idled Coder CLIFTON AVENUE - CINCINNATI 20, 01110 0 r Wise Man Finds Easy Way to Shed Sins for New Year Burden to Share By D. SCIIOCIIER ANNY SAW THE WRY look on uncle Ben's face. "What is that I hear?" said uncle Ben. "Did you say you are going fishing? Don't you know today is Rosh Hashana, and that it is forbidden to catch fish. never catch fish," said Danny.' I) rl r er r J Page 37 DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE Thursday, September 7, 1950 what the rabbi said in his sermon thi's morning. He said that, ac- cording to Judaism, there were two kinds of sins; the sins of omission as well as of commis- sion. "He said the sages Of the Tal- mud held that on Judgment Day God will hold us accountable for the joys that we should have availed ourselves of, and did not as well as for the positive evil we have committed." Uncle Ben looked deeply into the liquid eyes of Matilda and then, placing his arm around her, kissed her. "Say," said Danny, looking up, "you know that's a sin." "On the contrary," said uncle Ben, "that's one sin less that I will have to account for and, if Matilda is willing, this is just a beginning of the lightening of the load of my sins of omission." STEEL WOOL PLANT TEL AVIV—(ZOA)—A n e w factory to manufacture steel wool both for local consumption and for export is to be opened soon near Tel Aviv. The company set- ting up this factory is composed of Israel and American-Jewish investors. BEST WISHES "I just fish. Even papa doesn't along. It was a beautiful autumn catch any. Last time I went fish- day and many Rosh Hashana ing with papa, you know what, worshipers were traversing the circuitous river banks hemmed uncle Ben?" with thick woods, resplendent in "What?" "Well, I don't know if I should the autumn foilage. Uncle Ben tell you but papa bought the fish somehow felt like autumn. he took home and told mama he He was a bachleor, getting on caught them." in years and the changing of the 5627 GRAND RIVER "That's a sin," said uncle Ben, season seemed to have a special "and if he did that, he ought to message to him. It seemed to TY 4-6912 go to the lake today for tashlich." him he too was leaving spring "What's tashlich?" asked Dan- and summer behind and, with the Fall already on, the winter of life A Jewish immigrant from Iraq, ny. "Tashlich is a symbolic rite we could not be far away. one of 60,000 whose transfer to observe on Rosh Hashana. Jews As he was musing thus, he Israel is being carried out by NEW YEAR'S go to a lake or river and throw spied Matilda aproaching, walk- the United Jewish Appeal, ar- GREETINGS rives at an immigrant reception their sins in." ing alone. Spring was leaving her "I bet it's a lot of fun," said too, yet he thought he still camp with all his worldly be- longings on his shoulders. Danny. "Can I go and throw my saw in her much beauty. Who sins in the river?" shall say, he said to himself, that "Alright, if you want to you she is not even more beautiful there. I really don't have to ask much forgiveness. I haven't rob- can go along with me to tash- than in her youth. ZEMAN'S bed a single bank this year and as lich," uncle Ben replied, and Who shall say that spring is for murders, I don't remember N. Y. BAKERY with his face turning into a half- more beautiful than autumn? All IRON and METAL 8735 TWELFTH STREET smile he told the grinning young- is green, beautiful green, in the time I committed one. In fact, as Danny said, I am just a quiet 13137 DEXTER ster to make sure he takes along spring, but autumn has a richness 14900 LIVERNOIS 972G DEXTER his sins with him to the river. of color that takes the breath dope." UN 4-4498 "But," objected Matilda, "I am And am he caught a gleam of sur- away. BORENSTEIN BROS. afraid you have already forgotten prise in Danney's eyes uncle Ben • • • murmured whisperingly, "you "I SUPPOSE," said Matilda as know, you've got to throw them they met, "that you are bound GREETINGS from HAPPY NEW YEAR into the river." whither I am bound—nowhere. • • • Just enjoying the beautiful • "SHALL I WRAP them up?" walk." asked Danny. "On the contrary," replied Ben, "Yes," said uncle Ben "and "I am taking this young man to make a neat package." Distributors of tashlich—to throw his load of sins "Okay," chirped Danney, "and and are you making up a package away." • Coleman Heating Equipment • ABC Washers "A young man like him could too?" "Oh, I am afraid I would need hardly have a big load," smiled Ironers • Philco Products • Youngstown Kitchens WO. 2-7163 1563 Woodward a horse and wagon to carry all Matilda. 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