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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

54—Friday, Nov. 17, 1972

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LEADER!
Concerning Avarice
him the more by his silence. There
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Those sunk in desire for money is no holiness in this behavior. If
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are always in debt. They either you understand that a soft answer
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will calm your foe, do not with- By Salo W. Baron, in, "Great Ages
borrow to make more money and
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carry the load of debt. or they hold it from him.
and Ideas of the Jewish People"
fall into obligations to this desire
Satan is like an urchin who
Since neither forcible elimina-
for money. Oftentimes we perceive teases his friends by asking them
lion nor voluntary disappearance
men of wealth toiling arduously to guess what is in his closed hand.
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seems to be a realistic possibility, •
and assuming risks in order to ac-
Each person guesses that the hand
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quire more money, as if they were conceals whatever is particularly the only genuine question is what,
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compelled to pay
- a debt. This desirable to himself. But when the kind of Jews there will be in
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debt they owe to their desire, and hand is opened, it is found to con- America and elsewhere a century
' hence. No one in his senses will
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since a man has not yet died who tain nothing.
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have the temerity to predict the
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was half-satisfied with his posses-
A man should know even in study
sions, they are always in debt to when he has attained sufficiency. type of Juadism and Jewish com-
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their own desire These slaves to He should not attempt to study too munity which is likely to emerge
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from the great turmoil of our pres-
gold suffer irritation, bitterness. much lest he become confused; he
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world.
Yet
one
thing
may
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sadness and anxieties because of cannot learn all there is to be
fidently be asserted: If American
their desire. The more gold they known.
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Jewry turns from quantity to qual-
own, the more anxiety they feel.
Ile who is ready to steal is pre- ity, if it builds its communal co-
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Their money consumes the days of pared to commit every offense.
existence less upon the quantita-
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their life.
Ile who cares not to prevent tive criteria of financial success,
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He who dislikes superfluous waste of another's property is statistically measurable member-
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money attains wisdom, intelligent equivalent to
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ship or school attendance, and
understanding, and inspiration.
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A city where thieves abound is costly and outwardly impressive
JERSEY COVV,
Those who are dissatisfied though sure to possess judges who are buildings and institutions, and de-
'SILKEN LADY'S
RUBY OF F • , IN
they possess every necessity are bribed and police who are corrupt. votes more attention to the cultiva-
those concerning whom it is writ-
ITS 21 YEAR
Th ere is no room for more than tion of the genuinely creative per-
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ten (Proverbs 13:25): 'But- the one thought at a time. Think of a sonality and of the substantive and
10,936 LBS.!
belly of the wicked shall want." subject of Torah or even of a enduring values and culture, the
He who covets is guilty of rob- transaction of your business, and new type of American Jewry will
bery in thought.
the unworthy thoughts will find no be a cause of pride and satisfac-
tion. To put it bluntly, if someone
Only the man of folly marries place in your mind.
were to guarantee that in the next
a'""' for money. lie will pay for his sin
Lies are usually caused by undue
generation American Jews will
by suffering through his wife and fear of men.
harbor one hundred truly first-rate
children.
How can you say: "It was mere scholars; one hundred first-rate
The man and his money cannot talk; no harm was done by me"? writers and artists; one hundred
both be in the same person. Either Were this true, your words of pray-
first-rate rabbis; one hundred first-
he loses his money and remains er and kindness would be a waste rate communal executives; and one
a man, or he loses his dignity as of breath.
hundred first-rate lay leaders—the
a man, and the money is left.
When the rays of the sun enter total number would not exceed five
Poverty is worse than fifty a house through a dusty window, hundred persons, a negligible and
plagues.
they form illumined pillars. But if statistically hardly recognizable
Other Sayings
one tries to feel them. he discovers segment of the Jewish population
Uncleanliness in the home leads there is' nothing there. Worldly —one could look forward confident-
MICHIGAN COMMUNITY BLOOD CENTER
to poverty.
desires are comparable to these ly to American Judaism's reaching
When we wish to influence an- seeming pillars fashioned by the new heights of achievement.
other person, we ought to begin by sun.
He who repays good for evil will
commending his good traits, and
help him find excuse for his mis- live many years.
One who eats more than he
deeds. In this fashion we may hope
needs is worse than an animal.
to succeed in improving him.
On Faith and Meditation
To chop down a fruit-bearing
tree is like unto murder.
The knowledge that whatever
Soiled clothing is an indication of happens to you is for your good
the w
's character. Ostentati- raises you to the heights of living .
ous garments mark their wearer as in Paradise.
an adherent of the Satan. His
Better is the superstitious be-
clothes are more important to him liever than the rationalistic un-
than his God.
believer.
Prayers are not heard where
A man should believe in God by
there is no peace. -
virtue of faith rather than miracles.
Even the wicked who live in
Be not discouraged by any
peace enjoy prosperity.
tribulations which may assail you.
God has no love for the drunk- The recognition that they are for
ard.
the good of your soul will aid
It is impossible for a drunkard you to endure them.
to avoid harm to someone.
If you are your own judge and
Philosophy may become danger. regret your misdeeds, you will not
" ous when the development of the be judged in Heaven.
mind it encourages is not accom-
Meditation and prayer before
panied by a similar degree of self- God is particularly efficacious in
improvement through the medium grassy fields and amid the trees,
of good practice.
since a man's soul is thereby
Before prayer, give to chrrity.
strengthened 'as if every blade of
One who must fast and scourge grass and evdry plant united with
his body is not yet a Zaddik. since him in prayer.
he has not yet rid himself of bodily
If a man finds that he cannot '
desires.
concentrate upon the theme of his
Sometimes a man pays no atten- meditation, he should express his
tion to his opponent in order to vex thoughts in words. Words are like
water which falls continually upon
a rock until it breaks it through.
In similar fashion they will break
through a man's flinty heart.
A
Concerning Honors
Do not pursue honors; rather flee
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The Lord permits no durable
Gentlemen:
leadership to those who accept a
position of honor on the plea of
reforming the community. The re-
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