6 Friday, July 18, 1980
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Shmitta Sabbatical for the Land
We Make Our Own Glasses
cipairtrilt , HEADQUARTERS FOR
L
LATE
E SF TR A
D x O i STI C A
N
AND
-
-
IMPORTED
ME EFASHIONS
i _
\moo
•
• PRESCRIPTIONS FOR GLASSE S
ACCURATELY FILLED
)
I
•
10% SENIOR DCIWZNEEN FRAMES
Immediate Repair
I
• Reasonably Priced
ROSEN OPTICAL SERVICE
13720 W. 9 MILE nr. COOLIDGE
OAK PARK, MICH.
-
LI 7-5068
Mon.-Fri. 9:30-6
Sat. 'til 5
Closed Wednesday
By RABBI
MARC TANENBAUM
(A Seven Arts Feature)
How many Jews — and
Christians who take the
Bible seriously — know that
the year 1980 (5740 in the
Jewish calendar) is the
Year of Shmitta, the Sab-
batical Year?
According to the Book of
Leviticus (25:2), the Torah
personifies the land of Is-
rael, implying that it is due
the respect and care that is
owed to a person: "When
CC LE3 U D I D
you come unto the land
which I give you, then shall
the land keep a Sabbath
unto the Lord."
In words that anticipate
our contemporary ecologi-
cal revolution, the Bible
mandates that the land in
Israel should rest in the
seventh year, as the human
being rests on the seventh
day. The Israelite may not
during this year till it him-
self or allow anyone to do so
on his behalf. Just as the
freedom of the individual
II
n
VENTILATED STORAGE SYSTEMS
Heavy steel vinyl
coated All-Purpose
Rack for the everyday
necessities such as
robes. belts. ties.
and scarves.
Double
your
closet
space.
Space Builder Max
Rack for grooming
supplies. acces-
sories and other
odds 'n ends.
An extra Space
Builder ventilated
shelf doubles as an
extra rod for hanging
clothes ... twice the
storage space.
Ventilated shoe rack
keeps shoes clean.'
easy-to-reach and off
the floor.
PLUS!
GREAT DISCOUNTS and COMPLETE FREE SERVICE on
— VERTICAL BLINDS
— WOOD & ALUMINUM NARROW-SLAT BLINDS
— WOVEN WOODS
FOR MORE• INFORMATION . . . . CALL TODAY:
933-6700
WINDOWORKS
ELECT
Unique Pair Patrol Jerusalem Streets
JERUSALEM
Sergeant Major Sasson
Ovadia and First Sergeant
Khalil Dibou are two dedi-
cated Jerusalem policemen
who share not only a patrol
car but -a special kind of
friendship.
Sasson, 35, is Jewish, was
born in Kurdistan and ar-
rived in Israel in 1948.
Khalil, 38, is a Moslem
Arab who lives in Shuafat, a
suburb of Jerusalem. Both
men joined the police force
after the Six-Day War in
1967.
Sasson and Khalil have
worked together for five
years, their personalities
and approaches to
people meshing to help
them perform an effec-
tive law-enforcement job
around the city.
In every police pair there
is the tough guy and the
soft-hearted fellow. Khalil,
sometimes called "the re-
bbe," is the soft-hearted one
and appears to spend a great
deal of time getting people
to talk rather than shout.
"I believe my work is to
help people, and it doesn't
matter to me whether
they're Jews or Arabs,"
Khalil says after being sent
to a Ramot apartment to
break up a screaming fight
between a husband and
wife. When he arrived, their
shouting could be heard
MICHAEL STEIN
REPUBLICAN For STATE REPRESENTATIVE
65th DISTRICT
WHOM DO THE PEOPLE
OF THE 65th DISTRICT*
NEED IN LANSING?
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
MICHAEL STEIN
B.A.-M.S.U.
INTERNATIONAL LAW STUDIES-PARIS
J.D.-GEORGETOWN LAW SCHOOL
L.L.M.-LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
2 YEARS-Small Bus Adm., WASH., D.C.
PRACTICING ATTORNEY — 5 YEARS
MEMBER OAKLAND COUNTY BAR ASSN.
• ST. JUDE'S CHILDREN'S
HOSPITAL BOARD MEMBER
• ACTIVE MEMBER JEWISH
WELFARE FEDERATION
• MEMBER IVAN S. BLOCH LODGE, BNAI BRITH
• MEMBER. AMERICAN FRIENDS OF HAIFA UNIVERSITY
MICHAEL STEIN
HE KNOWS THE PROBLEMS: Attracting Business, Better Education, Property Tax Reform. HE HAS THE SOLUTIONS!
