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and THE LEGAL CHRONICLE

SOME FOLK-LORE ABOUT MOSES, THE
PASSOVER LIBERATOR

By JOSEPH SHALOM SHUBOW

(Copyright, 1032, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.)

There is a world of rich legend
and stirring tradition surrounding
Jewish or better Israelitish life in
Egypt before, during and after the
Exodus. Later Jewish life becomes
Saturated with endless allusions to
Egyptian slavery and finally to the
liberation itself. There is a deep
mystical and legendary quality
that is, however, fully rooted in
the daily life of the people and
that is meant to illumine the
course of the national history of
the Jews as a people. But all those
legends, picturesque tales, that
entire treasure of folk-lore, essen-
tially indicate the character of
the people; they throw light on the
people's suffering and hopes and
no doubt give a better and safer .
insight into the soul and Weltan-
schauung of the people than all
later official dogma formulatiqa
and credal pronouncements. For -
tunately Judaism, at all events,
has never depended essentially on
a fixed theology, but remains to
this -day an endless stream of liv-
ing waters.

the queen but not cohabitatiog
with her during the 40 years of
his reign, so that he was dis-
missed, but in great honor. Then
he was supposed to have gone to
Midian.
On arriving at Midian he was
imprisoned by Jethro and would
have died of hunger if not for the
virtuous Zipporah, who kept him
•
alive secretly for seven or ten
years and finally he was freed by
her father, Jethro, who was led to
believe Moses remained alive
through a miracle, particularly
since he found him at prayer. Be-
ing able to uproot a sacred rod in
Jethro's garden, Moses was given
Zipporah as his wife, but the chil-
dren were to be reared as Jews
after the first-born was reared as
pagan after Jethro's religion.
Gershon was born and was not
circumcised in accordance with the
agreement. But as Moses and his
family were on the way to Egypt
to liberate the Israelites, Satan, in
the guise of a serpent, devoured
the upper half of the body of
The Passover legends in particu- Moses and waited; Zipporah then
lar are an admirable example of at once circumcised her child and
the vital nature of a great festi- Moses was saved.
val and its attendant circum-
When God appeared before
stances. Let us examine some of
those legends and delve somewhat Moses while tending his sheep he
refused to listen for he would not
into that rich folk-lore.
be disturbed in his work, for
Most of this national folk-lore which he received payment. Then
centers about the extraordinary appeared the phenomenon of the
character of Moses, known as,the burning gush, which none of the
father of the prophets, the divine other shepherds saw. The voice
law-giver, the fiery orator, the that spoke was that of his father
champion of the oppressed, the lib- Amram and when Moses asked:
erator of Israel, the valiant mil
"What does my father wish?" he
tary commander, the great expe rt Was told: "T am the God of thy
in hygiene and sanitation, the ma 5 _ father," and he was then entrusted
ter of the Egyptian arts, includin
with the sacred task of redeeming
wizardy, but above all the pa
Israel, which Moses accepted only
sionate lover of his people and most reluctantly because of his
the man who spoke with God incomparable humility.
"panim el panim" (face to face).
At the entrance to the palace of
Allowing for the general fa- Pharaoh were lions and leopards
miliarity of people with Moses the which could be silenced and con-
biblical figure as he is often vie- trolled only by the tamers, but
ualized by Michaelangelo's heroic when Moses drew near they be-
statue, we shall treat here Moses came as gentle as friendly dogs.
the endless subject of rabbinic While engaged in labors in behalf
glorification. His position in rab- of his people he was constantly
binic literature is even more sig- abused by his envi :us enemies Da-
nificant than • that of the Patri- than and Abiram who finally suf-
archs, very likely because to him fered a wicked end. Moses and
is attributed the onerous and mo- Aaron both had a Aare in bring-
mentous task of having moulded ing the plagues upon Egypt and
the Israelite hordes into a nation. are treated almost on a par though
A halo of superb legends are Moses represents the uncomprom-
woven about his figure. The ising prophet and Aaron the com-
finest human and divine powers promising priest.
are attributed to him. He sup-
On the very night of the Exodus
posedly even influenced Creation, it is related, when Moses prepared
Heaven and earth being fashioned his paschal sacrifice, all the winds
because of him. Noah was saved were blowing -through paradise
from the flood, say the rabbis, not and wafting through the atmos-
because he actually deserved such phere all the fragrant odors, which
kindness but because Moses was to could thus be sensed at a distance
be descended from him. Moses of a 40-day journey. It is of in-
and Aaron are represented as be- terest that when the Egyptian first
ing the angels beheld by Jacob In born were slain,• Batyan, Batyan,
his famous dream. Pharaoh was Pharaoh's daughter, was spared
told by his soothsayers of the ex- because she had saved and reared
pected birth of Moses, the libera- Moses, who actually prayed for
tor, hence his edict that the Israe- her life. Also many more Egyp-
lite male children be cast into the narlly nlhyoanrth-, foogffiNoe.e:h
river. Moses was born on the tians were slain than might be or-
seventh day of Adar and he was dinarily expected, since the Egyp-
born circumcised and could walk tians are pictured as a lewd, pro-
walk and talk at once, though miscuous people; hence all one's
others held he was circumcised children might be slain.
eight days after birth. And when
While on the eve of the Exodus
he came into the world a marvel- all the Israelites were busy amass-
ous light filled his father's house, ing gold and silver and were gen-
indicating his great prophetic pow- erally despoiling the Egyptians,
ers. At the age of three he began
the great leader Moses was busily
to prophecy.
occupied gathering material for
For three months he was hidden the construction of the House of
from the Egyptian authorities and God and also seeking everywhere
while in the basket floating the for the coffin of the pious Joseph .
Nile he was guarded by angels. Serah, the daughter of Asher, one
Ph araoh's daughter discovered the of the sons of Jacob, was still
babe; she was afflicted with leprosy alive and she told Moses that the
and was cured by merely touching metal coffin of Joseph had been
the infant. She saw it was a He- lowered into the Nile so that its
brew child and was counselled by waters should be blessed. She fur-
her maids to kill it, but the angel ther told Moses that the Egyptians
Gabriel punished them and the believed that as long as Joseph's
princess had pity on the infant. bones remained hidden, the Israe-
The soothsayers knew the re- lites could never be liberated.
deemer of Israel was born and Through wizardy and the use of
then only was the edict repealed. the name of the Lord written on
Neither Pharaoh's daughter nor a piece of paper thrown into the
other Egyptian women could nurse Nile, the metal coffin rose to the
the child Moses, for the mouth surface and, despite its great
destined to speak with God could weight, Moses was able to carry it
not be polluted. Hence • Hebrew alone.
nurse was obtained and she proved
When the Israelites came to the
to be his mother.
Red Sea, Moses feared the sea
Moses is supposed to have had would not divide, but God assured
seven other nurses, some say ten. him that at creation the waters
Eight of these names are Jared, agreed to be separated for that
Abi Gedor, licher, Abi Soko, Jeku- great occasion. The Israelites
thiel, Abi 13anoah, Shemaiah, passed through dry-shod and the
Eman. A fascinating tale is the Egyptians were submergedA,When
three-year-old child's taking the the children of Israel saw their
crown from Pharaoh in the pres- pursuers drowned, they desired to
ence of the advisers and princes, return to Egypt to set up a king-
and placing it on his own head. dom there, but Moses urged them
The wizards and soothsayers were on to Palestine and threatened
dumbfounded and this was regard- them with force if they allowed
ed as • premonition of the destruc- themselves to be deflected from
tion of Egypt at his hand. They, their course onward to receive the
urged that the child be killed but Torah and settle In the land prom-
at Gabriel's intervention it was ised the Patriarchs. But the fol-
decided to give him a final test as lowing events and those connected
to his intelligence. A gem and a with the giving of the Law belong
flaming coal were placed before to Shevuoth, or Pentecost. It is
the little three-year-old boy to see significant that Passover Is not re-
which he would choose. Ile was garded particnlarly as a joyous
abo ut o take the gem and the festival because it marks the down-
ever-vigilant Gabriel interfered fall of the Egyptians and we Jews
and little Moses took the flaming are ordained not to rejoice at the
coal and put it to his tongue so downfall of our enemies. This but
that he became tongue-tied and confirms the thesis laid down at
stuttered all his life till he received the beginning of this article that
the Law on Mt. Sinai, when he was legend and folk-lore are often a
cured of this defect. It is inter- better mirror of a people's Ideals
esting to note that Demosthenes, than formal history.
too, was supposedly a stutterer at
first.

