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Readings of Torah on First Day of Rosh Hashanah.
Pentateuchal portions—Gen. 21; Num. 28:1-6.
Prophetical portions—I. Sam. 1:1-2:10.
Reading of Torah on Second Day of Rosh Hashanah.
Pentateuchal portions—Gen. 22; Num. 29:1-6.
Prophetical portions—Jer. 31:2-20.
Readings of Torah on Feast of Gedaliah, Monday, Sept. 17.
Pentateuchal portions—Ex. 32:11-14;34:1-10.
Prophetical portions—Is. 55:6-56-8.
Ellul 29, 5688
September 14, 1928
A Wealth of New Year Sentiment.
wealth of New Year sentiment is contained in
the many messages of greetings which The Detroit
Jewish Chronicle prints in its Rosh llashonah edition.
Jew and Gentile, leaders in the Jewish as well as
in the wider American community, are joining as one
in extending greetings and good wishes to Israel. And
the lesson that many strive to conclude is that it is
possible for all people, at all times, to live peacefully ;
that citizens of a Free State can well build a com-
munity based an equal rights, leaving their religious
convictions to the particular groups.
Another great lesson is contained in the messages
we publish in this issue. While the Jewish leaders
aimed to review the accomplishments and shortcom-
ings of the past year, drawing upon their experiences
to better the coming year, the non-Jews showed an
earnest anxiety to express their good will to Jewry.
In this sense at least, Rosh Hashonah is serving as an
element for the establishment of good will between
the leaders among Jews and non-Jews.
A
"We Are Sinking Down Into a State of
Normalcy."
among the critics of a British policy which ignores
Jewish public opinion in choosing an official whose
sentiments are an important factor in the realization
of our people's aspirations. While Britain is still siN-
ject to severe criticism if it continues to ignore Zionist
sentiment in the administration of Palptine affairs,
the announcement that the High Commissionership
was offered to so sincere a friend of Zion as General
Smuts is a vindication of His Majesty's Government's
earnestness.
The first news of Great Britain's offer to General
Smuts came in the form of a resolution adopted by the
South African Zionist Federation, which stated:
• The Executive Council of the South African Zionist
Federation has learned with the utmost satisfaction that
the position of High Commissioner for Palestine was
Great Britain Vindicated.
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Ile s managed to get through
Greetings of the year!
without any casualties. I wish that I could send a per-
sonal greeting to the good friends 1 have in every com-
munity in which this column appears. Friends that I
have never seen; friends that I have never heard from.
Yet I know them to be friends and well-wishers. It is an
invisible audience that I am speaking to every week. But
it's a friendly audience in the main. Of course, I know
that some objectors are there, tau. But even the objec-
tors I know are satisfied to limit their objections to the
position I take on a given issue. I like to cross swords
with them in friendly combat. After all, I am not always
right, and the critic isn't always wrong.
offered by the British government to so distinguished a
son of South Africa and so outstanding a friend of the
Jewish le pie as General Smuts; and whilst regretting
that General Smuts was unable to accept the invitation it
regards the offer as further evidence of the earnest desire
of the mandatory power to establish the Jewish National
Home in Palestine in the spirit of the Balfour -t41eclaration.
The reply of General Smuts is signifies t in that he
considers Great Britain's offer to him an tdication of
his government's earnestness in its policy wards the
Jewish people. General Smuts stated in his reply to
the greeting of the South African Zionists:
I am much gratified by the kind resolution of your
Executive. And I agree with them that the offer to me was
an unmistakable indication of the earnest desire of the
British government to carry out the policy of the National
Last year I asked that more letters be sent to me. I
like to receive letters. I don't care whether you agree
or disagree with what you read in Random Thoughts. I
ant glad to hear from you. Because I want you to know
that without your letters I would have a mighty lonely
time. When you write you make me feel that you are
in touch with me, just exactly as the person who talks or
sings over the radio likes to hear from his audience. It
makes them real. I recall with what Joy Welter Dam-
told us s over the radio of a beautiful book he had
received from appreciative children in some town in
Iowa. Hoy lovingly he described that book! What joy
that slight tribute rave him! You know most of us are
pretty weak mortals, with all the failings of our kind.
We do like to have someone slap us on the back and say,
"Well, I liked that in your column last week," or "I
didn't agree with what you said the other day." It's just
the intimate friendly criticisms we get that keep us feel-
ink like a human being. So let's hear from this ever-
increasing family. It gives me food for thought, too.
