18—Friday, July 16, 1971
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
weekly Quiz
By RABBI SAMUEL J. FOX
(Copyright 1971, JTA, Inc.)
SERVICES
SYNAGOGUE
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CONG. BNAI MOSHE: Services 7 p.m. today and 8:45 a.m. Saturday.
Rabbi Lehrman will speak on "Cost of Peace."
YOUNG ISRAEL OF GREENFIELD: Services 7 p.m. today and 9 a.m.
Saturday. Rabbi Prero will speak on "L'Sholom—in the Direction
of Peace."
CONG. BNAI JACOB: Services 7:47 p.m. today and 9 a.m. Saturday.
Rabbi Isaac will 'discuss "Zealous Action . Saves the Children of
Israel From DeStructiOn."
TEMPLE ISRAEL: Seryices 8:30 p.m . today and 11 a.m. Saturday.
Rabbi Fram will speak on "The Song of 'Zion" as part of his ser-
mon series on the poetry of the Bible. Miriam Greenberg, Bat
Mitzva.
CONG. SHAAREY SHOMAYIM: Services 7:40 p.m. today and 9 a.m.
Saturday. Rabbi Goldman will speak on "Pinhos Today." Daniel
P. Deal, Bar Mitzva.
TEMPLE KOL AMI: `Women's Lib" service 8:30 p.m. today (See story.)
Bette Roth will conduct the service along - the theme "Times They
Are-a-Changing."
CONG. MISKKAN ISRAEL: Services 7:45 p.m.. today and 9 a.m. Sat-
urday. Rabbi Kranz will speak on "Act—.Don't Look."
CONG. BNAI DAVID: Services 7:15 p.m. today and 8:30 a.m. Satur-
day. Brian Wayne, Bar Mitzva.
CONG. BETH MOSES: Services 6:15 p.m. today and 8:45 a.m. Satur-
day. Barry Firsht and David Stone, Bnai Mtizva.
Regular services will be held at Cong. Shaarey Zedek, Temple
Beth Jacob of Pontiac, Adas Shalom Synagogue, Temple Emanu-El,
Cong. Beth Abraham, Temple Beth El, Cong. Beth Shalom, Cong. Beth
Hillel, Livonia Jewish Congregation, Young Israel of Oak-Woods, Cong.
Bnai Israel of Pontiac, Cong. • Bnai Israel-Beth Yehuda, Cong. Beth
Achim and Downtown • Synagogue.
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Frohman Retires as Shaarey Zedek
Music Director After 25 Years Service
Dan Frohman, music director of
Cong. Shaarey Zedek for the past
25 years, has retired from his po-
sition, it was announced by Dr. Max
L. Lichter, president of the cong-
regation.
Frohman, who has composed,
arranged and orchestrated more
than 150 compositions, leads both
the Dan Frohman Chorus of Detroit
recitals throughout the country.
Frohman has sung principal bari-
tone roles with the Verdi Touring
Opera Company for the past 20
seasons.
Father's Special
Benediction on
Son's Bar Mitzva
By RABBI SAMUEL J. FOX
(Copyright 1971, JTA Inc.)
DAN FROHMAN
and the Cleveland Civic Chorus. He
has provided original music for,
and directed, the consecration con-
tata since the inception of the pro-
gram.
Two of Frohman's oratorios —
Avodath Hakodesh (Sacred Ser-
vice) and The Holy Sabbath —
had their world premieres at
Shaarey Zedek in 1966 and 1970.
A concert and operatic baritone,
he has given many concerts and
Benjamin Siegal Service
Set by Beth Abraham
A memorial service honoring the
memory of Benjamin Siegal, a past
president of Cong. Beth Abraham,
will be held 7 p.m. Sunday in the
synagogue.
Rabbi Israel I. Halpern, Cantor
Shabtai Ackerman and Israel
Fuchs will officiate. Mr. Siegal,died
June 17, and this congregational
tribute is out of respect for his
many years of service to the con-
gregation and the community.
The father of the Bar Mitzva
pronounces a special benediction
on the occasion when his son is
first called up to the Torah.
This blessing is mentioned in
rabbinic literature although we
find no trace of it in the Talmud.
The blessing infers that there is a
responsibility on the part of the
father for the transgressions in-
curred by the son while the son is
a minor. When the son comes to be
Bar Mitzvah, he becomes liable
for his own transgressions. The
benediction is phrased to make
the father conscious that a mile-
stone has been reached where the
father is no longer responsible
henceforth, in any direct way, for
the transgressions of his s o n .
Taken in another sense, the bene-
diction extols God for having al-
lowed the son to reach a stage of
maturity in life where he can
assume some sort of responsibility
for his own actions.
The name of God is not men-
tioned in this blessing.
