THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Talmud Scholar Rabbi Teitz to Address Rabbis' Parley Rabbi Pinchas M. Teitz, a noted talmudic scholar, will be the guest of an assembly sponsored by the Council of Orthodox Rabbis 8 p.m. Sept. 25 at Young Israel of Greenfield, announces Rabbi Leizer Levin, president of the council. Rabbi Teitz has served pulpits in Elizabeth, N.J., since 1935 and founded a yeshiva there in 1940. He is a member of the honorary presidium of Agudas Horabonim in the U.S. and Canada, the highest rabbin- ical tribunal in the world. He is the founder of the Mesivta of New Jersey, the only Jewish high school accredited by the state of I L LOSE 1. -2 5 P OUNDS n j us I 6 WEEKS Qui ic:y-Sately- , :.inE...nently You can Po it...and were here to help mare it happen at Daily Diet Coun- seling r. RABBI PINCHAS TEITZ New Jersey and the Bruriah High School for Girls. Rabbi Teitz also founded the Daf Hashovna Talmudic Seminar of the Air, a weekly braodcast in Talmud, which is heard in New York, Miami, Chicago, Montreal, Bos- ton and throughout Europe and Israel. He also has been active in efforts on behalf of Russian Jews. NO SHOTS NO DRUGS NO CONTRACTS - Synagogue Sets Theater Party Call today and get started on your way to a ) healthier, hap- 1,1 pier, th. innerY , The affiliates of Adat Shalom Synagogue will hold a theater party to see the film, "Starting Over," 8 p.m. Oct. 4 at the Northland Theater. The event is sponsored by the men's club sisterhood and married couples club. An afterglow will follow at the synagogue. • For ticket information, call the synagogue 851- 5100; Inez Silverstein, 661-1046,, or Sharon Cornfield, 661-1940. I p// \ ,4 o ti Al HE LOs t NG DAILY DIET COUNSELING, - r :30233 Southfield Rd. , Suite 112 in the Cranbrook Centre 642-5665 • UPHOLSTERY Friday, September 14, 1919 29 Holiday Traditions Explained By RABBI SAMUEL FOX (Copyright 1979, JTA, Inc.) The cantor wears a white gown (kittel) when he of- ficiates at the services on Rosh Hashana. This prac- tice applies to Yom Kippur as well. It should be noted that many religiously ob- servant Jews wear white gowns on both Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. Furthermore, the ark cover and the alter cover are white on those days. There are at least three reasons offered for this practice. One reason is that the white gown resembles the shrouds with which the dead are dressed for burial. The idea is that on these days of judgment a person should be as serious as possible in face of the de- stiny which is being planned for him. Reminding one's self of the fact of death as the even- tual end of life is one thing that can bring a person back to moral behavior and con- scious responsiblity. A sec- ond reason is that the white cloak indicates a victory of being declared innocent at the bar of Divine judgment. The source of this idea is traced back to the pro- phet Isaiah who spoke of Divine forgiveness as an appearance of white clothes (Isaiah 1:18). The white, therefore, prom- otes a sense of security and confidence in the Almighty's merciful for- giveness. A third reason connects this practice with the an- cient celebration at Yom Kippur when the "daugh- ters of Israel" would appear on the street wearing white clothes. This was done so that they would all look alike and would not embar- rass the poor ones who could not afford to dress them- selves in assorted colors. The white robe on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur would thus stress the equal- ity of all the people indicat- ipg that all are equal in the sight of the Almighty (Ta'anit 4:8) The shofar is blown in the late service (Musaf) rather than in the earlier service (Shaharit). Technically, the tradi- tion calls for the mitzva of shofar to be observed as early as possible in the day. Apparently (see Yerushalmi Rosh Hashana 4:8), this was changed because of an historic incident. It seems that at one time the enemies of the Jewish people thouiht that blowing the shofar was a call to war against them when it was sounded early in the morn- ing. When the change oc- curred, advancing the RALPH YAMRON'S Orchestra shofar blowing to later in the service, they realized that this was part of the prayer service and took no offense. 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