How Good Deeds Can Tip
God's Scales of Justice

40B—THE JEWISH NEWS

Friday, September 8, 1950

Coming Israel Peace Moves Rumored

TEL AVIV, (JTA)—The Arab reports assert that Israel's top
News Agency at Beirut is circu- "Arab experts" have been as-
lating reports that Israel will signed to contact Egypt, Leba-
shortly launch a "peace offen- non, Syria and the other Arab
By DAVID SCHWARTZ
Fifty years of community ser- sive" among the Arab states, nations.
Copyright 1950, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, inc.
vice
will be marked by t h e dispatches from the Lebanese
Reports f r o m Cairo assert
Mr. Winkler sat back in his
Upon arriving at the rebbe' United Jewish Charities Tues- capital stated. The news agency that France is taking an active
chair. He should have been very home. Mr. Winkler went straigh
part in attempting to make
comfortable—felt completely at to the point but he hardly had day evening, Nov. 28, at the Book
peace between Israel and Egypt.
ease. It was Rosh Hashanah. He need for it. "I know", said the Cadillac Hotel, Judge Theodore Return his Maftir
These reports say that French
had been to the synagogue and rebbe, anticipating him, "wha Levin, president of the Chari-
A
Jew
from
New
York
was
officials
are attempting to per-
now at home he had enjoyed an you are worried about. A number ties, announced.
The UJC, formed in November, visiting Atlantic City. Came Sat- suade King Farouk, who is va-
excellent meal. Everybody had of others have already spoken
urday
and
he
was
seized
with
a
1899, was the
been wishing him a Happy New to 'me about it. You mean my
cationing on the Riviera, to be-
first central religious yearning. He went to gin direct peace talks with the
Year and all the signs were saying that it .is the dirt that
philanthropic the synagogue and was called to Jewish state on the basis of
that he would have one. He en- saves us."
agency in De- the reading of the Maftir. Ap- mutual recognition of the ex-
joyed good health, his business
"Yes, rebbe," said Mr. Wink-
troit. It led to preciative of the honor, he isting boundaries of both coun-
was flourishing. He should have ler. "All about us, rebbe, you
the founding of pledged five dollars to the syn- tries.
been completely at ease — but know, the doctors, the hygienists
the Jewish Wel- agogue.
there was something disturbing tell us that cleanliness will save
The same reports maintain
him.
fare Federation( On Saturdays, in Orthodox that the French Foreign Office
us, but you speak in praise of
in
1926,
a
n
d
It was the rabbi's sermon in dirt."
synagogues, Jews do not handle
since that year money but the shammes came has promised to influence Syria
which the rabbi had said. Really,
Torah Preaches Cleanliness
and Lebanon to approve Egypt's
Judge
Levin
the
Char
i
ties
I should say rebbe instead of
down bright and early Sunday actions along such lines. This is
"No, no," said the rebbe, "I
rabbi, for that is the way he also approve of what the doc- has been the Property holding as the New York Jew was pre- seen as a French move to re-
preferred to be called. He was a tors say about cleanliness. The corporation for Federation.
It accepts, holds, and disburs- paring to return .home, to get build a bloc of Arab states in
modern man—this rabbi, but he Torah was the first to preach
the Near East in opposition to
es
monies and other property the fiver.
preferred to be called in the about cleanliness. Why a good
However, when the shammes the British-dominated Hashe-
for
charitable purposes a n d
old fashioned way and he seem- Jew is required to wash his
ed to have incorporated in him- hands before taking anything supports the work of Federation dunned him, the New York Jew mite bloc. France is said to have
put him off. "I haven't got my promised the Arab states that it
self all of the wisdom of the an- in his mouth, so stringent is and its constituent agencies.
checkbook with me," he said, would support the international-
• dent rabbis even though he was Judaism about cleanliness, but
abreast of modern culture.
man's vehicle out of the mud." "when I get back to New York ization of Jerusalem at the
still I say the dirt saves us."
forthcoming UN General Assem-
"Hmm," said the Judge, chew- I'll send you - a check."
"I
think
I
see
a
little
of
your
Mr. Winkler had • great res-
bly session.
ing
on
some
divine
tobacco,
"if
pect for the rebbe. He felt he point," said Mr. Winkler, "but
The shammes, however, was
that
is
so,
we
shall
have
to
weigh
was a man of truth and some of I wish you would elaborate on
insistent. Soon the shammes
this good deed against the evil and the Jew had attracted a Merely a Slight Case
the truth which the rebbe had it."
. delivered in his Rosh Hashana
"Most assuredly," said the he has wrought."
crowd of people with their argu-
"Bailiff," he ordered, "fetch ing. A policeman soon appeared. Of Mistaken Identity
sermon seemed to him just a Rabbi. "I'll tell you what: Would
little unpalatable. It seemed to you like to see how men are the poor man's horse and wagon The argument, however, contin-
MONTREAL, (WJA)—A court
him that the rebbe had pointed judged in Heaven?" "Surely," which the rich man pulled out of ued unabated. Finally the Irish
case, involving a suit for dam-
the accusing finger directly at said Mr. Winkler, "but how is the mud."
policeman turned to the New ages to the amount of 20,000
On Scales of Justice
him in his sermon. Yet w h y that possible?"
Instantly • by a form of tele- York Jew and said: "Listen. Canadian dollars, has been initi-
