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 Greetings BARNEY BRACK COMPANY Detroit Beauty 5- Barber Supply House 1042 Cass Ave. DeFroit 26, Michigan A Joyous Passover From LAMAR DISTRIBUTORS Specialists of Aluminum Combination Storms and Screens LI. 7-2477 10760 West 9 Mile Rd. 1 Passover Greetings MACK & DALY Over 300 Ranch and Modern Homes We Build Any Home You May Desire ' For Complete Realty and Insurance Service,Catl MACK & DALY LU.1-1011 20019 West Warren Passover Greetings The licTamney Company Kintrim Mouldings — Kinkote Plastic and Linoleum Cement Hallmark Bathroom Accessories 3323 Gratiot TW. 3-2575 Best Wishes for a Happy Passover To Our Friends and Customers • TROJAN - Custom Furniture and Carpet Cleaning (On Location) 20145 HULL .AVE. TW. 2-1235 Greetings ofr Passover ONDE UARD SERVICES PLANT PROTECTION SPECIALISTS 24 Hour Emergency Service Uniformed Guards — Patrol Service 441 E. Grand Blvd. LO. 8-4'150 has come • 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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