THE JEWISH NEWS Incorporating The Detroit eIeteish Chronicle commencing with the issue of July 20. 1951 Member American Association of English - Jewish Newspapers. Michigan Press Association, National Editorial Association. Published every Friday by The Jewish News Publishing Co., 17515 W. Nine Mile, Suite 865, Southfield, Mich. 48075 Postmaster: Send address changes to The Jewish News, 17515 W. 9 Mile Rd., Suite 865, Southfield, Mich. 48075 Second-Class Postage Paid at Southfield, Michigan and Additional Mailing Offices. Subscription $12 a year. CARMI M. SLOMOVITZ PHILIP SLOMOVITZ Business Manager Editor and Publisher DREW LIEBERWITZ ALAN HITSKY HEIDI PRESS Advertising Manager News Editor Assistant News Editor Sabbath Scriptural Selections This Sabbath, the 13th day of Tishri, 5739, the following scriptural selections will be read in our synagogues: , Pentateuchal portion, Deuteronomy 32:1-52. Prophetical portion, II/Samuel 22:1-51. Monday, Sukkot.. Pentateuchal portion, Leviticus 22:26-23:44; Numbers 29:12-16. Tuesday, Sukkot Pentateuchal portion, Leviticus 22:26-23:44; Numbers 29:12-16. Prophetical portion, I Kings 8:2-21. Hol HaMoed Sukkot Wednesday, Numbers 29:17-25; Thursday, Number,; 29:20,28; Oct. 20, Numbers 29:23-31. Candle lighting, Friday, Oct. 13, 6:26 p.m. VOL. LXXIV, No. 6 Page Four Friday, October 13, 1978 Not Without Responsible Allies So much of the occurrences on the interna- tional scene often appear slanted to be anti- Israeli that the positive side of the evolving issues must not be ignored. Israel has an important function in Lebanon where she is determined to defend the position of the Christian community and to intercede against the spread of Syrian and PLO influence. This has resulted in accusations that Israel is intervening unlawfully in a foreign country. The Lebanese Christians feel otherwise. In an interview at Thurmont, Md., during the Camp David summit discussions, the president of the 2,000,000-member American-Lebanese League, Robert Basil, welcomed Israel's activi- ties inlebanon and showed a sense of gratitude for the help given thereby to assure the survival of the Lebanese Christian community. President Jimmy Carter, Egypt's President Anwar Sadat and Israel Prime Minister Menahem Begin, on their way to the White House, in the helicopter that took them on that historic night after the Camp David summit negotiations, agreed to make the Lebanon tragedy a matter of their joint concerns. Are they able to solve it so that there will be an end to terrorism by the PLO forces stationed in. Lebanon? Will the Syrian aims to engulf Leba- non be curbed? This continues to plague the Middle East as one of its most serious agonies. Libertarians will not overlook the basic fact of the justice inherent in the Israel position vis-a- vis Lebanon. The failure of the Vat; can and of most other religious denominationE to come to the aid of the threatened Christians ri Lebanon has been a puzzle to many. Now it becomes clear that the i sue is not one-sided, that there is a Christian a )preciation of what Israel is doing in defense o the people threatened by Syria and the PLO. Thus, the Lebanese Christians _ire not with- out friends and Israel is not lacking in apprecia- tion from those who receive her aid and all who endorse an effort to prevent the total submis- sion of a people that had built a progressive country in the Middle East. The assurance given by the Shah of Iran that he will not cut off petroleum sales to Israel is another indication that in spite of the many pressures from enemy ranks Israel is not with- out friends in the Middle East. Drawing Youth Into the Ranks In the process of planning the program of ac- tivities for the year ahead, as 5738 draws to a close, the most pressing question will be, again: will our youth be with us to face the obligations confronting Jewry? Wherever Jews gather, whenever an assem- bly is convened, the inevitable question is: where is the youth? The elders respond, the youth all-too-often are invisible. Yet, it would be uncomplimentary to the pre- sent generatio'n to say that young Jews are to- tally absent from Jewish life. There are more enrollees in Jewish courses at American uni- versities than ever before. The pilgrimages to Israel during the summer vacation months are drawing more young people year by year. Many of them remain for a year of study and a share in kibutz life. But the public assemblies, the social, philan- thropic and congregational sessions that build communal life are usually-devoid of youth par- ticipation. It is hardly to be expected that youth, over- whelmingly in student ranks, will be able to give the time expected for affiliations which will tax their time. But partial participation and evidence of identification is what the average community craves for. Admittedly, youth responds when social is- sues are at stake. They have shown a deep interest in the fate of Russian Jewry. They have displayed an interest in politics when there are challenges involving all peoples, every element in American life. One element has already displayed great ability in assuming