BE A JEW!

The future leader remained at
the palace till he was 18 years old
Are you • Jewt Th. be • Jew!
and often went out to see how his Re proud of the beritare given
to you
brethren toiled and were lashed to Ile thankful to God and also know
death. He urged upon Pharaoh That Our Maker above hae honored
you ea.
that the slaves be given one day Be you 'doctor, lawyer, Indian or Chief •
rest in seven. He slew the Egyp- IchlV.: Ird
ueveueVand ;° fl u"
M ike%
tian task-master for beating a Jew, You •bove •ii don't fo7;et”yowu'rue ...tercet
but this was not murder for the You c. change the name of • woman or
slave-driver had forced an Israe- Or che:a:environment as muck a you
ca.
litish woman into adultery with
Out one thing you cannot possibly do,
•
Is tohange the fact that you are a
Jew.
The foes of Moses are now men-
Reed Shakesp.re or Kipling or Tennyson.
tioned as having been Mahan and Read boo. of eeriness and those of fun.
Abiram, who slandered him be- not read of Israel, be sun. you do.
fore Pharaoh. Moses was arrest- So you'll surely flaunt y. are • Jew.
ed and about to be executed but If yea walk Is the realm. of society
the thought you'd IS.
his neck turned to marble. The Or you to woad.k
be.
angel Michael than came down Don't forget to remember your greet..
from Heaven and killed the execu-
Tee fact ;mere proud to bewalks( a Jew.
tioner and Moses escaped with the Aro you • J.r1 Thee tw
•• Jew!
Re proud of Ow heritage gives to teal
angers further help.
Be thankful to God and also know
Then there is an interlude in That Our Maker above ha. honorsd
sou o.
the life of Moses. The Bible
Silarth e.
tht.811;gi.l ig Talhot avenue.
speaks of his going to Midian and
becoming a shepherd in the serv-
ice of Jethro, his father-in-law.
To tell a woman everything she
But the rabbis also tell of his be- may not do Is to tell her what she
coming king of Ethiopia, marrying can do.

