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The Philosophy of the Pike
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JEWS' RELIEF WORK IN
RUSSIA NON - SECTARIA1
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NEW YORK—(J. T. A.I .c on
menting on Dr. Fridjhof Nai. , 11 .A r
cent statement to the Jet: h Tel
must."
In honor of the festival, live fish
graphic Agency on the nit , taris
"We have already forgotten the
were brought home. In a big, green
character of Jewish re'• f woe
James N. Rosenberg, vice , h. . man
glass bowl filled with water lay two river."
"Forgotten the river.'
big pike, and a little distance away,
the American Jewish Join: '. [rib
"It is a sin."
tion Committee, who was
o bflal ti.t k i tleeacratrhpenware bowl, lay a
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fur a r n ota o l m
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in a a
"Let t us beat our breasts and con-
Committee,
These fishes do not come from the fens our sins."
sea. But still they come from a big
The pike pressed their bellies head
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river. And the bowls are too small against the walls with a resounding bulk of the J. D. C. 1,1,01
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"W e mu s t leap h ome ," said
The poor little carp in the black
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earthenware bowl have been out of ag ain.
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the water for a long while. It is al-
$2,500,000, which was a ,,-.a c t
"welly.
ready more than an hour by the clock
pike gave the word of corn- an relief activity, was final... d by I
since they have begun to speculate on
The
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what sort of a prison theirs can be. mend, and the carp leaped out of the J. D.P
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And they have time for speculating. bowl, on to the floor. They lay there, sonnet, together with the la., .,,,
the
It may take a long time before the neither dead nor alive.
"I did not know at all that you under the joint direction i f (.,l i
cook returns home from the street
with all the dainties she is buying were such an orator," remarked the R. Grove and Dr. Boris D P. L ,n,
e luedinnogn-sitn,ctleauriigaenrisaindulsttiuli i. ili i■ lg,
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for the festival. And in that time, a second pike. "Surely, honey drips th
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carp may arrive at an understanding from your mouth."
the J. D. C. contributed .,,, i , ,,,,
Meanwhile the carp was groaning.
of everything.
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"Move on," commanded the pike T
But the pike in the glass bowl do
not notice its walls. They move about once again. And the carp gave an- were collected by Jews,
ews fr Ill ' ■ , S,
vigorously. And each time they knock other little jump.
,
"Oh," groaned they, "we do not see times of famine, no di,,, t ,,,
their heads against the glass. Pike
have iron heads but dull brains. Each the river yet. And our bones are creed could he drawn and • ■ 0 In
of the two imprisoned giants received aching, and we have no breath left famine that overt000k the I ' , ❑on
would he contrary to Oa p,ic
hundreds of knocks from every corner in "Move
us."
on. Gather together all of humanity to feed only .1 . .1 e,
tohneyalrleasil ,iizeesd that your strength. It is not far now. children. Therefore all ti. Gus
of thew
they he
children were fed, irrespe, 11 - of
another jump."
At last they felt the walls. But
But the carp could hear nothing I or creed, and this was ,I,,,. .;th
the weak, pikish eyes have not yet
money of the J. D. C. I ■ . ,. !,1 I
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seen them. The glass is green. It is more.
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tion many other examples , f , ,,..
exactly like the water of a little river.
.
The carp died in the floor. And alive, non-sectarian work ti- i.,,,,
Still, one cannot get out!
"It is witchcraft," said one pike to the pike were still urging them on. the J. D. C., such as the i- o ,
They both declared that by means of with the Y. M. C. A., the f -din
the "Witchcraft,'
other.
admitted the other. one big jump, the carp would get back the students in the Volga ,11..,i,t
These facts are already, le,a • ,r,
"Tomorrow there is to he a new law into the water. But one said that
in order of accomplish this, other known to the Americans.
against the little perch. And our
"Dr. Joseph Rosen, the 1-. ■ I o
enemies have bewitched us. This was kinds of fish were necessary, not des-
picable carp which can leap only J. D. C. reconstruction work has
surely done by a crab or a frog."
whilst in water, and which cannot ex- come back to America. The st;
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ist for even a couple of hours with- tors which the J. U. C. sent to
It is not long since the net drew out breathing and fund. For such
sia plowed 100,000 acres. The J.
them out of the water. When they thing one must have—electrical work and money, under the leade
came out into the air, they suddenly fishes. of Dr. Rosen, has resulted in the
fainted away. When they recovered
Whilst the other pike was of opin- nig of sufficient, high-grade,
they were already in a sealed barrel. ion that only carp could do this. But bred seed for the planting . iot.
