18—Friday, October 11, 1968
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Yom Kippur Around the Globe;
From Soviet Union to Israel, France
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Orthodox
Jews and pious Moslems wor-
shipped simultaneously in the Ibra-
himi mosque in Hebron. The mos-
que, over the site of the Patriarchs'
Tombs, was the scene of Yom
Kippur services conducted by the
Jewish settlers of Hebron and
guests. The services were attended
by Col. Ofer Ben David, military
governor of the area, and by Israeli
soldiers on duty in the town.
The Jews used a small hall ad-
joining the main sanctuary of the
mosque, which was occupied by
Moslems who held five daily prayer
meetings as usual. No incidents
were reported, although the use of
the mosque compound by the Jew-
ish settlers had engendered hostil-
ity and protests from Moslem re-
Sukkot Quiz
By RABBI SAMUEL J. FOX
(Copyright 1NA% JTA, Inc.)
Why is the festival of Sukliot
(Tabernacles) referred to in the
liturgy as "the season (or time)
of our joy?"
While every major Jewish fes-
tival is basically an occasion for
joy, Sukkot is especially designated
to be such by repeated emphasis
in the Bible where the name of the
festival is mentioned in the Pen-
tateuch. One source (Levush)
claims that this is so because the
festival marks the reaping of the
harvest for the fall crops. Others,
who are more sophisticated and
somewhat mystic in their approach
claim that the festival is especially
one of joy because it celebrates the
victory over Satan who attempted
to prosecute man on Yom Kippur.
The forgiveness that is acquired on
Yom Kippur is celebrated on Suk-
kot. The festival . comes as a relief
from the tension experienced dur-
ing the "Days of Awe" (Yamin
Noraim) and thus brings great joy.
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Why must the roof of the Sukka
be made only from branches,
wood-products or reeds which are
already detached from the soil
but not yet made into vessels for
human consumption?
This is based upon a verse in
the Bible (Deuteronomy 16:13)
which states "Ye shall make the
festival of Sukkot unto you when
(or as) you have gathered in (the
crops) from your threshing floor
and from your wine press." When
the crops are on the threshing floor
they are certainly already severed
from the ground. Furthermore the
Talmud (Sukka 12a) explains that
the covering of the Sukka therefore
comes from the "spoils of the
threshing floor and the wine-press."
These spoils (leaves, stems or
branches) have not been made into
anything through human mastery
and thus are not subject to the laws
of impurity which renders a utensil
made by humans as impure should
it touch objects that bring impurity.
This is further explained by the
moralists as implying that man's
protection comes basically not from
nature itself (represented by the
plants still connected with the soil)
nor from man's own craftsman-
ship (represented by the finished
product man can make from na-
ture's growth) but from the grace
of. the Almighty which can provide
him with protection even from the
worthless spoils of nature, provided
man learns how to use and appre-
ciate them.
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ligious authorities before the holi-
days.
In Israel, the Western Wall in
Old Jerusalem was the scene of
public worship on a large scale.
Crowds estimated in the tens of
thousands congregated at the site.
The Red Mogen David, Israel's
Red Cross, reported that 78 persons
fainted in the crowed. When the
fast ended, the Bnei Akiva Yeshiva
distributed cookies and soft drinks
to the worshippers. Synagogues
were full and streets empty except
for an occasional ambulance or
United Nation car. Comparatively
mild weather with temperatures in
the upper 70s made the fast easier
than in some past years.
Meanwhile, French Jews at-
Detroit Men's ORT Chapter
Campaigns for 300 Members
Harry H, Platt, president of De-
troit Men's ORT Chapter, an-
nounced a drive to increase the
group's membership from 700 to
1,000 to start Tuesday.
"This will enable Detroit to pro-
vide the added support necessary
for one of the most productive
movements in Jewish life today, -
Platt said.
Edward C. Levy has been
named general chairman of the
campaign. Serving with him as co-
tended Yom Kippur services in un-
precedented numbers requiring
that improvised synagogues be set
up in movie theaters, concert halls
and even a circus to accommodate
the overflow crowds. Several hun
dred refugees from Eastern Europe
pressed into crowed Central Syna-
gogue of Paris _inhere special pray-
ers were said fOr Jews oppressed
behind the Iron Curtain. -
Orthodox Jews packed the Grand
Choral Synagogue in Moscow for
EDWARD C. LEVY
Yom Kippur. Services were also
held in two other synagogues in chairmen are: Dr. Harvey M. Fire-
stone, Samuel S. Greenberg,
the city.