And (let me whisper it) it helps to till the column!
Home, of which I am a well-known advocate.
Next to the increasing evidences of the unification
of all Jewish forces for Palestine, this is the most
heartening bit of Zionist news received in a long while,
The Jew Remains the Sufferer.
The Psalmist's warning against those digging pits
for others, that they might themselves fall therein, is
once again applicable to Jew-haters.
Hungary, by adopting the recent Numerus Clausus
law, was compelled by pressure from liberal ranks
so to modify it as to eliminate from the old rule its
anti-Semitic venom. The result was that the new dis-
criminatory rule guiding the admission of students to
colleges has hit the Christian students as hard as it
did the Jewish. This has aroused a strong wave of
indignation from members of the Hungarian Christian
middle class who protest against the further curtail-
ment of students to be admitted to the universities.
We are told in a despatch of the Jewish Telegraphic
Agency that
From the customary Rosh Hashonah messages to
the Jewish people of Detroit and Michigan, we cull
the following from the statement of Fred M. Butzel:
the Hungarian government, which has for years put up
"Issues are becoming less sharply defined and we
high bars around the institutions of learning in the country
are sinking down into a state of normalcy."
against Jewish students by the ingenious method of a
There can be no greater source of joy and satis-
numerus clausus law, finds itself in a position where it sees
faction for American Israel than to know that, in
the bars crumbling under the pressure of Christian public
assuming leadership among the Jews of the world, in
opinion.
numbers, in wealth and in an increase of cultural pos-
But when the discriminatory law crumbles, will
sibilities, we are also on the threshold of this truth:
the Jewish students derive the same benefits as the
that "we are sinking down into a state of normalcy."
Christians? Evidently not. Another J. T. A. des-
The past year has offered evidence of a more sta-
patch, under date of Sept. 6, states:
bilized Jewish existence in America. There is not that
sharp division between Russian and German Jew ;
Jewish young men and women who seek an opportunity
Zionists and non-Zionists no longer wrangle over Pal-
of higher education in Hungarian universities and colleges
estine, but are rather coming closer to a common ideal;
will not be helped in any way by the change in attitude of
the Hungarian government toward the nunterus clausus
there is no longer a sharp division of opinion among
law. Under pressure of the popular protests, Count Kle-
Jews on the question of offering the youth a Hebrew
ivelsberg found himself compelled to increase the general
education.
number of admissible students by one-third. Insofar as the
The two most important tasks that faced American
Jewish applicants are concerned, however, they will be
Israel last year were the problems of colonization and
treated in accordance with the 5 per cent quota as prac-
education. These remain our most important tasks
ticed last year.
today. But as we begin the year 5689, these problems
year.
are greatly clarified and are easier of solution.
Thus the Jew continues to remain the sufferer.
Men heretofore unaffiliated with educational
movements have this year joined these ranks to offer
their encouragement to educational enterprises. Men
Dr. Herzl and His Apostate Son.
like Julius Rosenwald and Louis Marshall have spoken
The remains of Dr. Theodor Hera founder of the
in favor not only of the teaching and study of Hebrew,
modern political Zionist movement, are to be removed
but have endorsed the Yiddish. There is no longer a
to Palestine, if the proposed efforts of the Zionist
dispute over the fact that the first duty of Israel is in
leaders are to prove successful. Unless Hans Herz],
the training of his children.
apostate son of the late great Jewish leader, succeeds,
In our obligation to our brethren overseas, the ques-
as he threatens, to prevent such a move.
tion of increasing colonization efforts stands out as
The Biblical story of Jacob and his son. Joseph,
the most important task of the day. Even if the ad-
visability of settling Jews in Russia is yet to be proven offers a comparison with the movement for the burial
of Ilerzl's remains in Palestine. Jacob, we read in
advisable; granting that Palestine can only accommo-
date a handful, the demand for colonization is more Genesis (•7:29-30), asked Joseph that he be buried
in Palestine:
pressing than ever before. Because our people, being
predominantly middle class, is so pressed by economic
If now I have found favor in thy sight, put, I pray thee,
conditions in Europe, and in many instances also in
thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with
the large cities of this country, that we are compelled
me .; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt. But when I sleep
to search for other avenues of endeavor for our people.
with my fathers, thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and
bury me in their burying place.
