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Yom Kippur Yizkor Service's Bible Origin
By RABBI SAMUEL J. FOX
Why is it customary to have
memorial services for the de-
parted (Yizkor) on Yom Kip-
pur (The Day of Atonement)?
Yom Kippur is that the thought
of the dead will serve to hum-
ble the living. Nothing breaks
the haughtiness of man like the
realization of the eventual des-
tiny of his physical remains. It
is also claimed that the dead
are mentioned on Yom Kippur
so that they will in turn offer
prayers for the living (Zohar
Exodus 16b).
are also those who seek his-
toric reasons for this practice.
They trace it to Roman times
when the .Romans considered
the utterance of this expression
as an act of rebellion against
the Caesars, since it implied
that Jews would not accept the
absolute rule of the Caesars.
Jews were thus forced to utter
this expression silently. It was,
therefore, only on Yom Kippur,
Why is it customary to cry
when the pitch of Jewish faith
out aloud the phrase "Blessed
be the name of His Glorious was at its highest that the Jews
would shout forth their pledge
Kingdom for ever and ever"
on Yom . Kippur whereas this of this expression fearlessly,
showing that all year round . it
phrase is expressed silently was expressed silently only be-
all throughout the year?
cause of fear, and that their
A number of reasons are of- belief in it was as strong as
fered for this practice, varying ever,
with the reason offered for say-
ing this expression silently
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throughout the year. One reason
given is that the expression is
chanted silently throughout the
year because it was originally
father Jacob's reaction to the
unanimous affirmation of faith
on the part of his sons when
they cried "Hear 0 Israel, etc."
(Pesachim 56a). All through
the year, when all Israel's chil-
SHOES
dren are not united in faith,
this retort can only be said in
silence. On Yom Kippur, when
all Israel is united in faith the
expression may be said aloud.
Others claim that this is said
silently all year round because
it was the retort of the angels
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Saturday 'til 8
The Tannaim (Sifre, Deute-
ronomy' 21:8) interpreted the
Biblical verse which articulates
the declaration, required from
the elders of the city closest to
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the scene of a discovered
A campaign has been launched by the Council of Orthodox
corpse, as referring to a peti-
Rabbis of Detroit to secure funds for building a Beth Vaad tion of forgiveness for both the
,Horabonim (shown above), to be erected on Greenfield, north living as well as the dead, indi-
of W. 7 Mile Rd. In the proposed building will be records and cating that even the dead are
registers and departments relating to family counseling, kash-
in need of forgiveness. Our
rut and other questions in Jewish religious life, as well as a prayers on the Day of Atone-
-vocational bureau. Until the new structure is completed, the
ment, which seek forgiveness,
Council will continue in its present offices, at 12244 Dexter.
thus are directed for the bene-
fit of the living as well as for
-the benefit Of the dead. The
Talmud cites instances where
the living were able to ease
the punishment of the dead in
the hereafter such as the case
of David who interceded for
Absolom (Sotah 10a) and Rabbi
TEMPLE EMANU-EL: .At 8:15 p.m. services today, Rabbi Milton Jo ch anan for Elisha ben
Rosenbaum will speak on "Things Which Catch Up with Us Abuyah (Chagogah 15a).
in Life." The Bar Mitzvah of Murray Lee . Yoffee will be - Others say that the reason
observed.
for mentioning the dead on
TEMPLE ISRAEL: At 8:30 p.m. services today, Dr. Leon Fram
will preach on "Reflections of the Year 5719." The Bar
Simpkins Is Artist
Mitzvah of Ronald Frank Loeb will be observed. At 11 a.m.
services Saturday, the Bar Mitzvah of Barry Allen Seifman for Yeshivah Dinner
•. will be observed.
CONG. SHAAREY SHOMAYIM: Sabbath services at 5:45 p.m.,
-
today. At 9 a.m. services Saturday, Dr. Leo Y. Goldman will
speak on "The Laws of Repentance."
CONG. BETH TEFILO EMANUEL-TIKVAH: Sabbath services
at 5:45 p.m., today. At 9 a.m. services Saturday, 'Rabbi
Abraham Levin will preach on "The True Path to Repent-
. ance."
