THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS — Fr iday, September 5, 1955- 1 4

Humane Slaughter Law Signed by
Eisenhower; Shehita is Recognized

WASHINGTON (JTA)—Pres-
ident Eisenhower signed int o
law a so-called humane slaugh-
ter law which sets up standards
of food animal slaughter, • but
exempts shehita from its pro-
visions.
The measure had been op-
p o s e d chiefly by Orthodox
groupS which feared that the
establishment of such stand-
ards might prove—as it has his-
torically in other countries—an
entering wedge in th4 direction
of restricting or forbidding the
Jewish ritual .method/of slaugh-
ter. Other national Jewish
groups did not oppose the meas-
ure and some aided in the word-
ing of the provision of the meas-
ure exempting religious slaugh-
ter from its terms.

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Dr. Hershman Hills
Jewish Community
on New Year 5719

Dr. A. M. Hers man, rabbi
emeritus o f congregation
Shaarey Zedek, who is now
making his home in New
York, with his daughters,
sends this message of greet-
ings on the New Year 5719
through The Jewish News:
"To the 'members of the
Jewish community, 1 ex-
tend • my • sincerest good
wishes for the coming New
Year. May it bring the
realization o f cherished
hopes and high aspirations.
Leshanah Tovah Tikatevu."

Synagogue Institute
to Begin Nov. 11

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The seventh annual syna-
gogue adult institute, offering
a variety of courses in Bible
Hebrew language and literature. '1
contemporary Jewish. problems.
Siddur and related 'stlbjecti,'
will begin Nov. 11, and will con-!
tinue for 20 consecutive Tues-:
day evenings at Beth Aaron
Synagogue, 18000 Wyoming,
announces Rabbi Benjamin !
Gorrelick, chairman.
This year the Evergreen
Jewish Cong. will join in co-
sponsoring the Institute with
the other Conservative 'congre-
gations of Detroit, Adas Sha-
lom, Ahavas Achim, Beth
Aaron, Bnai Moshe. and Shaarey
Zedek.
Registration f o r Institute ■
courses is invited from both
members and non - members
of Conservative congregations.1
Further information may be ob-
tained by calling or writing to
the offices of any of the above!
congregations.

VE. 8.9364 is your
Jewish News Classified Number

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The act, which becomes ef-
'fective after June 30, 1960, pro-
vides that the Federal Govern-
ment and its agencies may not
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Selichot

By RABBI SAMUEL J. FOX

(Copyright, 1958,
Jewish Telegraphic Agency Inc-)

Asks Writers to Think of Judaism as More Than Just a Problem

Playwrights a n d novelists the Jew positive in his Judaism! we still have seen only the
should learn that Judaism is appears on our stage and screen,1 reverse side."
more than a problem, a writer
suggests in the current issue of
River Rouge
American Judaism, official pub-
lication of the Union of Amer-
Jewish
Congregation
ican Hebrew Congregations.
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After interviewing William
River Rouge
Inge, author of the Broadway
HIGH
HOLY
DAY SERVICES
hit, "Dark at the Top of the
'Conducted by
Stairs," David Shaber writes
that the author did well to in-
LOUIS SAX
clude in the play a sympathy-
Selichot, Set., Sept. 6
attracting Jewish character, but
Rosh Hashanah, Sept. 14-15-16
that the time has come for
Yarn Kippur, Sept. 23-24
"popular literature". to depict
what there is in Jewishness that
a Jew wants to cling to.
The Jewish character in
Inge's play is Sammy. Golden-
baum, a lonely youngster whose
Hollywoodish mother has sent
Invites the Jewish Community to the
him off to a military academy.
In the interview, Inge told
Shaber that Sammy was meant
to be a "symbol of the out-
For The New Synagogue at
der." Embarrased by hostility,
y ung Goldenbaum commits sui-
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ci e in the play.
THIS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 at 2 P.M.
Calling his article, "Why Did
Sammy Kill Himself," Shaber,
a former Clevelander now striv-
ing to become a New York play
HIGH HOLY DAY SERVICES
producer, writes, "While a, plea
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I CONGREGATION SHOMREY EMUNAH

Selichot are penitential pray-
ers which are recited on fast
days, on days of woe, and in the
face of danger, as well as dur-
ing a special period before the
Jewish New Year. In some rit-
uals certain Selichot are recited
in the daily prayers. Their
theme is generally that of con-
fession and pleading for mercy
of the Almighty. The general
idea as well as the basic formu-
la is said to date all the way
back to Moses, and according to
some, even to Adam, when the
Lord showed man how to come
back after having sinned and
suffered. the consequences of
wrong-doing.
The rabbis insist that at
least four days before the
Slichos Services, Saturday, Sept. 6 at. Midnight
Geologists estimate Michi-
Jewish New Year the Selichot
The Public is Invited to Attend
prayers be commenced in the gan's supply of salt at 71 trillion
tons.
synagogue.
There are basically two rea-
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sons for this. One is that every
man must look upon himself as
a sacrifice being offered to the
Almighty for the New Year. By
fasting on Yom Kippur he suf-
fers a loss of blood and fat and
iS compared to the animal whose
WILL HOLD
blood and fat were offered on
the altar. An animal which was
sacrificed in the temple of old
required four days of prepara-
tion so that one could be sure
that the animal did not develop
any disqualifying blemishes
such as fractures, etc. Man,
likewise, on the one occasion of
the year when he prepares him-
self as a sacrifice, spends at
least four days guarding him-
self against blemishes. The
other reason is that actually ten
days of fasting and penitence
are required between Rosh
Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
However, since one does not fast
on the two days of Rosh Hash-
anah, the intervening Sabbath
and the day before Yom Kippur,
four days of the ten are missing.
These four are thus made up
by the recitation of Selichot and
fasting on at least four days
before Rosh Hashanah.
Selichot must always begin
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vanced for this. It was thought
to be a practical advantage to
Mon. - Thurs. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., 7 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Fri. 10 a.m. -
begin the Selichot on a Satur-
day night so that the entire
4 p.m. Sun. 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., 7 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
week is devoted to penitence
from its very beginning. Also,
the Sabbath leaves one in a re-
laxed frame of mind and real
penitence is said to require
calmness and, humility rather
than frenzy and excitement.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 6 AT MIDNIGHT

GROUND BREAKING

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I Congregation Ahavas Achim

AUXILIARY SERVICES

in its newly renovated
AIR CONDITIONED SOCIAL HALL

ON

ROSH HASHANAH

AND

YOM KIPPUR

SEICHOT SERVICES

Still Time to Send
Mizrachi-Sponsored .
CARE Gift Packages

Mizrachi Hapoel - Hamizrachi
announced this Aveek that there
is still time to send CARE pack-
ages to needy families in Israel
through the local Mizrachi
office.
Zvi Tomkiewicz, local Miz-
rachi director, said that this
activity is being continued by
the Mizrachi Organization as a
public service, and he urges all
who are interested to com-
municate with Mizrachi, 12238
Dexter, TO. 8-7845, to order the
shipment of CARE packages in
time for the Holy Days.

The Public Is Invited To Attend
,No Admission Charge

Rabbi Jacob Chinitz will officiate. Cantor Leib Lang, with the Cisoir
directed by Morris Skolnick will chant the services,

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