L'Chayim! Continued from Page L-1 roles as educational resources. Additionally, efforts are being finalized to integrate The Jewish News — and L'Chayim — into the curriculums of our Hebrew schools on a pilot basis. Special mention needs to be made of the efforts of News Editor Heidi Press and Jewish Experiences For Families Director Harlene Appleman, who helped put life into L'Chayim. We would be honored to have you join us at a community-wide iilhars Oa " A IV Jerrod Blows The Shofar By LOWELL E. STEARN Once there was a boy named Jerrod. Jerrod lived in a small town. Jerrod thought he could do anything. One day, he was offered the job of blowing the shofar on Yom Kippur. Without even learning how to blow the shofar, Jerrod said, "Yes I will be happy to do it." He grabbed the shofar out of the cantor's hands and ran home with it. He was very excited and ran through the door of his house yelling, "I got the job of blowing the shofar on Yom Kippur." His mom then said to him "Good, my son, then why don't you start practicing now!" Jerrod had never blown the shofar in his whole life. Jerrod then said, "How am I going to blow the shofar if the cantor did not teach me!" But he said to himself, "I know I can do it." He then took a big "woof" of Next Month Our environment, and its significance for Jews throughout the ages, will be the theme of next month's L'Chayim. Rabbi Paul Yedwab of Temple Israel will write the overview. Additionally, there will be plans for an exciting community wide havdalah service, followed by telescopic star gazing with noted astronomers. And there will be fresh columns, stories, market bags — and a few more surprises! L-8 FRIDAY, SEPT. 18, 1987 wind and blew as hard as he could putting his mouth to the shofar, but not a sound came out! He tried again and again and still nothing came out! Then he said "Oh! Oh! I'm in trouble" Days of trying passed. He tried and tried. Still nothing came out. Finally, the night of Yom Kippur came. He walked to the temple with his head held up high, bravely walking up onto the bimah, slowly brought the shofar up to his lips and all of a sudden, guess what happened. Jerrod blew very hard on the shofar and the sound came out loud and clear, and that went on until the end of the service. It was a miracle! Why did it work? Because Jerrod tried very hard and he earned it. Lowell Steam, 7, is the son of Robin and Scott Steam of Farmington Hills. Newcomers Get Support The Jewish Welfare Federation Women's Division, through its Shalom Detroit outreach program, has been offering friendship and hospitality to transplanted families since 1977. Like a "Jewish Welcome Wagon," Shalom Detroit volunteers visit families that are new to the area. To arrange for a Shalom Detroit visit or for those interested in hosting a newcomer to the community for Shabbat, call the Women's Division at Federation, 965-3939. celebration this Sunday, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Maple-Drake Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield to toast L'Chayim and celebrate the fall holidays with music and fun for all. As always, we welcome your comments and suggestions and look forward to continuing to serve you. L'Chayim! Arthur M. Horwitz Associate Publisher From Adler To Goldsmith Did you ever wonder where your last name came from? Did it come from an ancestor's profession? Was it derived from the town in which an ancestor lived? Would you like to know the origins of your family name? Each month Betty Provizer Starkman will discuss, according to available information, the probable source of a Jewish family surname. If you would like to know the derivation of your family name, send it to Mrs. Starkman clo L'Chayim, The Jewish News, 20300 Civic Center Dr., Suite 240, Southfield, 48076. Betty Provizer Starkman is the past president and founder of the genealogical branch of the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan. The subject of Jewish surnames and their origins is a fascinating one. It involves the study of history, genealogy and geography. The earliest Jewish surnames can be traced to the Middle Ages in Spain, Portugal, Italy and the Frankfort, Germany ghetto. Until the 19th Century, most Jewish people, however, used a given name plus the name of their father (Meyer Ben Chaim). Sometimes the name of a grandfather was also added for identification. Early in the 19th Century, the rulers of Germany, Russia and Australia and the new laws of the Napoleonic Code, forced Jews to adopt surnames. Many names were taken from occupations, (Becker-baker), from places of origin, (Moskowitz-Moscow) or from physical characteristics (Gross-Large, Klein-small). Other names were matronymic in origin. My late grandmother had an interesting name, Bayla Bailin. Bailin was the matronym of Bayla meaning beautiful. Of course, some names were patronymic, such as (Nathan-Nathanson or David-Davis). Cohen was a designation of priestly lineage and Levy denotes that one is a descendant of Levi. Following are some Jewish surname origins: Adler stems from the sign of an eagle (German-Adler) on a home in the Frankfort-am-main ghetto. This was a family of priestly origin (Kohanim), many of whom were rabbis, bankers, businessmen and scholars. According to Benzion Kaganoff, there were two houses in Frankfort using the sign of the Adler — number 27, the black eagle and number 86, the golden eagle. Another Adler family originating in Worms, Germany was also of priestly descent. It is not known if there was a relationship between the Frankfort and Worms families. The Encyclopedia Judaica has a family tree of the Frankfort Adlers. They were related through marriage to Fraenkel and Schiff families. An interesting side note: In Yiddish there is an expression referring to an "aidler mench," as a person who is refined, good and dignified. Goldsmith / Goldschmidt / Goldsmid / Goldsmidth / Goldsmit / Soref (Hebrew) / Zoref (Hebrew) / Orefice (Italian), were names used by goldsmiths. There were many fine goldsmiths in Europe who were Jewish. In Persia, Yemen, Iraq and Tunisia, Jewish gold and silversmiths were noted for the fine quality and beauty of the jewelry they produced. The gold and silver work of the Yemenites has been encouraged by the Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts in Israel. Goldstein/Goldstone is a name derived from a tool used by goldsmiths. Some goldsmiths adopted this surname as a symbol of their trade.