"How early the night has fallen there must be a lot of carp trying at acres in the next season.I he
this day," said the two pike together. the one time. If 100,000 carp made for work and this pure seedaork
There was scarcely room to turn the attempt, one would be sure to done in the districts where the/
round in the barrel. There was hardly reach home. And if one reached many Jewish farmers, but it ar
enough water to enable them to homy: Ha! fin! Ha!
done exclusively for them. II
breathe. As a consequence of their
done with a view to the fact tli
fainting-fit, and the difficulty in WINTER COMMENCEMENT the farmers in those terrib
breathing, they were thrown into a
would benefit. These are 011
trance. They dreamed of everything, OF THE CHICAGO HEBREW stances of the J. D. C. work
even of the fair, the theater and the
THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE benefit all the Russian populati
ballet. But the angel of sleep showed
them no barrel.
The Hebrew Theological College of
YEAST—FOR HEALT
They heard neither the opening of Chicago, the only institution of its
the barrel nor the noises of the mar- kind in the Middle West of the United
A few years ago it was not
ket place. They did not feel the vi- States, whose purpose is to foster
brations of the weighing-scales on higher Jewish learning and to pro- common thing to visit a groat
have
your quantities of the
which they struggled during the time vide facilities for students who wish
when the cook was bargaining with to prepare themselves for the rab- (orals taken from bulk supply.
the market-woman. They did not binate and for the teaching of the coffee, bulk crackers, bulk thee
But today, after scientists ha
hear the sharp tongue reciting the Jewish religion and the Ilebrew lan-
prayers for the dying over them.
guage, now enters its second year of us how the foods sold in this
collect
bacteria 111111 accumula
They fell into a still deeper sleep existence. The vital importance of eign odors when exposed, a
in the cook's basket. They awoke in training in modern Jewish scholar- nearly every food marketed in
the bowl, under the stream of fresh ship having been recognized as of individual, sanitary package.
cold water which was poured over equal validity as the necessity of
One of the most outstanding
them. For a good hour they involun- training in ancient Hebrew literature plea is found in the sale of get
tarily beat their heads against the and Talmudical lore, the board of di- day, when large quantities 0
wall. It is only now that they have rectors of this college recently estab-
lished a new department for modern is being eaten for health a:
bethought themselves of witchcraft.
greatest of care exercised in ii
"What are we to do?" one asked Jewish studies under the guidance of ufacture, one should be sure
Dr. Abraham Schechter. The scope
the other.
only yeast put up in the sanity
of instruction in the Hebrew Theo-
The carp know that they are im- logical College embraces now a fully foil packages. Yeast expose(
prisoned. They also know that there comprehensive and adequate pro- an excellent haven for bacte
has been a sort of a long night, and gram: Bible, Talmud, Midrash, codes, also accumulates odors of nu,
that they awoke of find themselves in
history, liturgy, ethics, medieval and tides readily.
a bowl. Probably, they think, some- modern Hebrew literature, Hebrew
one has accused us of having forged and Aramaic language, homiletics I
banknotes. It will all come out, think
they. All that we need to do is to and public speaking.
The faculty of the college consists
speak a clever, true word with some-
of many men of renown as scholars
one.
and excellent instructors. There is,
"They will devour us" they said, therefore, sufficient ground for hope
trembling. But, they grew calmer that the college, young as it is, will
when they realized that the pike were soon prove to be richly productive in
also imprisoned.
the advancement of the cause of Jew-
"It was they, surely, who forged ish scholarship in America.
the bank-notes,' said the carp to the
Normal College.
other.
The call for thoroughly trained He-
"Yes," answered the second. "But
brew
teachers
is now becoming more
through them can salvation come, also.
They will not remain silent. And, to- and more insistent among American
Jewry,
especially
of the Middle West.
gether with them, we will be released
A special school for students who
from prison, with God's help."
"And they will see us, and (also have teaching abilities was therefore
greatly needed, a school that should
with God's help), swallow us up."
And the carp pressed their sides give them a full, adequate training
in essential branches of Jewish
PRICE'S DRUG Si
closer to the sides of the bowl.
