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March 31, 1961 - Image 32

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The Detroit Jewish News, 1961-03-31

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Holiday Best Wishes

BILL DOROUGH'S
BARBER SHOP

Shoe Shining
- Children's Hair Cutting

19745 James Couzens
VE 6-6079

Season's Greetings

KAY DANZER

Flowers - Gifts
Shops in
Sheraton Cadillac Hotel
Statler Hotel
Park Shelton Hotel
WOodward 1 - 1992

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Holiday Greetings

EAGLE
Moving - Storage i

Furniture - Pianos - Safes
Machinery - Local and
Long Distance

2308 Fenkell

UN 3-6068 I

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Passover Greetings

American
Unclaimed Freight
Store

2901 Gratiot

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LO 8-9313

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Passover Greetings to All
a Our Friends and Patrons

I
Mike Agosta
Cement Contractor

Cement Work of All Kinds -

11735 Engleside LA 6-2595
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Best Wishes on Passover
To Our Many Friends and
Patrons

LAURA KERNES
BEAUTY SALON

20092 LIVERNOIS
UN 4-0144

Passover Greetings to All
Our Relatives and Friends

GUARDIAN
STEEL CORP.

Holiday Greetings

Theodore J. Smith

Superior Instruction in All
Branches in the Art of Dancing
Established 1901
Fall Classes Now Forming

13206 Livernois cor. Tyler
WE 5-9470 or WE 3-4898,

Passover Traditions

A Happy Passover to Our Friends and Patrons

By RABBI SAMUEL J. FOX

MOY'S KITCHEN

(Copyright, 1961, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.)

Why is the door thrown open right after the meal during
the recital of the last part of the Haggadah?
The door is customarily opened during the reciting of the
passage which begins "pour out Thy wrath, etc. . . ." Some
claim that it is done to indicate our trust in the Almighty. An
open door is a sign of confidence and trust that no danger
will enter the house. A closed door is usually indicative of the
desire to prevent any unwanted visitor for fear of danger. The
reason for doing this especially on Passover night, is the fact
that Passover eve was known as "Lel Shimmurim" (Exodus
12:42: the eve of watchfulness) which recalled that it was. on
this night that the Almighty watched over the houses of Israel
while the Angel of Death was taking his toll of the Egyptian
first-born. To reconfirm our faith that the Almighty still watches
over us, we throw open the door on this night.
Others claim the door is thrown open as an indication of
our faith in the coming of the Messiah who is supposed to
come to deliver Israel at this season. Opening the door at this
time shows that we still have confidence in his coming and
that our door is ever open to receive him. Some claim that this
ceremony originated in the days of persecution when informers
would lurk in the doorways to watch what the Jews were doing.
The door is thus' thrown open to catch these informers and to
show them that we had nothing to be ashamed of or to fear
that open-
for what we were doing that night. It i
m b be a rei
der of a
ing the door on the night of
o describ•a trade n that
custom mentioned by Jo
e s and temple wh eby the riests
existed in the days o
the
gates of the temple at midnight
would throw open
eve of the Pass

Why is
customary to pour droplets
p of
•eciting each plague during
eder?
wine whe
ure of ejoicing.
A fu cup of wine indicates
that our
Pouring
some of the wine
the f
joy is
complete because hu
to
er and/or
dime a pl
perish firing these glad s.
s , ea
e, or group
enti
of pl ies are
f t le wine is oured off to
ty et c of the Je
openl demonstr e
h people who
ing
do n
enjoy hu n
n when it
falls an enemy.
claim that ripping the me was a means
Sol
of
claiming, ea time e plague was in tioned, "G-d forbid
sue a thing Silo happ t to us." Othe
claim that the wine
ipped so th uld not dr'
is
wine over which a
pla
named. Th
are those who find a
sig
can
total numbe of drops spilt (16). Some
of
ese
epresent the 16 times the
wor e "Deber" (pestilence) is me
ned in the book of Jeremiah.
'11 others claim that the
drops represent the 16 people
who
called to the Torah
ring the week (seven on Saturday
and n
on the three
casions during the week at which
e are call
three p
up). It is also claimed that the 16
drops rep 6 lambs offered on the altar during the
week in the • ays of the temple (i.e. one every morning, one
every evening and two extra ones on the Sabbath). Some claim
that -the 16 drops represent the 16 faces of certain angels, of
the sword of the Angel of Death or of the sword of the
Almighty.

