Weekly Quiz

By RABBI SAMUEL .1. FOX

(Copyright, 1972, JTA loc.)

'Truth Wave Lie
Detector Built by
Israel Scientists

Friday, August 25, 1972 - 1S

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Why is it customary for the
is considered an insult. The second
bride (or the bride and bride.
reason offered is that a deceased
groom) to be blessed by the
body could be a source of spread-
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rabbi and the parents before the
ing disease. A third reason is that
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FORMERLY
ceremony of marriage?
burial lays a person to rest with Weizmann Institute of Science say
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his
ancestors,
The
fourth
reason
This has been said to emulate
they have developed a new type
the actions of the Almighty Himself is that burial brings a person home of lie detector that uses "truth
whom the scriptures depict as hav- to man's origins since he was waves" instead of electrodes or
ing blessed Adam and Eve in the created from the earth by the straps to establish the innocence
Garden of Eden (Genesis 1:28). Almighty. A fifth explanation in- or guilt of a suspect.
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The parents, who gave birth to the dicates that the body is to be com-
Without
going into complete
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couple, and the Almighty Himself, pared to a holy vessel. When holy details, a spokesman at the insti-
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represented by the rabbi who over- vessels are no longer usable they tute said the new device can be
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sees the religious performance, are have to be buried. A sixth explana- operated without the knowledge of
like the partners in the Creation tion suggests that if a dead per- the suspect. The device beams
of the individuals who are to he son is not buried, the corpse would "truth waves"—microwaves in the
married. They thus confer the give the impression that the soul millimeter wave-length range—at
blessing on the individuals just as likewise is deteriorating just as the suspect. It then picks up and
the Almighty did in the Garden the body is, and this would negate !analyzes the signals that bounce
of Eden (Shulchan Aruch Harav, the idea of the immortality of the from the body to prepare a record
91). A blessing generally indi- soul. A seventh reason claims that of the suspect's response to ques-
cates the wish and prayer that burying the body is like storing it tioning.
happiness should grow and spread with the hope that the resurrec-
The conventional polygraph ob-
and that the occasion be the be- tion to come some day will restore tains data by means of electrodes
ginning of good tidings instead of it. Disposing of the corpse by de- and straps connected to the sus-
stroying it by other means would pect's body. A more recent version
being an end in itself.
bring about a challenge to the
• • •
of the lie detector analyzes the
whole idea of resurrection.
Why is it customary to have
voice of the suspect without physi'
The Kabalists (Zohar) claim
two people accompany the bride
cal contact.
that the soul of the individual is
and the bridegroom down the
Two police criminal investi
troubled until the body is buried.
aisle during the wedding proces-
gation department experts aided
Somehow
the
soul
is
not
at
rest
sion?
four scientists in des-eloping the
The Midrash (Genesis Rabadah, until the body is buried. Some say device.
7) tells us that the Angels, Michael that man is the image of God and
and Gabriel, led Adam to Eve if he is allowed to remain after
when the two were joined in nup- death without burial he would be El At Airlines Tightens
tial bliss. Some have claimed that distorting the image of his Maker. Rome Airport Security
this is done so that every bride and From all this, it is obvious that
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bridegroom can fell like a king Jewish tradition would take care Airlines, which after the May 30
or queen who are always•escorted to bury the body as soon as pos- Lydda Airport massacre said it
royally. Generally, it is an indica- sible and not to destroy it in any saw no need to increase its al-
tion that marriage is not meant to manner which would bring insult, ready strict security measures,
separate the individual from the and pain to the soul and shame to will tighten it security at Leon-
.
community, but is rather meant to the memory of the individual
ardo Da Vinci Airport in Rome
strengthen his role within the Thus, quick burial is the only as a result of the recent explosion
means of disposing of human re-
corn munity.
aboard a Rome-to-Tel Aviv jet.
mains.
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The tighter measures there will
•
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Why do some observe the cus-
concentrate on inspection of pas-
Why is it that when three or
tom of carrying candles which
sengers'
belongings.
more men eat together they are •
are lit when walking down the
It was a bomb unknowingly
required to recite the grace
aisle with the bride and bride-
carried
aboard
by two passengers
after meals together as one unit?
groom?
that caused the blast. Two Arabs
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The
Talmud
(Beraket
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i
de-
Some claim this is reminiscent
have been arrested in the case.
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of the union of God and His peo- rives this from a p assage
The passengers have offered to
ple Israel at Sinai which took Psalms which says 'Magnify the testify in Israel
place in the midst of fire. Others ' Almighty with Me and Let Us — -
claim that the numerical value of Exalt His Name Together" (Psalm
twice the Hebrew word for candle 34:4). The verb "magnify" is writ-
( Ner) is the same as the Biblical ten as an imperative in the plural.
blessing given to Adam in the This indicates that one person is
Garden of Eden with the words addressing at least two more. The
"Be Fruitful and Multiply." Gen- particular form which this takes
erally speaking, all Jewish festivi- is that of a summons called "Zim-
ties such as marriages, births, ' un." The procedure consists of
Sabbaths, festivals are marked by having one of the three summon
the lighting of candles. These can- the other two to say grace to-
dles generally imply the presence gether. The others indicate that
of the Almighty who is considered they have received and are will-
to be involved as the guiding hand ing to abide by the summons by
in human affairs. Thus, the wed- responding with the phrase
ding procession is no exception. "Blessed Be the Name of the Al-
mighty, etc." The leader then pro-
Actually, the candles may be con-
sidered as a symbol of the fact ' ceeds by declaring: "Indeed, May
the
Almighty Be Blessed and Now
that it is not only two bodies that
are being joined together, but also Let Us Offer Praise and Grace
to the One Who Has Provided Us'',
two living, illuminated souls.
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with Sustenance." In this way, it !
is not just three individuals who
Why does the Jewish tradition
express thanks to the Almighty for
insist on disposing of the corpse
the food, but a social unit which
by burying it in the ground as
unites into one body of people to
soon as possible?
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A number of reasons are offer- express thanks. Somehow, the cor-
ed. For one thing, retaining the porate voice. presenting a unified
body in its limp state without burial spirit, speaks louder and deeper
than a disunited multitude.
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Many Arabs Attend Fair
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Why is it that the word "Elo-
Rise Sharing
at Nablus on West Bank
kenu" is added to the second
part of the summons when a
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Minyan of 10 males is present
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sands of Arabs from the West
and that otherwise it is deleted
Bank, as well as Arabs from
when the leader says "Let is
other Arab countries on summer
Bless Him From Whom We Have
visits have visited a three-day
s Hof
Eaten?"
agricultural fair which was opened
one to
near Nablus in the occupied West
Tradition has it that when It
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males are assembled together in
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A total of 75 Israeli firms. 60 a common function of prayer the
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fair which has included competi- present the Almighty is specifi-
tive farm, industrial and commer- cally referred to since his presence
is felt to be amongst the group.
cial exhibits.
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