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Levin '+ Taw Israel Hagadiii-Mosit Traditional Prayers Denuded

THE DETROIT JEWISH MEWS
Friday, March 5, 1971-35

Meyer Levin is a noted novelist. tributed to anthologies and folk- Levin Israel Hagada.

- imam to universal freedom ef-
The half-sized paperback is ex- forts. It Is called an
He became famous with his "Ye- lore.
It is as a resident of Herzliah, actly like its large hardcover,
Hagada because such a re-
buds," "The Old Bunch,• "Com-
in Israel, and his role In Zionism containing the few Hebrew prayers newed and enlivened tradition

pulsion" and other works. His
script for films ("The Illegals,"
"My Father's House") added to
his many accomplishments. He has
to his credit an autobiographical
work, "In Search," and has con-

MEYER LEVIN

and in behalf of rlsrael that has
given him new status.
In Israel he was introduced to
the Israeli methods in 1rJbutzim of
introducing new Hagadot for
Passover. He must have become
imbued with the idea to produce
"An Israel Hagada for Passover"
which has been published by Harry
N. Abrams in a large hardcover
edition and in a smaller paperback
for wider use.
Being half the size of the
hardcover, the paperback serves
the purpose for which it was in-
tended by the author and pub-
lisher — wider use by those who
choose to adopt a new form of
Passover service. The paperback
Idea enables the participants in
the service to use multiple sets,
uniformly.
In behalf of the publisher, Ann
Tanenbaum explains that a "pack-
age" has been prepared, including
large "host" Hagada and the num-
ber desired of the smaller Haga-
dot, and all are accompanied by
a long-playing record of Passover
songs. In a plastic snap-close case,
this unique offer introduces the

22 Orthodox Rabbis Assert
Vaad's Kashrut Authority

Twenty spokesmen for the Ortho-
dox Jewish community, in a state-
ment issued this week, affirmed
the authority of the Council of
Orthodox Rabbis-Merkaz and its
Vaad HaKashrut in the supervision
of kashrut in this community.
The rabbis' statement declared
in its major declaration to the com-
munity:
'We live in a city that has been
able to boast of some order and

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Jewish Meals

By RUTH SIRKIS

(Copyright 1971, FM, Inc.)

Very seldom do we recommend
a product in our column, but this
time we feel that we may break
the rule. We are sure that you will
benefit from it, so we want to bring
to your attention a new Israeli
product that is being sold here. It
is a "cholent," • the well-beloved
Jewish traditional dish, that comes
to you in a nice bright package.
Yes, in a package, because this
cholent is dehydrated. It takes only
thirty minutes to cook the Israeli
cholent, while the original version
takes 10 hours. And the results
are equally good. The Israeli cho-
lent is of course kosher, and is
produced by OSEM of Tel Aviv.
While you are shopping for the
cholent, look for other Israeli prod-
ucts which will make your Purim
feast easy and memorable. Buy
"Gelfilte Fish" that comes in a can
from Israel. They are actual slices
of carp fish filled with fish filling.
Also buy Golden Soup Mix, or
other soup mixes and serve them
with crisp, delicious Israeli soup
nuts. At the end of the meal serve
a really refreshing "fruit soup."
This also comes in a package and
everybody loves it. For a merry
Purim, serve Israeli wines, cookies
and candies. I am sure that you
will enjoy it very much.
Israeli products are sold in the
kosher food section in supermar-
kets and in other Jewish specialty
stores. You may contact the Israeli
consulate in your area for further
information about Israeli products,
and where they are sold.
An Israeli Purim Feast Henn

Appetizers: Humus. Tahlna, crackers
(from cans and packages).
Fish: GelflIte Fish (from a can).
Soup: Any kind of Israeli soup with
Israeli soup nuts (from packages).
Main dish: Meat (any kind), with rho-
lent from a package.

salad

Dessert: Fruit amp (from ■ package).
Wine: Israeli white and red wines. for
after dinner—Sabra lieweer, Meek
coffee with Israeli candles, cookies
and sweets.

control in the field of Kashrut. The
existence of a unified Orthodox
rabbinate that works together to
set and maintain kashrut stand-
ards satisfactory to all has pre-
vented the chaos found in other
cities.
"The authority of the Vaad Hara-
bonim to maintain standards lies
in the support that you, the people,
give it. If you, the people, accept
the guidance of the organized rab-
binate, we can continue to provide
the standards of reliability that
have prevailed thus far. Otherwise
we will not be held responsible for
the eventual disintegration of kash-
rut standards that is sure to follow.
The kosher consumer is only plant-
ing the seeds of its destruction
when he stands ready to- patronize
an establishment that is not under
the supervision of the organized
rabbinate.
"We, therefore, urge every kosh-
er consumer to patronize only those
carry-out services that bear en-
dorsement from the organized rab-
binate.
"Special arrangements have been
made with these places to cater
more fully to your carry-out needs.
Rest assured that we are constantly
seeking ways to encourage the
Opening of still additional kosher
services in the carry-out and res-
taurant fields."
Signing the statement are Rabbis
Leib Bakst, Aaron Brander, Hayim
Donin, Leo Y. Goldman, James I.
Gordon, Chaskel Grubner, Israel
Halpern, Yizhak Isaacs, Nehemiah
Katz, Max Kapustin, Jacob Kranz,
David Leiberman, Leizer Levin,
Joel Lithe, Israel Notit, Samuel H.
Prero, Israel Rockove, Joshua
Sperka, Samuel Stollman, Zigmund
Wolkenstein, S. P. Wohlgelertner
and Shaal Zachariash.
Declaring that "the issue is one
of control and standards," that in
one instance hashgaha given by a
new corporate kashrut-supervising
group is viewed by the rabbis as
"deplorable," one of the spokes-
men for the Orthodox community
said: "The future of reliable kash-
rut is now dependent on the self-
discipline a Jewish community can
show."

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that were selected, all the photos-
50 in full color and 20 additional
ones, including a map to indicate
Israel's place in the Middle East,
and musical scores for the Seder
songs.
But while many new Israel
Hagadot contain addenda —
songs, poems, declarations in-
spired by Israel's place in the
world — the Meyer Levin Hags-
.da Is much• more denuded. It
is so abbreviated that the seder
Is just another feast with a
brief program. The Hebrew
prayers, the Hagada selections,
are so limited that one wonders
whether anything like this work
can possibly be acceptable. There
is plenty of argument over the
ReconstructionIst Hagada which
already denudes a bit, but does
not entirely kill off the spirit
of the seder ritual. To this re-
viewer Meyer Levin does just
that.
As a pictorial work the new
Levin Hagada is magnificent. The
pictures were well chosen. Then
there is a lengthy preface that is
a splendid essay.
Perhaps next to the pictures the
typically good literary style of
Meyer Levin and his impressive
preface really give the new Hagada
its merits. Levin reminds the
reader that in Israel "the Exodus
from Egypt is an ever-present
reality because of direct, contin-
uous contact with historic sites,"
and he explains:
"This Hagada is presented
not in disagrement with tradition
but to restore to our Passover
observance something of its
earlier tradition of spontaneity,
of connection to current life, and

has already come into being in
Israel, particularly in the Minds
movement where a variety of
texts is in use."
Yes, there is a new variety of
texts in use, but they are not de-
nuded. There are new conditions to
reckon with, but not by abandon-
ing all the past usages.
It's a nice illustrated book, but
we could not recommend it for
wide family usage. —P. S.

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