VOTE REPUBLICAN AUGUST 5th PRIMARY
Pd. For By The Committee To
Elect Michael Stein. 1986
Meadow Court, Bloomfield Hills,
Mich. 48013
was a fundamental princi- is to be shared with all
pie of the Torah, so was the members of the commu-
freedom of the land from the nity, including strangers,
absolute ownership of man. non-Israelites and even
animals.
During the Sabbath-
In another demonstration
year, the land is to lie fal- of how profound is the un-
low and is to be "re- broken spiritual connection
leased" (shmitta) from of the Jewish people with
cultivation, thereby sav- the land of Israel, there are
ing the soil from the today at least 70 settle-
danger of exhaustion. ments comprising 1,200
And during this year, the farmers and over 100,000
"Sabbath produce"— the dunams of land where Sab-
fruit and grain which batical laws are being faith-
grows spontaneously — fully observed.
* THE 65TH DISTRICT INCLUDES:
FRANKLIN, BLOOMFIELD HILLS, BEVERLY HILLS,
BINGHAM FARMS, BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP,
WEST PORTIONS OF BIRMINGHAM, WEST BLOOMFIELD,
SYLVAN LAKE, AND NORTH SECTIONS OF SOUTHFIELD.
down the road. When he
left, the couple was sitting
calmly at the kitchen table,
talking over their problem.
Sasson drives because,
before 1967, Khalil was in a
motorcycle accident on the
road to Jericho. "You won't
get me behind a wheel,"
Khalil says, and Sasson
grumbles about having to
bear all_ the responsibility
for damage to the patrol car.
Khalil laughs and Sasson's
grumbling changes to
laughter.
"You aren't yourself
today," Khalil tells Sas-
son on their way to fill in
for a patrol car that had
broken down. Sasson
shoots Khalil a look and
then smiles. His wife is
expecting their third
child. "It's any day now,
in fact any hour," the
moustachioed cop says.
Khalil, also mous-
tachioed, has five chil-
dren.
The two officers have
been working together for
so long that they know
automatically who'll do
what when they are out on a
case. And, as in any city,
there is certainly enough to
keep them busy — answer-
ing calls on their car radio
ranging from family dis-
putes to burglaries, as well
as the special problems that
inevitably crop up where so
many ethnic groups live
side by side.
Although they are con-
stantly on the go, they still
find time to joke and talk
politics, and, in their off-
duty hours, to socialize.
They exchange invita-
tions to traditional celebra-
tions. When Khalil has Fri-
day night dinner at Sasson's
house, he wears a skullcap
like the Jewish participants
do. Sasson was recently in-
vited to join Khalil at the
slaughtering of a lamb for Id
al-Adha, the feast marking
the end of Ramadan, the
Moslem feast.
Khalil has a degree from
the American University in
Beirut and once planned to
become a teacher. He also
knows shorthand in English
and Arabic.
"We don't work for
Arabs or Jews, we work
for the state ... A police-
man is a policeman," he
explained. "You're
hooked on it, and it's in
your blood. I'd probably
be a policeman wherever
I lived."
The fine teamwork and
rapport Sasson and Khalil
show are ample proof of the
pride that both men take in
their work.
PD POL ADV
OTE AUG 5TH
PATRICIA A. KELLY
State Representative — 69th District
Right In Your
own Driveway!
I
THE
TUNE
_U P
MAN
Certified by the National
Automotive Institute of Excellence
Comes to your home or office with
the "garage-on-wheels."
Valet service that doesn't
cost one penny extra
■ Expert diagnostic tune-up
■ Electronic analyzer - all
engine systems
■ Professionally trained
mechanics
■ Perfect results assured
Expanded Services
Call Sanford Rosenberg
for your car problems
398-3605
6-cyl. cars $34.50 includes
EVERYTHING: Labor AND Parts.
4 and 8 cy comparatively low
Mastercharge and BankAmericard
FALL COURSES
IN ISRAEL.
CAREER
OPPORTUNITIES
Retraining and orientation 4,
courses leading to careers in
Israel are still accepting
applicants Courses are free for
new immigrants
TEACHERS
COMPUTER
HOTEL
MANAGEMENT
j..?: SOCIAL WORKER
MSW, BSW
REHABILITATION'
WORKER
Contact us immediately for
complete details
AVRAE L
ya
CENTFR
"INTWJ 1 7 FI71)F1 Din
6600 West Maple
West Bloomfield, Mich. 48033
(13) 661-1084