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CARMI M. SLOMOVITZ
CHARLOTTE DUEIN
Business Manager
City Editor
Sabbath Scriptural Selections
This Sabbath. the 20th day of At:, 5730, the following scriptural selections will be
read in•our synagogues:
Pentateuchal portion, Deut. 7:12-11:25. Prophetical portion, Isaiah 49:14-51:3.
Candle lighting. Friday. Aug. 21, 7:06 p.m.
VOL. LVII. No. 23
Page Four
August 21, 1970
Faith in Peace Possibilities
There must be no appeasing of banditry West is so seriously to be prayed for—that
even the frequent terrorist attacks on Israel's
or warmongering or terrorism. Transgres-
settlements must not stand in the way of
sions of indecencies must not be condoned.
hopefulness for better days in the Mid East.
The age of too many concessions to those who
Rumors will float freely, and speculations
threaten liberties and lives is past.
Nevertheless, in approaching the vital regarding the ?diddle East will undoubtedly
contain
pessimistic overtones. Even the most
issues of our time, whether they affect in-
panicky- reports must not be permitted to
dividuals or nations, we must have faith and
deter
action
that may eventually bring Jews
we must have a measure of patience in the
and Arabs together. It is not a question only
interest of confidence in our fellow men, that
of Israel and Arab states: the issue involves
amity will not be abandoned.
This is an attitude vitally needed at this the status, the concern, the very being of the
entire Jewish people that is strongly linked
time when two kindred peoples are engaged
in an effort to create peace. We know the with what is happening in the Middle East.
dangers. The intrusion of forces that are seek- ' News analysts often render great injustice
to the cause of peace with the speculative pes-
ing power in the Middle East represents
simisms. It is an established fact that whether
threats to the best interests of world peace.
it was at the United Nations or at UN com-
To ignore these threats would mean blindness
to realities. But there are other powers. mission meetings or during public discussions
There are many other interests. The Kremlin on Middle East issues, Arabs refused to meet
cordially with Israelis. But that should not
is not alone in this political game. The White
House is equally- involved, and if we are to deter us from hoping that the situation will
change,
that Arabs will recognize the dire
have even a modicum of confidence in the
Bloch Publishing Co. has just issued a highly informative work on
good will of our President and of his adminis- need for justice for all, for cooperation in the Jewish dietary laws.
best interests of all, for amity that must assist
tration—even in the officialdom of the State
"The Book of Kashrut," by Rabbi Seymour E. Freedman contains
Department that has been not too friendly to in raising'the standards of Arabs in all their not only the basic facts but also analyzes certain food products and
lands to a level comparable to those of Arabs
Israel in the past but which now recognizes
is
an
impressive guide for observant Jews who are concerned about the
in Israel and who share the benefits of a well
the danger to world peace as it relates to Is-
permissibility of use of the variety of products that appear in the
developed society of all Israelis in Israel.
rael's security—then we must believe in our
markets.
Our plea is for faith shared with hope,
government's sincerity to attain amity- for Is-
"A Treasury of Kosher Facts and Frauds," the subtitle, indicates
emphasized by confidence, that we could be
rael and for mankind.
also that the book protects the reader in his anxiety to discover frauds
We must hope that we are on the road to on the road to a lasting peace. If it is attain- that may be perpetrated when foods are offered as kosher.
ed, it will be to the glory of the men in the
peace. The urgency of ending the conflict is
Habbi.in-residence at the Concord Hotel in Kiamesha Lake, N.Y.,
so great, the need to establish a positive rela- White House and to the credit of those in
Rabbi Freedman authoritatively presents his facts, basing them on
tionship with the Arabs is so vital—there is the Kremlin as well as in the palaces of the
he acquired in the Mesivta Rabbi Chaim Berlin in New
training
Arab
potentates
who
must,
as
they
should,
the equal urgency to avoid a confrontation
York and the personal studies he had made in gathering facts for
lend their assistance for the peace for which
between the United States and the Soviet
his
subject.
Union and to assure amity between East and not only Israel but the entire world craves.
Kashrut Explained, Warnings
Made Against Frauds in Foods
Protecting Our Yo uth ...and Society
Sargent Shriver, understandably disturb-
ed over his son's experimentation with drugs,
spoke bitterly in condemnation of social
trends. The children, he said, live i n a dream.
And the dream is destructive, repulsive,
steeped in a decline of the basic values of life.
So many tragedies have been experienced
by many of the best families in this land, the
extent to which the would-be rebels against
the Establishment have stooped to the lowest
levels of human judgment, that we are in big-
ger trouble than we even begin to imagine.
Within a very few days, our schools will
reopen. Attention will focus again on our
children and their teachers, on our youth,
children and grandchildren and their future,
and there will be need to make new decisions.
What is to be done about drug abuse? How can
the spread of sales be stopped? Are we to
tolerate the use of perilous drugs that en-
danger lives, that cloud thinking, that divide
society between two classes of people whose
attitudes may lead to horrible times for all?
