Education Love for Animals in Jewish Tradition mals runs through the Bible, formed organization called Foundation. By ESTHER EISEN the Midrash, the Talmud, CHAI — an acronym for the (Copyright 1974, JTA, Inc.) Take stock in America Buy U.S. Savings Bonds MAGICIAN Available For All Occasions 20 years experience- MAGICAL MEL 547-2464 No. There is a beautiful mid- rash which tells how Moses was chosen to lead the Jew- ish people out of Egyptian bondage. As the story goes, Moses was tending the sheep of his father-in-law Jethro in the wilderness. A young kid ran' away. Moses followed it until it reached a ravine, where it found water. When Moses caught up with the kid, he said, "I did not know you ran away because you were thirsty. You must be tired now." He picked up the kid and carried it back to the flock. Then God said to Moses, "Because you have shown compassion in leading back one of a flock belonging to a human being, you shall lead My flock, Israel." The attitude of kindness and consideration for ani- The Sheldon Rott Orchestra and Vickie Carroll JUDIES Fine Fashions Judy Schultz Arlene Gurecki 1st Annual Summer Sale All Spring & Summer • • PANT SUITS DRESSES • COATS • SPORTSWEAR • LINGERIE • JEWELRY 30% - 50% OFF 2635 Coolidge ( Near Catalpa) 548-0390 p 1 /1 BANKAMERICARD 1.0eli:0711£ her Mon.-Sat. 10-4:30 Open Thurs. 10-8 91J r■ arrentr.n. master charge A 34in, ■ rabbinic sources and Jewish literature generally. The' rabbis of talmudic times summed it up by say- ing that the prohibition on causing unnecessary suffer- ing to animals ("tzaar baalei hayim") is derived from the Torah and is therefore a central tenet of Judaism. Noah, who ran what was essentially the first wildlife reserve in history, did not sleep for 12 months when he was taking care of the ani- mals in the Ark, said our sages. He was up day and night, giving each animal its special food, feeding each at the proper time, around the clock. The midrash about David is similar to the one about Moses. David was a devoted shepherd, and made sure the older sheep would not take advantage of the younger ones. The Bible has numerous laws pertaining to tzaar baalei hayim. On the Sha- bat not only people but "your ox and your donkey rest." The fields are left fallow in the seventh (shmita) year so "the poor of your people . . . and the beast of the field" may, eat from them. If one's enemy's donkey is groaning under his burden, one must lighten it, even on Shabat: the Talmud says that the easing of an ani- mal's suffering overrides the observance of Shabat. The Torah tells us that a farmer may not muzzle an ox while it is threshing the grain, nor may he plow with an ox and a donkey together. Medieval Jewish philosophers suggested that the reason for this law was that the ox was stronger and it would be hard for the donkey to keep up with hint if both were harnessed to one plow. There are many other biblical sources for the Jew- ish approach to tzaar baalei hayim, and legends about talmudic scholars and Hasi- dic rabbis who had special feeling towards animals abound. Some Jews have been par- ticularly active on behalf of animals. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA), form- ed in England in the 1830s, had as one of its founders and actitvists a .Jew, Louis Gompertz. Today, among those Jews most active in the struggle to save animals is Roger Caras, noted for his work on behalf of the near- extinct American timber- wolf; and Lew Regenstein, the executive vice president of the Fund for Animals, the organization headed by Cleveland Amory. There is also a recently- o tweler SELECTED JEWELRY COMPLETE JEWELRY SERVICE 13720 W. 9 Mile Rd. Near Post Office Oak Park, Mich. LI 7-5068 Jewish Committee to Help Animals. The Yiddish writer Isaac Bashevis Singer is one of CHAI's founding sponsors, as are other leading Jewish intellectuals, writers and rabbis. On Passover it is fitting to recall the story of the Hasi- dic Rabbi Zusia. The rabbi used to walk from village to village, collecting money to free prisoners. One night he stayed at an inn where there hung cages with beautiful birds. The birds were beat- ing their wings against the bars, struggling painfully but in vain to get out. Rabbi Zusia went over to the cages, opened