October DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and the Legal Chronicle Season's Greetings from Kalamazoo, Michigan THE SCAPEGOAT By RABBI DR. H. AUERBACH (Saginaw, Mich.) A Happy New Year to All Our Jewish Friends HEKMAN BISCUIT CO. 1009 N. WESTNEDGE PHONE 5318 KALAMAZOO, MICH. SINCERE NEW YEAR'S GREETINGS Joldersma Klein Funeral Home 211. E. LOVELL PHONE 4118 KALAMAZOO, MICH. New Year's Greetings and Best Wishes to All HARGIE PLATING WORKS 610 W. WILLARD PHONE 2-5624 KALAMAZOO, MICH. SINCERE NEW YEAR'S GREETINGS Kalamazoo Live Stock Sales MILLER ROAD PHONE 2-6424 KALAMAZOO, MICH. A Happy New Year to All Our Jewish Friends Ingersoll Steel 8 Disc Co. 763 E. VINE PHONE 4169 KALAMAZOO, MICH. Shono Tovo Tikosevu—A Happy New Year' CLEMANS TRUCK LINES, Inc. The worship on the Day of Atonement in the former Temple of Jerusalem was distinguished by splendor and sumptuousness. The incense which the high- priest let ascend in the Holy of Holies, the changing of the offi- cial costume, which he did dur- ing the Sabbath of Sabbaths, the sacrifices which he offered, af- fected the senses too, produced the deepest impression and raised the greatest inspiration. In the prayer of this day we remember the brightness which has faded in innumerable years that have passed and speak : Happy the eye which saw all these things. One official act of the high- priest has impressed itself on the mind of mankind because of un- intentionally expressing a psy- chological law and has been of most important significance in the religious development, i.e., the offering . of the scapegoat. The high-priest laid his hands on a he-goat and made the fol- lowing confession of sin: 0 God I now acknowledge that they have sinned, they have commit- ted iniquity, they have trans- gressed against Thee Thy peo- ple the house of Israel. I be- seech Thee now by the ineffable name of forgive, pardon and grant expiation for the sins, in- iquities and transgressions which they have committed against Thee Thy people the house of Israel as is written in the law of Thy servant Moses from Thy glorious mouth; On this day shall it make an atonement for You, to cleanse you from your sins before the Lord." Then he delivered up the scapegoat to a messenger who led him to the top of a clip in the desert and cast him down there. Babylonians who had come to Jerusalem for the day of atone- ment flew into a passion look- ing at the scape -goat and shout- ed excitedly: "Go on, go on." Therefore it was necessary to have a foot-bridge for the scape- goat to separate him from the angry people. They took the un. fortunate he-goat not for the bearer of their sins but of his sins as if the high-priest had said: "He has sinned, he has committed iniquity, he has trans- gressed the scapegoat." However it fell to the ground- lessly hated scape-goat to receive high honors. The man suffering for the sins of other people was pitied and glorified. The prophet Isaja did it in the famous chap- ter 53. He was so despised that we hid our faces from him. He was wounded for "our transgres- sions." The Romanian govern- ment hostile to the Jews has been compelled to give parts of the country to Bulgaria and Hun - garia. No wonder that the rage of the Rumanian people is very great. To appease them the re- sponsible statesmen lay their mistakes on the Jewish scape- goat and the multitude think as the Babylonians once: "Go on, Go on." "With his stripes they are heeled." As is further writ- ten in the above mentioned chap- ter. The prophet consoles the poor scape-goat. If he bears the sins of others with submission like a "lamb who brought to the shambles not opens his mouth and like a sheep who is dumb be- fore her shearers" he is allowed to expect a day of recognition 4, 1940 in time to come. One day the greatest consideration will be shown him. When they lay their sins upon us we may bear and endure conscious of our inno- cence. The undeservedly beaten becomes a noble sufferer at whom the culprits look up repentantly, Israel so gravely visited by sufferings and pitiable feels him- self free from guilt against man- kind. On the day of atonement they do not pray for the for- giveness of sins against mankind which they are alleged to have committed them. Sins of that kind the clay of atonement does not expiate. Our sages stress em- phatically: "Sins of a ma n against another the day of atone- ment does not expiate but only sins against God." Rabbi Eleasar the son of Asarja verified it by the Bible sentence : "On this day shall it cleanse you from all your sins against God." The role of the scapegoat forced upon us is not a happy one for us. Let us strive for a ,trong Israel upon whom others .?an not wilfully lay their own sins and who defenselessly must bear them. That strong Israel may take upon himself his sins and sufferings of mankind spon- taneously, of his own accord and cooperate to expiate sins and soften sufferings. Rosh Hashonah Greetings from Bay City, Mich. Season's Greetings and Best Wishes Season's Greetings and Best Wishes KUHLMAN ELECTRIC FACTORY SINCE 1893 AFFLECK ELECTRIC COMPANY Contractors and Dealers in Electrical Supplies, Fixtures Hamilton Beach Sweepers Sixth at Adams Phone 23 Bay City, Mich. Season's Greetings and Best Wishes PHONE 1857 Bay City, Mich. Boehringer Bros. FLOWERS for livery Occasion PHONE 1119 Greenhouses: 325 Park Ave. Store: 816-818 N. Jefferson St. Bay City. Mich. 457 PORTAGE PHONE 2-0158 COMPLIMENTS . . . of the . . KALAMAZOO, MICH. BAKERS Fe Shono Toro Tikoseru—A Happy New Year Kalamazoo Haydite Tile Co. 2124 E. MICHIGAN PHONE 5628 Rosh Hashonah Greetings to Our Jewish Friends OF Dutch Treat Bread Sincere New Year's Greetings "NEW and USED LUMBER" Le Shono Toro Tikosevu—A Happy New Year: 1630 LAKE ST. PHONE 3-1541 SUMPTION FUNERAL Kalamazoo. Mich. HARRINGTON'S Sincere New Year's Greetings 489 W. SOUTH STREET PHONE 2-8425 KALAMAZOO. MICH. Malnight's Bakery 116 WEST MICHIGAN SINCERE NEW YEAR'S GREETINGS KALAMAZOO LAUNDRY CO. KALAMAZOO, MICH. Rosh Hashonah Greetings BREAD Quality ingredients. including pure milk. make it taste good. toast better. Labora- tory guaranteed food value. Muskegon Kalamazoo Jackson Traverse City Battle Creek Rosh Hashonah Greetings to Our Jewish Friends LEVINE MATTRESS MFG. CO . Manufacturers of SLEEPWELL BRAND MATTRESSES, BOX SPRINGS. 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