We may as well face the issues frankly
and unhesitatingly. There have been re_ports
that even in our Jewish schools, among those
about to become teen-agers, there has been
evidence of drug use. How true is this
charge? Even if a very small percentage of
youngsters have fallen prey to this evil, is it
to be tolerated? How do we face the chal-
lenges that make youth the enemies of their
elders?
There has entered into the thinking of our
people a sort of fear of youth. There is a
yielding that does no one any good. Sargent
Shriver's experience, the browbeating of col-
lege presidents by rebels, distortions in fac-
ing the dilemmas in the race issue, prejudices
of a variety of sources and causes--all com-
bine to create social problems that need not
disrupt the nation's life but which neverthe-
less threaten it.
A sort of confessional from one of the
participants of the shocking Goose Lake
assembly serves as a warning against extreme
permissiveness. Youth might yield to reason
if they were not given the all-too-readv go sign
from parents themselves.
There comes a time to say NO to some
youth demonstrations, in the best interests
of youth themselves.
In the Jewish community there may be
need for firmer stands against permissive-
ness. There is always room for frank con-
frontation between young and old—without
it we would be a bankrupt people!—but there
is never room for degradation. The chal-
lenges are too serious, for the young as much
as for their elders. Will they be faced with
determination and with an effort to establish
wholesomeness in our approaches to the
basics of life and the relationships between
generations?
Comforting Hijackers
Kashrut is presented as an important mitzva and is defined as
"a moral force." There are rabbinic tales to illustrate the points ad-
vanced by the author, and among others he relates:
"There is a story in the Midrash which relates that once Rabbi
Yehuda Hanasi (Rabbi Judah the Prince) invited the Roman general,
Antoninus, to his home for a Sabbath meal. The rabbi served his guest
a meal of cold foods. Later on, Rabbi Yehuda invited Antoninus again
to his home; this time, however, it was on a weekday. The rabbi served
his guest a meal of hot foods. Antoninus surprised his host by telling
him that he enjoyed the meal of cold foods served on the Sabbath
more than he enjoyed the hot meal served to him on this day. Rabbi
Yehuda answered that the weekday meal did not have a particular
spice which the Sabbath meal had. Antoninus assured the rabbi that in
the royal storehouse there was available any conceivable spice; he
need only name the missing spice and it would be obtained for him.
Rabbi Yehuda thought for a moment and then replied, 'The name of
the missing spice is "Sabbath." Do you have it in your storehouse?'
The Midrash concludes at this point with no further response of
interest from Antoninus."
The point made is that "You don't have to be Jewish to love Jewish
food," emphasizing that "Jewish cooking was traditionally prepared to
excite the soul!"
. There is thoroughness in covering the subject in this well compiled
volume. The author is aware of the need to explain shehita as well as
kashrut, and in defining the Jewish method of slaughtering as well
as explaining the dietary laws, Rabbi Freedman instructs while guiding
his readers towards proper selection of truly kosher foods.
He also advises men in the military how to assure observance
even in the army.
At a time when there is need for drastic
action to put an end to hijacking, the govern-
ment of Greece gave comfort to murderers
by releasing seven convicted Arab criminals.
Blackmail played its outrageous role in the
Greek travesty on justice.
There are warnings against frauds, and therein lies another service
There were murderers in the ranks of
those who were released upon the demand of rendered in this guide to kashrut.
hijackers of a plane in Athens. Now it is be-
coming more difficult for proper authorities
to deal with convicted criminals.
Instead of contributing toward air safety
and protection of the lives of civilians—as
well as of diplomats whose security is con-
stantly threatened—the Greek decision gives
comfort to hijackers and makes safety of life
questionable. What is happening is a tragic
commentary on the ability of responsible
governments to deal properly with their duties
toward an assurance of law and order for
their citizens and those who are guests in
their midst.
Public opinion, human decencies, the
rights to security, have been flaunted long
enough. The time has come for international
action to reject hijacking, to strive to make
it impossible, and to repudiate the type of
yielding to terror that now emanates from
Greece.
Impressive NFTS 5731 Calendar
"NFTS Calendar 5731-1970-71" published by National Federation
of Temple Sisterhoods, is one of the most impressive in the history of
the sisterhoods' sponsorship of art calendars.
The new one for the coming year is colorful. The lithographs, re-
produced woodcuts by the Israeli artist, Joseph Weiss, will fascinate
the possessors of this art calendar.
The multicolored photos of the Weiss woodcuts provide an in-
teresting study of Israeli and traditional themes. His "Jerusalem
the City of David" is among the very impressive art works.
There is genuine reality for those who have been at Acre in "Old
Boat Near the Walls of Acre."
"Ancient Aqueduct" adds to the notable works presented here.
Weiss, who was born in Romania in 1916, emigrated to Palestine
in 1939. He studied under noted artists, and his works have been
exhibited in leading museums in Israel, the United States, Canada,
Japan, Holland, Poland and Switzerland.