20—Friday, November 8, 1968
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Rosh Hodesh Fasting
By DR. SAMUEL J. FOX
(Copyright loos, JTA Inc.)
Some people fast on the day
before the appearance of the New
Moon. (Rosh Hcdesh)
This day is traditionally called
"Yom Kippur Katan" (the minia-
ture Vora Kippur). The Bible, in
describing the sacrifices that were
once brought to the Temple on
the day the New Moon appeared
(Numbers 28:15), speaks of a "goat
to be offered for the sin offering to
God." The rabbis interpret this
to mean that the Almighty asks
the people of Israel to bring a
sacrifice to help atone for His own
sin. It is related that ' when the
world was created, both the moon
and the sun were of equal size
and brilliance. When the moon
complained that it wasn't neces-
sary to have two large luminaries,
implying that the sun was super-
fluous, the Almighty punished the
moon by reducing it in size and
brilliance. He then acts like a
father who regrets punishing his
son and asks the people of Israel
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It is customary for Jewish
women to refrain from working
on the day of the New Moon
(Rosh Hodesh).
There are two basic reasons for
this. One is that the New Moon is
listed among the holidays in the
Bible. The symbol of observance
in the case of a major holiday was
the fact that work was prohibited
that day. The day of the New
Moon is a semi-holiday. On such
occasions (just like the time of
Hanuka when the candles are
burning), women are asked to re-
frain from work to symbolize
somewhat of a holiday spirit with-
out disrupting the every-day ac-
tivities of the husbands who are
out making a living for their fam-
ilies. The other reason has to do
with the fact that the women show-
ed noble resistance when their hus-
bands asked them to give them
their golden trinkets for the casting
of the Golden Calf, refusing to
comply or be implicated in this
idolatrous act. They were, thus,
rewarded with the privilege of ab-
staining from work on every New
Moon. This generally means that
women do not do such things as
sew and weave on the day of the
New Moon.
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to atone for him. The logic in
doing this is the fact that the sins
of humanity prevent and delay the
Almighty from restoring the moon
to its original brilliance. It is on
the day before the appearance of
the New Moon that the moon ap-
pears to be smallest. Man is there-
fore asked to seek repentance so
that he might fulfill the conditions
that would make it possible for the
Almighty to restore the moon to
its original size and brilliance.
OCEAN at 41st STREET
The final town hall lecture at
Cong. Bnai Moshe will feature
author-editor Dr. Chaim Potok 8:15
p.m. in a talk on "Rebellion and
Authority in Jewish Fiction."
A panel of questioners moderat-
ed by Town Hall chairman Norbert
Reinstein, will be composed of
Mrs. Oscar Spilkin, past president
of the Bnai Moshe Sisterhood;
Melvin Weisz, the congregation's
immediate past president; and
Herbert Benson, of the men's club.
For tickets, still available at the
congregation office, call LI 8-9000.
Covensky to Outline
Jewish History in Series
Dr. Milton Covensky, professor
of history at Wayne State Univer-
sity, will offer
"A Synoptic
View of Jewish
History" in a
five-lecture series
starting Tuesday
at Cong. Shaarey
Zedek Syna-
gogue. There
will be no charge
for the lectures,
which start at 9
p.m.
Covensky
Talmud Study Group
to Conclude Tractate
To Honor Beth Moses' Past President s
Current and past presidents of
Cong. Beth Moses and its affiliates
will be honored at the dedication
weekend banquet scheduled by the
congregation for Nov. 17.
The event is the culmination of
several activities marking the de-
dication of Beth Moses' sanctuary.
Current Beth Moses president is
Franklin L. Levy. Mrs. Julius
Feldman is sisterhood president;
Harry Shiovitz, men's club; and
Mrs. Mary Kahan, ladies auxiliary.
Past congregation presidents
who also will be honored are
Ben Kinzer, Dr. Manuel Feld-
man, Hy Kinzer, Isadore Silver.
man, Dave Simon, Herman Suss-
man and Dr. Dave Silver.
Katzman and Sheldon Manson;
and sisterhood presidents, Mes-
dames William Naftaly, Harold
Eskovitz, Harry Shiovitz, Sam
Wilner, Franklin Levy, Edward
Waldman, Al Heideman, Maurice
Blumenthal and Joseph Katz.
Reservations are being accepted
through Sunday for a melave
malka to be held 8:30 p.m. Nov. 16
in the social hall. Hosted by the
affiliates, it will include refresh-
ments and entertainment. For
tickets, call the synagogue, 535-
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The Sabbath afternoon Talmud
study group led by Rabbi James I.
Gordon of Young Israel Center of
Oak-Woods will hold a "siyum"
(completion) of the tractate Rosh
Hashana Nov. 16.
The event will begin with Minha
services at 4 p.m., and the siyum
will take place during the weekly
"sholosh seudos" (social) that fol-
lows. Rabbi Gordon will conclude
the tractate and begin study of the
tractate Sukka. Guest speaker will
be Rabbi Samuel H. Prero of
Young Israel of Greenfield.
Jerry Kohn, Max Marsbak, Sol
Goodman, Joseph Katz, Aaron
Rains Deluge Israel
TEL AVIV (JTA)—Rain came
in sweeping downpours all over
Israel Oct. 30, beginning the wet
season. Agricultural experts said
the force and extent of the first
rains augured well for crops.
Even the normally parched south-
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