THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS - Friday, -October -7; -177 Wisdom of Rabbi Abraham Kook, Ex-Israel Chief Rabbi Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook was the _first Ashke- nazi chief rabbi of Eretz Yisrael, elected to that post in 1921. He was born in Lat- via in 1865 and first immi- grated to Eretz Yisrael in 1904, where he served as rabbi of Jaffa. Kook formulated his own theory of Zionism in Jewish history. He held that the modern return to the land of Israel marked the beginning _ WANT A SKIMPY SANDWICH? DON'T COME TO OLD TIME DELI 27701 Orchard Lake Road Near 12 Mile 553- 2191 OPEN 24 HOURS Club Beckley _ 29 WOODWARD AT 11 1 MILE 542-9797 WelcOmes Back Its Old Friends of Many Years • Baby Frog Legs • Turtle Soup • Dover Sole • Fresh Seafoods • Steaks & Chops Prepared By Club Berkley's Great EZZIE HOLYK Chef of Yesteryears Open Mon. Thru Sat. Entertainment Tues.-Sat. 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The yeshiva became known as Merkaz ha-Ray, and is today world famous among religious scholars. Kook died in 1935. Rabbi Kook was a prolific writer, and Jewish Affairs magazine of South Africa recently published a selec- tion of some of his writings, some of which follow: "The Torah and all its commandments in their minutest details, as expressed in thought and deed, form a great and mighty Divine poem. a poem of confident trust and love. Every commandment and law has a unique musi- cal quality that the Congre- gation of Israel perceives and appreciates. It evokes the blossom of reverent joy and song within us. It is for us to remove the warts from the ears of our sons. the thorns and thistles that sur- round the noble flower', so that the waves of song will echo in their hearts as well, uplifting their souls with the same natural exaltation that is common to all in whom the spirit of Judaism is properly developed. Contemporary civilization throughout the world is founded entirely on unbelief and hate. forces which nul- lify the essence of life. It is impossible to overcome this disease of modern society unless we discover the good that is contained in faith and love. The Torah and the divine precepts are the channels through which faith and love flow unceasingly. Faith is the song of life. Woe to him who wishes to rob life of its splendid poetry. The whole mass of Toronto's Givens on Police Board TORONTO (JTA)—Philip Givens, 55, former mayor of Toronto and currently presi- dent of the Canadian Zionist Federation, has been appointed chairman of the Police Commission of Met- ropolitan Toronto by Roy McMurty, Ontario Attorney General. Shortly after the announcement was made, a group of Arab Canadians protested the appointment on the grounds of Givens' Zionist connections. understand our thoughts. and. in the course of time, our speech too will be liber- ated from the stultifying cobwebs of exile in which it is presently caught so that we shall be able to speak, portray and explain in clear concepts that which we seek with our whole being. But until the advent of this Golden Age. we shall not cease our spiritual and °practical labors; only a nation that had completed what it began can afford to go off the stage of history." ORDER YOUR PART F LTRAY LEFKOFSKY'S 12 MILE &SOUTHFIELD In Mike's Market 569-6115 RELAX AND ENJOY... superb Oriental cuisine, elegant decor. RABBI KOOK prosaic literature and knowledge is of value only when it is founded on the perception of the poetry of life. "There is still a long road ahead of us, to finish what we have begun to do. 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