And all roads point to the farms.
On the question of Palestine there is such a
In "Legends of the Jews," Louis Ginsberg deals
strengthened spirit of unity, and through the forma-
with the story of the pledge exacted from Joseph by
tion of the Jewish Agency there is so much hope for
his father to guarantee that Israel would not be buried
great accomplishments, that there is hardly an issue
in "the land of idolatry." Joseph protested: "Thou
left on the question.
treatest me like a slave. With me thou hast no need
Unless we are wrong in the emphasis we place
to require an oath. Thy command sulliceth." But
on Mr. Butzel's belief that "we are sinking down
Jacob urged hint on: "I fear Pharaoh may command
into a state of normalcy." this should prove a great
thee to bury me in the sepulchre with the kings of
year in the activities of American Israel, insofar as
Egypt. I insist that thou takest an oath, and then I
our domestic as well as foreign obligations are con-
will be at peace." According to this legend:
cerned.
The Zionist Record of Johannesburg, South Africa,
publishes an important news item which vindicates
Great Britain's position in relation to the Jewish peo-
ple, and helps to increase the confidence of Israel that
His Majesty's Government mean well in the pledge to
facilitate the upbuilding of Palestine as the Jewish
Homeland.
This news item reveals that, upon the resignation
of General Plumer, Great Britain offered the High
Commissionership of Palestine to General J. C. Sinuts,
one of the sincerest friends of the Zionist cause among
the non-Jews of the world. When the appointment
of Sir Jphn Chancellor was announced to fill the
'vacancy caused by Lord Plumer's resignation, critic-
isms were hurled at the British government for its
failure to appoint one better known as an avowed
friend of the cause of a Jewish Palestine. The name
of General Smuts was mentioned as that of the type
of a man to be appointed. The present writer was
irScyst oifp4T5
When Joseph swore to bury his father in Palestine, he
added the words, "As thou commandest me to do, so also
will I beg my brethren, on my death-bed, to fulfill my last
wish and carry my body from Egypt to Palestine."
Hardly a finer example of family and national
loyalty is to be found in all our history. The son's
loyalty was not to his father alone, but his entire na-
tional heritage. And the people's tribute to a loyal
son was paid him when his bones were brought to rest
in the Holy Land, when Moses brought forth the Chil-
dren.of Israel from Egypt.
Hans Ilerzl has placed himself in an exteremely
opposite camp. Twice he has sold himself to the high-
est bidder, by being converted first to Catholicism and
then to Protestantism. Ile has defiled his father's ideal,
has dishonored his people's aspirations, and now strives
even to besmirch his father's remains.
Theodor Herzl has given his life's blood for his
people. Every Jew will pay him double the respect
which he has failed to receive at the hands of his own
son.
This is a letter from a lady in Chicago, who, by the
way, is a Christian:
It seems to me that you, in company with all
the other Jews, are satisfied to let your religious
prejudices influence you to vote for Governor
Smith for president. It seems a shame that the
Jews as a group should not place the interests of
the nation above that of their own feelings.
Without prejudice I can say that Mr. Hoover rep-
resents the finest forces in America, standing for
the highest type of citizenship, and pledged to
those issues which will make for a better Ameri-
can, deserves the support of all classes, regard.
less of creed or race. I recognize that the Jews,
as a minority, feel that the Catholics, as a minor-
ity, are entitled to their sympathetic support.
And perhaps they feel that a vote for Smith is a
vote for religious tolerance. I think that this is
a mistaken view, and instead of promoting religi-
ous tolerance such an attitude creates religious in-
tolerance. I am a Protestant, but hasten to assure
you that I am speaking as an Americnn citizen.
It seems to me that with the power of your own
you can to much to correct the wrong attitude of
your fellow-Jews.
Well, well. All this is news to me. By what author-
ity does the lady presume to accuse the Jews of voting
or intending to vote for Smith from "religious preju-
dice"? Surely, the Protestant pro-testant reads the
newspapers. If she does she will see that among the
leading Jews of the nation as many, and more, have
come out for Hoover as for Smith. Julius Rosenwald, to
mention one, from your own city, is an out-and-out
Hoover man. He even goes so far as to say that Hoover
is the best man that has ever been nominated for presi-
dent. That's certainly a strong enough endorsement
for the most rabid Hooverite. Speaking of religious
prejudices, it seems to me that the Jews are the least
likely to be influenced by them. It comes with poor grace
from a member of a group that is obviously being influ-
enced by its prejudices to make such an accusation
against us. I will say right here and now that I have
never advocated that Jews vote as Jews in any election.
