18—Friday, September 6, 1968

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Horowitz's 'Sipurim La-Talmid':
Tales Serve as Hebrew Lessons

While relating stories based on
life's experiences as told to him
by pupils and friends, Dr. Edward
Horowitz, chairman of the depart-
ment of Hebrew at Thomas Jef-
ferson High School in Brooklyn,

Medicare 2-Year
Progress Shown

In its first two years of opera-
tion, Medicare has paid $8,400,-
000,000 toward hospital and doctor
bills of the nation's elderly people.
Taking note of the anniversary of
the comprehensive program of
health insurance for the aged,
which began July 1, 1966, Presi-
dent Johnson stated that the pro-
gram has meant "new hope and
renewed health that light up thous-
ands of lives in every community
in this land."
According to Sam F. Test, dis-
trict manager of the Detroit-North-
west Social Security Office, of 19,-
700,000 people, 65 and over.
just about everyone in that age
group is now covered under the
basic hospital insurance part of
Medicare, and 18,600,000 of them,
or 95 per cent, have enrolled in
the voluntary medical insurance
part that helps pay doctor bills and
a wide variety of other medical
expenses in and out of the hospital.

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also provides a textbook for his
readers in his "Sipurim La-Tal-
mid," published by Ktav (120 E.
B'way, NY2).
This book of Hebrew stories, il-
lustrated by Aryeh Haas, contains
Hebrew explanatory terms and a
supplementary vocabulary—a 25-
page English-Hebrew dictionary.
The stories in this volume are
unique. They deal with a variety
of topics—with the experiences of
children in Germany, the rescue
of Jews in Denmark, tales about
Jews in Poland and other lands,
holiday stories, an explanatory
essay on why Jews survive, and
other thrilling narratives.
For all students of Hebrew this
is an especially impressive work
that will enable acquisition of a
large vocabulary and the extension
of knowledge of the language.
Dr. Horowitz expertly handles
his subject matter and has pre-
pared the stories in a manner that
indicates his pedagogic skills.

Notables Address
ZOA's Convention

WASHINGTON—Speaker of the
House John W. McCormack, Sen.
Everett M. Dirksen, Sen. Jacob K.
Javits and other American and Is-
raeli leaders will be among the top
officials addressing the 71st nation-
al convention of the Zionist Organi-
zation of America, Sept. 12-15, at
the Statler Hilton Hotel.
Yigal Allan, second-ranking Is-
rael government leader and min-
ister of absorption and immigra-
tion, leads the .list of Israel digni-
taries. Another cabinet minister.
Yosef Saphir, minister without
portfolio, will greet the convention
on the opening night, Thursday, on
behalf of the state of Israel, and
will address the conclave Sept. 14.
Dr. Emanuel Neumann, chairman
of the Jewish Agency American
Section, president of the World
Union of General Zionists, will pre-
side at the Saturday night gather-
ing.
Sen. Dirksen will speak at a
ZOA luncheon next Friday.
The opening session Thursday
evening will hear Jacques Torczy-
ner, president of the ZOA, deliver
the presidential address.

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Burn in the Eye

Whether caused by flame or
chemicals, a burn in the eye
should be flooded with water im-
mediately, advises the National
Society for the Prevention of
Blindness, Inc., for approximately
15 minutes. Hold the head under
a faucet or pour cool water into
the eye from a glass, pot, kettle,
etc. Do not use an eye cup. Burns,
especially those from chemicals,
should be examined by a doctor
as soon as possible.

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for classes at our
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Kindergarten—lst Grade-2nd Grade (at all Branches)
Confirmation Classes: Ninth and Tenth Grades
(Registration at Synagogue at all times during business day.
SPECIAL REGISTRATION: Sunday, September 8 and 15, 10-10:45
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MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS — ENROLL NOW ! ! !

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Weekly Quiz

By

RABBI SAMUEL J. FOX

(Copyright 1968, JTA Inc.)

What is the significance of
the expression "Blessed be He;
and Blessed be His Name"
which is uttered upon hearing
the name of the Almighty issued
from the lips of someone who is
making a benediction?
This expression is • uttered by
the listener when he is not fulfill-
ing his own religious obligation
upon listening to the blessing.
The Rabbis deduce this practice
from the instructions of Moses in
the Bible who ordered the people
of Israel as follows: "When I pro-
claim the name of the Lord,
ascribe greatness to our G-d"
(Deuteronomy 32:3). In the Tem-
ple of old, it was an established
practice that when the name of
the Almighty was pronounced the
congregation would respond with
the expression "Blessed be the
name of His glorious Kingdom for
ever and ever" (Tractate Yoma,
Chapter '7). Rabbi Shneur Zal-
man of Liadi in his Code (124:8)
expresses the ruling that whenever
one hears a benediction being of-
fered (with the name of the Al-
mighty expressed in it) he is to
utter "Blessed be He and blessed
be His name." The philosophical
sources explain this expression by
stating that there is a difference
between the true essential essence
of the Creator and man's limited
knowledge of Him in terms of His
works and obvious effects on the
universe. The latter is referred
to as His name because, while
man, according to the Bible
(Genesis 2:19) was given the ob-
ligation of naming the various
creatures of the universe, he did
not necessarily comprehend their
true essence. There is a differ-
ence between being able to identify
an object by giving it a name and
actually knowing its complete na-
ture. So is it between man and
the Almighty. We are only able to
call Him by name but hardly
able to understand His very being.
Nevertheless, we are of the faith
that even the little we do know
about Him is a source of blessing.
Thus we state that both He in
His full meaning and essence and
He in name only is a source of
blessing for us. The prophets do
declare that in the days to come
(i.e. the Messianic Era) the Al-
mighty will reveal Himself fully
to man and thus says the prophet
Zechariah "In that day will the
Lord be One and His Name One
(Zechariah 14:9).
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Why are there two names of
the Almighty mentioned in the
benedictions? (i.e. Hashem and
Elokim)
There are various names by
which one can refer to the Al-
mighty. Generally, each of the
names refers to a different attri-
bute of the Creator. The name
Hashem refers to the attribute of
mercy. This is an attribute which
brings Him close to man. The
name Elokim is the one that refers
to the attribute of justice. This
of course indicates the great dis-
tance between the judge and the
judged. Both are used in the bene-
dictions to indicate that we be-
lieve the Almighty has both attri-
butes and that He is at the same
time both near and far from us,
yet is He ever the source of our
blessing.

St. Louis Agency Starts
Program for Retarded

ST. LOUIS (JTA) — A major
program to aid mentally retarted
Jews has been started with desig-
nation of the Jewish Family and
Children's Service as the central
information and referral service
for the St. Louis Jewish commu-
nity on the problem. The family
service agency also will provide
services to such handicapped Jews
and to their families.

Steel deteriorates 2 to 4 times
faster in air-polluted cities than
in rural areas.

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Continues Its 1968 Town Hall Lecture Series

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Tuesday, September 10
8:30 P.M.

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Hillel Expands Program
at Rhode Island University

KINGSTON, R. I. — Bnai Brith
Hillel Foundations have established
a full-time program for Jewish
students at the University of Rhode
Island.
Rabbi Melvin Granatstein, 28, of
New York has been appointed Hil-
lel director to supervise the reli-
gious, cultural and counseling cen-
ter for the school's 800 under-
graduates. The expanded program
begins with the fall semester.
The Providence General Jewish
Committee, supporting the need for
full-time services for the growing
Jewish student body, allocated
additional funds to upgrade the
Hillel program.

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