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`Ethics of Fathers' Well Defined
Ethics of the Fathers —
Pirke Avot — dominate the
sources of Jewish ethical
codes. Traditionally read by
Jews during the summer
months, these teachings are
the roots of Mishnaic guide-
lines for the highest forms
of humanism.
Used as the basis for in-
structing Jews, and the
learned of all peoples, in
Jewish values, Seymour
Rossel has produced an un-
usually valuable work in col-
laboration with Hyman
Chaniver and Chaim Stern.
In "When a Jew Seeks Wis-
dom: the Sayings of the
Fathers" (Behrman House),
the authors have incorpo-
rated the basic ideals of
Pirke Avot.
impres-
Beautifully,
sively and appropriately
illustrated by Erika
Weihs, this volume lends
itself for teaching, self-
study and as a reference
work to the great teach-
ings of the rabbinic schol-
ars.
It is splendidly subsec-
tioned and the contents take
into account all of the sig-
nificant ethical codes in
Pirke Avot. it commences
appropriately with these
excerpted lines:
For two-and-a-half
years the schools of
Shammai and Hillel de-
bated. Should man have
been created?
The school of Shammai
said: It were better for
man not to have , been
created.
The school of Hillel
said: It is better that man
has been created.
They discussed and fin-
ally concluded:
It were better for man
not to have been created,
but now that he is here,
let him search his ways.
(Erub. 136).
"And if I am only for
mySelf, what am I?
"And if not now, when?
(Avot 1:14)"
"When a Jew Seeks Wis-
dom" makes notable use of
parables and rabbinic sto-
ries. It is explanatory and
definitive. It contains a
helpful glossary of the
sources used by the collabo-
rating authors.
It has the additional
merit of a section listing
"The Rabbis of Pirke Avot."
A concluding section,
with a parable, merits spe-
cial attention. It follows:
In a small town there
lived a wise rabbi whose
fame had spread far and
wide. Jews from miles ar-
ound would come to the
rabbi to get his opinion on
this problem or that, or
merely to listen as he
taught Torah.
In the same town,
there was a young student
who was jealous of the
rabbi. "I am as smart as
that old man," the stu-
dent thought. "Why are
people so impressed with
his wisdom?" So the stu-
dent set himself the task
of dreaming up a question
that the rabbi could not
answer. "Then all the
Jews who flock around the
rabbi will see that the wise
rabbi is just a fake," the
student thought.
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These children at a National Jewish Welfare Board-
affiliated Jewish Community Center are making haroset
in preparation for Passover, while their mothers at the
center discuss "adult" implications of Passover. JWB
serves its affiliated Centers — which are community-
wide agencies — with publications, program aids, con-
sultations and research.
"The bird is alive," the
student would quickly
crush the tiny bird with
his palms, then open his
hand and reveal a dead
bird.
For a while the rabbi
sat deep in thought. His
eyes were closed and his
left hand stroked his
beard. At last he opened
his eyes and looked di-
rectly into the eyes of the
student.
"My son," he said, "in
your hand you are holding
a life. Choose well what
you will do with it."
In every generation we
Jews are asked again to re-
new our covenant. In every
generation we are asked to
choose to continue the long
chain of our tradition.
You are being asked
right now. Yoware not being
asked to complete the task,
but you are not free to ab-
stain from it, either. By
birth and by heritage, you
have been chosen to con-
tinue the task of Judaism,
the preservation of truth, of
justice, of mercy, and of
peace. In this moment, you
are being addressed by that
wise rabbi:
"In your hand you hold
your own life. Choose well
what you will do with it."
Right now, you must make
your choice through action.
If not now, when?"
Britain Watches Moslem Festival
LONDON (JTA) — For
the three months the voice
of the Moslem Muezzin will
be heard in Britain, during a
spectacular, nationwide en-
terprise called "The World
of Islam Festival 1976."
For sheer scope and com-
plexity, the festival easily
outstrips any similar ven-
ture ever mounted here, ex-
cept the "Festival of Brit-
ain" after World War II.