Some claim (Eliyyahu Raba, 225)
that this is because this is not
among the original ones mentioned
in the Talmud. Some claim that
there was a question of who should
really pronounce this blessing.
0 n e authority (L'Vush 225:2)
claims that it is the son who pro-
nounces it, thanking the Almighty
for having reached the stage of
maturity and for not having to be
responsible as a victim for the
sins of his father, but rather for
his own sins. Thus, the son would
himself be thanking God for having
arrived at the stage of maturity.
There being a question about the
benediction in some way or other,
the name of the Almighy is thus
not mentioned, lest it be pro-
nounced in vain.
Why is it forbidden to leave a
dying man alone when it is evi-
dent that he is dying?
The general rule of ethics in the
matter of behavior towards one's
fellow man is that the more help-
less a human being is, the greater
is the responsibility of his fellow
man to take care of him and to
stand by him. When a person
reaches that stage near death,
when he is practically totally
helpless, the community has an
Obligation to be sure that he is
not left alone since he is unable
to help himself or protect himself.
Thus, one must never leave a dead
human corpse alone without a
watchman in attendance — the
corpse not being able to • protect
or defend itself. Likewise, when a
human being is near death, he is
practically totally helpless and
should never be left alone. Some
authorities claim that the soul,
when it departs from the body,
should never depart in loneliness
(Kol bo). This possibly may like-
wise indicate the helplessness f
the body when the soul departs.
The watchman or on-looker thus
takes the place of the soul in be-
ing concerned wtih the body until
it is safely buried.
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What is the reason for tear-
ing one's clothes when one's next
of kin has died?
The general custom of doing this
is derived from passages in the
Bible. For example, it is mention-
ed that 'Job stood up and tore his
mantle (Job 1:20). The same is
mentioned of David (2 Samuel
1:11).. The general idea is that one
becomes very despondent when
observing the death of a dear one.
Tearing the clothes is symbolic of
an emotional reaction of despond-
ency where one loses concern for
his appearance. Some commen-
taries say that tearing the clothes
is a method of releasing one's
body. The Torah explicity forbids
harming one's body, such as seems
to have been an ancient custom
on the part of some people who
would actually tear their flesh
upon the death of a dear one.
While the Torah felt it to be a
healthy matter to release one's
emotions, it did not allow any
physical harm to be done to the
body no matter how deep the sor-
row. Thus, the tearing of the
clothes has two purposes. It al-
lows one to release his emotions
and it keeps one mindful of the
requirement to preserve one's self
in the face of any circumstances.
Tisha b'Av Appeal Sent Out by JNF
The traditional appeal for con-
tributions to the Jewish National
Fund land reclamation program
will be made at synagogues
throughout the free world July
31 and Aug. 1.
Tisha b'Av, the 9th of Av, is
the fast day commemorating the
anniversary of the destruction of
Jerusalem and the capture of
Judea by the Romans, in the year
70.
The dense forests planted by
JNF that cover many parts of
Israel have been invaluable for
security reasons. The miles of
roads built by JNF form a net-
work from one end of the coun-
try to the other and permit swift
movement to areas of concern.
Additionally, the border settle-
ments carved out of INF land
have provided a first line of
defense.
P h illip StolIman and Harry
Cohen, co-chairmen of the JNF
religious groups committee, have
issued a request that rabbis and
synagogue lay leaders throughout
Michigan carry out the JNF Tisha
b'Av appeal.
Hebrew Poems of 1700s
on Display at Seminary
HIGH HOLIDAY TOUR
Rabbis Organize Agency
to Aid Lonely and Elderly
NEW YORK (JTA) — The Rab-
binical Alliance of America and
the Metropolitan Board of Orthodox
Rabbis have joined to form an
agency to register and maintain
a constant contact with people
who live alone and do not have
next of kin to care for their de-
sires and needs.
High Holiday
Bal Shachris
also able to read. Torah
Contact Joseph Jacobson
Religious Chairman
for details FE 2-0022
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The poems, mostly from 18th
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weddings, dedications and other
special events, and typically, were
printed on a single sheet, often
beautifully illuminated, for distri-
bution to those present for the oc-
casion. The 14 pages on exhibit
were selected from hundreds of
such poems in the collection of the
seminary library.
A second exhibition, of auto-
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arranged in the reading room of
the seminary library, where it will
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New Sculpture Adorns
Shaarey Zedek Entry
Gates of Righteousness—Shaarey
Zedek — is the theme of the ab-
stract sculpture now resting above
the reflecting pool at Shaarey
Zedek Synagogue.
Created by Morris Brose, who
teaches sculpture at Oakland 'Uni-
versity, the bronze .14x12-foot work
was initiated by the fine arts com-
mission.
The Shin and Tzadi embodied in
the work are meant to represent
the intersecting affirmations of
Divinity (Shadai) and Justice
(Zedek).
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