In fact, I have conscientiously opposed such action, years
before Governor Smit
ph?ver dreamed that he might be a
candidate for the pees' ency. And I will say without the
slightest fear of cont diction that the Jews of the United
States are going to vote next November as American
citizens.
Right in this connection I wish to call my correspond-
ent's attention to the incident which occurred recently at
Rochester, N. Y., when Congressman Meyer Jacobstein
was making a speech for Governor Smith. In the middle
of his address he was interrupted by the sputtering of a
fiery cross on an adjacent hill. It burst into a flame
observable for the distance of a mile. When Jacobstein
regained the attention of his audience he shouted,
That doesn't represent the spirit of America.
It looks to me so far away that I believe it must
be in a foreign country
Never forget that
this nation was built by peoples of all faiths and
races."
There seems to be some basis for the accusation that
"religious prejudice" in this election exists outside of
the Jewish group.
I have been asked by 8 reader if, in my opinion, there
is a definite restriction program on the part of lending
universities in relation to Jewish applicants for the medi-
cal, law, dental snd pharmaceutical departments. This
is rather a difficult question to answer, and when I say
that I have no intention of trying to evade the issue.
This much I am reasonably sure of, that it is becoming
increasingly difficult for Jewish student, wishing to enter
the professions named to obtain admittance to the more
important universities. In other words, I would stop
'and think for a long time before I finally decided to take
up medicine or law or pharmacy. Each year finds more
and more competent Jewish students unable to gain the
opportunity to pursue their studies in these departments.
And this is becoming as well recognized that consider-
able hardships follow . as a result.
•
The Zionists have just escaped losing Chaim Weiz-
mann on several occasions. The last time was when the
General Council was debating whether to accept the Jew-
ish Agency report. Of course, it has been said that no
man is indispensable, yet sometimes it requires a genera-
tion to produce a great leader. Chaim Weizmann, in my
judgment, is one of the world's outstanding Jews. While
I have no way of confirming the statement, yet I believe
that Weizmann, more than any other individual, is respon-
sible for Palestine being today under the British men
date. And Weizmann, more than any other individual, is
responsible for holding together the Zionist movement
and making it function in a practical way toward the
realization of its ideals. I am not a Zionist, but one
toes not need to be a Zionist to recognize the marvelous
leadership of Weizmann. He has a job that would make
the strongest shrink, trying to bring together several
million Jews into a harmonious whole. But he has
proved even that task is possible. Ile is a statesman of
rare ability, and sometimes I think that the Jews of the
world do not appreciate Chaim Weizmann's true worth.
One thing interests tee with reference to Zionists:
they are the "resignineeist" people I have ever known.
Scarcely a week pas+ that I don't read of sonic well-
known Zionist resigning from some committee. It keeps
us journalists busy these days trying to find out who's
who and what's what among the Zionist officials. The
only two men that we know are still keeping their jobs,
though they kept resigning right along, are Weizmann
and Lipsky. But about everybody else that we know
has stayed resigned. Of course, I am only an amateur in
these matters, but it seems to me that a little more har-
mony inside the Zionist organization might make for more
harmony ouside. Think it over, you impulsive men and
women.
•
•
Well, I am glad that Max Bodenheim has finally
placed himself. He says he is a Jew, but not a pious
one, and that he does not believe in any God. I suppose
the eccentric author knows what he is, but nobody else
does. I always believed that Maxwell was a Jew, but the
kind of a Jew I never bothered much to inquire about.
However, after reading some of his hooks and the scandal
sheets, I ant not surprised at his definition of himself as
Jew. They used to suppress some of his books, now it
is in order to suppress Max himself.
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Books and Authors
An Excellent Study of the
Immigrant Problem.
151511GRATION RESTRICTION,
lip Roy I,. Garis, published by
Macmillan Co., New York and
Chicago. ($4.00.)
Mr. Garis, who is an associate
professor of economics in Vander-
bilt University, has prepared an
excellent study of the immigration
question in this book. In spite of
the fact that he believes the re-
striction of immigration a necessity
in this country, he has written a
fair analysis of arguments pro and
con.
