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to the press, the
In tc: Fashion Show has s
,t success not only for
but also for Israeli
New York Times
lackie Onassis has
Israeli-produced
think it is
:lands to start a
fashion stio v,
aay wear fr e,h heels
• .larful clothes. Let's
of the male models
around

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F111,117/1 011(71 professed to be a
model The professor was on a
train in Switzerland and conversing
with a stranger. The latter asked
about his occupation. Einstein, who
was always being pestered by
artists to pose for them, said, "I
:1111
an artist's model."

The Hebrew Unicersity 0(70 1 his
over 4.000 students from abroad
and it non , proposes to proincle
instruetion in some subjects in
f:rialish for the benefit of non-
. Ilattre)e) speaking students. All
the itntrersay in Jerusalem
needs to qualify as an Amencan
educational institution is a foot
ball team and II riot on the cam
pus
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The columnist. Art Buchwaul,
made a speech the other day in
which he referred to the fact that
he was raised in the Hebrew
orphans Home of New York. It
is not generally known that the
old orphan homes turned out a
large proportion of the early
American rabbis.
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Rabbi Stephen Wise once told
this writer the story of a poor
beiN, Ilk father Lino wed that he
had no money to send him to
( allege "Send him to a rabbinical
seminary," he was advised. The
result" Well, the poor boy became
the thief Rabbi of the British
I-umpire, the late Joseph Herman
Hertz
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Art Buchwald didn't become a
rabbi but his column appears not
only in American papers but also
ui Ilebrew in the Israeli daily
Maariv, so it is almost as good as
being a rabbi. In our opinion, the
first columnist was Rash'. Good
Jews would always read the Rashi
commentary which appeared in a
side column of almost any Bible
published for Jews.

Tel Aviv U. Hosts Confab

The First International Sem-
inar of the U.S National League
for Nursing was held recently at
Tel Aviv University Some CO
participants, led by Dr. Anne Rib
rick, head of the Boston College
e;rado Sahool of Nursing and
pre),,It•nt of the League. took part
the twoweek program.

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By RABBI SAMUEL J. FOX

(euPyright 1972, JTA. Inc )

