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A Look at 'David .
by Art Curator
Editor, The Jewish News:
While in London. I visited the
world-famous Victoria and Albert
Museum. There I saw an exact
replica of Michelangelo's David.
As I was looking at it, I remind-
ed myself of the exchange of ()pin-
,
ions in The Jewish News (April
7. 21) regarding the "Jewishness"
of the statue. It then occured to me
to find out what the museum's
director thinks about this matter.
The reply I received I wish to
share with the readers of this
paper:
I am not aware of any spe-
cialist study on this factor,
Actually I cannot think of a
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representation of David which
g. '). shows him circumcised—Dona-
': tello's for instance is not. The
Renaissance sculptor did not
tend to be very literal-minded
about the images he carved
and there was always a strong
overlay of classical motifs in
religious sculpture of the 15th
and I6th centuries.
Micheangelo's David was in
fact designed to be a political
allegory of the Republican
government then in power after
the fall of the Medici in 1494,
rather than a religious sculp-
ture or indeed a likeness of an
Old Testament leader.
CHARLES H. F. AVERY
Assistant Keeper
Department of
Architecture and Sculpture
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Lisa Grcenber- to II «I Holiday Services Stamps. From JNE
ilr. Krinsly in Minter Are Now Available at Oak Park Office
With the approach of the High
Holy Days Services, Jewish Nation-
al Fund stamps are again ready
according to Phillip Stollman,
chairman of the JNF religious
groups committee.
The stamps are designed to he
attached to each ticket sold for
the Holy Day services. By desig-
nating a voluntary contribution to
the cause of Geulath I(a'aretz. the
JNF program of land redemption,
reclamation a n it development.
each worshipper hic-i a chance to
participate in the th.-.Ciopnler of
Israel.
"These stamp•,
c m'a ■ !,,t.•
fulfillment of the prayer..f k,,
Jewish venerations."
said. "They bring the messai],e of a
new area in Jessish history into the
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Those synagogue ticket Corn -
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Varying Rites,
Cantor's Role
BY RABBI SAMUEL J. FOX
(Copyright 1972, JTA, Inc.)
In the traditional Friday evening
service the cantor leads the first
part of the service from the center
altar and then proceeds to the
front altar to lead the evening
service.
Some claim that this is because
the first part of the service con-
sists of a number of psalms and
a hymn used to welcome the Sab-
bath. They contend that this is a
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later addition to the evening serv-
In Defense of JDL
ice on Friday and thus a distinc-
tion
is made between this section
Editor, The Jewish News:
This letter is in response to the of the service and the regular
hook review of "Never Again" that evening service. By not allowing
appeared in your Aug. 11 issue. the cantor to stand at the regular
Allow me to preface my remarks place where the evening service
by expressing dissapointment that is conducted during this adden-
the writer lacked the courage to dum, the congregation would notice
place a byline along with his work. the difference between the two
At both the start and the end sections. There are some congre-
of the review your writer calls gations. e.g. in the German city of
Rabbi Kahane's book ••panic in- Hamburg, where the cantor would
not put on the prayer shawl until
spiring." This book was in no way
intended to create panic and I fail the second section of the service
to see even remotely how it does. is chanted. There are some who
give another reason for this prac-
Does the JDL seek to inspire tice. They claim that it is the Sab-
foolish panic? NO! We seek only bath which brings man nearer to
to point out the clear and present the divine presence of the Al-
dangers facing the Jews here and mighty. The first section of the
abroad. We seek to create the feel- Friday evening service is chanted
ing of Ahavat Yisroal that is so just before the Sabbath begins as
sorely lacking here in the Goldenah a means of welcoming the Sab-
Medina.
bath. Thus, it is chanted by the
The Reb speaks of the aliena- cantor while he is further away
tion of our youth, the shambles from'the forward lecturn which is
that is Jewish education and the near the Ark. After the first sec-
loss of Jewish heritage pride, and tion is completed, the Sabbath has
values here in America. He points arrived and man is thus close to
out the obvious rise of anti-Semit- God. Therefore, the cantor at that
ism and explains how and why it time, stands closer to the Ark.
will grow.
In some rites (e.g. Italian,
"Never Again" does not inspire
Oriental and Sephardic) the can•
panic. Its words of truth hit the
for recites all the prayers aloud
face of the comfortable and secure
from beginning to end, while in
Jew like a whip and well it should.
the Western rites he only recites
certain prayers aloud.
It deserves careful study and
thought and not the quick cliche
The Oriental rites apparently
dismissal it was given in your carry over the very old tradition
review.
where the cantor was one of the
With love of Israel
only people in the synagogue who
GLENN BANK
knew all the prayers by heart, or
Chapter Chairman
who had a prayer book in front of
Baruch College Chapter
him. This was, of course, the
Jewish Defense League
period before printin4 was devel
20249 TriMly
aped. Therefore, the cantor said
abnost every prayer for the con-
gregation With the coming of
WINTER
printed prar,cr hooks, where ever .,
Oh Cod of IStr.ter
der World
7..:re:!am cmnd have hi - tlwt:
Thy Naked Trees Ciro,
mtor chai te , t or.'N
Solid
In the Roots of Lifo.
alc , :d and Cr. _rued
Dress them in Jack
the 7liam b•id, of
en-
Frost's
Brocaded Go-An of White
tirety. The of iental rite. appar-
For MI the World to kee
ently
did
not
change
the
cri-
,
Inal
.And know that Thine Eter-
nal Hands
practice and thus the cantor in
Snow
; some of the condregat ,,ms sail!
—Moron F'.
fi,La
chants the entire service.
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Friday, August 18, 1972-33
exactly whom it is from. The
greeting on the especially design-
ed certificates is in both English
and Hebrew- .
Individual trees are available by
calling or writing the JNF' office.
organizations and individual pro-
tects will receive the usual credits
for these special certificates_
a
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The JNF now is accepting com-
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According to Zack, this method
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