16 Friday, August 15, 1975

THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Kissinger Appeals for 'Vigorous' World Fight Against Acts of - Terrorism

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Secretary of State Henry A.
Kissinger called on the in-
ternational community to
"vigorously" combat the
"plagues" of aircraft hijack-
ing, international terrorism
and new techniques in war-
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deeply believe in fundamen-
tal standards of humane
conduct. We are committed
to uphold and promote
them. We will fight to vindi-
cate them in international
forums."

The U.S. in 1972 pro-
posed to the UN a conven-
tion for the prevention or
punishment of certain acts
of international terrorism.
Last June, the U.S. offered
a resolution to the ICAO
(International Civil Avia-
tion Organization), recom-
mending mandatory com-
pliance with suggested
regulations to ban unau-
thorized weapons in air-
craft. This resolution, the
State Department said, is
being circulated among
ICAO member govern-
ments.

In Tel Aviv it was re-
ported that an Egged bus
was severly damaged in Di-
mona when an explosive
charge was detonated in its
rear. There were no passen-
gers on the bus at the time.
The bus had brought a
group of construction work-
ers from Hebron and neigh-
boring villages to Dimona.
After the passengers left
the bus, the driver parked
the vehicle near a construc-
tion site and went to a
nearby Kiosk. It was then
that the explosion occurred.
Police rounded up all the
passengers and after brief
questioning held 10 for fur-
ther interrogation. An ex-
amination of the explosive
chage showed that it could
have caused fatalities.

-Meanwhile, Israel con-

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He also urged the United
Nations "once again" to
adopt anti-terrorism pro-
posals "as a matter of the
highest priority." Kissinger
was speaking on "interna-
tional law, world order and
human progress" before the
American Bar Association
at its annual convention in
Montreal.
He told the lawyers that
"the U.S. is committed to
the principle that funda-
mental human rights re-
quire legal protection under
all circumstances; that
some kinds of individual
sufferings are intolerable no
matter what threat nations
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ducted a raid against ter-
rorist installations in Le-
banon.

The Israeli raid, which
met no opposition, was car-
ried out in two villages, Tal-
oussa, five kilometers west
of Manara, and Hanin,
north of Biranit. In Hanin, a
house belonging to a man
who aided terrorists, was
blown. up.
A husband and wife, out
for an evening stroll, we
injured when a Katyusha
rocket attack hit Kiryat
Shmona for the second time
on Aug. 6.
The couple, Sonego and
Daliah Rimon, were re-
leased from the hospital,
but Shlomo Gabriel, a
father of seven, who was in-
jured in the previous day's
attack, was still hospital-
ized.

Hasidism for the Aquarian Age

By ALLEN A. WARSEN

"Fragments of a Future
Scroll" subtitled "Hasidism
for the Aquarian Age" by
Reb Zalman Schachter, ed-
ited by Philip Mandelcorn
and Stephen Gerstman
(Leaves of Grass Press,
1975), is an interpretation of
hasidic concepts and "an
introduction into the proc-
ess of Kabala."
Of the various hasidic
concepts, the one of "Gan
Eden" (paradise) is espe-
cially interesting. As viewed
by the hasid, there are two
Gan Edens: a lower and a
higher. Both consist of so-
cieties composed of spiritual
members "with mutual in-
terests in Torah and divine
services."
The societies of the lower
Gan Eden are headed by
rabbis who instruct, encour-
age and inspire the souls to
attain higher celestial lev-
els. The lower Gan Eden "is
the heaven or fervor of emo-
tions."

In the higher or upper
Gan Eden, the societies
are known as "yeshivot."
Their goal is to "reach an
understanding of the Di-
vine Mind as it is invested
in Torah."

In order for a soul to pass
from the lower to the upper
Gan Eden, it must first rid
itself of all emotions. To
achieve this, the soul is re-
quired to "immerse itself in
the River of Light." Having
performed - this ritual, the
soul is ready to serve and
know God through under-
standing.
To "simplify" kabalistic
teaching; the author in-
cluded in the text charts of
the "sfirot", (divine emana-
tions) and the worlds. He
also divided the kabalists
into three distinct factions:
the fundamentalists, the
behaviorists and the hu-
manistic transcendental-
ists.
The fundamentalists are
concerned "with the secret
of the soul. What is the soul
within me? Where does it
come from? Why did it come
to this body, which is made
from a drop of semen?"

Another concern - of the
fundamentalists- is = the
mystery of pregnancy.

What is it? According to
their interpretation preg-
nancy results when the
"female receives from the
male the root of what is to
become, and fixes that in
the spirit. When this is yet
in the male, it exists there
in a subtle yet undefined
manner. In the female it is
developed to assume mani-
fest existence in actual-
ity."

The behaviorists view the
Kabala as "the empirical
accumulation of the doc-
trines concerning the inner
way" (inner spirit), and not
"as specifically revealed To-
rah."
The fundamentalists and
behaviorists, differ in the
method of teaching. "While
the behaviorist teaches in a
familiar western way, the
fundamentalist teaches
from a dense, closed web of
interlacing Torah homilies
which seem to have no clear
beginning and no clear end."
The humanistic transcen-
dentalist's view of the Kab-
ala- is considered the most
modern and relevant to our
age. The humanistic tran-
scendentalists even propose
"to enter into a dialogue of
devoutness with seekers of
other faiths, comparing

ways, techniques and meth-
ods on how to focus aware-
ness of God, how to make
prayer life more effective,
and how to become a clearer
and better channel for the
light (God)."

It should be stressed,
moreover, that "the hu-
manist's carnality is inte-
grated with his spiritual-
ity."

Individuals interested in
the intricacies of Kabala,
will appreciate, no doubt,
the translated selections of
the teachings of the most
notable hasidic masters
embodied in the book under
review. They include such
luminaries as the Baal
Shem Toy, R'Pinhas of Ko-
retz and WNahman of
Bratslay.
Finally, it is interesting to
note that there is a hasidic
group known as "dead hasi-
dim," who decided upon the
death of R'Nahman never to
replace him, and have re-
mained without a rebbe ever
since. As a result, their has-
idic opponents nicknamed
them "dead hasidim."
Reb Zalman Schachter,
author of "Fragments of a
Future Scroll," is currently
professor of religion at
Temple University in
Philadelphia.

27th Psalm Is Recited
During Month of Elul

By RABBI SAMUEL J. FOX

(Copyright 1975, JTA, Inc.)

The 27th Psalm is recited
every day during the cur-
rent month of Elul.
Traditional Judaism re-
gards the month of Elul (the
month before Rosh , Has-
hana) as the month in which
the Jew prepares for the
judgement of the New Year.
The Psalm ends with telling
people to "Hope towards the
Almighty." Thus the Psalm
instills a sense of hope when
facing the fear of judge-
ment.
The Psalm also says "The
Lord is my light and my sal-
vation," indicating that the
Almighty Himself will
stand by his people in the
hour of judgement.' The
-Midrash- (Vayikfa . Rabbdli,
21) interprets this verse as

follows: "My light" refers to
Rosh Hashana. "My salva-
tion" refers to Yom Kippur.
"He will hide me in a sukka"
refers to the festival of suk-
kot.

It thus appears that the
coming holidays of judge-
ment are indeed not meant
to be-a threat or an evil for
the people; they are meant
to be a source of salvation
and aid to the people.

Others say that the word
for the month of Elul is
spelled backwards in one of
the words of the Psalm
("Were it not") thus conceal-
ing the name of the month
of Elul within the Psalm.
This indicates that some-
time the role of the Al-
mighty is concealed in say-
i-tig -His people - hut it -is
always there.

