Friday, September 1, 1979 29 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Caricatures Aramaic Recitation of Kadish Prayer's Purpose Explained By RABBI SAMUEL FOX for your party (Copyright 1979, JTA, Inc.) The Kadish is recited in mostly Aramaic dialect in- stead of all Hebrew. A variety of reasons are of- fered for this phenomenon. A popular reason is given in the Talmud which claims that this is done so that the angels would not com- prehend its recital. It was feared that the angels would resent this offering of By SAM FIELD Call 399-1320 GREENE BROS. Introduces i)es Vetfieftettids. ft/gat/tot/. They're the most unusual and beautiful patterns available in vertical blinds today, and designers are extolling their great good looks. Joanna Designer Vertical Blinds. They're exclusively Joanna's and very special, indeed. Designer Vertical Blinds are made of natural fibers in natural colors. They're knitted or woven to create an intriguing texture, a special design. 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Since Aramaic is a different lan- guage, they might not understand it like pure He- brew would be understood. Even though some Jews live in lands where no such fear exists today, the Aramaic language still per- sists to show what Jews had to go through to retain their traditions against the wishes of the oppressors. There are some who claim that the Kadish is recited in Aramaic be- cause at a certain time Aramaic was the street language which was common to the ordinary Jew. This praise for the Almighty and the op- timism expressed through the Kadish in an- ticipation for the rede- mption was something the rabbis wanted all Jews to understand, re- gardless of their degree of knowledge. The Kadish is recited by the cantor after every sec- tion of the prayer service and by the teacher or his student after every tal- mudic lecture. Basically, it is required of a son to bring the memory of his parents to the attention of the commu- nity for the first eleven months after their death by assuming a public role as a cantor or lecturer. Since circumstances de- veloped where only a minor- ity of Jews can do this, the Kadish for mourners was instituted so that any mourner, regardless of the degree of his Jewish educa- tion, could lead a minute portion of the prayer service by reciting the Kadish. Since the Kadish em- phasizes the theme of rede- mption for the Jewish people as a whole, it is espe- cially fitting for mourners to express their hope for the redemption which is sup- posed to bring back the de- ceased and to reunite the people and their families. Thus the mourners recite certain recitations of the Kadish at the appropriate parts of the service and also after a talmudic lecture. HISTADRUT MORRIS LIEBERMAN is proud to honor for fifty years of dedication to Israel and to our community GUEST SPEAKER: The Honorable Alan Cranston, U.S. Senator from California DINNER, Sunday, Sept. 16, 6 p.m. at Shaarey Zedek Synagogue DINNER SPONSORS Mrs. Goldie Adler Norman Allan Burton J. Applebaum Hon. Richard H. Austin Mrs. Samuel Hamburger Mrs. Pearl Handelman Louis Hayman Rabbi Richard Hertz Joseph Bale Hon. Victor J. Baum Morton J. Bechek Joseph J. Beck Elliot I. Beitner Dr. Robert-H. Berman Bessie Berris Harold Berry Louis Berry Mrs. Betty Beinstock Hon. James Blanchard Irving Bluestone Alex Blumenberg Irving Boigon James H. Bradley Samuel Brezner - Hon. William M. Brodhead Hon. William S. Broomfield Isadore Brown Bernard B. Jacobson Sol C. Chaikin David Chaney Ralph Cohen Sidney L. Cohen Avern L. Cohn Irwin I. Cohn Morris Cooper Norman Cottler Louis LaMed David Lebenbom Frieda Leemon G. Vernon Leopold Hon. Carl Levin Hon. Charles L. Levin Jacob Levinson Bernard Lieberman Morris Lifshay Dr. Ezra Lipkin Hyman Lipsitz James DeMare John Dewan Hon. John D. Dingell Maxwell H. Elgot Hon. Jack Faxon Hon. Norman W. Feder Mitchell Feldman Dr. Arthur Feuer Mrs. Regina Feuer Dr. Leon Fill Bernard J. Firestone Sam Fishman Hon. Joseph Forbes Rabbi Leon Fram Mrs. Arnold (Edith) Frank Morris Friedman Mrs. Sarah Friedman Arnold Paul Garber Martin Gerber Hon. Horace W. Gilmore Steve Goldin David A. Goldman Sulamis Goldoftas Philip D. Goldstein Ms. Selma Goode Mrs. Dena Greenberg Rabbi Irwin Groner Rabbi Max Kapustin Robert A. Karbel Mrs. Beatrice Katz Mr. Boris Katz Maxwell E. Katzen Hon. Charles Kaufman Hon. Ira G. Kaufman Hon. Nathan J. Kaufman Samuel A. Kayne Hon. Frank Kelley Jerome W. Kelman Hon. George D. Kent Msgr. Clement Kern Arthur King Walter Klein Dr. Shmarya Kleinman Sheldon L. Klimist Betty Rath Louis G. Redstone Mrs. Ruth Redstone Mrs. Helen Ring Julius Ring Gerald Rosenbloom Dr. L. Hudson Rosenthal Louis Rosenzweig Hon. Douglas Ross Mrs. Alice Ross Victor Ross Theodore Sachs Dr. Harry H. Sand Mrs. Emma Schaver Aaron Schreier Allen Schreier Bernard Schreier Harry Schreier Sherwin Schreier William Schumer Dr. Judah Shapiro Irwin Shaw Hon. David H. Shepard John H. Shepherd Mrs. Edythe Shevitz Edwin Shifrin Isadore Shrodeck Mrs. Leah Shrodeck Boaz Siegel David Silberg Mrs. Ethel Silberg David Silver Harold Silverstein Mrs. Marita Silverstein Samuel S. Simmer Paul Sislin Mrs. Edith Sklare Mr. Philip Slomovitz Irvin H. Small Hon. Michael L. Stacey Dr. Meyer Stamell Dr. Saul C. Stein Dr. Sol Stein Dr. Milton Steinhardt Mrs. Lillian Maltzer William C. Marshall Abram Medow Ruth Miller • Hon. William G. Milliken Peter J. Mitoff Mrs. Adele Mondry Eugene Mondry Hon. James Montante Ken. Morris Henry J. Mueller Nathan Tarnow Mr. Shimon Topor Hon. Wade H. McCree, Jr. Dan Vorkapich Norman Naimark Max Osnos Louis L. Weinstein Milton M. Weinstein Hon. G. Mennen Williams Stanley Winkelman Morley Winograd Hon. John. M. Wise Mrs. Judith Lieberman Wiser Dr. Pino Wiser Dr. Max Parker Alexander C. Perinoff Elliott R. Perlman Irving Pokempner Edward J. Politzer Allen Pollack Dr. Irving Posner Philip Powers Samuel Rabinovitz Oscar Rappaport Hon. Coleman A. Young David P. Zack George M. Zeltzer Ernest Zipser You won't want to miss this opportunity to join your friends in honoring Morris Lieberman, one of our most revered and active community leaders. Funds raised from this effort will help support the youth training school at Urim in the Carmel Hills of Israel. Write or call today for your tickets . Twenty five dollars per person WRITE OR CALL FOR RESERVATIONS: 851-0606 • 28555 Middlebelt Road • Farmington Hills, Mich. 48018 Sponsored by the Israel Histadrut Campaign of Metropolitan Detroit