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This week's sidrah begins with
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free to move forward to the Prom-
ised Land, the land that had been
convenanted to them by the Al-
mighty. The story then continues
with this account: "Now when
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not lead them by the way of the
Philistines, although it was near.
. . . But instead God led the people
round about, by way of the
wilderness by the Red Sea."
(Exodus 13:17).
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route? The Rabbis of the Midrash
answered this question in the
form of a parable.
"This case," they said, "can be
compared to a king who had a son
to whom he wished to bequeath an
inheritance. But he argued: 'If I
give it to him now when he is un-
informed, he will not know how to
take care of it. I will therefore
wait until my son learns how to
read and write and can under-
stand the value of property. Then
I will bequeath it to him.' And so,
this is what God said: 'If I bring
Israel into the land now, before
they have occupied themselves
with My Commandments, they
will not know the meaning of
their obligations. No, I better give
them the Torah first and then
bring them into the land."' (Mid-
rash Rabbah - Exodus.)
The Rabbis had keen insight
into human nature. The shortest
way is not always the best way.
That which is quickly and easily
obtained has little value. A gam-
bler will lose money at the throw
of the dice, shrug and say: "Easy
come, easy go." If one can enter a
store and buy whatever he wants
without any concern for cost, he
will have less appreciation for
what he acquires than the indi-
vidual who has to work hard for
what he owns. The immigrant
who came to America from the
shtetl often had better apprecia-
tion for American freedom than
those who were born here, to
whom liberty had come without a
struggle. A convert to Judaism is
sometimes a better Jew than
many who were born Jews, but
who care little and know less
about their heritage.
It is not always advantageous to
take the easy way. It is not the
path of least resistance but the ac-
ceptance of challenge that brings
out the best in people. None of us
can swiftly, briefly and ef-
fortlessly reach his Land of Prom-
ise.
We live in a civilization obses-

sed with time. We seek rapid solu-
tions to all problems, difficulties
and dilemmas. We are captivated
by labor-saving devices, push-
button automation, and com-
puterized programming. But the
Torah advises us that to attain
life's fullness takes both wisdom
and maturity. And both of these
require time. As the Midrash
points out, before one can ap-
preciate or properly use the ma- (
ture values of life, one must be
prepared mentally and emotion-
ally to assume the obligations
that go with them.
Love for Judaism is not ac-
quired instantly. It is developed

Beshalach
Shabbat Shira:
Exodus 13:17-17:16.
Judges 4:4-5:31.

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by regular devotion, faithful par-
ticipation, and daily affirmation.
Thus, the Bible tells us that the
words of faith should be in our
hearts and in our thoughts —
"When you walk by the way, when
you lie down and when you rise
up." The Psalmist declares: "Ev-
ery day will I bless You and I shall
praise Your name for ever and
ever."
The Torah is mastered through
effort and won through struggle.
There are no easy or short routes
to religion; there is no instant
faith that can be conjured up
when needed. Faith is the result of
a sustained and disciplined alle-
giance to the teachings and prac-
tices of Judaism.
The truly good things in life are
attained and retained by travel-
ing the demanding routes of disci-
pline, obligation and commit-
ment. These will constitute the
shortest journey to our Promised
Land.

SYNAGOGUE

Student Rabbi Visits Troy

Student Rabbi Jordan Parr of
the Union of American Hebrew
Congregations will visit the Troy
Jewish Congregation today
through Sunday.
At 7:45 p.m. today, Rabbi Parr
will conduct Sabbath services. At
10 a.m. Saturday, he will lead a

T'Chiyah Celebrates
Tu B'Shevat Tuesday

Cong. T'Chiyah will have a Tu
B'Shevat seder led by Susan
Gold-Smith and Robert Op-
penheimer, Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
Participants are asked to bring
fruits, nuts and other tree prod-
ucts.
Cong. T'Chiyah is located in the
St. Mary Community Center
Building in Greektown in
downtown Detroit. For informa-
tion call Judy Harris, 393-9493.

group discussion on the Sabbath Lc /
evening Torah reading.
Meanwhile, the congregation's
third annual wine-and-appetizer
party will take place at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday at Hidden Glens Apts.
club house. There is a nominal fee.
For information, call Carolyn
Davidson, 652-2859.
Rabbi Parr will visit the con-
gregation's religious education
facilities at Bemis School, Troy, at
9:30 a.m. Sunday.

Fenakel Memorial

The Hazkarah — Memorial
Service for Cantor Emeritus
Nicholas Fenakel originally
scheduled for Jan. 3 will take
place on Sunday at 5:30 p.m. in
the main sanctuary of Adat
Shalom Synagogue. All are in-
vited.

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