28 Friday, August 29, 1980
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Works of Austrian Jewish
Author Perutz Re-Issued
By MARGUERITE
KOZENN CHAJES
VIENNA — The Aust-
rian Jewish author Leo
Perutz, who died in 1957,
like Franz Kafka, Max Brod
and Franz Werfel belonged
to the "famous Prague Cir-
cle."
His books became world
renowned in the '20s and
'30s, but after World War II,
they were out of print and
almost forgotten.
Due to the newly awak-
ened interest in fantasy and
historic literature, the lead-
ing publishing house, Paul
Zsolnay, undertook to re-
issue some of the most im-
portant works by Perutz.
The newest edition of
"The Swedish Rider," a
most unusual novel that
plays in the 17th Century in
Germany, just came off the
press.
It is considered Leo
Perutz' master work!
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Tradition of Selichot
Penitential Prayers
By RABBI SAMUEL FOX
(Copyright 1980, JTA, Inc.)
"Selichot" is the name
given to an order of Jewish
liturgy which aims to
achieve forgiveness for the
transgressions we have
committed from the mercy
of the Almighty. They usu-
ally contain liturgical ex-
pressions of praise for the
Almighty, plus confessions
of our sins and requests for
His forgiveness.
This type of liturgy is
usually recited on fast days.
A mini-form of this liturgy
is usually recited during
weekday prayers, especially
on Mondays and Thursdays.
The most popular time for
these prayers is the period
before Rosh Hashana the
period between Rosh
Hashana and Yom Kippur,
and, of course, on the day of
Yom Kippur itself.
The Sephardic tradi--
tion requires that
Selichot be recited dur-
ing the month before
Rosh Hashana and dur-
'ng the period between
Rosh Hashana and Yom
Kippur. This period
corresponds to the 40
days that Moses spent on
Mount Sinai before he re-
ceived the second set of
Ten Commandments
which signaled the for-
giveness granted by the
Almighty to the children
NEW YORK — Bridge ADL's program division,
of Israel after they had _building between Jews and and guidelines for viewing
Christians' in Western the Oberammergau and
sinned by constructing
Europe, is far less advanced other passion plays by Dr.
and worshipping the gol-
that in the United States, Leonard Swidler, professor
den calf.
according to the Anti- of Catholic thought and
Since those original Defamation League of Bnai interreligious dialogue at
historic 40 days brought Brith.
Temple University.
about forgiveness, it is
Rabbi Ronald B. Sobel,
The survey reveals that
hoped that the 40 days we chairman of ADL's program
earnest
efforts are being
observe leading up to Yom committee, said this "dis-
Kippur will also bring us turbing picture" emerges made by Western Euro-
pean Christian leaders to
. forgiveness.
from a survey of Jewish- remove centuries-old
The reason for beginning Christian relations in eight prejudices transmitted
the Selichot prayers on a European countries, pub- through church teach-
Saturday night (i.e. this
lished in the latest issue of ings and liturgy, but with
means after midnight on
the league's interreligious no urgency or sense of
that Saturday night) is gen-
bulletin, "Face to Face." priority.
erally so that the Selichot The publication is distrib-
Jewish-Christian con-
begin after the Jew has been
uted predominantly to
inspired with the air of hol-
Christian theologians, cler- tacts are mainly being car-
ried out between the
iness of the Sabbath. Some
gymen and lay persons.
claim it is because Adam
Included in the issue is a Catholic Church and the
sinned on Friday which was
special section on passion Jewish community, al-
followed by the first Sab- plays containing an article though in Spain, Belgium
bath.
on their history by Dr. and Italy — all predomin-
Cynthia Bourgeault, an antly Catholic countries —
Penitential prayers, such
Episcopal priest; an there is insufficient pro-
as Selichot, require that
analysis of this year's gress in implementing Vat-
people become conscious of
Oberammergau Passion ican II directives to remove
their sins.
Play in Germany, by Theo- anti-Jewish references from
The Saturday night of
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dore Freedman, director of the liturgy.
Selichot must occur at
least four days before the
festival of Rosh Hashana
because a person is sup-
. posed to think of himself
as a sacrifice to the Al-
extends greetings of
mighty.
The procedure of sacrifice
L'Shana Tova Tikosaivu
was such that the animal to
be sacrificed was to be set
to the entire Jewish Community
aside at least four days be-
fore the date of the sacrifice
to make sure that the sac-
rifice was in proper condi-
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MI'an takes at least these
four days during which
penitential prayers are not
Conducted By
recited between Rosh
Hashana and Yom Kippur
Rabbi James I. Gordon
(i.e. the two days of Rosh
Rabbi Chayim Schloss
HaShana, the Sabbath
which falls between Rosh
Menachem Landau
Hashana and Yom Kippur
and the day before Yom
Kippur). Having at least
four days of Selichot before
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