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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
13nai Brith Activitie
Special Benediction on Candlelighting Maintains Sabbath Light
By RABBI SAMUEL FOX
(Copyright 1981, JTA, Inc.)
DOWNTOWN-FOX
LODGE will hold its an-
nual picnic July 12 at Oak
Park Major Park, beginning
at 10 a.m. There will be
games and prizes for chil-
dren and adults.
Members celebrating
birthdays in July and
August will be honored in a
candlelighting ceremony.
Refreshments will be
served. Families and pro-
spective members are in-
vited.
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DOWNTOWN-FOX
IAPTER will meet 8
p.m. Wednesday at Denny's
restaurant, 11 Mile and
Greenfield Roads. Games
and prizes are on the
agenda.
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ACCOUNTANTS
UNIT, BARRISTERS
UNIT, HEALTH CARE
UNIT, REAL ESTATE
AND CONSTRUCTION
UNIT AND COUPLETS
UNIT will combine for an
evening at the Meadow
Brook Music Festival 5:30
p.m. Aug. 16 at Meadow
Brook. There is a charge,
and reservations are due
Aug. 1. For reservation
forms, contact Steven Lep-
setz, 354-7224 or 353-1130.
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M.C. ZEIGER LODGE
is seeking bowlers for its
league beginning in Sep-
tember. The league will
meet 7 p.m. Mondays at Ark
Lanes West. To join, call
President Cal Myers, 559-
5949; or Mike Sarasky,
treasurer, 398-9267.
Friday, July 3, 1981 59
The Sabbath candles, of
course, are a means of hav-
ing light on the Sabbath,
the candles are lit before the
Sabbath so that Jews would
not be left in the dark on the
Sabbath.
The rabbis enhanced the
candlelighting before the
Sabbath begins with special
importance by assigning a
special benediction for this
act: -Historically, the bene-
diction was added because
there seemed to have been
some sects who, according to
the rabbis, misinterpreted
the biblical text which for-
bids kindling a light on the
Sabbath.
The latter claimed that
the text meant to say that a
Jewish home should simply
have no light or fire burning
on the Sabbath. They there-
fore spent the Sabbath eve
in the dark. The rabbis
strongly objected to this in-
terpretation and therefore
assigned a special religious
fulfillment to the act of
kindling the candles before
the Sabbath so that no one
would forget to do it.
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COUPLETS UNIT will
have a "one nite out" event 8
p.m. July 11 at the Putt Putt
miniature golf course, 1025
Campbell, Royal Oak, meet-
ing at the entrance. Follow-
ing the rounds of golf, the
group will go to Dominico's.
For details, call Pam Selis,
534-8219; or Elanna
Broder, 553-0139.
The group will have a
family picnic 11 a.m. July
26 at the Southfield Civic
Center. The day will include
refreshments, games, prizes
and a barbeque. Guests are
invited. There is a charge
for the golf night and picnic.
For details, call Ellen
Dorshow-Gordon, 968-4760;
Fran Savin, 547-2220; or
Ms. Broder.
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$400,000 in Bonds Pledged
at Oakland Century Tribute
More than $400,000 in Israel Bond sales were
pledged at the recent Oakland Century Lodge tribute
dinner honoring Milton Weinstein. Shown at the event
are, from left, Ralph Miller, Nathan Rubenstein,
Weinstein and his wife Martha, entainer Mickey
Freeman and Jerome Friedman.
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