18 Friday, June 12, 1981 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS JPS Offers Translation of 'Tanna $74" BRAKE SPECIAL A new translation of the "Tanna Debe Eliyahu" work by William G. Braude ("The Lore of the School of 1 week only Elijah") is a midrashic work and Israel J. Kapstein has thought to have been corn- just been released by the 2 front discs & 2 rear drums posed between the Third Jewish Publication Society incl. all parts & labor performed by and the 10th Centuries. Un- of America (JPS). Tanna .Debe Eliyahu like all the other mid- rashim, it does not consist of possesses a coherence of Sternberg Service a compilation of individual thought and feeling, of style 10850 W. 9 Mile 543-7227 homilies but is a unified and structure, that makes it Parts supplied by Safe-Way Auto Supply work shaped with a char- seem the accomplishment of 10610 W. 9 Mile 548-2850 a single individual '— the acter of its own. unknown Elijah, a wander- •• •• ing teacher and preacher, who has given his name to the work. (A legendary ac- count attributes its corn- Custom Kitchens by position to the prophet Elijah himself, who, accord- ing to the legend, dictated parts of the work over two separate periods to Rabbi Anan, a Babylonian jurist who lived in the Third Cen- tury BCE.) LICENSED CONTRACTOR This Midrash, which is #585.14 characterized by indi- vidual expression and 25 Years Experience rhetorical constructions, is distinguished by its di- NO GIMMICK DISCOUNTS, CUSTOM WORK AT COMPETITIVE PRICES dactic and moral aims. The author deals with the — WE DO THE COMPLETE JOB-4 divine precepts and the reasons for them, and the rvitNIEMODELING 1(1111 c0111, aptlig importance and knowl- BASEMENTS edge of Torah, prayer, FREE WE CAN 'SUPPLY,WOOD.0 R and repentence. ESTIMATES CUSTOM FORMICA CABINETS He is especially con- FOR DO.1T-YOURSELFERS amosamor •■•■ft.■ ■ mn...a ■ niag BUY DIRECT FROM OWNER AND SA VE! JAC GRAF I 557-2119 cerned with the ethical and religious values that are enshrined in the lives of the patriarchs. Although the subject matter is not nota- bly different from that of other midrashim, Tanna Debe Eliyyahu shines with a far brighter luster. Except for an abridged translation into Yiddish, the work has never before been translated from the original Hebrew. The pre- sent translation enhanced by a comprehensive intro- duction and notes, is based on the critical edition pre- pared by Meir Friedmann (Vienna, 1902-1904), which in turn was based on a Vati- can Library manuscript dated 1073, the oldest rub- ' binic manuscript extant. It makes accessible to the English-speaking world a Begin, Sadat Meet in Sinai OFIRA, Sinai (JTA) — Premier Menahem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat met for 90 minutes last week in a pri- vate summit conversation in this resort town, due to be handed back to the Egyp- tians next year, and both satisfac- ∎ leaders expressed rinceton JOHN COOPER Son of Dr. & Mrs. Arthur Cooper Temple Israel June 12th CHARLES MICHAEL ELLIAS Son of Franklin & Betty Ellias & Jonathan & Barbara Franzen Temple Israel ' June 5th BAR MITZUA MEN SIP BRIAN GOLDSTEIN Son of Jill Goldstein Temple Israel May 9th DOUG GORENSTEIN Son of Dr. & Mrs. Irwin Gorenstein Temple Israel May 8th The Princeton Shop .outfits more than half the Bar Mitzva boys in 'town! Join this select group. ERIC MILLER Son of Arlene and Fred Miller Beth Achim June 6th MATT THAL Son of Beverly & Leonard Thal Temple B'nai Israel, Toledo June 6th JEFFERY C. WEINER Son of Irving & Anita Weiner Temple Kol Ami May 31st Ark ALAN WORONOFF Son of Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Woronoff Adat Shalom May 30th SEE OUR LARGE SELECTION FOR SUMMER BAR MITZVAS Come In And Let Us Dres All Your Men For This And All Other Mitzvas pierre cardin aiNcoroN For Young Men Eight to Eighty Old Orchard Shopping Plaza Maple at Orchard lake Rds. 851-3660—West Bloomfield Mon.-Sat. 9:30-6. Thurs. till 9 MASTER CHARGE BANKAMERICARD PRINCETON CHARGE HOWARD WEINER Son of Richard & Nancy Weiner Temple Israel May 23rd KEN TOFT Son of Dr. & Mrs. Bernard Toft Shaarey Zedek May 23rd Jewish text of major inter- est, one that has influenced generations of students and that still has the power to move the contemporary reader. William G. Braude is rabbi, emeritus of Cong. Sons of Israel and David, in Providence, R.I. He has translated "The Midrash on Psalms" and "Pesikta Rab- bati" for the Yale Judaica Series. His translation (with Israel J. Kapstein) of "Pesikta de-Rab Kahana" was published by JPS ir 1975. • Israel J. Kapstein is pro- fessor emeritus of English at Brown University and the author of numerous scholarly articles, stories, poems, and a novel, "Some- thing of a Hero." DAVID LEVINE Son of Roz & Leon Levine Temple Israel May 8th BOBBY Kasle Son of Frank & Judy Kasle Beth Israel May 9th SUIT & BisO RT COAT E SAL IN PROGRESS tion with their talk. Both hailed the Israel- Egypt peace treaty and the Camp David accords as the only stable factor in a turbu- lent Middle East. Begin agreed to Sadat's suggestion that U.S. special envoy Philip Habib should be given more time to try and solve the Syrian missile crisis by diplomatic means, though Begin indicated he was not prepared to give him the open-ended oppor- tunity Sadat suggested. Begin also rejected Sadat's request that Is- rael halt its bombing and raids on terrorist bases in Lebanon, explaining that these were essential to ensure Israel's security. The Ofira summit was held in tight security and covered by hundreds of newsmen from Israel, Egypt and correspondents from North America and Europe. Police and'security forces made every effort to prevent any demonstrations during Sadat's visit to Ofira. But a group of Jewish settlers due to move out of Sinai next year, demonstrated with posters, none of which were seen by either Sadat or Be- gin. Sadat met later with Ofira residents who asked permission to remain there when the Egyptians take_ over. He told them that under the peace agreeient all Israelis must leave the area, though some ar- rangements might be made for some of them at least to return there later to con- tinue in tourist projects in cooperation with the Egyp tians. At a press conference fol- lowing their meeting, Beg and Sadat both condemne, Syria's presence in Lebanon as the cause of that coun- try's turbulence and of the present crisis in the area. Joins JTA Staff NEW YORK (JTA) — Kevin Freeman, former news writer for radio sta- tions in Boston, has joined the staff of the Jewish Tele- graphic Agency. Freeman, 22, will work on the edito- rial staff as a general as- signment reporter.