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Sabbath Scriptural Selections
This Sabbath, the 26th day of Nisan, 5740, the following scriptural selections will be read in our synagogues:
Pentateuchal portion, Leviticus 9:1-11:47. Prophetical portion, II Samuel 6:1-7:17.
Sunday, Yom Hashoa, Holocaust Remembrance Day
Wednesday and Thursday, Rosh Hodesh Iyar
Numbers 28:1-15.
Candle lighting, Friday, April 11, 6:50 p.m.
VOL. LXXVII, No. 6
Page Four
Friday, April 11, 1980
MARTYRS MEMORIALIZED
Remembering the victims of Nazism, paying
tribute to the martyrs who became symbols of
the generations to follow, once again is on the
community calendar.
Yom Hashoa, the day dedicated to
memorialize the Holocaust victims, has become
an occasion for Christians to join their Jewish
fellow-citizens in honoring the memory of the
innocents, the millions of men ; women and chil-
dren who were murdered in the years of Nazi
domination over Eastern Europe.
Christian churches are participating actively
in the Yom Hashoa memorial ceremonies set for
this Sunday.
Jews were the major victims of the Nazi crim-
inals. The Six Million symbolize the sufferings
endured in the destroyed Jewish communities.
There were as many more in the Christian
ranks who died at the hands of the beasts during
the last world war. In the united memorializing
of the more than 12 million dead also is the
emphasis on not forgetting.
By remembering there is also the assurance
of a pledge not to permit anything like the
Holocaust to be repeated anywhere. Therefore,
the continuing significance of the Yom Hashoa
observance which becomes a cooperative effort
of Christians and Jews.
For a Dedicated Jewry
CHILDREN IN THE LEAD
Two festivals, the minor Purim and the major
Passover, served all who anxiously seek per-
petuation of the spirit in which the occasions are
marked into a self-scrutiny how to perpetuate
the spirit of the events.
Children are in the forefront in observing
both festivals. On Purim they masquerade, act
in plays, shout to their lungs' content in de-
fiance of bigotry and threats to Jewish exist-
ence. On Passover the youth have a role" in the
introduction of the Seder ceremony by asking
the prime questions, with participation in one
of the most notable holiday observances on the
Jewish calendar.
How can these sentiments and dedications be
assured continuity for the entire year and the
years to follow?
The Chabad-Lubavitch movement, always on
the alert seeking means of involving youth in
their affairs, gave emphasis to such needs in the
specialized programs they sponsor. Their efforts
seems to bring results worth emulating.
Because the children's roles are orchestrated
in the synagogues, the opportunities for em-
phasis to such devotions are immense and they
have good promise for the future.
To assure the desired continuity, it is the
home that must play a major role. The Seder is
in the home, the Purim hilarity is everywhere.
Both home and synagogue must play related
roles to assure continuity of the spirit that
marks the observance of the two festivals. Pre-
venting interruption of such dedicated "activi-
ties, in synagogue, community and home, the
desired continuous loyalty by youth can be at-.
tained and in the process youth and their elders
must form a united body to hold aloft the banner
of a dedicated Jewry.
Israel's Undivided Capital
JERUSALEM UNABANDONED
A major reason for the warfare between Israel tagonists to Israel in Arab enclaves. This is in
and the Arab states has been the lack of com- the matter of Jerusalem's status as the undi-
munication. This continues with all but Egypt. vided capital of Israel. •
It is the face-to-face exchange of views between
It is inconceivable that there can be an Israel
these two nations that contributes to amity. without Jerusalem. In the process of making it
Communication provides understanding, and incontrovertible, Jerusalem has emerged,
without knowledge of one another's views there under Jewish jurisdiction as a free city, where
is no hope for peace.
no one will ever be molested again for adherence
An interesting exchange took place at the to any faith.
