We Salute Our Confrmands,
Consecrants and Graduates
Jewish Center's
Role in Education
Public Relations
vis-a-vis Israel
and the U. S.
The Jewish News dedicates this issue to our youth
who have consecrated themselves to Jewish studies,
with the hope that they will rededicate themselves
to uninterrupted links with Jewish learning.
List of 1968 "Confirmands, Consecrants and
Graduates on Pages 24 and 25
THE JEWISH NEWS
EDE 7' F;a• 0 1 "T-
A Weekly Review
Editorials
Page 4
MICHIGAN
Happy
Shavuot
Greetings to
Jewish
Communities
of Jewish Events
Everywhere
Michigan's Only English-Jewish Newspaper — Incorporating The Detroit Jewish Chronicle
Vol. LI I I. No. 11
AO.° 27
May 31, 1968
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Shavuot 5728
Decalogue on the Art of Prayer
1. When you cannot pray with proper concentration, try your
utmost to speak the words in a spirit of belief in their truth.
2. Let your heart hear what your mouth speaks if you wish to
offer proper prayer.
3. The prayer of an individual is not heard unless he concen-
trates upon it, but the prayer of the many is heard, even if
not all of them are wholehearted.
4. Do not ask that God change the laws of nature for you.
5. Limit your request for your material need, but ask for all you
wish in Tora spirit.
6. Clothe the words of your prayers in grace; namely, pronounce
them carefully and with sincerity. Would you number your
words and ignore the meaning when addressing a superior?
7. Every word of your prayer is like a rose which you pick from
its bush. You continue until you have formed a bouquet, a
complete blessing.
8. Forget everybody and everything during your worship. Forget
yourself and your needs. Forget the people of whom you have
no need. Turn not to the side of you to see who's near or far
--not in back to observe late-comers Then in truth you may
be able to worship the Lord.
9. When you offer prayer, imagine yourself as one who is newly-
born, without achievements of which to be proud; without
high family descent to make you arrogant. Forget all proud
dignity and self-esteem. Remember only the Creator.
10. Make every effort to pray from the heart. Even if you do not
succeed, the effort is precious in the eyes of the Lord.
—RABBI NAHMAN OF BRATZLAV