Farber's 'Jewish Holidays' Explores
Calendar on Three Student Levels

16-Year-Old Debt to Be Paid Back Thursday
as Israel Cancels $13.5 Million loan from U.S.;
World Bank Extends Another Large Credit

Jewish tradition tells us, accord- good or all bad repent of their
ing to Detroit educator Walter C. wrongs during the ten days be-
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Israel
Farber's new booklet on Jewish tween Rosh Hashanah and Yom
will pay to the Unite d States
holidays, that Rosh Hashanah is Kippur.
In addition, prayers asking Export-Import Bank Thursday the
the birthday of the world.
for
forgiveness, called Selihot, last installment on a $135,000,000
On this day we are judged by
loan extended to the Jewish State
God as to what the next year are chanted after midnight the
in 1949, when the year-old state
will bring us. For this reason, we Saturday before Rosh Hashanah.
vas in desperate need of financial
The
cantor
and
the
choir
lead
think about our faults and try
resources, it was learned here.
the
services
at
this
time.
to correct them. making resolutions
There is also a custom called
At the same time, G e or g e
to become better people and better
tashlich, which is observed by going Woods, president of the Inter-
Jews.
Published by the Jewish Heri- to a river or lake during the after- national Bank for Reconstruction
tage Publishing House. 18262 Oak noon of the first day, or the sec- and Development, the so-called
Dr., the booklet is "Cycle I" of a end if the first falls on the Sab- World Bank, formally signed a
series on "Jewish Holidays" parti- bath. Crumbs are cast into the wat- document extending a loan for
er, symbolic of our desire to rid 320,000,000 to Israel Industrial
cularly for students.
Rosh Hashanah is the day of ourselves of misdeeds and start Development Bank,
The big loan given Israel 16
judgment. If we pray sincerely and the year anew. "Tashlich" means
ask for forgiveness of our sins; casting away. Rosh Hashanah is years ago has been partially re-
tradition assures us that God will a time for a clean start, and water paid in varying sums, all large, at
forgive us and grant us another is . a symbol of cleanliness. By regular intervals since 1949. As of
year of health, happiness and going to a natural flow of water, today, there is outstanding $7,000,-
peace. It is celebrated on the first we indicate the cleansing of our 000. Israel's minister of finance,1
and second days of Tishri, the souls by reciting our prayers there. Pinchas Sapir, will come to Wash-
On Rosh Hashanah we pray to ington Thursday to hand over the
seventh month of the Jewish calen-
dar, which is accepted as the be- God that all evil be taken from final payment. At the time the
ginning of the religious year even the world and that all men ex- Export-Import Bank's loan was
though the calendar year begins perience joy and happiness. Since being negotiated, authorities of
in the spring with the celebration God created all men, they are the fiscal institution had expressed
all brothers and we pray at Rosh confidence in Israel's economic
of Passover.
In Hebrew, "Rosh" means Hashanah that we may be able to future.
head or beginning; "ha-shanah" help one another.,
Farber, director of Cong. Bnai
means the year. Together they
N.Y. Area Gets Federatioi
are the "head of the new year." Moshe Religious School, describes
SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. (JTA)
Rosh Hashanah is also referred the three cycles of "Jewish Holi-
to as the day of judgment (Yom days" as a discussion and evalua- —Although Rockland County is
Raclin), the day of remembrance days" as a discussion, and evalua- 150 years old, a Jewish Federa-
(Yom Hazikaron) and the day tion in Cycles 2 and 3 on more tion has been founded here for the
first -time, according to the Jewish
of blowing the Shofar (Yom mature levels for older students.
Chronicle, the new weekly which
Teniah).
has just made its appearance in
The Shofar, or ram's horn, British Post Office Ready
makes a hollow sound which was for Customers Who Don't this area.
used in Biblical times to summon
people together. The shofar is Want Swastika Stamp
LONDON (JTA) — The British
blown for 30 days before -Rosh
Hashanah to prepare the Jew for General Post Office has instructed
its staff to keep supplies of alter-
this important period.
On the first day of Rosh Hash- nate postage stamps for customers
anah, part of the book of Genesis who refuse to accept the new
is read from the Bible, telling "Battle of Britain" stamps which
of the birth of Isaac and the leav- show a swastika on the wreckage
ing of Ishmael from Abraham's of a German plane shot down in
house. On the second day, Abra- the Second World War.
In a confidential memorandum,
ham's willingness to sacrifice his
son Issac is read. He is tested by the Post Office points out to the
God, and when he does not hesitate staff that "there has been some
to fulfill God's wish he is told to controversy" over the stamps. The
sacrifice a ram instead of his son. department s t a t e s: "Customers
On Rosh Hashanah we eat honey, who refuse these stamps should
so that we may have a sweet new be offered any current four-penny
year. We dip hallah or apple into commemorative or ordinary post-
the honey or eat a piece of honey age stamp as an alternative. In
cake. It is also customary to eat any case, supplies of normal issue
a round hallah, which symbolizes stamps should be kept on hand at
a well-rounded year of health and counters for people who ask spe-
cifically for them."
good living.
Leaders of British Jewry and
Before and after Rosh Hashanah
services, we greet our friends and members of Parliament had pro-
RICHARD H. LOVE
relatives by saying "L'shanah tovah tested the use of the stamp, but
it
was
put
on
sale
in
spite
of
the
tikatuev," which means "May you
be inscribed for a happy year." protests.
Tradition has it that God inscribes
The wealth of nations is men,
the good forever in the book of
life, and those who are neither all not silk and cotton and gold.

The agreement for the new as well as American participation
$20,000,000 long-term World in next year's Tel Aviv Trade Fair.
Bank loan was signed at a cere- He was accompanied on the visit
mony attended by Haim Zadok,
to Secretary Connor by Ambassa-
Israel's minister of commerce
dor Avraham Harman and Shamir.
and industry, and Nahum Sha-
mir, Israel's economic minister
in the United States.
Woods noted that the World
Bank is "gratified" by Israel's
(
progress and expressed his hope
for continued I s r a e l i economic
development. He also said the
bank had noted with satisfaction
the assistance Israel was render-
ing to various underdeveloped
nations.
Here's
On Israel's behalf, the agree-
ment was signed by Shamir and
Hoping
two director s of the Israel-
Industrial Development B a n k,
Yehuda Gil and Sam Rothberg.
Z a d o k, told Woods that the
World Bank contribution was - of
great significance in Israel's high-
way development program, the ex-
ploitation of Dead Sea resources,
and the building of Ashdod harbor
and the
facilities. He expressed hope for I
closer cooperation in the future
Coming Year
between I s r a el and the World
Bank. The bank has already loaned
Israel a total of $94,500,000. The
will bring
new loan is the fourth.
Later, expansion of Israel-
you
American trade was discussed
when Zadok met with Secretary of
Happiness
Commerce John T. Connor. He also
took up the issue of broadening
American investments in Israel,

Rosh
Hashanah

MAY YOU BE INSCRIBED FOR A GOOD YEAR

(/OM

The sound of the Shofar marks our

entry into another year of hope and promise

. . . and reminds us again of the traditions

by which we have lived for countless gen-

erations.

During these holiest of days, let us seek

anew our purpose in life and go forward into

the future with fresh energy and resolve.

To all our friends we extend our sin-

cerest good wishes for a Happy New Year.

May the coming months bring much hap-

piness and a full share of life's blessings.

BY HENRY LEONARD

RICHARD H. LOVE, Manager

MOE LEITER, Associate Manager

Detroit Centre Branch
The Dominion Life Assurance Company

1766 Penobscot Building

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