JEWISH NEWS
Friday, September 28, 1951
86 — THE
Ex-Nazis Gaining Power; German Jews Alerted
BERLIN, (JTA)—The Central that the Nazis are regaining
Council of Jews in Germany, at their positions in government of-
the conclusion of a two-day con- fices and that they enjoy the
ference here, issued a statement support of a large part of the
emphasizing that the situation
of the Jews in Germany desires German population in "glorify-
constant watching in view of the ing the memory of mass murder-
By HAROLD EIDLIN
fact that former leading mem- ers" who directed the annihila-
Copyright 1951, American Jewish Press,
All Rights Reserved
bers of the Nazi party are again tion of Jews in Germany and in
Nazi-occupied countries in Eu-
"In the seventh month, on the coining to power.
The statement pointed out rope.
first day of the month, Ye shall
have holy convocation; Ye shall
do no manner of servile work;
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it is a day of blowing horns unto
You." Thus commanded the
Lord to Moses. And thus began
Rosh Hashanah. But of all the
festival days in the Hebrew cal-
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Would it surprise you,
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example, to know that R
Hashanah alone is unexplain-
ed in the Bible? No reason is
given as to why the festival
is celebrated- on the first and
second days of Tishri (sev-
enth month.) It is to the later-
day sages, the rabbis and the
teachers that we owe today's
picture of Rosh Hashanah as
the traditional "yom haddin,"
the Day of Judgment, on
which all mortals pass in re-
view to give an account of
their deeds. The familiar "L'-
Shanah tovah," (for a good
year), with which Jews today
greet each other during this
season of the year, is in keep-
ing with the notion that the
destinies of men are written
or erased from the Book of
Life.
Everything about Rosh Hash-
annah, in fact, has evolved from
tradition, practice and teaching.
During the Babylonian exile
Jews adopted the custom of
marking a new year in the
spring month of Nisan, as well
as on the first of Tishri. During
the time of the Second Temple,
Israelites celebrated as many as
four new years!
Because Rosh Hashanah is
traditionally Judgment Day, it
has come to be regarded as
the most personal of all cele-
brations—a day on which the
creatures of God search their
own hearts and souls. Sig-
nificantly, the Zodiacal sign
for Tishri is Libra—the bal-
ance — a further intimation
that all deeds of mankind are
weighed in the balance.
Biblically speaking, the first
of Tishri has been a day of won-
drous incidents in Jewish his-
tory. This, plus the fact that it
heralded the time of the harvest,
are considered the most likely
reasons for the celebration of
Rosh Hashanah on that day.
Probably, of uppermost import-
ance is the traditional belief
that the world was created on
Rosh Hashanah. One of Israel's
most esteemed rabbis, Eliezer,
taught that on the first of Tish-
ri Joseph left prison. On this
same day, the Jews who were re-
turned from exile in Babylonia
brought their first offerings to
the newly-erected altar, and on
the first of Tishri the prophet
Ezra made his important and
impressiVe reading of the Torah
at the assembly of the people.
The solemn mood of Rosh
Hashanah as we know it today
1.s a phase of the celebration
which came into being after the
exile. In the pre-exile period,
the new year was essentially a
recognition of a new harvest
year. But in the post-exile pe-
riod, the festival has taken on
the characteristics of atonement
and expiation which have be-
come stronger through the years
as a sacred introduction to the
day of Atonement.
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Greetings on The New Year
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Realtor
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WO, 1-6030
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Greetings on the New Year
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MARDIGAN CORPORATION
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1
525 WANDA, FERNDALE
JO. 4-6990
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1130 W. Grand Blvd.
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Best Wishes for a Happy Holiday
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Home of Good Cooking
KURTZ BRICK CO.
WE. 3-2384
14183 WYOMING
VI. 2 9512
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UN. 1-1138
1400 Twelfth St.
WO. 3-7914
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Best Wishes for A Happy New Year
Rosh Hashanah, 1st day.... Oct. 1
Rosh Hashanah, 2nd day Oct. 2
Fast of Gedaliah
Oct. 3
Yom Kippur
Oct. 10
Long Transportation Company
The Harry S. Truman Forest,
planted in the Judean Hills dur-
ing the fall planting season by
Mizrachi Women, through the
Jewish National Fund, will stand
adjacent to the Chaim Weiz-
mann Forest.
"Pioneers in Motor Freight Transportation"
Greetings on the New Year
Lillibridge Lumber Company
Detroit 16, Mich.
1020 - 18th St.
TA. 5-7800
3810 Grand River
TE. 1-6440