36 Friday, September 5, 1975
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Detroit Friends of Bar-Ilan University Honors 20th Anniversary of
the university and the pioneering families who created the founda-
tion for the great Israeli institution of learning at the
ANNUAL BAR-ILAN DINNER
Thursday, Sept. 18 — 6 P.M.
at Cong. Shaarey Zedek
Honoree
Guest Artist
Development of `Avodah'
During Day of Atonement
Avodah, the Hebrew word
meaning "service" is the
name for Temple ritual,
applied to the central part
of the Musaf liturgy on the
Day of Atonement, cele-
brated this year on Sept. 15.
It poetically recounts the
sacrificial ritual in the Tem-
ple on the Day of Atone-
ment. The ritual, based on
Leviticus 16, is described in
detail in the Mishnah and in
a talmudic tractate.
After the destruction of
the Second Temple, says the
Encyclopaedia Judaica, the
description of this ancient
ritual became the core of the
Musaf service on the Day of
Atonement. The Day of
Atonement was the only
occasion during the year
when the high priest en-
tered the Holy of Holies in
the Temple and he had to
make special preparations
for the ritual.
Guest Artist
MISHA RAITZIN
PAUL ZUCKERMAN
Former National Chairman
of United Jewish Appeal,
Recipient of Honorary
Bar-Ilan Doctor of Philosophy Degree
Detroit Friends of Bar-Han take pride in
presenting this eminent Russian-Jewish op-
era singer, who has gained fame with Bol-
shoi in Russia, in Israel and in many Euro-
pean countries.
The day before the Day of
Atonement, the high priest
was escorted by the elders
to his chamber in the Tem-
ple compound where he
joined the other priests. The
elders earnestly entreated
him to perform all the min-
utiae of the sacrificial cult
carefully as interpreted by
the Pharisaic school, and
took leave of him.
On the Day of Atone-
ment, the high priest him-
self performed the offering
of the daily sacrifice, the
incense offering, and the
other sacred duties. After a
series of immersions and
ablutions he offered a bull
Guest Speaker:
IRVING BERNSTEIN
Executive Vice-President
of United Jewish Appeal
,
Seven days prior to the
Day of Atonement, the
high priest was moved to a
special apartment in the
Temple court where he
studied with the elders
every detail of the sacrifi-
cial cult for the Day of
Atonement. A deputy
priest was appointed to
take the place of the high
priest should he be pre-
vented by defilement or
death from performing his
duties.
DR. LEON FILL, General Chairman
ZVI TOMKIEWICZ, Executive Director
PHILIP STOLLMAN, Chairman
as his personal sin-offering.
He confessed his own and
his family's sins, the sins of
the tribe of Aaron (the
priests), and those of all Is-
rael (Lev 16:6).
Every time he uttered the
holy name of God, which
was uttered only on the Day
of Atonement, the people
prostrated themselves and
responded: "Blessed be His
Name whose glorious king-
dom is forever and ever".
During the service of the
high priest, this procedure
was repeated 10 times or,
according to another source,
13 times.
The high priest then
drew two lots from a
wooden box, one inscribed
"for Azazel" and the
other "a sin-offering for
the lord." The role of each
of two he-goats participat-
ing in the ritual was deter-
mined by the lots. The
high priest sent the goat
"for Azazel" into the de-
sert and he offered the
other as a sin-offering.
After a special incense-
offering in the Holy of the
Holies, the high priest re-
cited a prayer that the cli-
mate in the coming year be
moderate, neither too hot
nor too wet; that the sover-
eignty of Judah be pre-
served; that Israel be pros-
perous; and that no
earthquake harm the inhab-
itants of the Sharon Plain.
This traditional, and to
some extent idealized, ac-
count of the ceremony, says
the Judaica, served as the
base for the subsequent de-
velopment of the Musaf li-
turgy of the Day of Atone-
ment. Originally, the
Avodah was of a simple na-
ture, being an unadorned
description of the Temple
service following the Mish-
nah Yoma. The main section
was composed, at latest, in
the Fourth Century, CE, but
was enriched in the Middle
Ages by elaborate chants,
most of them of an acrostic
pattern.
Temple Israel Will Display
Artist's Rendering of Sh'ma
Bar-Ilan University Global Board
DETROIT FRIENDS
OF BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY
Oak Park
Hannah Schloss Old Tim-
ers annual memorial serv-
ices will be held 8 p.m.
Thursday at the main Jew-
ish Community Center, ac-
cording to Alfred A. Klu-
foyer, president, and Harry
T. Madison, chairman for
the memorial services.
Rabbi Moses Lehrman of
Cong. Bnai Moshe will de-
liver the main address, and
Cantor Jacob Sonenklar of
Cong. Shaarey Zedek will
chant the El Mole Ra-
chamim. Jeffrey Aichen-
baum, patrol leader of Boy
Scout Troop 23, will sound
"Taps."
Guests are invited to at-
tend the services honoring
departed members of the
Hannah Schloss Old Tim-
ers, and'to visit the Old Tim-
ers memorial room at the
Center, which holds a
plaque containing names of
all departed members, and
trophies and mementos dat-
ing back over 50 years.
Refreshments will be
served following the service.
Early Deadline
Because of Yom Kip-
pur, The Jewish News
will have an early dead-
line of noon Friday, Sept.
12, for publicity to ap-
pear in the issue of Sept.
19.
Free Admission
to Services Asked
for Soviet Jews
NEW YORK — Harold M.
Jacobs, president of the
Union of Orthodox Jewish
Congregations of America,
called upon North American
synagogues to open their
doors free of charge to
newly settled Soviet Jews
during the High Holy Day
season.
"By welcoming them into
our synagogues this High
Holy Day season, we can, as
a community, fulfill the
ancient formula of the
Mahzor . . . and turn to
the Lord on the Day of
Judgment confident that He
will return, in kind, the
mercy and love we have
shown our brethren." •
Jacobs went on to encour-
age Jewish communities to
make further efforts to wel-
come Soviet Jews.
Radomer Society
to Have Services
or Reservations Call:
23125 Coolidge
Old Timers Set
Memorial Rites
398-7180
Artist and philanthropist Max Shaye, second from
right, presented this painting entitled "The Sh'ma" to
Temple Israel in preparation for the High Holy Days.
The white, blue and purple work depicts in abstract
form the most noted prayer in the Jewish liturgy, ac-
cording to Shaye. Accepting the work on behalf of the
congregation are, from left: Rabbi Leon Fram, Rabbi
Harold S. Loss, Shaye and Rabbi M. Robert Syme. The
painting will be located in the foyer of the synagogue.
The Radomer Mutual So-
ciety of Detroit will conduct
memorial services 10 a.m.
Sept. 14 at Chesed Shel
Emes Cemetery.
Rabbi Herbert Eskin,
chaplin of the Michigan
Armed Forces, will deliver
an address commemorating
the 25,000 Jews who lived in
the city of Radom, Poland
and lost their lives during
the Holocaust.
Cantor Shabtai Acker-
man of Cong. Beth Abra-
ham-Hillel will chant the El
Mole Rachamim.
Guests are invited.