THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 54 Friday, March 21, 1980 ■ 11111111=1/ Don't let winter take its toll on your carpeting SAVE up to 40%* on carpet cleanin g •_ • a• • -- (For a limited time only) Living room and hallway carpeting cleaned $3995 (up to 300 sq. ft.) regularly $56.45 Call today — 353-1910 Save 25% on furniture cleaning also Steve Hagopian Parable Teaches Meaning of Sympathy for the Poor *The more we clean, the more you'll save. A WEEKEND AWAY FROM IT ALL AT THE MARRIOTT INN, ANN ARBOR Dine, drink, swim in our heated indoor/outdoor pool. Relax in the sauna or whirlpool. Play indoor tennis and racquetball.* And forget about the big, bad world. We'll welcome you with a bottle of wine, a cheese basket, and $25 in Marriott Money to spend in the Gift Shop, Win Schuler's award- winning restaurant or the Black Jack Tavern with entertainment nightly except Sunday. Marriott's Great Escape 3 days & 9 6 pouple 2 nights 2 days & 6 , 68 Per couple 1 nig ht (Based on double occupancy.) Additional night $28. Rates include tax. Available any Friday, Saturday or Sunday except football and graduation weekends. *Court fees not included. Help someone escape. Give a good friend The Marriott Great Escape Gift Certificate When Marriott does it, the. do it right: arriott Leviton, Shirley I. president of the National Council of Jewish Women, will address the April 23 evening banquet of the women's district convention to be held April 20-24 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Dearborn. Mrs. Leviton will speak on "What Does a Woman Want?" Theme of the con- vention is "Looking Toward Tomorrow." Mrs. Leviton has been active in NCJW for 30 years and has been in leadership positions since her election to the national board in 1965. She has held a variety of national offices, from assistant treasurer to vice president of NCJW, and has chaired numer- ous national committees. Among them are: Pro- gram development, field service and new perspec- tives on volunteerism. She also sits on the board of NCJW's research insti- tute in Israel. On the local level, Mrs. Leviton is a member and past- president of the Penin- sula (Long Island) Sec- tion of NCJW. She is a member of the founders program of the Al- bert Einstein College of Medicine. Mrs. Leviton also serves on the executive committee of the National Jewish Community Rela- tions Advisory Council. On an international level, Mrs. Leviton is on the ad- ministrative committee of the International Council of Jewish Women, a one Rabbi Yosef Hayyim million-member world ben Eliahu organization of which Al-Hakam (1835-1909) NCJW is the largest af- filiate, and sits on the board of governors of the Hebrew Challenger asked to speak to the teacher. When the teacher appeared before the king, the sovereign asked why the teacher had forfeited his wealth and honor by treating the prince in so cruel a fash- ion. The teacher re- sponded: "I needed to complete his education so that he can be a good king. Kings are judges and mete out punish- ments. However, kings are usually so protected they have no idea about pain. They order a thousand lashes for a thief, not knowing what these lashes feel like, not knowing that two hundred fifty lashes will kill the man. "Your son now knows what it means to receive lashes, to bleed. Therefore, he will be able to judge fairly and to give punish- ment fairly. The king was very pleased with this re- sponse and awarded the teacher even more trea- sure." The moral of this story is that the rich people who never knew what hunger is treat the poor and hungry people callously. They sim- - ply do not understand the pain of hunger and there- fore cannot be compassion- ate and fair. Therefore, God instituted Yom Kippur as a day of fast- ing, so that even the rich will know what it means to be hungry and thirsty. Through their personal pain, they will be more sympathetic to the poor. A parable: A king wanted his son to be educated so that he would be able to take over the kingdom. The king hired a teacher who taught the son all he needed to know. When the king tested his son, he was very pleased and awarded the teacher a tremendous sum of money as well as signs of honor. The teacher said that he needed just another short while with the prince in order to complete the lad's education. He took the son home, and beat him severely until the prince was bleeding. The teacher then tied the son, put him in a wagon, and sent him to the king. When the king saw the condition of his son and learned what the teacher had done, he or- dered the teacher be hanged. 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For Reservations and Information Call 559-5005 SHIRLE_Y LEVITON University of Jerusalem. Among the honors which she has received are a Doc- tor of Humane Letters from Beaver College, the Alumni Association Golden Disc Award "for distinguished achievement" from Beaver, the Hannah G. Solomon Award from the Peninsula Section of NCJW, and tes- timonials from United Jewish Appeal and the United Way. Among the topics to be discussed at the confer- ence, to be hosted by the Greater Detroit Section, whose president is Phyl- lis Welling, is upgrading volunteer status by the use of a "work contract." Working together, volun- teers and professionals out- line job requirements; the volunteers sign up for a specific number of work hours and a specified task. Later, the volunteer's per- formance is evaluated much as a paid employee's efforts are judged. NCJW is explor- ing the work contract as a means of retaining and re- cruiting volunteers. For tickets and informa- tion, call the NCJW office, 557-9604. Disabled Israeli Housewives May Receive Compensation NEW YORK — In Israel, Hospital on Jerusalem's Mt. housewives' work is consid- Scopus. ered by law to be an occupa- Housewives under the tion on a par with any other age of 60 who are disabled job outside the home and and cannot function nor- recognition is now given to mally come to the center. disabilities suffered by There, a team of doctors, oc- housewives. cupation therapists and In fact, the Center for the social workers evaluates Functional Evaluation of each disability so the the Disabled Housewife has patients can obtain com- been set up in the Physician pensation from the Na- Medicine and Rehabilita- tional Insurance Institute tion department of Hadas- under the Housewives Dis- sah-Hebrew University ability Act: Sometimes the patients who come for exam' ;_< tions are recommenavu for further rehabilita- tion. The rating of the Iv wives' disability requil, a medical assessment of the disability with a statement of the anticipated changes in the future and the efforts < of the disability on their physical and psychological c/ ability to function. Finally, a team inter- ( views the housewife and a decision is made as to the amount of disability she is suffering so that compensa- LEONARD BORMA tion can be provided by the GENERAL CHAIRMAN National Insurance Insti- tute.