TEMPLE BETH JACOB, Pontiac: At 8:30 p.m. services today,
Rabbi Nathan Hershfield will speak on "Hosea, Prophet of
•
Return."
TEMPLE. BETH EL: Vesper services at 5:30 p.m., today. At 11:15
a.m. services Saturday, Rabbi Sherwin T. Wine will preach
on "Repentance in Time." The Bar Mitzvah of Lawrence
Alan Silver will be observed.
CONG. MISHKAN ISRAEL: Sabbath services at 5:45 p.m., today.
JOE LEE, secretary of the
At 9 a.m. services Saturday, Rabbi Isaac Stollman will speak
10th annual dinner and show
on "Repentance."
of the Beth Yehudah Schools'
CONG. GEMILUTH CHASSODIM: Sabbath services at 5:40 p.m.,
• today. At •9 a.m. services Saturday, Rabbi Joel J. Litke will BusineSsmen's Council, this
week announced that popular
-speak on "Goodness or Success."
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lyric baritone, Arthur Lee
BETH ABRAHAM SYNAGOGUE: Sabbath services at 5:45 p.m.,
Simpkins, would be guest art-
today. At 8:45 a.m. services Saturday, Rabbi Israel I. Halpern
ist at the dinner, to be held
will speak on "Learning from Mistakes."
Nov. 15, at the Latin Quarter.
CONG. BNAI DAVID: Sabbath services at 5:45 p.m., today. At
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8:30 a.m. services Saturday, Rabbi Haying Donin will preach Simpkins, Negro concert and
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on "The Extent of the Return." The Bar Mitzvahs of Michael
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YOUNG ISRAEL OF DETROIT: Sabbath services at 5:50 p.m.,
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York's famous Latin Quarter.
today. At 9 a.m. services Saturday, Rabbi Samuel H. Prero
Lee also announced that Mor-
• Will speak on "The Thought Converted to Action."
CONG. AHAVAS ACHIM: Sabbath services at 5:45 p.m., today; ris Karbal has been named
at 8145 a.m., Saturday. The Bar Mitzvah of Michael Fried- chairman of the executive
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lander will be observed.
ADAS SHALOM SYNAGOGUE: Sabbath services at 6 p.m., today;
at 8:45 a.m., Saturday.
BETH AARON SYNAGOGUE: Sabbath services at 5:45 p.m.,
today; at 8:45 a.m., Saturday. The Bar Mitzvah of Marvin
Cohen will be observed.
CONG. BETH SHALOM: Sabbath services at 6 p.m., today; at 9
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a.m., Saturday. The Bar Mitzvah of Barnett Chomsky will be
observed.
CONG. SHAAREY ZEDEK: Sabbath services at 5:45 p:m., today;
• `at 9:a.m., Saturday..
CONG. BETH JOSEPH: Sabbath services at 5:45 p.m. today; at
9 a.m., Saturday.
YOUNG ISRAEL OF GREENFIELD: Sabbath services at 6 p.m.,
today; at 9 a.m., Saturday.
CONG. EZRAS ACHIM: Sabbath services at 5:45 p.m., today; at
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Mizrachi Sets Celebration, Drive
Launching the 50th anniver-
sary membership drive of Miz-
rachi-Hapoel Hamizrachi reli-
gious Zionist movement, the
Detroit group will hold its tra-
ditional Simchat Beth Hasho-
evah at Mishkan Israel Syna-
gogue at 8:30 p.m., Oct. 21.
Rabbi Isaac Stollman, na-
tional president of the organiza-
tion, will present a report, and
the . election of officers for the
coming year will be held.
Entertainment will feature a
musical program and a recent
Israeli film. Refreshments will
be served.
The Religious Zionist Move-
ment of America, in its 50th
year, is the largest religious
membership body in the United
States, and has had broad in-
fluence on the movement in
Israel, including its kibbutzim,
schools, economic enterprises
and housing settlements.
For further information, con-
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Bialik Remembrance Week
A Bialik Remembrance Week
to commemorate the 25th anni-
versary of the death of Israel's
poet laureate will be observed
at the Theodor Herzl Institute,
250 W. 57th St., New York,
Oct. 5-10, to was announced by
Dr. Emil Lehman, director of
the institute.
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