Jerome C. Hirsch, David K. Page,
Max D. Schuster and Paul Zucker-
man,
Members of the membership
committee chosen for the current
More than 700 American rabbis project are: Jay W. Allen, Harry
700 Rabbis Join
Call for ZOA Aid
have called on their congregants
and American Jewry tosupport the
program of the Zionist Organiza-
tion of America (ZOA) and join
that organization's ranks.
The "Rabbis' Call"—issued by
the ZOA and signed by the rabbis
— said the program of the ZOA
"needs the mass support of the
J e w i s h community and the
strength of organized numbers
backed by adequate resources."
By joining the ZOA, the call
said, Jews would support "a vital
service to the progress of Israel
and the future of American
Jewry."
The call was signed by the rab-
bis at the request of Jacques Tor-
czyner, president of the ZOA.
Rabbi I. Usher Kirshblum, a
national vice president of the ZOA,
is chairman of the national mem-
bership committee.
International ORT
Conference to Begin
In Montreal Oct. 25
Son of Former Premier
of France to Address ORT
CLEVELAND — Robert Blum,
president of ORT-France and son
of the late French political leader
and two-time premier of France,
Leon Blum, will present the major
address Oct. 21 at the full national
board conference of Women's
American ORT here.
The presentation will be made
at the opening night session of the
conference at the Statler Hilton
Hotel. Some 500 delegates, repre-
senting the 80,000 members of Wo-
men's American ORT in 600 chap-
ters throughout the United States,
will attend the conference, which
will run through Oct. 24.
Blum, who became president of
dustries, president of the Society
for the Exploration of Materials
and president of the Ettore Bugatti
Automobile Co. The French ORT
NEW YORK—Over 500 Jewish network is the largest ORT Euro-
community leaders from 27 coun- pean program.
tries will assemble in Montreal,
Oct. 26-29, for the 1968 interna- Scholarships to Hebrew U.
tional conference of the World
ORT Union, it was announced by Offered by Illinois Couple
NEW YORK—Two annual schol-
Dr. William Haber, president of
arships for graduate study leading
the central board.
to
a master's or doctorate degree
The Montreal conference will be
the first meeting of the World ORT in the area of Bible studies at the
Union - to be held in the Western Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Hemisphere. All sessions will be have been established by Mr. and
held at the -Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Mrs. Philip D. Sang of River For-
In addition to the International est, Ill. for a trial period of three
Conference, parallel meetings have years.
been scheduled in Montreal by the
Known as the Elsie 0. and Philip
Women's International ORT; the D. Sang Annual Scholarship in
Women's Canadian ORT; and the Bible Studies, each will provide
executive committee of the World 5,000 pounds ($1,450) to an Ameri-
ORT Union.
can and an Israeli graduate stu-
ORT operates 672 vocational dent. Americans who have com-
training units in 22 countries. Last pleted a bachelor of arts degree
year ORT provided such training may apply 'for the scholarship to
to 48,000, the majority displaced the Office of Academic Affairs of
Jews seeking to establish them- the American Friends of the He-
selves in new homes, more than brew University, 11 East 69th St.,
half of them in Israel.
New York, N.Y. 10021.
Bnai Moshe Museum to Be Dedicated
The formal dedication of the the museum, is largely responsible
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NEW YORK (JTA)—The United
Hias Service has registered 1,175
Czech refugees for emigration, in-
B. Aronow, Eugene J. Arnfeld. cluding 495 who have already been
assisted to emigrate to other coun-
Gerson Bernstein, Leonard Bonin,
Lee Brody, Albert M. Colman, Ed- tries, mainly Western Europe and
Canada,
the Jewish migration
ward Coopersmith, Leo I. Franklin,
agency reported from Vienna.
Merle Harris, Samuel Hechtman,
According to Gaynor I. Jacobson,
Miles Jaffe, Moray Kutzen, Milton
executive vice president, 100 men,
Lucow Leo J. Miller, David Mon- women and children have been
dry, Allan Nachman, Abe A.
helped to find new homes in Cana-
Schmier, John A. Sills, Samuel S. da and 365 have resettled in West-
Simmer and George Taxe.
ern Europe. "It is possible, how-
Platt stated in his appeal for ever, that many of the people
new members: "One of the most finding homes in Western Europe,
effective worldwide Jewish pro- particularly those going to Switzer-
grams today is ORT's activity for land where visas have only three
training Jewish youth all over the months initial validity, may turn
world in necessary skills to enable to us again for aid." he said.
,
them to become productive citizens
free from dependence on charity.
In these troubled times, the need
for such training in Europe and in
Israel is greater than ever. It is
our aim through this drive to
broaden our membership bast to
include men in the community who
I am sure are interested in the
ORT program but who do not know
of the existence of the Detroit
Men's ORT Chapter."
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Bnai Moshe Museum, under the, for this cultural project, with the
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