THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 52—Friday, Sept. 28, 1973 Book Explains Russians' Trial Pyotr I. Yakir and Viktor A. Krasin, the two Russian dissidents now on trial in Russia on charges of having published an underground newsletter and having paid agents for NTS, and anti- Soviet Russian emigre group, are discused in a new book, "Fat Sasha and the Urban Guerrilla: Protest and Con- forism in the Soviet Union" by David Bonavia, to be pub- lished this month by Ath- eneum. Bonavia, as a newspaper correspondent in Moscow from 1969 to 1972, met those Russians who had begun to raise their voices against Soviet police state before the KGB crackdown on their ac- tivities, and his own expul- sion by the authorities in May 1972. He offers a vivid portrait of this group—the personali- ties involved, their motives, weaknesses and ideals. Some of them, such as Yakir and Krasin, were awaiting trial as the book went to press; others have left the Soviet Union. In his book, Bonavia an- alyzes the importance of the Jewish movement in the gen- eral Russian protest move- ment. Bonavia joined The Times of London as a staff cor- respondent for Vietnam and after a year and a half in Saigon was sent to Moscow. He studied Russian as a hob- by while at school and with his wife, he spent three years investigating the social order of the Soviet Union, but they were expelled in 1972. ••■•■ ••• HAPPY NEW YEAR Enroll For Fall! To cause another to sin is even worse than to slay him; it is to compass his death not only in this world but in the next.—Bemidbar Rabba. Tap, Ballet, Acrobatic Ages 3 A1.0 High School or A LEARNING NURSERY PROGRAM Ages 3 thru 5 Art Linkletter Schools Larry Freedman Orchestra and Entertainment 2 Locations 647-2367 Royal Oak & Southfield CALL 588-0300 . Dietary Laws Defined by Maimonides I maintain that food which is forbidden by the Torah is unwholesome . . . The prin- cipal reason why the Torah forbids swine's flesh is to be found in the circumstance that the swine's habits and food are very dirty and loath- some. It has already been pointed out how emphatically the Torah enjoins the removal of the sight of loathsome ob- jects, even in the field and in the camp; how much more objectionable is such a sight in towns. But if the eating of swine's flesh were permitted, the streets and houses would be dirtier than any cesspool, as may be seen at present in the country of the Franks. A saying of our Sages de- clares, "The mouth of a swine is as dirty as dung it- self." The fat of the intestines makes us full, interrupts our digestion, and produces cold and thick blood; it is more fit for fuel than for human food. Blood (Lev. 17:12) and also the flesh of a diseased ani- mal (Exod. 22:30), or of an animal that died of itself (Deut. 14:21), are indigesti- ble and injurious as food. The characteristics given in the Torah (Lev. 11 and Deut. 14) of the permitted animals —viz., cud-chewing and di- vided hoofs for cattle, fins and scales for fish—are in themselves neither the cause of the permission when they are present, nor of the pro- hibition when they are ab- sent. They are merely signs by which the recommended species of animals can be discerned from those that are forbidden. . . . It is prohibited to cut off a limb of a living animal and eat it, because such an act would be cruel and would encourage cruelty. Besides, the heathens used to do that, People Make News Rabbi ISAAC MAYEFSKY, member of the supervisory Free Busing, Too! staff of the Associated Tal- mud Torahs of Chicago, has been named Midwest coordi- nator for the Educators Coun- cil of America and the National Commission on Torah Education. Meier * * * 398-6894 ,one HERMAN E. 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He was cited in recognition of his serv- ices over the. past 10 years eah4, 4appine33 and peace as the representative of the Bavarian Jewish community in the Bavarian Senate. 0 # • DANIEL GORDON and MONICA SHARON have joined the public relations staff of the American Tech- JACK AND DIANA TIEGER nion Society's national office and Corsets in New York, it was an- nounced by Charles I. Scher, executive vice president. 28748 Telegraph Road Their principal responsibility Southfield, Mich. will be the preparations for 355-5280 the jubilee year celebrations for Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. 