THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Jewish Prohibition Against Threat of Terrorism Curtails Israel
Lesbianism Is Explained
Euphoria Following Entebbe Raid
gaged in such practice
were forbidden in mar-
The prohibition against riage to a High Priest
female homosexuality (Shabbos 65a) and, ac-
has a long history in cording to later au-
Jewish 'tradition. The thorities, even to any
rabbis of the Tannaitic priest (Tosafot).
Generally speaking, the
era derived this prohibi-
tion from a statement in act was considered un-
the Bible which prohibits natural and not in accor-
Jews from doing the dance with the will of the
things which were done Almighty in his design for
in ancient Egypt and Ca- life on this earth. The Tal-
naan (Leviticus 18:3) mud tells us that for this
reason the Amoraic scho-
(Sifra).
lar, Samuel, did not allow
The Talmud considers his daughters to sleep to-
such a practice as gether.
obscene (Yebamot 76a).
Some claim that the
According to medieval will of the Almighty is
orities this was even explicitly revealed in the
idered as a form of texts of Holy Books and
titution. Maimonides implicitly revealed in the
explains that this was a normal process of nature.
practice in ancient Egypt Any attempt to subvert
which was frowned upon or pervert the normal
by Jewish tradition (Yad, process of nature is con-
Isure Biah 21:8). sidered lewd and forbid-
Womeri who were en- den.
By DAVID EPPEL
and
ZVI PANTANOWITZ
BY RABBI SAMUEL FOX
(Copyright 1976, JTA, Inc.)
111
From World Zionist
Organization
JERUSALEM — A week
after the Entebbe rescue
mission, Israelis were still
deep under the impression
of the operation and its aft-
ermath. There can be no
doubt that it has had a ca-
thartic effect on the na-
tional psyche.
Warnings abound that
there be no regression to the
euphoria of the post-Six-
Day War period, with the
social, political and eco-
nomic blinkers it placed on
the country at the time.
These point out that it took
the Yom Kippur War to
bring Israel up sharply, and
this situation of false tran-
quility should not be al-
lowed to develop again.
Underlying this is the
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fear that Israel is too de-
killed 11 participants and it
pendent on the performance
was a shocked Israeli team
of its military forces for its which stopped taking part
national mood. Many ex- and returned home.
perts are warning that En-
Israel's great hope, Es-
tebbe will not be repeated
ther Roth Sachamarov, had
with ease, should a similar been one of the few Israelis
situation arise. They em- to win a heat and many pre-
phasize too that the war on dicted that she could bring
terror is only part of Israel's
home Israel's first Olympic
overall battle for survival, medal. But her coach, Amit-
and that in a parallel con-
zur Shapiro, was among
frontation with terror hi- those killed and the stunned
jackings in the future,
girl sprinter retired from
should these reoccur, Israel the Munich track. This year
would have to face up to the
Esther is back, trained by
dilemma of having to barter her husband. Yet, with her
for the lives of the hostages.
prowess and outstanding
Meanwhile, as Israel's international achievements,
Olympic athletes carried Esther must also compete
the state flag into the with the memory of Mun-
Montreal stadium, there ich.
Today, enormous inter-
was surely no one in Israel
who did not pause for a est is centered on sport
moment to recall the and it is indicative of na-
events at the previous tional habits that the na-
Olympic Games in Mun- tional football team is
ich. Many reflected on the playing in Montreal. The
significance of Israel's re- footballers are accompa-
turn to that great interna- nied by the wrestlers, run-
tional sports field only ners, swimmers, boatsmen
four years after some of and marksmen. Many are
her best athletes were native-born "sabras," and
murdered by Arab terror- the new generation of
Jews who care about
ists.
sport. Others are immi-
For any Israeli terror is
grants. That team which
never far away. But at home
parades in Montreal is so
the built-in systems — the
symbolic of Israel today —
army, civil guard, police —
the dash of home-born
provide a degree of security
youth, the newcomers, all
often lacking when the Is-
of them conscious of the
raeli exposes himself
reality of terror, but deter-
abroad.
mined to overcome, if not
The Canadians have pro-
win.
vided unprecedented secu-
Summer brings a new set
rity measures — but how
of concerns.
must an athlete perform
Nearly one million school
when his sporting efforts
children are out for the long
are accompanied by
summer holidays which
thoughts of survival? In
stretch over July and Au-
Munich, the Arab terrorists
gust. For Israeli parents,
more often than not out
JWB Camp Unit working, the problem of
to keep children busy
Names Director how
and interested is a difficult
one.
