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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

Friday, July 2, 1976

Embalming Prohibited

By RABBI SAMUEL FOX

of the body and thus disal-
lowed.
Embalming procedures
normally force the blood out
of the major blood vessels
and out of the body. Usually
this blood is discarded a,nd it
should be buried.
In some cases those who
do the embalming will ex-
cise certain parts of the
body which is again consid-
ered a prohibited disfigure-
ment of the body.
Others do certain surgi-
cal procedures on the body
for cosmetic reasons which
also is considered a disfig-
uring insult to the body.
The body is to be treated
with reverence as one of the
Almighty's creations and
ought not to be subjected to
unnatural treatment and
disfiguration in such a way.
It is better to be cursed
than to curse others.
—Talmud

(Copyright 1976, JTA, Inc.)

Jewish tradition prohibits
embalming of the dead for a
number of reasons. Gener-
ally speaking, embalming
interferes with the natural
process. Embalming proce-
dures usually require the
body to be cut over its major
arteries. These incisions are
considered a disfiguration

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Cong. Beth Achim

Allan Silverman was
elected president of Cong.
Beth Achim at its eighth an-
nual general membership
meeting.
Elected with Silverman
were: Allan Rosenberg,
Leonard Herman, Allen H.
Kraft, Gerald Lasher and
William Freedman, vice
presidents; Donald Davis,
Dr. Joseph Dobrusin, Her-
bert Fealk, Roland Gottes-
man, Sidney H. Silverman,
Mrs. Arthur Schussler and
Seymour Subar, three-year
trustees; Harold Baker,
Lawrence Fox and Hyman
Margolis, one-year trustees;
and Louis Gaum, Morris
Harelik, Karl Katkowsky,
George Norman, Stewart
Silverman, Seymour Rosen,
George Rossman and Hy-
man Zalenko, appointed
trustees.
Silverman served two
terms as vice president of
the synagogue. He was
chairman of the house com-
mittee and was an ex-officio
member of all other corn-
mittees.

Ha-Ner Ha-Tamid
Elects Dr. Fligman

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Services

Dr. Seymour Fligman
was elected president of Ha-
Ner Ha-Taillid at the con-
gregation's recent general
meeting.
Other officers elected
were: vice presidents Barry
Griefer and David Solo-
mons, treasurer Sidney
Schnyder and secretary
Mrs. Linda Schnyder.
Board members include
Harris Berman, Mrs.
nette Epstein, Mrs. Bart
Flashner, Ira Flashner,
Mrs. Sally Fligman, Mrs.
Gertrude Liss, Mrs. Eleanor
Luke, Robert Luke and
Leonard Wolfe.
The year-old congregat -
has rented the Jewish \
Veterans Memorial Home
for the High Holidays. For
information about the con-
gregation, call Rabbi Harry
E. Goldwater, 557-7595, or
Dr. Fligman, 559-4296.

ADAT SHALOM SYNAGOGUE: Services 6 p.m. today
and 9 a.m. Saturday. Elliot Lerner, Bar Mitzva.
CONG. BAIS CHABAD OF WEST BLOOMFIELD:
Services 9:15 a.m. Saturday at Ealy Elementary School.
Rabbi Silberberq will speak on "The Bicentennial—a
Time to Re-Assess Our Responsibility as Torah
Jews."
CONG. BETH ABRAHAM-HILLEL: Services 7 p.m. to-
day and 9 a.m. Saturday. Sheldon Levinson, Bar Mitzva.
TEMPLE BETH EL: Services 5:30 p.m. today and 11 a.m.
Saturday. Rabbi Schwartz will speak on "The Country
is Going to the Dogs." Steven Howard Gross, Bar
Mitzva.
CONG. BNAI MOSHE: Services 7 p.m. today and 8:45
a.m. Saturday. Rabbi Lehrman will speak on "The Vi-
olent Mentality."
CONG. BNAI ISRAEL OF PONTIAC: Services 7:30 p.m.
today and 7:30 a.m. Saturday. Rabbi Berman will speak
on "Judaism and the Bicentennial Celebration."
TEMPLE EMANU-EL: Services 8 p.m. today. Cantor
Rose will give a "Bicentennial Message."
TEMPLE ISRAEL: Services 8:30 p.m. today. Prof. Harold
Norris will speak on "You Are This Nation." Services
11 a.m. Saturday.
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president Allan Silverman
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announced a special pa-
Norris to Speak at Temple Israel
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Prof. Harold Norris of the
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ice 8:30 a.m. Sunday in the Detroit College of Law, and
author
of
"You
Are
This
Na-
main sanctuary of the syn-
tion" a recently published
agogue.
The service will be volume of 76 poems, will
ADVANCE NOTICE
marked by prayers and se- speak at 8:30 p.m. today at
Sabbath
evening
services
of
lections associated with the
for the FIRST TIME
200th anniversary celebra- Temple Israel.
His subject will be "A Bi-
tion of American independ-
in the history of
centennial Sermon in Poe-
ence. The public is invited.
CONG. BNAI DAVID
try: You Are This Nation."
tickets for the
Prof. Norris is a past
chairman of the American
ORT Celebrates
HAROLD NORRIS
High Holidays
Civil Liberties Union and
City's Anniversary was a delegate to the Michi-
in the
gan Constitutional Conven-
Kashrut is Topic
Rotenberg Hall, will
GENEVA — ORT was tion. He is currently a vice
Cong. Bais Chabad of
one of the institutions chairman of the American
be available.
which cooperated in the ce- Jewish Congress, a member West Bloomfield's seminar
For More Details
lebrations of the anniver- of the executive committee on Judaism will meet 8:30
sary of the establishment of of the Jewish Community p.m. Tuesday at the home of
Call
the municipality of Bat Council and of the executive Mr. and Mrs. Leon Olenick,
Yam near Tel Aviv. Israel board of the Anti-Defania- 5242 Green Rd., West
Bloomfield.
President Ephraim Katzir, tion League.
The third discussion on
guest of honor, was given a
Kashrut will be held.
medal and the "freedom of
Temple to Have
the city."
In his visit to the ORT Treasure Hunt
School in Bat Yam, Presi-
dent Katzir spoke with stu-
Temple Beth Jacob of
The Members of
dents and discussed the day- Pontiac will have a treasure
to-day problems of Israeli hunt July 17, meeting 7:30
the Jewish Parents Institute
youth and responded to the p.m. at Westchester Ele-
young people's questions.
mentary School.
Participants are asked to
bring a flashlight, pencil,
ORT Praised by
Mourn The Passing Of
paper, Bible, almanac,
Israeli UK Envoy
North Woodward Area tele-
Our Friend and Member
GENEVA — In a speech phone book and an Oakland
made recently at the Israel County street map.
For reservations, by July
Embassy in London, M R.
12,
call Marty Sachs,
Gideon Rafael, Israel Am-
626-7551;
Penny Fine,
bassador to the United
Kingdom, said, "ORT has 851-1917; or Judy Schwartz,
played an outstanding role 851-4935. There is a charge.
in Israel's development.
Without vocational training
New Spirit
we would not have been able
TO His Wife and Children
to achieve higher productiv-
Cast away from you all
ity in our country. Without your transgressions, wher-
We express our most
the high professional level ein ye have transgressed;
established by the institu- and make you a new heart
Heartfelt Sympathy
tions of ORT we would not and a new spirit; for why
have been able to build the will ye die, (3 House of Is-
infrastructure of a modern
-Exekiel
civilization."

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