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U.S. officials seem confident that they will weather the storm with the Arab world, the Soviet Union and the European allies. They sense that Kaddafi has suffered a very real setback — one that could result in his even- tual overthrow., The U.S. will continue to proinote that trend. If there is increased terror .against America — and if Libya can be identified as the source — the Reagan Administration will once again use direct military force. When U.S. planes and ships crossed Kaddafi's "Line of Death" by entering the Gulf of Children's Questions Eternal On PassoVer BY RABBI SHERMAN P. KIRSHNER Special to The Jewish News There is a beautiful legend re- garding Pesach that has come down to us through the centuries. It relates that on the night of the Exodus of our ancestors from Egypt, a young Jewish boy — the first-born of his family — was troubled as he lay on his sickbed and simply could not sleep. "Father," he called out, "are you absolutely certain that you put the sign of blood on the door- - pdst as God commanded us to do?" To which the father replied that he had been busy packing their belongings for the long and perilous journey ahead, and had ordered someone else to do it for him. The restless lad was not satisfied with this answer and in- sisted that his father take him in his arms and carry him to the doorway to see. Lo and behold, the sign of the blood was nowhere to be found. The promise to place it there had been completely forgotten and neglected. The father was simply beside himself with shock as he hurriedly put the sacred sign of protection on the door of his home before it was too late. From this beautiful legend we determine that the very first Passover was centered about the queries of a child, and to this very day the holiday of Pesach re- mains focused on the probings of children as to the whys and wherefores surrounding the Seder, the changed atmosphere in the home, the pronounced dif- ference in the food we consume and the mass appeal that Pesach presents to Jews the world over. The Torah is most emphatic in many distinct references dealing with the Exodus from Egypt. "And it shall be when thy child asks thee in time to come, what is all this? Then you shall say unto him — By strength of hand the Lord God brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bon- dage. And it came to pass that when Pharoah refused to let us leaVe, that the Lord slew all of the first born Egyptians." (Exodus 13:14). The Torah also relegates the • .1111W3,%.:.nrop-- itt 13.7 Sidra, At— direct confrontation between U.S. and Libyan forces' developed. There was no dam- age to the U.S. forces. Libya lost some ships as well as its anti- aircraft missile base at Sirte. No one knows exactly how many Li- byans were killed and injured. At that time, a senior White House official warned that Kad- dafi had had his "fingertips burned." The next time, the of- ficial said, "he'll have his face blown off." The U.S. last week came dose to doing exactly that. The perception of Amdrica as a paper tiger is quickly fading, and no one appreciates this more than Kaddafi. He has good reason to be frightened right now. gravity, salience and the very es- sence of Passover to the questions and probings a youngster may ask regarding Pesach, the Exodus from Egypt and the many sad events in our history. Such magnitude and impact is placed upon the Exodus from Egypt, the slaying of the first- born Egyptian and the redemp- tion of the first-born Jew and its constant interpretation to the young, that the rabbis in the Talmud of Brachot proclaim: "If one is immersed in prayer and his mind should wander and he forgets whether or not he has re- cited the shemah, let him not worry; but rather continue with his prayer. - "Should he, however, be uncer- tain as to whether or not he re- cited the prayer following the Shemah, which recounts, nar- rates and impresses the Exodus from Egypt upon us, then he is to go back and recite it again." How spiritually uplifting and what warmth. and caring could be ,permeated if only each father, grandfather or other adult would but allow for a few moments dur- ing the holiday to engage our young people in discussion about the enslavement in'Egypt, the Exodus and our total deliverance by His hand into nationhood. Pesach, with its emphasis upon family unity, changed atmos- phere and the freedom of spirit and being, most assuredly can serve the purpose of introducing a newness of warmth and innate feelings between parent and child, between husband and wife and between all family members and Mends. V' - haya ki yishalcha bincha — "And when our child asks you." Make alisolutely certain that you don't leave him up in the air. Pur tradition of Passover began with a child's questions and curiosity and continues to this very dayl This then is the very core and essence of Pesach. Sherman Kirshner is rabbi of Cong. '11' • lsnael of West Bloomfield. ,