20 Friday, October 5, 1984 THE DETROIT JEWISH -NEWS NEWS HAPPY NEW YEAR 1985 HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR PORTRAITS High holidays create mixed emotions for IDF, Civil Guard BY HUGH ORGEL HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS — NOW YOU CAN HAVE YOUR FAVORITE PHOTOGRAPHER DO YOUR SENIOR PORTRAIT. WE'LL PROVIDE YOUR FREE YEARBOOK PHOTO JUST CLIP COUPON FOR EXTRA SAVINGS — AND CALL FOR YOUR APPOINTMENT m COUPON mom som • $5 off your sitting fee I • 10% off on finished prints I I I • FREE WALLET ALBUM-GIFT I I I • FREE YEARBOOK PHOTO 1 FOR YOUR SCHOOL I ..........m.........11.1.11.1w= Evergreen Plaza 9919 W. 12 Mile Rd. Southfield 557-4848 UDIP Tues.-Sat. 9:30-5:30, Thurs. to 9, Sat. to 5 ARNOLD GRATIOT at 12 MILE IN ROSEVILLE JUST MINUTES FROM SOUTHFIELD VIA 1-696 445-6000 !!SHOP AT HOME SERVICE!! !. Free Pickup and Delivery 2. WE WILL BRING A CAR TO YOU. 3. NOW YOU CAN ENJOY THE CONVENIENCE OF BUYING Tel Aviv — The holidays, espe- cially the High holidays from Rosh Hoshana through Yom Kip- pur to Succot, are not a particu- larly happy time for the men and women serving in the Israel De- fense Force; the young conscripts and the reservists. For the rest of the country, in- cluding the reservists not called up for their annual period of army duty, the holidays are a time for family reunions, with synagogue attendance for the observant and relaxation at the seaside or in parks and leisure spots for the secular part of the population. But not so far for the IDF. Although every effort is made by the high command to release as many soldiers as possible from their military duties, especially on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kip- pur, there is a minimum size below which the defense forces cannot be allowed to fall, and many must remain on duty in army bases, camps, near the bor- ders and inside Lebanon. This year, that minimum number is obviously larger than at any time since the end of the Yom Kippur War in 1973. During the New Year and Yom Kippur festivals, every effort is made to enable serving soldiers to fulfill their religious prayer obli- gations, as far as that is possible under the special circumstances. While for soldiers in general Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are times when they can expect the maximum possible number to be allowed home for a day or so, for members of the chaplain's corps, this time is a period of maximum call-up for this group of reservists. Their numbers include young rabbis, cantors, who can lead reli- gious services even in the field, and men to blow the shofar. Hundred of rams horns are brought to army camps, and their sounds and calls, some of them based on ancient Biblical military summons, are a distinctive fea- ture in camps on Rosh Hashanah as they are in established places of worship. IDF religious services under active army conditions take place in a variety of places — huts in regular army camps, in makeshift tents under field conditions, or even in the open air if no suitable buildings are available or those available are not big enough to cater for the many men and women who wish to attend. And- many attend who would probably not go to synagogue under their normal civilian conditions in town. -- In addition to the religious ob- servances, the army tries to have special food for the holiday meals to help alleviate the harshness of a festival which must be observed far from home and family. The Soldiers Welfare Committee dis- tributes as many gifts to serving soldiers as possible from the pro- r_ ceeds of its special appeal for funds for holiday gifts as it can raise. For the police and Civil Guard this holiday season is also a period of maximum work and pressure for policemen and guardsmen. The latter are civilians, mostly the more elderly, both men and women, who have completed their normal army reserve duties and have now volunteered to help the police guard against possible terorist attacks. Each and every synagogue and place of worship, as well as picnic area, will have its roster of armed men on special guard, on the watch for both suspicious objects and suspicious persons. And quite apart from the "secu- rity watch," the holiday season presents problems to the traffic police, coping with the scores and even hundreds of thousands of Is- raelis who will be on the roads at this holiday season — visiting family and friends in other localities, or on their way to and from vacation centers. Copyright 1984, JTA Inc. A NEW CAR AT THE LOWEST PRICE AVAILABLE ANYWHERE!! Call 447-6000 4. Be Our Guest: and ask for Maury Feuerman or Ron Kotula HAPPY HOLIDAYS From Arnold and Thelma Feuerman The Only Jewish Lincoln Mercury Dealer In Southeastern Michigan ***. A Yemenite Jew blows the shofar at Jerusalem's Western Wall.