RECIPES FOR PASSOVER

Editor's Note: This is • new
Two Pudding s
feature for the women's pages of
Beat up four eggs with about six
The Detroit Jewish Chronicle. Re.
ounces of sugar. Mix in four
cipes will be printed from time to
tablespoonfuls of chicken fat.
time, and readers are urged to
S oak about one pound of matzos
submit their own favorite recipes
in water, and add them to the mix-
for publication.

ture, together with two grated ap-
ples and two ounces of almonds.
Mix again. Place in a well greased
dish, and bake in a moderately hot

For Breakfast

Start the day well with a bright
breakfast dish. Here is a simple
recipe. Break two eggs open into
a mixing bowl and beat them up
with two tablespoonfuls of milk
and a pinch of salt. A little sugar
can be added if desired. Break
t wo square motzas into small
pieces, and mix these well with the
eggs. Put all this into a frying
pan in which two ounces of butter
have previously been melted, mix-
ing all the time to prevent burn-
ing. Another, and even more sim-
ple way of cooking the same in-
gredients is to put them in the
oven in a greased fireproof dish.

oven.

Mix well together four eggs, '4
pound of castor sugar, and four
tablespoonfuls of chicken fat. Add
to the mixture as much fine matzo
meal as will bring it to the con-
sistency of a thick cream. Bake
for 20 minutes in a moderate oven.

Motto Kleis

Put *4 pound of chicken fat into
a half-pint of boiling water. Break
open into a mixing bowl three or
four eggs. Sprinkle a little sale
and beat up well. Then cover the
beaten eggs with a pound of fine

or medium mona meal, or with a
half-pound of each. On top pour
gently the nicked fat and water
which has been allowed to cool
down. Mix and knead lightly and
shape into balls. There will be no
difficulty in making the balls with-
out breaking them. Put them into
boiling water, and cook according
to size, never, however, allowing
less than 10 minutes. If put in
the oven while they are steaming
hot, and allowed to finish in their
own steam, they are delicious. An-
other good idea is to use a little
chicken fat at this, the final stage.
The balls will acquire a littlte
crust, an added encouragement to
appetite.

Relent batter to cover the bottom

of the pan. Return to ' the bowl
any extra batter. Put the pan
back on the gas stove for a second
or two. Then turn the contents
and leave them again until they
are cooked on the other side. The
heat of the pan alone without the
gas should almost be enough to do
this. Grease the pan freshly each
time you pour in batter. The con-
tents when cooked are rather like
a thin omelette. They should be
folded and cut into strips as finely
as possible.

and roll out the paste a
third of an inch thick; leave In a
cool place for a short time. Then
divide into fancy 'shapes. Cover
a baking tin with grease-proof
paper, and lay the cakes carefully
on with a knife. Decorate with
royal icing, and bake in a very
cool oven until firm.

sugar,

gether (. add sufficient white of egg
to mix into a pliable paste. Wet
the hands with cold water and roll
the mixture into small balls. Flat-
ten, place on a greased paper, and
cook in a quick oven from 10 to
15 minutes. If liked, half a
blanched almond can be put on top
of each before baking.

Potato Marbles

Mix one-half pound of plain
mashed potatoes smothly with •
generous teaspoon of finely
chopped parsley, pepper and salt
to taste; beat one egg, add it to
the
potato, mix well and make it
Royal Icing
Mix four ounces of icing sugar into little balls the size of a cherry.
with the white of an egg and a few Lay a tiny spring of parsley on
drops of lemon juice. Beat with a each, arrange the balls on ■
greased tin and bake till a light
wooden spoon until it is thick.
brown.

Passover Lockshen

Beat up six eggs well in a half-
Iced Cakes
aglass of water after adding o
pinch of salt. Add two heaped
Ground almonds, 1S lb.
tablespoonfuls of potato flour.
Sugar, Vs lb.
Crease a frying-pan--iron is best
Yolks of 3 eggs.
because it holds the heat longest
Mix the alnlonds and sugar with
—with chicken fat, and when this sufficient egg yolk to form a pliable
is thoroughly hot, pour on gut- paste. Dredge a board with icing

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Sugar, % lb.
Whites of 3 eggs.
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