decent self-respect which is impossible where
e is all sham and show and where it is not directed by the
eper purpose of self-realization and of service.
To the accomplishment of this, the religious factor is indis-
nsable. There is nothing more hopelessly sad than a child
lowed with mere physical beauty unless it be one who is at
st an intellectual acrobat. Combine these two and the re-
It is not quite so bad though it is not a pleasant sight to look
on. Human beings must have more than well developed
dies and brains. Their hearts and souls must be nurtured,
i, and the spiritual sides of their beings must be carefully
ended. Ideals of manly and womanly virtue must be instill-
in them. Civic and social duty must be to them realities.
.vice must be conceived by them as a privilege and selfish-
is as a sin. They must be taught to feel as well as to know
I to realize that aspiration is a truer test of right living than 1
iievement. They must know how to distinguish between the i
an and the unclean and their hearts as well as their hands 1 1
st be free from this taint of sin. They must be freed from i
skepticism and the cynicism that unfortunately' runs ram-
it in our time. And they must be given the comfort and the ;
p and the inspiration which religion properly interpreted, 2
)rds.
Therefore, as much stress at least must be laid upon
ir spiritual education as upon their secular training. The .1 I
ool of Religion in which they have been prepared for their °
firmation exercises must be no more lightly conceived by 3;
ir parents than is their daily school. Whether or not all e
I shall be the case with our children depends less upon them- a
'es than upon their parents.
is a consecration fi
parenthood as we have said. Confirmation
Will parents when their chit- t7(
n stand at the altar of God this week realize this sacred
:? As they do so or as they fail to do so, they will give to r(
confirmation or take away from it, the meaning and the a,
qration that it ought to hold. iii
In
A Good Name.
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It is less true of organizations than it is of individuals that :
iod name is a priceless possession. We are led to this thought ar
he fact that certain congregations which in a material sense in
r considerable inducements to their ministers find it difficult 7)
II their vacant pulpits. It is no exaggeration to say that con-
fations like ministers, establish reputations. Just as a rabbi —
be known for his scholarship, for his sincerity, for his prop-
mbitions, or for the lack of them, so congregations establish
reputation for giving to their ministers the proper moral
material support and for manifesting that interest in the
of the organization without which the efforts of the minis-
must be vain.
Moreover, just as a preacher who changes positions at very
uent intervals becomes known as a rolling stone, a man
out stability, so a congregation whose pulpit is frequently
nt establishes the reputation of bring an undesirable con-
ation for a man of serious purpose to serve.
01 this, we believe, accounts for the difficulty which some
ur congrgeations encounter in obtaining the services of
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