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112 Friday, September 11, 1982
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
We wish our family and friends a
very healthy, happy and prosperous
New Year
HELEN & HENRY MALTER
We wish our family and friends a
very healthy, happy and prosperous
New Year
MR. & MRS. SAM SOSNA
We wish our family and friends a
very healthy, happy and prosperous
New Year
DENA WEIN, MARK, DEBBIE & LARRY
Wishing all our family and
friends a year of
health and happiness
Redemption Fee for Child
Traced to Bible, History
By RABBI SAMUEL FOX
(Copyright 1982, JTA, Inc.)
A Jewish father is re-
quired to redeem his first
born son, the first born of
the child's mother, by giv-
ing the redemption fee to a
Kohen (of the priestly fam-
ily of Aaron).
Basically, this is an out-
right commandment men-
tioned in the Bible (Num-
bers, Chap. 8). A variety of
reasons are offered to ex-
plain this requirement.
First, this stems from the
general requirement to
understand that everything
we achieve comes from the
Almighty. That is why it is
required to offer the first
fruits of the harvest, the
first born of certain ani-
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to all
our friends
and relatives
Wishing all our family and
friends a year of
health and happiness
THE KAUF MANS
KAREN, JERRY, LISA & BRIAN
A Very Happy and Healthy
New Year to All Our Friends
and Family
NORMAN & KATHY STRICOF
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May the coming year be
one filled with health,
happiness and
prosperity for all our
friends and family.
MR. & MRS.
DAVID LEBOVIC & FAMILY
mals, etc. to the Almighty.
Thus the first born son
of the family must be rec-
ognized as belonging .to
the Almighty. However,
when it comes to humans
the tradition did not want
us to actually relinquish
our children and so a
method of redemption
was set up so it would be
possible to redeem the
first born males.
Second, originally all first
born males were assigned to
duties in the holy temple.
They were the priests. La-
ter, the priestly family of
Aaron was substituted for
the first born in the holy
temple. This still did not ex-
Third, an historic ele-
ment is introduced. At the
end of the enslavement
period in ancient Egypt,
every first born of the Egyp-
tians was fatally smitten
while the first born of the
Hebrews were spared. The
redemption ceremony of the
first born males today re-
minds us of this saving
grace and asks us to redeem
our first born males as a
token of our appreciation to
the Almighty for having
spared the first born at that
time.
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to all
to all
Our friends
my friends
and relatives
and relatives
MR. & MRS. PAUL L.
SHERIZEN & FAMILY
FREDA MAGNUS
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to all
to all
our friends
my friends
and relatives
and relatives
JUDY, HERB, MINDY, ELISA
& JONATHAN SPEISER
MRS. LOUIS (TILLY) ROSE
ROCHELLE & EDDIE CHINSKY,
We wish our family and friends a
very healthy, happy and prosperous
New Year
Lake Worth, Florida
MARILYN & ALBERT "SONNY” GOLDSTEIN
To All Our
Relatives
and Friends,
Our wish for a
year filled with
happiness,
health and prosperity
BERNIE & RUTHIE FARBER
& CHILDREN
We wish our family and friends a
very healthy, happy and prosperous
New Year
LAURIE & DENNIS GREEN
We wish our family and friends a
very healthy, happy and prosperous
New Year
DR. & MRS. LOU HEYMAN & FAMILY
We wish our family and friends a
very healthy, happy and prosperous
New_ Yar
MR. & MRS. GERALD ISKOW
Sterling Heights
I wish my family and friends a
very healthy, happy and prosperous
New Year
HELEN S. ATLER
I wish my family and friends a
very healthy, happy and prosperous
New Year
MAX BRUMER
I wish my family and friends a
very healthy, happy and prosperous
New Year
SUE RUBENFIRE
Wishing all our family and
friends a year of
health and happiness
A Very Happy and Healthy
New Year to All Our Friends
and Family
MRS. FELIX ROSENZWEIG & FAMILY
FT. LAUDERDALE, FLA.
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May the coming year be
one filled with health,
happiness and
prosperity for all my
friends.
ROSE FERBER
To All Our
Relatives
and Friends,
Our wish for a
year filled with
happiness,
health and prosperity
SHELDON, MICHELLE
& JEFFREY BROSS