20—Friday, Ociober 4, 1974 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Ethics for Humanists

Monday Lecture Series
by Rabbi Sherwin Wine
Monday 8:30 p.m.

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October 7th — The Humanist Background
October 14th — Philosophy
October 21st — Emotion
October 28th — Life Style
November 4th — Training

How do humanists make ethical decisions?

What are the emotional foundations of ethical living?
How can I change my behavior to make it more ethical?

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Monday, Oct. 7

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S imhat TOrah: End and Begin

In the Diaspora, Simhat
Torah falls on the 23rd of
Tishri (Oct. 9 this year), the
second day of Shemini
Azeret, the festival which
concludes Sukkot. During this
festival, the annual reading
of the Torah scroll is com-
pleted and immediately be-
gun again.
According to the encyclo-
pedia Judaica the Talmud
already specified the con-
clusion of the Torah as the
portion for this day. Later
it became customary to be-
gin to read the Book of
Genesis again on Simhat

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Torah. This was done in or-
der "to refute Satan," who
might otherwise have
claimed that the Jews were
happy only to have finished
the Torah, but were unwill-
ing to begin anew.
During the celebrations, as
observed by Orthodox and
Conservative congregations,
all the 'Torah scrolls are re-
moved from the ark, and
the • bima is circled seven
times. All the men present
are called to the Torah read-
ing (aliyot); for this purpose,
Deuteronomy 33:1-29 is re-
peated as many times as
necessary.
All the children under the
age of bar mitzva are called
for the concluding portion of
the chapter; this aliya is re-
ferred to as kol ha-ne'arim
("all the youngsters"). A
tallit is spread above the
heads of the youngsters, and
the congregation blesses
them with Jacob's benedic-
tion to Ephraim and Manas-
seh (Gen. 48:16).
In many communities sim-
ilar ceremonies are held on
Simhat Torah eve. Some
communities even read from
the concluding portion of
Deuteronomy during the eve-
ning service, the only time
during the year when the
Torah scroll is read at night.
A central role in the fes-
tivities is allotted to children.
In addition to the aliya to the
Torah, the children also par-
ticipate in the Torah proces-
sions; they carry flags
adorned with apples in which

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burning candles are placed.
Hasidim also hold Torah
processions on Shemini
Azeret eve. R e f or m syna-
gogues observe these cus-
toms in a modified form, on
Shemini Azeret, which is ob-
served as the final festival
day.
Among Soviet Jewish youth
Simhat Torah gradually be-
came, during the 1960s, the
occasion of mass gatherings
in and around the syna-
gogues. At these gatherings
large groups sang Hebrew
and Yiddish songs, danced
the hora, congregated and
discussed the latest events
in Israel.
In the beginning, the Soviet
authorities tried to disperse
these "unauthorized meet-
ings;" but when Jewish and
Western public opinion began
to follow them and press
correspondents as well as
observers from foreign em-
bassies begah attending, the
authorities reversed their at-
titude a n d instructed t h e
militia to cordon off the syn-
agogue areas, so as not to
cause clashes with the Jew-
ish youngsters, whose num-
bers swelled r a p i d l y in
Moscow into the tens of
thousands.
In many cities in the West,
notably in Israel, England,
the United States and Can-
ada, Simhat Torah was de-
clared by Jewish youth as
the day of "solidarity with
Soviet Jewish youth," and
mass demonstrations were
staged voicing demands to
the Soviet authorities for
freedom of Jewish life and
the right of migration to Is-
rael.

Sholem Aleichem
Institute to Have_
First Oneg Shabat

Sholem Aleichem Institute
will have its first oneg Sha-
bat of the new year 8:30 p.m.
Oct. 11 at the Labor Zionist
Institute.
Presideht Robert Benyas
will present Idene Eber, lec-
turer in Chinese history at
the Hebrew University, who
will speak on "Sholem Alei-
chem—What Are You Doing
in China?"
Refreshments will be serv-
ed, and guests are invited.
For information, call the in-
stitute, 626-9565.

Detroit's Lubavitch com-
munity will host its annual
Hasidic Happening Dec. 3 at
Ford Auditorium.
Appearing in this year's
program will be members of
the local Lubavitch Hasidim
and a New York hasidic male
choir and children's chorus.
The hasidic Russian dancers,
who appeared in last year's
program, also will entertain.
A highlight will be a speech
by the Lubavitcher Rebbe,
Menachem Schneerson at a
farbreingen (hasidic gather-
ing) telecast live from New
York City. The Morristown
Yeshiva Orchestra also will
be featured.
For tickets, call Marilyn
Klein, 398-2611.

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Temple to Begin
Lecture Series

Birmingham Temple will
begin a series of adult edu-
cation lectures 8:30 p.m.
Monday at the temple. Rabbi
Sherwin T. Wine will speak
on "The Humanist Back-
ground."
Subsequent lectures, to be
held on successive Monday
evenings, include: "Philoso-
phy," Oct. 17; "Emotion,"
Oct. 21; "Life Style," Oct.
28; and "Training," Nov. 4.
Registration will be held 8
p.m. Monday. There is a fee.

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