should that be so. He was a
"Ah," said the Rebbe, "Hea-
prosperous man, but is prosper- ven is not as far off as men pathic electricity the poor man's either give th Qf man hip 11 ir"fti 1 ated by a non-Jewish guest
ity a sin. No, the rebbe was not think—if we only seek to find horse and wagon was in the baelr or pay him the five dol- against a summer resort in the
Laurentian mountains, which
attacking his prosperity.
it with humble and sincere court room and on the scales of lars."
openly advertises its "restricted
His Charity Record
hearts. Just lean back in your justice.
clientele" policy.
"Clerk," asked the Judge, "do 2,000 Jews Lose
What was the rebbe attack- chair, Mr. Winkler and close
The visitor, himself a non-
the scales show the horse and Iraqi Nationality
ing? Had he not given to char- your eyes.",
Jew, was apparently mistaken
ity—given to many charities,
He had no sooner done this wagon outweighing the evil the
TEL AVIV, (WJA)—The Arab for a Jew and man-handled by
in fact. Let the record be ex- that there appeared before his defendant wrought?"
The clerk looked and compar- News - Agency reports from Bagh- the management of the resort.
amined. It would be shown that eyes a vision of a Heavenly
he had not for years neglected court. It seemed very much like ed the record with the scales. dad that the Iraqi Council of In the course of the assaiot on
to send a check to the charities. an earthly court. An angel was "Your honor, the evil still out- Ministers has deprived another him, he was beaten up ,and
thrown into a lake.
But the words of the rebbe kept standing—he was doubtless the weighs the good by two ounces." 2,042 Jews of Iraqi nationality.
running through his years.
"Hmm," said the Judge, "that's
prosecuting angel — and after
"You cannot live in ivory reading off the charges, was of- not very much, but under the
towers," he had said. "You must fering the evidence. There was, law I am still compelled to con-
not believe that because you however, no contesting the evi- vict the defendant." .
have given some money for this dence, for the Judge up there
At this point, the lawyer An-
or that charity that you have has - a seeing eye, which immed- gel of Mercy obejcted. "Your
discharged your responsibility iately detects whether the evi- Honor, I think a wrong has been
to your fellow men and to God. dence is true or not.
done my client. The rich man,
"Look at the laborer hauling
it will be recalled, pulled the
Defendant Convicted
the bricks for the building of an
The Judge after listening to poor man's horse and wagon out
edifice. He sweats, perspires, the evidence, looked very grim. of the mud. I submit that much
dirties himself—in the erection "I am afraid," said the Court, mud must have been attached
of the beautiful building. Do you clearing his spiritual throat, to the wheels and this must also
think you can help build the ed- "that the evidence is conclusive be weighed. In this court, the
ifice of a Jewish life—of a fine and the defendant stands con- clean wheels have been weigh-
social life without pain, without victed in this Court of Justice: ed." In this court, the clean
some strenuous effort, without The defendant of course has the ed."
LIEUTENANT
perspiration. You cannot dis- right of appeal to the Higher
"Sustained," ruled the Court.
charge your responsibility by Court but in this Court of Jus- "The point is well taken. Will
GOVERNOR
simply giving a bit of money— tice,- we shall have to mete out the bailiff bring in the mud
•
you must give of yourself.
which had fastened itself upon
the sentence called for."
Giving Must Be Sacrifice
the
wheels
and
put
that
on
the
Here the Judge was interrupt-
j
"Unless the giving represents, ed by an Angel representing the scales."
a real sacrifice, you have not Department of Mercy.
When that was done, lo—the
given of yourself. Unless you
"Your Honor," said the Angel, good slightly outweighed t h e
labor and dirty your hands in "I have no desire to challenge evil. The mud on the wagon
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this work of erecting the beau- the evidence, but I must submit wheels—the dirt—had saved the
• PRESENT LIQUOR CONTROL COMMISSIONER
tiful edifice of society, your one bit of evidence in defense, rich defendant.
merit is 'small. Brethren, • it is which I believe should be taken
"The defendant is acquitted,"
only the dirt and perspiration into consideration. The fact is, said the Heavenly Judge.
fatiO, ftett
oteloYil
that will save us."
At this point, Mr.. Winkler
Your Honor, that while the de-
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advertisement
contributed
by
friends
of
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Mr. Winkler looked about him- fendant is guilty of many and opened his eyes. Where was he?
self. Everything was immacul- gross evils, he at one time did The Rebbe wasn't there. He
ately clean. Everything was commit a fine act of benevo- wasn't even in the Rebbe's
beautiful. The rebbe was wrong, lence. One time, your honor, this House. Had he been dreaming?
but the words of the rebbe kept rich man was driving along a But God, it is said, oft appears
ringing in his ear. Mr. Winkler country road when he came in dreams.
rose from his chair and took his across a poor man whose wagon
hat. He would go and gee the was struck in the mud and this
Don't wring your hands—Ring
rebbe.
rich man helped tow the poor WO. 5-1155 for want ads.

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