Mr. Carts reviews the history of
alien discrimination in this coun-
try. "It its rank folly," he says,
"to attempt the solution of the im-
migration problem in 1027 by cen-
tury-old prejudi• es and to ignore
the history of the attempts that
Lave been static to solve it. Vir-
tually every argument, every 1111,1111S
of restrictions, and every method
of investigation used in recent
years has been used or recom-
mended at various times in our
history for over a century."
Mr. Girls, in reviewing Jewish
immigration, declares in a foot-
note that "it is evident that the
present restrictions against them
mark the end to the United States
being an asylum fur the oppressed
of any and all countries."
In the page and a quarter de-
voted by the author to Jewish im-
migration, he shows a fine insight
into the Jewish problem and re-
views the growth of the Jewish in-
flux to this country, beginning
with the coming here of the Dutch
Jews, down to the more recent
East European migration.
Albert Johnson, chairman of the
committee of immigration and
naturalization in the United States
House of Representatives, is the
author of the brief foreword to
the book. Rep. Johnson pleads for
slaking the United States "the
land of our children," and declares
that "the day of unalloyed wel-
come to all peoples has definitely
ended."
19-
verse, going back in spirit to th
merry days of Il errick and Riches
ter."
here is a sample:
A Discussion of the "Eternal
Verities of Judaism."
JEWISH THEOLOGY, By Dr.
Kaufman Kohler, published by
5Iaemillan Co. of New York and
Chicago. ($2.00.)
The scholarship of the late presi-
dent of the Hebrew Union College
is nowhere as well revealed as in
his "Jewish Theology," published
this month by 51acmillan Co.
"Systematically.. and historically
considered," this volume gives an
insight into the most important
Jewish theologie questions and is a
very valuable addition to the library
on religion.
This new volume is presented to
the English-reading, public fur the
first time, having originally ap-
peared in German. The author's
preface, dated "Cincinnati, Novem-
ber, I917," declares:
"While a work of this nature
cannot lay claim to completeness, I
have attempted to cover the whole
field of Jewish belief, including also
such subjects as no longer form
parts of the religious consciousness
of the modern Jew." And he has
verily crowded into this volume a
mine of information.
Dr. Kohler expresses the hope
that his work will prove a source
of inspiration to the indifferent and
the prejtsdiced "to take is deeper
insight into, and limb up with a
higher regard to the sublime and
eternal verities of Judaism."
The volume not only discusses
thology, its meaning, the Jewish
articles of faith, but also touches
upon "the idea of Gist in Judaism,"
"God in relation to the world," the
place of man in creation, "Israel
and the Kingdom of God. " and a
variety of imporfant Jewish laws.
Rabbi and layman will both
benefit by this volume.
A Young Poet.
TO ALI, YOU LADIES, by M..1.
Goell, published by Harold Vinal,
Ltd., 562 Fifth avenue, New
York ($2).
Milton Goell first attracted at-
tention with his "Tram ping
Through Palestine." It was a
Zionist's travels through the Holy
Land. It was an outpouring of
inner feelings of one now active in
Avukah, the student Zionist organ-
ization.
Mr. Cecil's second literary effort,
however, is entirely different from
the first. He has turned poet His
new work, as the publishers right-
fully describe it, "is a collection of
short, pregnant, witty epigrams in
BEAUTY LESS
SKIN DEEP
Some say that beauty is akin-deep-
And err therein.
'Ti, oft • maiden's beauty
Above her skin.
Or this one, which the author
and publisher must like best be-
cause they reproduce it on the
book's wrapper:
ItELIGIITS OF MARRIAGE
Dust thou think 'tis in to wed!!
Sure, it is nut so.
Marriage hath • thous•nd charms,
Ask tor those who know.
Ask of him, and he will swear
That this I vas in true.
"Its ao good to have • wife,
That he himself has two!
Mr. Goell was graduated from
Harvard University in 1925, re-
ceiving there the John Harvard
Scholarship for scolastic excellence
twice, and being graduated with
honors in English Literature. Im-
mediately after his graduation he
left for Palestine. On his return
he received the Master of Arts De-
gree in English Literature at Col-
umbia University. Mr. Goell is
new doing work at Columbia Uni-
versity toward the Doctor's De-
gree in English Literature. He
plans to sail for England in the
Spring to scentinue his studies
there. He is 25 years old.