There was a basket of onions on knowledge as well as the methods of
Successor to
modern
pedagogics.
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the floor.
To help these students, men and
R. E. Bodimer
If we could get hold of the basket
and leave our bowl, we could do a women, to meet the necessary re-
quirements, the board of directors of
9000 TWELFTH ST R
fine trade," said one of the pike.
Cor. Taylor
"And we shall do it yet, with the the Hebrew Theological College es-
tablished
a
separate
department,
help of God," said the other. "We
known as the Normal College of the
SERVICE AND QUA
are surely bewitched, but . . ."
Beth Midrash la Torah. The students
"But what?"
AT RIGHT PRIC
of this department will have the op-
"There is a way."
portunity to be guided by the best in-
"Explain."
"Although it is a shame to speak of, structors and to advance rapidly to
yet I must. We ought to pray," obtain a thorough professional course.
The Preparatory School.
stammered the pike. "It is the best
Chanukah Greetit
Courses in this school, known as
remedy against witchcraft."
the Yeshibbah Ez Hayyim, are or-
"To pray? Perhaps."
And both pike remembered that it ganized to meet the needs of various
was years since they had said a classes of undergraduate boys who
prayer. They could not recall a sin- are to be trained in fundamentals of
Jewish education so as to make them
gle one.
"Happy are they," began one.
eligible later on for the higher de-
"Happy are they," repeated the partments of this college.
other. And no more. He could net
The enrollment for the new winter
Delivery to All Parts
remember another word.
term is the best proof for the de-
City.
"Oh, how I want to pray," groaned velopment of the Hebrew Theological
the first one aloud.
College. Three hundred and ten stu-
"I also," confessed the other. "Be- dents were registered; 90 students in
8500 Mack Ave. Lion ,
cause, after all, we, too, are nothing the rabbinical department, 1110 stu-
more than fishes."
dents in the Yeshibbah Ez Hayyim
A little door opened in the wall, and 40 in the Normal College.
and two heads appeared in the open-
In order that the students of the
ing—that of a man, and that of a Hebrew Theological College shall be
Chanukah Gree
woman, whose hair was in curl- able to devote ample time to their
papers.
studies in the different branches, the
"Oh," cried the man, "it will be a board of directors introduced the sys-
jolly festival. Pike, carp, everything tem of scholarships for most of the
which is nice."
students of the rabbinical department
"How then? I have sent for more which enables them to pursue their
meat."
aim without material care and to de-
"My clever little wife," smiled the vote sufficient time to their work at
man.
the Hebrew Theological College. Al-
"No, no!" But without them . . ." though a bachelor degree is required
And the heads disappeared.
from all the students before gradua-
"Do you hear?" asked one pike of tion from the Hebrew Theological
FINEST WO
the other. "There are carp here, College, university work does not
too."
seriously interfere with the work of
BEST SERVI
"They are better off than we."
the students in the Hebrew Theologi-
"How so?"
cal College, as the students devote
Just Phone Cadill
"First of all, they have no bowl, at least a minimum of four and one-
and are free as the birds of the air. half hours daily for their Jewish stu-
Secondly, they can brow themselves dies, besides additional hours of study
about. If they give one big jump on Saturday and Sunday.
they will be back home in the river."
The curriculum for the new winter
"True."
term in the rabbinical department is
"And maybe we shall manage to as follows: Talmud, 12 hours weekly
Chanukah Gym
benefit through them. We will see for each group; codes, three hours
what tan be done."
weekly; Bible, two hours weekly;
from
"Carp," cried the pike. The two modern Hebrew literature, two hours
carp suddenly swam to the surface, weekly.
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and thrust their heads out over the
HOYT
LAUND1
bowl.
The pike jumped forward to them.
"It is _bad, brothers," he said to
them.
"Bad," answered the carp.
"Bitter."
Bt e
" N o t eno ugh water."
"Oh, not enough."
"And foul.
"Stenchy."
"Imposaible to live in it."
"Impassible."
"We must get back home, back into
the river."
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Cohen and Levy were having sup-
per together a la carte, and the for-
mer, in dividing the sole, took the
larger part for himself and left his
friend with the smaller portion.
Levy protested, saying it was not
manners to serve in that way. "If I
were serving I should take the
emaller portion for myself and leave
the larger portion for the other per-
son."
"Then what is your complaint?"
asked Cohen., "You hays the smaller
I portion."
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