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Answers to Important Questions
Why is it customary to kindle many lights
on the eve of Yom Kippur in the synagogue
and at home? -
A number of interesting reasons are advanced
for this. Firstly, it is claimed to be a measure of
honor for the Yom Kippur holiday. On the Sab-
bath or other holidays the festival is honored by
good food and drink. On Yom Kippur, when a
fast is in progress, the festival cannot be honor-
ed so. Thus, the only measure of honor left is
the kindling of lights.
Another reason is that the lights indicate the
souls of those who have gone beyond. For this
reason "Yahrzeit" candles are lit in the home
for the deceased, since we seek forgiveness both
for them and from them. Another reason ad-
vanced is the fact that Moses came down from
Mount Sinai on Yom Kippur bringing with him
the Torah. The Torah is always symbolized by
light since culture is considered enlightenment.
Why is it customary for two men to stand
at the sides of the cantor when he chants the
Kol Nidre, while they hold Sifrei Torah (The
Holy Scrolls) in hand?
Generally it is claimed that this is because
the Kol Nidre annuls oaths and vows. Oaths are
Usually made in front of the Sefer Torah or
with reference to it and so their annulment calls
for the presence of the Holy Scroll. Others claim
that the cantor, flanked by the two men, repre-
sents a tribunal (Beth Din) in Jewish law, it
being necessary to have a tribunal of three to
annul vows.
Another claim is even more interesting. There
Is a source in the Talmud (Tractate. Soferim)
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Film Producer Alexander Kor-
which advises that two men should place them- da, who originally paid $2,800
selves on either side of the cantor at any time. for the screen rights to the play
when he chants the services. It is claimed that "Dial M for Murder," is clean-
the three remind both God and man of the three
Patriarchs—Abraham, Isaac and Jacob--in ing up on the deal. Besides re-
whose name we seek mercy and favor from the selling the rights to Warner
Lord.
Bros, for $100,000, the producer
gets two per cent of the gross
Why is the ark opened at the end of the serv- •
of
the Broadway stage produc-
ices on Sabbath morning for the last hymn of
tion. Rights were bought by Kar-
the service? (Anim Zeiniros).
The commentaries trace this back to the pas- i da after, seeing the play on tele-
sage in the Book of Ezekiel (46:1) where it is vision, prior to the stage pro-
written regarding the Temple that "the gate of duction. "Dial" is averaging
the. inner court looking towards the East shall be about $40,000 a week on •Broad-
shut the six working days; but on the Sabbatn way.
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day it shall be opened." Opening the ark on the
Sabbath for the closing hymn indicates the pres-
The gossip column of a Holly-
tige of the Sabbath over the rest of the days of wood newspaper printed this
the week, since the ark is never opened during I paragraph: "Jerry Lewis and
the week for the recital of hymns.
Oscar Levant were seen 'in Bev-
Why is it customary to ascend the Holy altar erly Hills talking, as usual, about
on one side and to descend by the other side, themselves." Jerry sent the clip-
when being called up to the torah?
ping to Oscar with this line: "I
• This is -traced to Ezekiel (46:9,10) : "When wish reporters would be more
the people of the land shall come.before the Lord accurate. You may ,remember,
at the appointed seasons, he that entereth by Oscar, we were talking about
the way of the north gate to worship shall go rle." Levant answered: "True,
forth. by the way of the south gate and he that Jerry, we were talking about
entereth by the way of the south gate shall go you ... but I was thinking about
forth by way of the north gate. • He shall not myself."
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return by way of the gate by which he came in;
Larry Adler: "The girl who
but shall go forth straight before him." The
commentaries claim that this was instituted ,;;o looks sweet enough to eat prob-
that the visitor should go through the Temple. ably does."
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CINCINNATI—Two State Uni-
versity students, Lester Levin of
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stein of Cincinnati, have been
awarded the first scholarship
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Columbus and Louisville. The
granting of the award was an-
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of Cincinnati, chairman of the
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Currently serving as president of
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and other Jewish and civic af-
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