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Friday, September 8, 1950
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By TERRY ELMAN
(Copywright, 19,60,
Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Inc.)
Some years ago in New York,
Eddie Cantor was guest of honor
at a very swank formal dinner.
Eddie was receiving one of the
many awards bestowed upon
him for good citizenship. Am-
bassador Joseph Kennedy was
scheduled to preSent the award.
As the tuxedoed and evening-
gowned guests took their places
at the tables,
A mbassador
Kennedy leaned
close- to Cantor
a n d whispered,
"This is going
to be a very
special dinner.
prepared the
menu myself."
After-- a while Miss Elman
a corps of efficient waiters be-
gan to circulate through the
room. Eddie noticed that mock
turtle soup was being served.
"Looks like you really outdid
ner." Eddie said to the Ambassa-
yourself in preparing this din-
dor. But Kennedy merely avert-
ed his eyes and did not answer.
Then the waiter stopped by
Cantor's side and with great
dignity placed a plate—not of
mock turtle — but matzoh ball
soup on the table.
As Eddie's eyes opened even
wider, Kennedy smiled and said,
"See? I told you this was going
to be a very special dinner. For
everyone else just mock turtle
soup. But for the gueSt of honor
— nothing but the best!"
As you have guessed, Eddie's
favorite Jewish dish is matzoh
bail soup. How does he like the
matzoh balls prepared? "I don't
Israel Urgently Needs
Raw, Building Materials
JERUSALEM, (JTA)—A com-
prehensive report on the situa-
tion of raw and building materi-
als in Israel was submitted to
parliament by Dr. Dov Joseph,
Minister of Supply.
He is reported to have warned
that if raw materials valued at
$3,500,000 are not immediately
imported by Israel, all factories
and buildhags will be paralyzed.
Work will begin next month
on an artificial reservoir to hold
10,000,000 _cubic meters of water
to be used for irrigation and
hydroelectric purposes. The res-
ervoir, which will be located in
the Yavniel area, near Tiberias,
is one of the major components
of the famous Lowdermilk plan
for the rehabilitation of Israel's
water and soil resources.
like them so you can play golf
with them," says he.
Here is Mrs. Cantor's recipe
for Matzoh Balls:
6,tablespoons
of mataoh meal or cracker
crumbs
1
2
1
1
egg
tablespoons of chicken fat ('hard)
teaspoon chopped parsley
tablespoon of soup
teaspoon of salt.
Stir fat and egg together. Add
seasonings, liquid and meal to
shape into small balls. Allow to
stand one 7 half hour to swell.
Drop into boiling soup for ten
minutes.
Note: If you are making a
milk soup, substitute butter for
the chicken fat. • Also substitute
milk for the soup. In other
words, use 6 tablespoons matzoh
meal, 1 egg, 2 tablespoons butter,
1 teaspoon parsley, 1 tablespoon
of milk, one-half teaspoon of
salt.
SOUR CREAM PANCAKES
2 eggs (well beaten)
1 tsp. . baking soda
cup sour cream
Pinch of salt
4 4
Beat eggs well — add sour
cream and baking soda. Add suf-
ficient flour to make thick and
then thin with sweet milk until
it will. pour. Add salt. Fry in a
very hot frying pan.
Facts You Should Know
What is "Ravdoloh"?
What is the meaning and the explanation
of the phrase "Olov Hasholom?"
The word "Havdoloh" means "Separation." It
The expression is used when referring to a
is usually applied to the ceremony performed at
dead person and means "Peace be Unto him."
the end of the Sabbath or at the end of a fes-
The Talmud (end of Tractato Berechoth) relates
tival because tnis ceremony is the one which
that when speaking to a living person one should
"separates" the Sabbath or the festival from the
say: "Go foWards Peace." When speaking to a
rest. The Talmud (Tractate Berochos) traces
dead person, one should say: "Go in Peace."
this ceremony all the way back to "the men of
This is an indication that real peace comes after
the great synagogue" who were responsible for
death and that the human being strived all his
life for peace, finding true peace in death—.
many of the patterns of prayers and ceremonies
assuming that he went to heaven. When speak-
in Jewish life. The Talmud relates that at first
ing of a dead person, one displays the confidence
the prayer for the "separation" of the Holy Day
that the said person went to heaven and right-
from the rest of the week was inserted in the
fully found his peace.
usual eighteen ;Jenedictions of the evening serv-
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ice. Then .it was ordered to be said over wine in
the synagogue for the benefit of the congregation -
. Who are the "Karaites?"
in attendance. Then it was ordered to be said
The Karaites are a distinct religious. sect,
in the home for the benefit of the family. Today
mainly concentrated in Russia, whose ancestors
it is said in all three places so that the individ-
were original4 a Jewish sect, but who later
ual, the congregation and the home are all im-
threw off the name Jew and became an in-
pressed with the departure of the Holy Sabbath
dependent sect. The name comes from an
or festival.
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elementary Hebrew verb "Koro" meaning "to
read." The Scriptural text- of the Bible is re-
What is the definition of the term "Hesped?"
Its current colloquial usage denotes the eu- - ferred to as "Mikra" because it was originally
read while later learning such as the Talmud
logy that is orated for the dead. It is an old
was recited by heart and only discussed and
Hebrew term appearing in the Bible a number
studied orally. Therefore this sect took the
of times, as far back as when Abraham buried
name "Karaite" because its, central point of
his wife Sarah and came to "mourn for Sarah
emphasis is upon the Scriptural text, disregard-
and to cry for her" (Genesis 23:2). - The- word
ing all Talmudic interpretations and Rabbinic
translated as "mourn" in the aforementioned
commentary. Thus Benjamin Na-hara.wendi, one
text is the 'saint, word "Hesped." The word or-
of the original leaders of the sect, called it the
iginally seemed to connote the "striking of the
"Baale Mikra" which means "the followers of
heart" at the loss of a dear one, as it is used in
the Scriptural text." From this we have the
Isaiah 32:12. Smiting the breast must have been
name "Karaim" in Hebrew or "Karaites" iin
an early gesture of mourning. Later on skilled
English.
professionals were hired to offer addresses that
would make people cry and "strike the heart."
Historians claim this sect was founded in
The eulogy of today, which some use to comfort
the eighth century of the Common era by a
the living and praise the dead, is far from the
man whose name was "Anan." The first follow-
original connotation of the "Hesped."
ers were called "Ananaites." This sect arose as
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-a reaction to the rabbis, repudiating the auth-
What is the origin of the Sanhedrin in Jewish life?
ority of the Talmud entirely at first. In its early
This body is said -to have first been formed days this sect had an influence upon the rabbis
by Moses through command from. the Almighty. in that it caused them to lay greater emphasis
upon the Hebrew text and Hebrew grammar in
We find in the Pentateuch (Numbers 11:16) that
general, as well as stimulating a great deal of
"God said unto Moses, gather unto me 70 of the
elders . . . and they shall bear the burden of the Biblical study in order to refute their argu-
people with thee." From that time on "sanhe, rnentS.
drin" of 71 members, including the President
The greatest development of the sect came
called the "Nasi" constituted the supreme legal
in Crimea, where 10,000 of them still live. In
authority, in the life of Israel. Writers claim
1783 when Crimea was. conquered by the Rus-
that. the "sanhedrin" continued to function until
sians, the Karaites officially declared them-
about the fourth century of the common era,
selves a sect totally apart from the Jews. This
although its scope was narrowed after the de-
helped them escape much of the hardships
struction of the Temple.
inflicted upon the Jews there.
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