Economic Club, when the envoys of Egypt and
They were tragic years for all under Jorda-
Israel met as a team and spoke their minds nian rule. Now there is the freedom to worship
freely. There were some rather distressing as- for all religions. This is how it will be per-
sertions by the Egyptian. Had it not been for the petuated.
signatures already appended to a peace docu-
There is an effort to turn back the pages of
ment, they might have sounded like the warn- history and to append to the Jerusalem dispute
ings of the war years. But whatever views were an American position of antagonism to Israel.
expressed on Jerusalem, the settlements and This neither helps the cause of peace nor does it
autonomy are now imbedded in negotiations. As fit into the category of justice. Let this be fully
long as there is communication, there will be understood so that Jerusalem, the inseparable
negotiations. As long as there are negotiations, from Israel, may never again be dragged into
the road to peace remains unblocked.
the antagonism that robs the Holy City of the
On one point there can be no discussion, no sanctity it has for world Jewry and the respect
concession, no submission to pressures, whether accorded to all worshipping peoples who share
they come from the UN Security Council or an- in the sanctity of the City of Peace.
Pantheon Anthology
`Voices of Wisdom' Rates
High as Jewish Living Guide
Francine Klagsbrun has produced an anthology that rates highly
as a definitive guide for those seeking help in acquiring knowledge
about Jewish ethical and traditional teachings.
"Voices of Wisdom: Jewish Ideals and Ethics for Everyday Liv-
ing" (Pantheon Books) contains so immense a collection of subjects
defined by the author that this volume merits inclusion among the
most valuable of its kind as a guide in the home, as a textbook for
adults. In this form, it becomes also a teaching guide by parents for
children, as an encouragement to teachers who must guide pupils for
proper understanding of the basic teachings in Jewish traditions.
Francine Klagsbrun, author of many of the 17 books she has
edited and contributor to many magazines, acquired her Jewish edu-
cation in a Hebrew day school and the Jewish Theological Seminary,
earning a Bachelor of Hebrew Literature from the latter. As a
member of the publications committee of the Jewish Publication
Society and in other roles she pursues important cultural tasks. As a
member of the commission that studies the role of women in the
rabbinate for the Jewish Theological Seminary, she expressed her
feminist views in an authoritative fashion, now reflected in her cur-
rent book.
The thorough evaluations of the traditions defined in "Voices of
Wisdom" commences with the author's account of her personal ap-
proaches to Jewish learning. It is on this score, while not conducting a
campaign for women as rabbis, that she makes a declaration for
feminist freedom, stating;
"Like many other Jewish women, I question the subordinate role
women have held in this tradition, as they have in other religions and
cultures. Although highly honored and respected by sages and schol-
ars, for the most part women have been exempt from the most pro-
found obligations and privileges of Jewish law and study, losing out,
at the same time, on some of the deepest satisfactions of Jewish life.
The great majority of passages in the book were written by men
because it was always they who interpreted the texts, made the laws,
and created the myths and legends.
The limitations on women's rights and roles do not negate the
beauty and meaningfulness of the tradition as a whole, but they do
pose a challenge that may not be ignored. All branches of Judaism
have begun to grapple with this challenge within their own
frameworks, just as rabbis and scholars of the past struggled witl-
and met many other challenges to the validity and relevance of th..
Jewish tradition.
"My daughter is now the little girl in the classroom, learning to
master biblical Hebrew, singing the melodies that span centuries
Her world is as different from mine as my world was from that of rm
parents. But that core of values that is the Jewish legacy — that solid
mixture of ethics and wisdom, of what should be done and what can be
done — will be there for her as it has been for me, to draw on, to learn
from, to laugh with. It is timeless."
In "Voices of Wisdom" the reader will be guided on every aspect of
Jewish life. The ethical teachings affecting civil disobedience are
presented as expressive moral teachings never to yield to the evil.
There are the important aspects involving philanthropy. Educational
duties are outlined.
Love, sex and marriage, family relationships, health and
medicine, superstition, work, philanthropy, government, faith, free-
dom, law, scores of related subjects are in the contents of this superb
guide.