Louis Untermeyer Writes
Some More Lyrical Poems
BURN I NG BUSH, by Louis
(Niemeyer, published by Hat-
court, Brace and Co., 383 Mathi-
son avenue, New York ($2).
For the first time since 1923,
when Louis Untermeyet• had pub-
lished "Roast Leviathan," another
book of poems is now out for pub-
lic consumption.
"Burning Bush" contains about
70 poems, divided into four depart-
ments,—under the headings "un-
reasoning heart," "local habita-
tions," "six book reviews" and
"apocryphal soliloquies." The lat-
ter contains poems of more or less
.lewish interest. "Goliath and
David," "Cain," "Isaac," "Kohel-
eth," "Holofernes" and "Jewish
Lullaby" form the contents of this
division.
"Country Evenings" is one of
the most phwerful of Mr. Unter-
?buyer's new poems: In the Jew-
ish division,_the last named is the
weakest.
Who's Who in American
Jewish Societies.
A hook containing information
on all Jewish organizations in
America will shortly be published
under the title mentioned above.
The work will give an account of
the various associations, lodges,
brotherhoods and clubs. The com-
pany publishing the beook is the
"Jewish Information Book Pub-
lishing Company" temporarily lo-
cated at 159 Second avenue, New
York City, under the editorship of
the noted writer Dr. Zvi Cohen.
The work will appear every year
and promises to contain valuable
information concerning Jewish or-
ganizations and societies in this
country.
A great demand for some such
publicatiim has lung been felt in
Jewish circles. It often occurs
that the correct address of a Jew-
ish society cannot be ascertained.
This lack will now be supplied. The
first edition will cover New York
for 1929 and will give an account
of these societies from the date
of their organization till now.
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Isadore Lhevinne, Author of
New Novel, "Ariadne."
The Globus l'ress has announced
the publication of "Ariadne," a
novel by Isadore I,hevinne, whose
"Leper Ship" appeared two )ears
ago. Dr. Lhevinne is a glowing ex-
ample of what America means to
a certain type of immigrants. Dur-
ing the seven years of his Amer-
icanization, he received three de-
grees, held several scholarships.
had his thesis published by the
university, completed his violin
studies, played with a Griffith show,
wrote short stories, held a profes-
sorship at Delaware University, an
instructorship at Temple Univers-
ity, then picked cigarette stumps
for a while in the hostile streets of
New York, and finally became a
teacher of French in New York
high schools.
The novel, illustrated by the
author, deals with musical New
York and the quest of Ariadne
across the marshy plains of the
Russian north.
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Gems From Jewish Literature
Selected by Rabbi Leon Fram, Temple Beth El.
NEW YEAR THOUGHTS
"FROM THEE TO THEE"
When all without is dark,
And former friends misprise;
From them I turn to Thee
And find love in Thine eyes.
When all within is dark,
And I my own soul despise;
From me I turn to Thee,
And find love in Thine eyes.
When all Thy face is dark,
And Thy just angers rise;
Prom Thee I turn to Thee,
And find love in Thine eyes.
—Solomon Ibn Gabirol.
(Translated by Israel Abrahams.)
THE SHOFAR
The Shofar says: "Awake, ye
sleepers, and ponder your deeds;
remember your Creator, and go
back to Hint in penitence. Be not
of those that miss realities in their
hunt after shadows, and waste
their years in seeking after vain
things which cannot profit or de-
liver. Look well to your souls and
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consider your acts; forsake each
of you his evil ways and thoughts,
and return to God, so that He may
have mercy upon you."
—Moses Maimonides.
THE MANGO FRUIT
Rabbi Hillel was expounding to
his disciples the beauties of the
Law. "There is nothing like unto
charity, says the Holy Kabbalah.
It softens the severity of judgment
and converts justice into mercy.
Therefore, my beloved, be ye like
unto the fruit of the mango, the
pulp of which is softer than any
oCher substance, while its stone is
harder than anything else." "li ,V
are we to understand this para-
ble?" asked one of the pupils.
"Simply like this," replied Rabbi
Hillel, "Let your hearts he as hard
as the stone of the mango fruit
when ye suffer discomfort your-
self, but let them be as soft as its
pulp when ye witness the suffering
of your brothers."
—Midrash.
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(Translated by Elias Gewurz.)
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