NEW YORK — Sher-
Highly developed is the
wood Epstein has been
day camp or creche where
named director of camp-
children attend for a morn-
ing services for the Na-
ing or a full day to take part
tional Jewish Welfare
in a host of recreational ac-
Board.
tivities. Some are subsidized
Epstein will direct
JWB's recently expanded
to insure that all sections of
service to Jewish com-
the population can have ac-
munal camps in the Un-
cess. There are even mother-
ited States and Canada.
and-children camps where
JWB's camping services
mothers of large, less af-
serve Jewish community fluent families are given a
centers, YM and YWHAs,
chance to take the weight
Jewish federations and off their feet, while their
other agencies in the
youngsters are taken care
American Jewish com-
of.
munity.
Many institutions run
these day camps, includ-
ing municipalities, the
Canada May OK
universities and museums.
Each attempts to intro-
Bond Investments
duce its own special flavor
OTTAWA — An amend- — the universities seeking
ment has been presented in to add an academic touch,
the Canadian Parliament the museums looking to
that would allow Canadian
the arts.
insurance companies to in-
A new enterprise is being
vest in Israel Bonds.
developed by the Nature
The measure, introduced Protection Society which for
by Toronto MP Robert Kap- years has introduced a love
lan, is not expected to be of the landscape to thou-
discussed until the fall ses- sands of Israelis through
sion.
well-guided walking and
Kaplan said the present other tours of the country.
laws permit Canadian in- Now the NPS, whose overall
surance companies to pur-
aim is the care and protec-
chase securities in selected
tion of Israel's natural
countries, mainly in the Bri-
beauty, is turning to the
tish Commonwealth. The young as well. Even six-
amendment would add Is-
year-olds are taking part in
their summer day camps.
rael to the list.
Friday, August 6, 1976 53
Mikve in Texas
For 51 Years
EL PASO, Tex. ( JTA)
— Congregation B'nai
Zion of El Paso has had a
mikve as part of the
original synagogue
structure since 1925, ac-
cording to Rabbi Stanley
Herman. He proferred
that information in con-
nection with a report
from Rabbi Milton Arm,
of Congregation Beth
Achim in Southfield,
Mich. that he believed the
Beth Achim mikve re-
cently opened to all mem-
bers of the Southfield
Jewish community, was
the first on the premises
of a Conservative
synagogue in the United
States. Rabbi Herman
added that the facility of
his Conservative
synagogue had "served
as a significant aid in the
observance of Judaism
for various communities
hundreds of miles near to
us."
Tel Aviv-Yafo
Marina to Open
TEL AVIV—YAFO, Is-
rael — Israel will soon pin
its flag on the world's sail-
ing map when the new mar-
ina in Tel Aviv - Yafo on the
shores of the Mediterranean
Sea, will officially be opened
by the city's Mayor Shlomo
Lahat Oct. 13-17 at the
Third Israel International
Championship Regatta.
Racers from all over the
world have been invited un-
der a joint project sponsored
by the Ministry of Tourism
and the Association for
Tourism of Tel Aviv - Yafo
which will include special
arrangements for touring,
accommodations,. transport
and entertainment for over-
seas participants.
The new marina is part of
an encompassing tourist
center comprised of shop-
ping, restaurants, hotels,
business and entertain-
ment.
Israel Will Buy
Australian Beef
TEL AVIV — Israel will
purchase 1,500 tons of
frozen beef from Australia,
according to John Holmes,
trade commissioner at the
Australian Embassy.
Israel may also import
Australian coal to supply its
next power station in Had-
era. An Australian manu-
facturer of industrial cater-
ing equipment is
considering a plant in Israel
to export products to the
Common Market.
Israeli Youth Wins
World Chess Title
TEL-AVIV — Israel's
junior chess champion,
16-year-old Nir Grinberg,
won first place in the world
championship for "cadets"
(players under 17) last week
near Lille, France.
Grinberg won Israel's
junior chess championship
in July 1975 and placed
fourth in the world cadets
championship in 1974.