leadership and in affirming responsibility. The Young Leadership element of the United Jewish Appeal has become so ef- fective that it is the most heartening factor in American Jewish experience. In every community, and nationally, graduates from Young Leadership ranks are becoming the elders long before the age when their parents had assumed administrative roles. This is heartening and is exemplary of what is to be expected in wholesome com- munities. The basic need is to apply the example of the UJA's youth movement to all facets of Jewish life. Every effort must be exerted to draw youth into positions of importance in congregational, Zionist and social service movements. Perhaps there is a time for the elders gradually to step aside while guiding the next generation to the podia. This is a duty for every generation seek- ing to prove the positive effects of its own efforts. ` Pea ce in Washington An historic counterpart must come from this nation. The peace negotiations that commenced in Washington, ,D.C., on Thursday will, hope- fully, equate with the historic assertion in Isaiah that; `Out of Zion shall come the Law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem." This nation, under the leadership of President Carter, has undertaken the compel- ling task of ending the Egyptian-Israel conflict and of inaugurating peace in the entire Middle East. With all eyes on Washington, all hopes are that this nation's capital indeed will emerge with a peace„with blessings for all mankind. Sukkot, Time of Rejoicing; Symbolism of the Psalms The series of pocketbook-sized pamphlets published by Burning Bush Press under the title "Jewish Tract Series," dealing with the festivals and Jewish traditional subjects, is enriched with the newest 24-page brochure devoted to "Sukkot, the Time of Our Rejoicing." Authored by Evelyn Garfiel, notably annotated, this tract defines the festival as the tradition-setting occasion for thanksgiving, as a multi-faceted institution emphasizing values crystalizing God's love, the chanting of the Hallel being rooted in the Psalms. The emphasis on the Psalms gives special status to this booklet. The Psalms are described as "the most quoted Book of the Bible" and Miss Garfiel offers this fascinating definition of the Psalms: "The Hallel consists of Psalms 113 and 118; it is known as the Egyptian Hallel because Egypt and the Exodus are recalled there. Essentially they are poems of praise of the Lord and appeals for His help: `Hoshiah-na, Save, 0 Lord . . .' (118:25). But the variety and magnificence of the Psalms in the whole book allow for choosing among them expressions of almost every human need and mood. Their themes run the •gamut from triumphant joy to utter despair, from abject acknowledgment of sin to thanksgiving to the Lord for successful achievement of personal aims, from awareness of God's awesome justice to confidence in His compassion and goodness. "It is no accident that the role of Psalms in the liturgy of the Western world is so widespread. The Coptic Church assigns a special Psalm for prayers each day of the week; the Anglican Book of Com- mon Prayer consists almost entirely of Psalms. Far and wide this inspired collection of Hebrew prayer-poems plays a vital role in the spiritual life of many peoples and faiths. 13ut for a Jew, a Psalm is so very often the 'rod and (the) staff that comfort him. When nothing else helped, he 'said Psalms.' In 1948 when Jerusalem was .besieged, without food and very little water, when ammunition was running perilously low but the Jewish soldiers persisted in continuing to fight, an old Jew rushed out into the streets and shouted, `Yiden, Yiden (Jews), stop relying on miracles; say Psalms!' Moreover, the individual could always find a Psalm to give him solace and encouragement in every crisis of his personal life. Who doesn't know the Twenty-third Psalm: The Lord is my shepherd . . "In the reading of Psalms, especially certain ones with a deeply personal quality, the normal mystical experience of God's nearness can often-be felt. It is a religious experience that is characteristic Rabbinic Judaism; it entails no visions or 'voices,' no abnormal se sory phenomena, but is a poignant awareness of God's presence. Th introductory benediction before the Hallel and the Psalms themselves are expressions of that experience, and to recite them may, in turn, induce such a normal mystical experience of God." Soviet-Yiddish Fiction Schocken Books has re-issued, as a paperback, "Ashes Out of Hope: Fiction by Soviet-Yiddish Writers." In addition to presenting the writings of notable Russian Jews, in commendable translations, this volume has the merit of the introduc- tory essay by the editors of the book, Irving Howe and the late Eliezer Greenberg. Their explanatory article traces the status of the Yiddish writers in Russia and presents a historical analysis of Yiddish litera- ture in the Soviet Union. Three stories by David Bergelson and one each by Moshe Kulbak and Der Mister appear in translations by Leonard Wolf, Seth L. Wolitz, Nathan Helper, Seymour Levitan and Reuben Bercovitch.