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November 07, 1969 - Image 21

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The Detroit Jewish News, 1969-11-07

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Syitagiigiwg: Asked to Join

KIAMESDA LAKE, N.Y. (.1TA)
—The United Synagogue of Amer
Ica adopted this week at its hi
ennial convention a resolution
which called on its synagogues to
Associate with the three-day mora-
torium Nov. 13 - 15 by special
prayers for peace in Vietnam and
Special study on peace in the con-
gregational religious schools.

. 7 pi 'I' 7 - = I •
m • aline( .)-Day Moratorium' THE DETROIT.

gregations were inducted into the was elected president of United

organization.
A high-ranking Israeli

official
told the convention that there were
some small glimmerings of hope
in the Arab world that an accom-
modation with Israel eventually
Mill be reached.
Dr. Yaacov Herzog, director
general of the prime minister's !
Another resolution on Vietnam o ffice, said while peace is still re-
Commended President Nixon for mote and renewed warfare cannot
his decision to begin the with be discounted, "there are signs
drawal of American troops, urged that in certain Arab circles there
that the speed of withdrawal Ino is a beginning of an understanding
accelerated and that the govern- of the historic nature and roots of
ment "move even more ener- the state of Israel, and an accept-
getically to end our involvement ance, however unwilling, that Is-
in the Vietnam war."
rael is a permanent factor in the
The 2,500 delegates at the same Middle East scene."
time expressed disappointment at
Dr Ilerzog said it would take a
the slow pace of negotiations in long time for the consequences of
Paris. They asked for a cut in this understanding to mature.
defense expenditures and that llowever, he declared. "the iron
"funds be reallocated from the curtain which has sealed frontiers
national defense budget to meet and minds for over 20 years has
the critical problems of urban been somewhat raised, and what-
America."
ever the future events, it will
never come down."
The delegates also adopted a

resolution which recognized "the
Inequities and lack of eonsis•
tency" in state laws governing
abortion and urged the move-
ment's ti.35 affiliated Conserva-
tive congregations to study the
question and to bring their con-
cern to the attention of state
and federal legislatures to the
end that measures be taken to
liberalize abortion laws.

Resolutions passed also included
against the policies of
anti-Semitism in the Soviet Union
and Poland. Thirty-four new coo

a protest

Meaning of Mazel Toy

Jacob Stein of Great Neck. L.I..

(Copyright, 1969,

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from an earlier non-Jewish belief in
astrology. The word "mazel" is or-
iginally the word meaning "planet"
or "constellation." It was the belief
of some ancient people that the
stars or heavely bodies someho'.v
determine the fate of individuals.
The Jewish tradition, of course,
never accepted such a belief. How-
ever, the word "maze)" was fol-
lowed and used for the word "for-
. tune" or "luck." The wish that is



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Detroit Friends of Chabad Lubavitch and Camp Gan Israel

By DR. SAMUEL J. FOX

The expression "Mazel Toy"
which is currently taken to mean
"Good Luck" is perhaps taken

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Synagogue

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Friday; November 7, 1969-21

JEWISH NEWS

TUESDAY EVENING, DEC. 9 — 8 P.M.
FORD AUDITORIUM
TT.
HONORING

Charles E. Feinberg

Emma Schaver

On His
70th Birthday

General Chairman

thus given on a happy occasion is
that good fortune or good luck

shall fill the future.
• * •

Michelangelo's Moses

The statue of Moses, made by
with
horns. This is based upon perhaps
a misunderstanding of the Biblical
version which describes Moses'
appearance when he descended

Michelangelo, is a figure

from Mount Sinai. The Bible writes
that there was a shine on his face.
This word has become to be mis-
translated as meaning that Moses
sprouted horns whereas the Bible
meant to say that a brilliant radi-
ance emitted forth from his visage
The word "Keren" in the Bible can
be taken to mean either "horn" or
"ray."

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Contributors $5 and $2 per seat

Confession Before Death

It is a Jewish tradition to recite
the confession before one dies. The
rabbis in the Talmud said "repent
the day before you die. - It is the
belief of Jewish tradition that
death is a means of penitence just
like the Day of Atonement. Death
brings forgiveness, but man is re-
quired to have some awareness el
the fact that he sinned in order to
achieve this forgiveness. This is
done by offering ' the confession
for
which indicates man's regret peni-
his sins and his desire to do
pass
away
to
tence. Thus he can
of for-
the next world in a state

giveness and purity_

More women than men dercloP
diabetes. Apparently there is no

difference between the sexes fpr
the first 25 years of life. but after
that women are much more sus-
55
ceptible than men. Between
and 64, the diabetic rate amone
women is twice as high. After
that, the difference is not so great.

Isadore Starr

Chairman
Tickets Committee

Robert Ruch

Co-Chairman

Irwin I. Cohn

Co-Chairman

Harry Schumer

Chairman

Steering Comm it tee

Checks (tax deductable) accompanying reservations, should be made payable to Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch or Camp
Gan Israel, 14000 W. Nine Mile Rd., Oak Park, Mich. 48237. Tickets are also available at Ford Auditorium,
Borenstein's Book Stores and Spitzer's Book Store.

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