1`,1 _. „, Et1 ol Photolra hy vi ■3 cr g ary R. • — s S filled wit/ 4 Jim tfloid.iquz Lingerie The Shema By RABBI SAMUEL J. FOX (Copyright 1973, JTA, Inc.) The "Shema" is the pro- clamation of the Jewish faith. It is basically made up of the verse in the Book of Deuter- onomy (6:4) which says "Hear 0 Israel, the Lord Our God, the Lord Is One," plus other paragraphs from Scripture (taken from the Book of Deuteronomy and the Book of Numbers) which spell out the obligation of having faith in the Almighty, being committed to obey His commandments and having in mind His constant graci- ous act of salvation charac- terized by the Exodus from Egypt. This scriptural con- tent is considered to be the basic commitment of the Jewish faith.. It stresses our belief in the Almighty both as the God of Omnipotence and the God of Concern. It is for this reason that it was ordained by the Bible to re- cite the "Shema" every morning and evening. Thus, the Jew starts his day and finishes it with a declaration of faith which gives him courage to proceed with his activities during the day and confidence to fall asleep with security at night. Keating Remembers JERUSALEM — U.S. Am- for it was a form of idola- bassador Kenneth Keating trous worship to cut a certain paid tribute to the memory limb off a living animal and of the Six Million by laying a wreath at the Yad Vashem eat it. memorial Monday as Holy Meat boiled in milk is un- Days approached. doubtedly gross food and He said he came because makes overfull; but I think that most probably it is also the coming holiday is a "day prohibited because it is some- of remembrance for Jews how connected with idolatry, and non-Jews alike:" forming perhaps part of the Wishing AN Om Friends service, or being used during some heathen festival. . . . & Customers A Happy, Healthy! and Peaceful New Year. The commandment concern- ing the slaughter of animals is necessary since meat is a \ Optical Co. Prescription natural food of man—es any doctor knows full well—and .1 the Torah therefore enjoins that animals should be put to death as mercifully as pos- sible. It is forbidden to tor- ment the animal by cutting it 4t the• throat in a clumsy man- H appy New Year ner, by poleaxing it, or by ''To Friends & Customers cutting off a limb whilst the animal is alive. —From Mai- 403% ! d— ,max monides' "Guide to the Per- plexed." Guide III, 48 St‘*() ieuideld He who accepts office in order to profit by it is no better than an adulterer. — Pesikta Rabbati, Asseret ha- Diberot. Complete Selection Fine Jewelry TEL-EX PLAZA and his ORCHESTRA, 25263 Telegraph, Southfield, Mich. opposite Tel-Ex Cinemas in Mall Phil Stone—Monoger "Deal with the PRECIOUS STONES" "Music at its Best for Your Guests" 35 7 557-7986 iipert 11•1•1101, 112y Itepai.< - 21?e2 It Irria 1,1‘ •i.■ SI INININEMMIMIN• Harry and Ann Schwartz and all the Girls wish all their friends and customers A Happy, Healthy New Year 23077 Coolidge, Oak Park, Mich. LI 7-3715 • •■ •• • 0,4,1••■••,,,,,4•4.4.4,1•4• A HAPPY NEW YEAR TREAT YOURSELF TO A MORE BEAUTIFUL YOU! The newest trend is toward curlier, curvier, and wavier hair styles . . . PRESERVE THE YOUTHFUL SOFTNESS AND RADIANCE OF YOUR SKIN! When reciting the last word of the first sentence of the "Shema" the "D" sound is emphasized at the end of the last syllable. The last word of the first verse of the "Shema" is the word "Ehad" which means "one" and signifies the basic belief of the Jewish tradition which claims that there is only one God. In Hebrew, the letter "daled" and "resh" are very similar, there being only a slight extension on the top of the letter which makes the dif- ference. Thus, one could easily mistake the reading and thus say, "not that God is one" 'but that "God is different," possibly implying that there is more than one G o d . Therefore, the "D" sound at the end of the pro- clamation is heavily stressed so that there is no question as to the meaning and intent of the proclamation. Appar- ently, Jews were sometimes in conflict with sects which believed in a duality or mul- tiplicity of Gods. Therefore, the Jewish tradition of strict monotheism w a s constantly stressed. WATCH HEADQUARTERS FRANK PAUL WITH A EUROPEAN FACIAL BY MAGDA! At Your Service: Joe (Mike) Christy , Cardle Srnonen 557-5177 Magda and JaeluE.d. YnslituL d Diouf/ OPEN MONDAY Open Thursday & Friday Evenings 17277 W. Ten Mile Rd., Southfield, Mich. .•••••••••••e.,•••••••• The Jewish Community of Metropolitan Detroit is cordially invited to attend A PUBLIC ASSEMBLY to be held on "ASERETH Y'MEY T'SHUVAH "Ten Days of Penitence" SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1973, 6 P.M. at the YESHIVA BETH YEHUDAH 15751 W. 10-i Mile Rd., Southfield, Michigan A Special Tribute Will Be Paid to the Memory of the Late Hagoan Rabbi Joseph Henkin, of Blessed Memory. Rabbi Moshe A. Margolin of New York, will address this assembly. COUNCIL OF ORTHODOX RABBIS OF GREATER DETROIT