Roman Favorite Still Popular With Tourists—Tiberias
A winter resort, popular during
the days when Roman Legions oc-
cupied much of the Holy Land,
still attracts Israelis and foreign
visitors.
Tiberias, which owes its name to
a Roman emperor, is located on
the western shore of the Sea of
Galilee. Scenically among the
most beautiful areas of Israel,
blessed with a warm and dry win-
ter climate (average temperature
during November to March, 62 to
77 degrees), famous for its miner-
Proposed Guide
to the Perplexed
Shofar Blower
by MOSHE H. ZIRIN
The following is reprinted from
the Oct. 5 issue of the Chemical
and Engineering News, the weekly
journal of the American Chemical
SOciety:
The ancient Hebrews blew a rams-
horn trumpet called the shofar in
battle and certain religious observ-
ances, and the shofar is still blown in
synagogues during the Jewish High
Holidays • which are in progress this
week. The use and maintenance of
the instrument are described in detail
in "Secrets of a Shofar Blower" by
the late Albert J. Kramer of Arlington,
Va. Mr. Kramer learned to blow the
shofar many years ago from his great-
uncle and blew it for 30 years in his
own congregation.
The shofar, it turns out, is cleaned
conventionally with vinegar, but Mr.
Kramer found the method unsatisfac.
tory. The water softens the inside of
the horn, thus deadening the sound.
Also, an offensive odor is produced
when vinegar contacts the fragments
of organic matter that remain in the
horn when the marrow, blood and tis-
sue are first removed. Instead of
vinegar, Mr. Kramer used alcohol,
either ethyl or isopropyl. The alcohol
is antiseptic and dries quickly, he
wrote, and produces "a sweet-smelling
shofar that . . is just as kosher as a
rinegar-treated shofar."
One mark of good technique in blow-
ing the shofar is the ability to hold a
note for a long time. Mr. Kramer
once asked a rabbi how Long he should
hold a particular note. "As long as you
can," was the reply.
It is very difficult to find out
how many shofar-blowers, mem-
bers of the American Chemical
Society, have benefited from the
above information. At least one
of them has. This writer has been
concerned for a long time that his
Tekiah-Gedola was too long and
might be construed as a showing-
off, or, even worse, as a "public
nuisance"; now, his conscience
won't bother him any longer.
It is only fitting that the above
secrets 'should be shared with
those shofar-blowing colleagues
who may—not be regular readers
of the chemists' journal.
Israeli Trade Mission
Seeks Argentine Buyers
BUENOS AIRES (JTA)—An Is-
raeli trade mission arrived here to
try to sell the Argentine govern-
ment items that are produced in
Israel but not manufactured here.
They include electronic apparatus,
communications equipment, toys,
solar heaters and aeronautical
- equipment.
The Israeli mission, headed by
Col. Benyamin Gibli, vice presi-
dent of the Israel Export Institute,
is seeking to narrow the serious
balance of payments gap between
Israel and Argentina.
Orthodox Study in Israel
NEW YORK (JTA) — Seven
hundred Orthodox youths and
adults participated in study pro-
grams in Israel this year under
the auspices of the Torah educa-
tion and culture department of the
Jewish Agency, it was announced
by Dr. Emanuel Rackman, Jewish
Agency executive member and
chairman of the Torah depart-
ment's advisory committee.
Zvi Assael, director of the Torah
department in North America, said
that 400 students, educators and
rabbis participated in the depart-
ment's summer programs, and 300
high school students and grad-
uates and college students left for
either half - year or full - year
courses of study at Israeli Insti-
tutions for higher Jewish learning.
He who does- not live in some
degree for others, hardly lives for
himself.—Montaigne.
al hot springs, it also has excel-
lent facilities for swimming, boat-
ing, fishing and water skiing,
souvenir shops and seaside res-
taurants.
El Al offers an all-time low
winter fare for a 10-day stay.
Tiberias boasts many hotels
which make the most of their
scenic locations, some offering
vistas of the lake, the surrounding
mountains and the valley framed
by palm trees and bougainvillea.
All hotels include half - board
(breakfast plus luncheon or din-
ner), and daily rates for double oc-
cupancy range from a deluxe $14
per person down to $5.
Boat rides across the lake to
the eastern shore and a visit to
the fishing kibntz of Ein Gev
for an at fresco dinner of Si,
Peter's fish broiled over char-
coal are popular among winter
visitors and so is Israel's only
genuine American "Rose of
Galilee" dude ranch, in the foot-
hills to the North. For the his-
tory buff, the area surrounding
the lake abounds in biblical and
historic sites.
A daily- visit to the spa's hot
springs is said to be highly bene-
ficial for aches and pains. The
baths have been modernized, re
novated and expanded and now
offer a full range of health and
medical facilities.
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Ad Hoc Group in Chicago Plans Kosher Restauran
CHICAGO (JTA)—An ad hoc
committee has been formed here
to establish a kosher restaurant at
the Sherman House, one of Chica-
go's leading hotels. Memberships
in the committee at $25 each to
help defray the cost of organizing
the restaurant are being accepted
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