Why is the Kiddush on the , identifying the place where the
Sabbath specifically recited at Torah was set, without having to
the table where one eats?
remove the cover and unroll the
One of the medieval commen- • scroll. The breastplates, therefore,
taries (Rashbarn. Pesahim 101.4) have apertures in which can be
traced this to a pas - sage in the : Inserted metal name plates sig-
Bible iwhich proclaims "Ye Shall nifying that the Torah has been set
('all the Sabbath a Delight" for reading on special occasions
(Isaiah 58 131 meaning that wher- . like Rosh Itodesh, etc.
ever there is delight (e.g., a meal)
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"e• Sabbath should he announced
Why is it that when lighting
as a feature ,if this del,ght. This
the candles on a festival which
done by re-citing the Kiddush
does not fall on the Sabbath, the
ro ncrally. it is the re-citation of
blessing is recited first and then
the Kiddush which converts a
the candles are lit?
meal into a higher level, of ex-
Those rabbis who prescribe this
perienee where it might otherwise order on the festival claim that
simply he a mere physical activity. this is done because the original
reason for lighting the candles be-
fore the blessing on the Sabbath
Why is the tradition of count-
does
not apply to the situation on
ing the days and weeks between
the festivals. There, one cannot
the Passover and Shavuot festi-
say that such candles cannot be lit
vals known by the name of
on a festival since, indeed, they da
"Omer?"
light
them for the festii,al. Also,
The word "Omer" refers to the
accepting the rules of the festival,
sheaf of barley which was offered
it does not involve the candles.
on the first night after the first
day of Passover. It was exactly Thus, the benediction over the
at this time that the count began candles would not prohibit the
woman from lighting the candles
and the count is always reckoned
from the day the barley offering afterwards. There are some, how-
ever,
who do say that once the cur-
was made in the ancient temple.
It is, therefore • referred to as the tom has been accepted of lighting
the
candles
before the benediction
counting of the "Omer," which
on the Sabbath and shielding the
really meant to say that it is the
eyes while making the benediction,
count which began when the
the same procedure should be
"Omer" was offered.
used on the festivals lest the aver-
age woman be confused and pro-
Why is it that after counting
ceed incorrectly on the Sabbath.
the "Omer" a brief prayer is
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made asking for the restoration
Why are many spice boxes
of the ancient temple in Jerusa- , (made for holding the spices
lem?
used for the Havdalah ritual on
Since the "I)nier" is not offered
Saturday night) made in the
today, because we have no temple,
form of a tower?
there is a feeling of regret. Thus,
Some authors claim that this
the Jew prays that some (lay the came to be so because spices were
temple will he restored and the
very precious in olden times and
"Omer" will lie offered again.
were often kept in the tower of
Such is the case after the recita-
the city for safe-keeping. Thus.
tion of the main body of prayer Fie spice boxes were made in the
, Shnioneh Esr•hi since the prayer
form of towers. Jewish tradition-
was originally offered accompany-
alists trace this custom to a verse
ing the sacrifi ce in the temple.
in the Song of Songs 15:13i where
• •
•
the Bible writes "His cheeks are
Why is it that the Torah cov-
as a bed of spices, like towers of
ers are usually decorated and
perfumes." It is possible that the
embroidered?
"tower" shape reflects the shape i
(.generally speaking, the Jew of the foliage or branches of the
sought to add beauty to whatever
Balsam, which was a source of
was holy. The Torah cover that fragrance.
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covered the Holy Scroll would,
Why do Ji•wish women tradi-
therefore, he no exception. An-
tionally- cover their eyes before
other motive is considered by some
reciting the blessing over the
authorities, however. Objects
Sabbath candles?
which wrap the scroll are or could
This custom was actually, ac-
be subject to the laws of impurity
in the sense that they become con- cording to some opinion, introduc-
tainer,: of a sort. The School of ed by the wife of one of the great
rabbis. The reason given was that
}fillet' Rehm 2/1•4) quoted in the
Ntishna asserts that Torah covers traditionally a blessing Was recited
which have figures of some kind before an act is done. Thus, the
blessing should really be recited
on them would not be subject to
before the candles are lit. How-
the laws of impurity since tie
ever,
if this were to be done the
figures embroidered on the scroll
blessing would, in effect, be tan-
indicate that the wrapper is for
tainount to the acceptance of the
adornment only and not basically
Sabbath on the part of the woman.
for containing the scroll.
Once the Sabbath has been accept-
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What is the significance of
ed, no fire can be lit and thus the
the breastplate which many con-
candles would never be able to be
gregations hang over the Torah
lit after the blessing: It is for this
with a chain?
reason, of course, that we light
the candles before the blessing. ,
Some look upon this breastplate
Yet, the tradition of reciting a
as an allusion to the breastplate
blessing before an act is still the
that hung over the chest of the
High Priest or to the mitre he
Proper thing to do. Thus, after.
wore. In this sense, the Torah is lighting the candles, the woman of
looked upon as the personifica- the house covers her eyes and only
tion of the holiness in man, espe- after the blessing does she look ,
(-tally because it gives the formula upon the candles. H er act of look- '
with which man can make and in); upon the candles is performed
keep himself as a holy being. 0th- after the blessing, meaning in
cr.: claim that the function of the effect, that the blessing preceded
breastplate on the Torah was fur • sonie act.

Announcing . . .

THE DETROIT JEWISH HEWS
18—Friday, August 11, 1972

1)i., estive Tract Device
Built by ORT Student

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NEW YORK—Abraham Levi. a
19-year-old ORT student at Yad Syn-
galowski, constructed an advanced
electro- mechanical device for
taking samples of digestive tract
• tissue. The- , project is for the Tel
Ilashomer hospital. Levi undertook
it for his diploma as an electronics
technician.

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capsule. It contains special knives
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of the digestive tract. Samples for
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NEW YORK — Avi Ya'ari's
diploma project was carried out at
the European Center for Nuclear
Research (CERN), in Geneva. lie
developed and set in operation a
micro-executive, which is a new
technique used in computers- to
increase their speed.
The micro-executive built at
CERN will be used in the control
system of the proton synchroton.
Ile is an ORT student.

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