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April 7, 1939
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and THE EGAL CHRONICLE
Rabbis Bake Matzo Shmurah In Manischewitz Bakery
BIBLE COMMENTARY
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Jewish Publication Society
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with Book of Numbers
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haustible source of faith and com-
fort to the Jewish people through-
out their checquered history. It
has furnished them with a pro-
tective shield against the on-
slaughts of their enemies and
guarded them against the perils
of utter despair and consequent
dissolution. In these troublous
days, Jews are again searching
their Bible for words of strength
and encouragement and their
search will not be in vain. In its
inspired pages they will find the
salutary tonic that will infuse
them with the dignity derived
from a proper estimate of their
own worth and with the power
that conies with a clear knowl-
edge of their large share in the
aggregate of the world's civilize-
ation and with a clearer perspec-
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of a pure religion and an exalted
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that strengthens us to withstand
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cause us to persist in our task
for the advancement of ourselves
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contain. Every generation re-
quires a new exposition of the
Biblical truths in the light of its
experiences and its form of
though and Jewish teachers have
endeavored to supply the need of
every age by revealing the rich
truths of the Bible to their con-
temporaries.
Long before the English trans-
lation of the Bible was issued by
the Jewish Publication Society of
America, the trustees of the so-
ciety planned to publish a series
of commentaries on the books of
the Bible. While there is no
dearth in commentaries that have
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4D- „,,a beautiful ceremony marked represented by its most eminent
7 every traditional feature, a rabbis including its president,
group of prominent rabbis and I Rabbi Joseph Konvitz. The heads
istinguished guests witnessed the of other prominent rabbinical or-
baking of Matzo Shmurah at the ganizations were also present at
Jersey City plant of the B. Man- the occasion. The special guests
ischewitz Matzo Co. This custom included Rabbi Joachim Prinz of
is observed annually. The Matzo Berlin, Germany; Dr. Joshua
Shmurah is baked to conform to Bloch, head of the Jewish Depart-
the stringent ceremonial demands ment of The New York Library,
and others.
of the rabbinate.
An elaborate reception was ten-
The Agudas Harabonim was
tiered the rabbinate and the guests.
The invocation was delivered by
Rabbi Konvitz, who pointed out
the nature of the Jewish faith
and religion by which it had sur-
vived through centuries and would
continue to flourish. The Mania-
chewitz Brothers led the guests in
a visit through the modern facili-
ties of the bakery which supplies
millions of Jewish homes with
matzoh for Passover.
religious development of American
Jewry.
Two small volumes, preliminary
to the issuance of the commen-
taries, were published by the so-
ciety. There are The Ilebrew
Scriptures in the Making," and
"The Story of Bible Transla-
tions," both by the eminent Bibli-
cal scholar, Dr. Max L. Margolis,
and another volume on "The Life
of the People in Biblical Times,"
by Dr. Max Rodin. The untimely
death of Prof. Margolis, who was
expected to act as the editor of
the series of commentaries, still
further delayed the work, so that
nearly a generation passed with-
out any achievement in that direc-
tion.
In 1937, the first of the series
of commentaries on the Penta-
teuch, "The Commentary on the
Book of Deuteronomy," by Dr. Jo-
seph Reider, professor of Biblical
philology at Dropsie College, was
published. This commentary fol-
lowed in the main the point of
view and the methods which Prof.
Margolis used in his Commentary
on Micah.
The third in the series of Com-
mentaries on the Bible, and the
secodd on the books of the Pen-
tateuch, "The Commentary on the
Book of Numbers," Iv Julius II.
Greenstone, Ph. D., D. II. I'., prin-
cipal of Gratz College in Philadel-
phia, has just been published by
the Jewish Publication Society of
America. In this Commentary,
Dr. Greenstone had the general
- reader in mind, whom he aids to
perceive more clearly the message
contained in the book and the les-
sons to be drawn from its pages.
