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It is traditional that only dairy foods and honey are eaten on these days, linked to the pas- sage: ". . . honey and milk shall be under your tongue" (Song of Songs 4:11), implying that the words of the Torah are as CRAFTSMANSHIP INTEGRITY • . 'Honey and Milk Under Your Tongue' pleasant and acceptable to our ears and hearts as are milk and honey to our tongues. Homes and synagogues are decorated with flowers and green branches as a re- minder that on Shavuot the world is judged through the fruit of the trees, a judg- ment demonstrated by the richness or meagerness of the harvest. Many pious people spend the entire night on the eve of Shavuot studying pas- sages from the Bible, Mis- hna, Talmud and Zohar. The Book of Ruth is read in the synagOgue because the events of the book occur at the time of Israel's grain harvest. It tells of how Ruth the Moabite clung to the Jewish people and its faith, and records the birth of David, descended from Ruth. 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A special song, composed 1,000 years ago, is still sung in synagogues at Shavuot. "Akdamut Milin" (before the words) — is a hymn to God's glory, His Torah and the righteous who study it. It is appropriate for the fes- tival as it exults in the Students Clash at Hebrew U JERUSALEM (JTA) — Arab and Jewish students clashed Wednesday at the Hebrew University with Jerusalem police stopping short of dispersing both groups by force. The Arabs had called a sit-in to protest the ongoing curfew in Hebron and to call for the return of the three Arab leaders deported fal- lowing the Hebron terror attack on May 2. University authorities Daily 10-6 permitted the sit-in on con- Thurs. 10-8 dition that the Arab stu- Creative _lenders 291 73 Northwestern Hw\,. / Southfield, MI 48034 / (313) 356-2525 dents did not carry any political placards. However, at 12 Mile Rd., Franklin Plaza as the students were sitting • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 4,-* • • • • • • • • • "Ruth the Moabite" by artist Yossi Stern. II • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • down they took off their shirts, exposing undershirts bearing slogans in Arabic, Hebrew and English. Some of the slogans read "The PLO is our representative." This triggered the anger of a growing crowd of Jewish students. They engaged in bitter debates which soon developed into fist fights. University security men separated the fighters. Arab shopkeepers in the Old City of Jerusalem re- opened their stores this week after closing in protest for a week. Israel prevented the three ousted West Bank Arab of- ficials from returning to their homes. The three, Mayor Fahed Kawasme of Hebron, Mayor Mohammed Milhim of Halhoul and Kadi (Moslem judge) Rajeb Buyud Tamimi arrived in Amman after a week in Beirut where they had been hosted by the Palestine Liberation Organization. They said they intended to cross the Allenby Bridge to imple- ment last Thursday's United Nations Security Council resolution declar- ing their deportation il- legal. The resolution, adopted by a 14-0 vote, with the United States abstaining, called on Israel, "as occupy- ing power to rescind these illegal measures" and make possible "the immediate re- turn" of the expelled Pales- tinian leaders. The U.S. had criticized the deportation but William vanden Heuvel, the U.S. deputy chief delegate, said the final draft lacked bal- ance because it made no reference to the terrorist at- tack which killed six Jewish students and wounded 16 others. blessing bestowed on the Children of Israel when they were selected to re- ceive the Torah. In Israel, the agricul- tural significance of Shavuot is most mean- ingful in the agricultural settlements, be they kibutzim, moshavim or private farms, where people feel the special joy of harvesting crops they planted themselves. In kibutzim, each agricul- tural branch presents the fruit of its labor as a long procession of suitably deco- rated tractors approaches the stage; here the produce is accepted and men, women and children connected with vineyard or cowshed, orange grove or poultry, tell of their work and plans. As they bring in the first fruits, they express in readings, song and dance, the story of the harvester. Pageants might be per- . formed showing the arrival of pilgrims at the gates of Old Jerusalem, where they are met by the elders who greet them and lead them to - the(imaginary) Temple. The actors give their bas- kets of first fruits to "the priest" who places them around "the altar." Today the songs and music are composed in the spirit of the new Israel, and the dances have the rhythm of modern times. So we see how the new customs that Israelis intro- duced to Shavuot have brought the wheel fv" cle. Again we are ct ing it as an agricultural fes- tival, but with the realiza- tion that the giving of the Torah at Mt. Sinai marked Israel's entry into national maturity. By accepting the Law of justice and its com- mandments and proclaim- ing God's unity, Israel has been promised eternal existence. FACIAL HAIR PERMANENTLY REMOVED Eyebrows Neckline Arms Legs Recommended by Physicians FREE CONSULTATION Sephardi Talk SHIRLEY PERSIN PARIS (JTA) — The Spanish Embassy here or- ganized a special seminar last week dealing with "Sephardic Judaism and its ties to Spain." 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