them, and the liber- ated birds all flew away. 1,000 Americans Drawn to Israel for Summer Study NEW YORK (JTA)—More than 1,000 Americans rang- ing in age from 13 to 60 either have already arrived in Israel or will arrive with- in the next few cloys, par- ticipating in some two dozen programs sponsored and con- ducted by the department of education and culture of the World Zionist Organization. The youngest travelers are the 75 13 and 14-year-old in the Bar Mitzva Pilgrim- age, who will spend 45 days in Israel in a combined study- ing, touring and camping program, highlighted' by a special ceremony in the Old City of Jerusalem in the Western Wall area. There are 13 high school groups from cities with local bureaus of Jewish education. On the universilty level, there are six programs of study for credit, focusing on "the Land and Culture of Israel." The Midrasha Col- lege of Jewish Studies of Detroit is represented among the group who will study at universities in Jerusalem, Haifa and Tel Aviv. There are five adult edu- cation programs, ranging from intensive study of He- brew at the Ulpan Akiva to the ambitious Bible Seminar conducted by one of Israel's leading Bible scholars, Itzhak Itzhaki. A group of public school teachers, organized by the National Hebrew Cuture Council and the WZO educa- tion department will spend five weeks in study at the Hebrew University. A unique six-week work- study tour will focus on Neot Kedumin, "the Gardens of Israel," where in addition to exploration and study of Israel they will do land ret- toration and conservation work. The Young Sephardic Leadership Seminar, open only to those who have been active in Sephardic communi- ties in the United States, will involve some 44 young men and women age 17-25. They will explore the cultural needs and opportunities and the social problems of those who come from Sephardic and Oriental backgrounds. If you've plans for tomor- row, cut your speed on the traffic packed highways of today. Friday, July 5, '1974-29 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Organ in Synagogue; Perfecting Mezuza By RABBI SAMUEL J. FOX Since the obligation involves (Copyright 1973, JTA, Inc.) writing, the writing is of ut- Orthodox Jewish practice most concern. Any mistake forbids the use of an organ would make the "writing" in- complete and, thus, the obli- in the synagogue . A variety of reasons are gation of having the mezuza given for this prohibition. on the doorpost would not be Some contend that playing a fulfilled. The mezuza, thus, musical instrument was pro- resembles the covenant be- hibited in a synagogue, es-' tween the Almighty and the pecially during services, be- Jew which must be clearly cause ever since the destruc- understood and manifested tion of the Temple a spirit of so that there be no error mourning prevails in accord- or misunderstanding between ance with the statement in man and God. the Psalms (137:4) "How It's necessity that creates shall we sing the song of the Lord in a strange land." the will to change — first Others claim that the organ comes the vision, then the itself is considered an imita- plan. tion of the practice of an- other faith and that Judaism should project its own image. FACIAL HAIR There are others who claim that the service to God must PERMANENTLY be one that is directly issued REMOVED from man without being Eyebrows—Neckline—Arms—Legs channeled through some im- Recommended by Physicians personal mechanical device FREE CONSULTATION such as an organ. SHIRLEY PERSIN Jewish tradition insists on Registered Electrologist the mezuza parchment being ADVANCE BUILDING letter perfect in its hand- 23077 GREENFIELD - -711toom 260 Nr. Northlond - Providence Hospital written content. PHONE 557-1108 The actual commandment Is Yews Downtown in the Bible, from which the law requiring a mezuza on the doorpost is derived, ex- pressly states that the ob- ligation is to "write" the holy words on the doorpost. This indicates that every Jew is required to be involved in for your party writing the text. This is ac- complished by buying one which means paying for the By writing of the parchment to be affixed to the doorpost. ' . Caricatures 'J. J. 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