He goes first to the fountains of
Jewish tradition and draws liber-
ally from the wisdom of the sages
of old as well as of the comments
of the medieval Jewish exegetes
who have been so much closer to
the source and whose understand-
ing of the text was of necessity
much more intimate and accurate.
At the same time, the labors of
more recent Jewish and Christian
Bible students are taken fully into
Recount and their great contribu-
tions properly utilized. Geographi-
cal names and places are identified
insofar as the latest scholarship
and archaeological discoveries
make such identification certain.
Jewish religious institutions men-
tioned in the book are elucidated
and their development in Jewish
history indicated in every instance.
The author approached his task
with deep reverence and with a
clear vision as to the purpose
which the book should serve and
was in the main eminently success..
ful in his undertaking.
Printed from a clear type on
a superior kind of paper, the vol-
ume contains the complete English
text of the book in the standard
rendering of the society's Bible
translation. At the bottom of the
page, the commentary is given
following the text verse by verse
and sometimes overflowing the
page in longer or briefer notes
elucidating wools, phrases, insti-
tutions or events. Every section
is preceded by a summary of its
contents. References are given in
every instance; and a list of works
which the author consulted is in-
cluded in the introduction, which
also deals with the various prob-
lems that the book presents and
its historical and religious signi-
ficances. Two illuminating maps
that appertain to the events de-
scribed in the book are appended
at the end of the volume and will
serve as a valuable guide to the
student. It is printed and bound
uniformly with its predecessor,
"The Commentary on the Book of
Deuteronomy."
been coming out at frequent in-
tervals, these are written for the
most part by non-Jews, so that
the Jewish traditional viewpoint
could not possibly be represented
in them. The appearance in 1908
of the Book of Micah, with a com-
mentary by the late Dr. Max L.
Margolis, was intended to be the
forerunner of...the series, and it
called forth the encomium of schol-
ars and the gratitude of many a
layman. Meanwhile, however, the
society launched upon the arduous
task of producing the translation
of the Bible, a work of great mag-
nitude that engaged the attention
of all its workers for a period
of several years. The Bible was
finally published in 1937, and this
achievement marks the most im-
portant step in the literary and
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Paul Ramat,' and Rabbi Jonah IL Wise, all snapped at the dinner
in honor of Mr. Baeruuld, preceding the conference.
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The conditions of Jewish popula-
tions overseas are at present worse
than ever before and require the larg-
est measure of assistance from Jews
of this country, it was decla}ed by
Joseph C. Hyman. Executive Director
of the American Jewish Joint Dis-
tribution Committee at the Middle
Atlantic Regional Conference of that
organization. held in Washington re.
cently. "In the face of chaotic condi-
tions ', Mr. Hyman said, "the Jews of
Central and Eastern Europe are today
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Albert II. Lieberman of Philadel-
phia: chairman of the Middle Atlantic
Region. was elected to serve another
year as chairman. Reelected with
him as regional vice chairmen were
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N. J.: Adolf L. Hamburger of Balti-
more, Md.: and Max Keil of wii-
tnington. Del. Also re-elected were
Morris Simon of Washington. chair-
man of the executive committee and
D. Arthur Magaziner of Philadelphia.
secretary.
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three new areas to the Region. Vie
ginia. West Virginia and western
Pennsylvania. Elected regional vice
chairmen from these districts were
Morton Wallerstein of Richmond.
N. 3.; Frank A. Race of Charleston.
W. Va.; and Judge Benjamin Leacher
of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Other nationally prominent figures
w ho addressed the conference in•
eluded Paul Baerwald, of New York.
Chairman of the Joint Distribution
Committee; William B. Thalhimer,
of Richmond, Va., National Co-
Chairman-of the Resettlement Divi-
eon of the National Coordinating
Committee; Dr. Solomon Goldman.
of Chicago. Cochairman of the
United Jewish Appeal for Refugees
and Overseas Needs; Isidor Coons,
II New York, executive vice chairman
of the United Jewish Appeal; Mrs.
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