Leading museums, univ-
ersities and institutions will
be holding exhibitions and
lectures on Islamic art, ar-
chitecture, religion, litera-
ture, pottery, carpet weav-
ing, coins and other
subjects. Exhibits have been
flown in from all over the
world.
Singers and orchestras
are coming from Asia and
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Time and again the
student came to the
House of Study where the
men gathered around the
rabbi to ask and to listen.
Each time the st uden t
would ask the rabbi what
the st 'uteri, thought was a
difficult question. But
each time, to the great
disappointment of the
jealous student, the rabbi
would answer.
Finally the student
thought of a clever plan.
He caught a small bird
and brought it before the
rabbi, holding it between
his two hands so that it
could not be seen.
"Rabbi," the student
said, "I have a question
that you cannot answer.
Between my hands I am
holding ,a tiny bird. Tell
me, Wise One, is the bird
living or is it dead?"
A strange question:
The people present gath-
ered closer together to
await the rabbi's answer.
But how would the rabbi
know?
And the student smiled.
For he was sure that the
rabbi could not answer
this question. For he had
a clever plan indeed. If the
rabbi answered, "The bird
is dead'," then the boy
Would open his hands and
the bird would fly away.
And if the rabbi answered,
JERUSALEM — More
than 500 dunams of land
will be'planted with trees by
the Jewish National Fund in
Sha'ar Hagai, on the road to
Jerusalem.
This was reported at the
recent meeting of the Knes-
set subcommittee on Ecol-
ogy where scientists of the
JNF, the Vulcani Institute
and the Forest Study Center
at Ilanot presented a com-
plete picture of prunings
and thinnings in forests all
over the country aimed at
maintaining the health of
the forests.
The scientists were
agreed that the sickness of
Sha'ar Hagai's old forest
was exceptional and not at
all representative of Israel's
forests.
Africa. British television
will show special films.
The Queen will open the
main art exhibit next
week.
Prof. Donald Watt, of the
London School of Econom-
ics, wrote that "What we
are in for is clearly a public-
relations-inspired exercise
in cultural propaganda
aimed . at saturating the
market."
The moving spirits behind
the festival included people
known for their outspoken
support of the Arab cause
— Sir Harold Beeley, for-
mer Ambassador to Egypt,
Sir Anthony Nutting, biog-
rapher of the late Egyptian
President Gamel Abdel
Nasser, and Sir John Rich-
mond, another former Mid-
dle East ambassador. Sir
Harold, chairman of the fes-
tival's Trust, flatly denied
that the event had any polit-
ical motivation.
The leaders of British Je-
wry are reluctant to cause
offense to the Moslem reli-
gion, of which there are one
million adherents in Brit-
ain. They are therefore
withholding their judge-
ment, but intend to watch
the festival closely.
ORT
School of Engineering
Dedication in Jerusalem
NEW YORK — The ORT
School of Engineering, now
under construction on the
Givat Ram campus of the
Hebrew University in Jeru-
salem, will be dedicated
Sept. 14.
This was announced -
jointly by Ruth Eisenberg,
national president of Wom-
en's American ORT, and
JoJo Fruchtman, national
ORT School of Engineering
chairman. A delegation rep-
resenting Women's Ameri-
can ORT, as well as ORT-
Israel officials and Israeli
dignitaries, will participate
in the dedication.
Mrs. Eisenberg said that
the new ORT School of En-
gineering, toward whose
construction Women's
American ORT has pledged
$4 million will help to har-
ness the country's human
resources by training tech-
nical and practical engi-
neers who can transform
theoretical scientific knowl-
edge into practical factory
production.
Mrs. Fruchtman stated
that the ORT school of
Engineering will enroll
2,500 students in day and
evening sessions. Its far-
ranging curriculum will
be geared to Israeli indus-
tries with a high growth
potential and great need
for highly skilled workers.
Among the courses that
will be offered are environ-
mental engineering, elec-
tronics engineering, com-
puter science and data
processing engineering, in-
strumentation engineering
and mechanical engineer-
ing. The school will com-
prise an area of 194,000
square feet.
A man must live by his
trade.