Seeing Israel During the Passover Festivities
By PHIL DAVIS
iCopyright
1955, Jewish Telegraphic
Agency, Inc.)
Scholars offer many explana-
tions for the reading of the
Song of Songs during Passover
but the passages in it descrip-
Paccover
tive of the passing of winter are
very fitting at the holiday sea-
son:
"For lo the winter is past
The rain is over and gone
The flowers appear on the earth
The time of the singing of birds
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And the voice of the turtle dove
is heard in the land.'
The voice of the turtle and
the beauties of Nature are sup-
plemented by the many colorful
variations which characterize
the. celebration of Passover
among the varieties of Jews now
being integrated in Israel.
Some of the Oriental Jews
wear loose fitting clothes at the
Seder to symbolize the Passover
spirit of freedom. Others are all
dressed up as though prepared
to • take off as their ancestors
took off rather suddenly several
thousand years back on their
Exodus from Egypt.
The kibbutzim have added
touches of their own for ob-
serving the holiday and these
newer modes contrast very
startlingly with the Samaritan
celebration of Passover on Mt.
Gerizim where a paschal lamb
is sacrificed in the most an-
cient of all rituals. Only a few
hundred of this curious sect
of Samaritans still survive,
but nzany hundreds of Israelis
will come to see the service on
Mt. Gerizim where according
to Samaritans, lie buried the
Hebrew patriarchs.
What can you do at Passover
outside of the religious festivi-
ties?
'You can go to the Presi-
dent's reception and make a
Lechavim with President Ben
Zvi. You won't have to ar-
range a meeting with his
secretary and no FBI stands
guard over Mr. Ben Zvi. Dur-
ing the Passover week, he
holds open house. There is
wine on the table and cake.
Help yourself and then go up
and shake the President's
hand. You can t ell your
grandchildren some day about
that handshake.
There are many things to see:
Haifa rising like San Francisco
from the sea below, with its
homes on the hills of Carmel.
You can walk down bustling
Tel Aviv with its look of ultra-
modernity super-imposed on an-
tiquity and Jerusalem which
still holds steadfast to antiquity,
seemingly determined to pre-
serve that look despite all mod-
ernizing.
During the Passover week, you
can take a bus ride to Elath at
the rim of the Negeb, the very
spot at which Moses is said to
have crossed the Red Sea. Not
too far away are the mineral
deposits which King Solomon
once worked and are now being
exploited, perhaps with your as-
sistance, through the State of
Israel Bonds which you may
have purchased.
Elath has one of the most
novel museums in existence.
Research is being conducted to
develop plants suitable f o r
desert cultivation.
The Red Sea round Elath is
rich in exotic fish, but look out
for the sharks. The Israelites in
crossing the Red Sea appeared
to fear the sharks less than the
Egyptians, and the I s r a e l i s
today regard them as a poten-
tial economic asset. The innards
of the sharks are rich in vita-:
mins and the skins make good
handbags.
You will want to visit. Beer-
sheba, especially since this Pass-
over its joy is increased by the
fact that the segment of .the
great pipeline bringing the wat-
ers of the Yarkon to it is being
completed.
To get the full story of this
development, which marks a
milestone in Israel's economic
growth, you should visit the town
of Ascalon.
"Tell it not in Gath,
Proclaim it not in Ascalon,"
said David. He was referring to
the sad news of King Saul's
death. But today there is good
news about Ascalon and we may
tell it. Ascalon has the largest
pipe factory in the world, fin-
anced by State of Israel Bonds,
and it is the huge pipes turned
out by this factory, which bring
the waters of the Yarkon and
Jordan all the way to the dry
sands of the Negeb.
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Friday, April /, /955
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