Why is a speeial sandwich made out of the Matzoh and
the Bitter Herbs and then eaten after each of them has been
consumed separately?
The reason for this is contained in the Haggadah itself
and is recited just before this sandwich is eaten. This is served
as a memorial of the practice of Hillel who would do this in
order to obey what he considered to be a Biblical command to
eat them both together, as based on a verse which reads "Upon
Matzoh and Meronim (bitter herbs) shall they eat it (the Paschal
Lamb) (Exodus 12:8). It was thus Hillel's practice to eat all
three things together, the Pascal Lamb, the Matzoh and the
Bitter Herbs.
Now that we do not have the Paschal Lamb we at least eat
the Matzoh and the Bitter Herbs together. Since we follow the
practice of the majority of scholars and eat them separately at
first, we later eat them together, to show that if it is really true
that Hillel was correct, we have observed his practice likewise, so
that all possibilities have been exhausted. It is for this reason that
the special proclamation was added so that no one would think
we were adding unnecessarily to the ritual of the evening.

All Chinese Foods Available — Delivery Service

12717 West 7 Mile_

UN 4-9496

Passover Greetings to Our Friends & Patrons

MOTOR CITY TRANSIT MIX, Inc.

KE 5-9140

21420 West 8 Mile Rd.

Holiday Greetings

Mitchell Syrup & Preserving Co.

Manufacturers of

Ruby-Bee Pure Preserves
WA 1-0800
1951 E. Ferry

Happy Holiday Greetings

MICHIGAN POPCORN CO.

Excellent Quality Products — Prompt Service

TO 9-8420

17800 John R.
crtfinnstrolninstrrum

Happy Passover Greetings

MACK STOVE COMPANY

Ports — Service

TA 5-7332

2605 Michigan

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Passover Greetings

McNamara Paint Products Co., Inc.

TE 1-4575

433 Leland

Happy Passover to Our Friends and Patrons

LINWOOD AUTOMOTIVE PARTS

Auto Electric - Carburetor - General Repairs

TY 4-8870

2919 Joy Road

Greetings of the Season

LIFT PARTS SERVICE COMPANY

Guaranteed Replacement Parts for Clark and Tow Motor
Complete Rebuilding - Preventive Maintenance

7127 EAST DAVISON

TW 3-6979

z

Best Wishes to All
On the Passover Season

Schreiber
Roofing Company

3033 Bourke

UN 4-4900

Holiday Best Wishes

Greetings on Passover

WILDE REGISTER & GRILL CO.

ROBERT LAURIE

Special Sizes Made to Order

Wholesale Beef and Boneless Cuts

Lewis and Art Wilde, Proprietors

424 Bellevue

LO 7-4890

PasI:over Gieetings

Holiday Best Wishes

ROTOR
ELECTRIC CO.

R. W. THOMAS LABORATORY SERVICE

1582 E. GRAND BLVD.

WA 5-7710

TA 5-7580

Happy Passover Greetings

Full Laboratory Service
Chemical Analysis — Formulating — Process Control

6435 Mt. Elliott

2852 Eighteenth St.

WA 3-1177

LAKE SHORE STEEL, INC.

PiCkling and Processing

TO 9-6150

9630 Greely

Happy Passover

Passover Greetings

Passover Greetings

PRIMEAT
PACKING CO.

OTTO PAINTING_ & DRY WALL CO

LAFAYETTE STEEL

2380 20th St. TO 5-8877

9335 Beech Rd.

KE 5-5840

13501 Sanders

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