IT'S HOLIDAY TIME We at The Shirt Box are thankful for the things we have: homes, families, and good health. Others, however, are less fortunate. At The Shirt Box Please, - help us to express our gratitude by visiting The Shirt Box between November 20th and December 3rd. During the two week period, we will donate $2.50 for every $50 purchase to one of three select charities that help those less fortunate: is followed by "created," and finally the name of God. In the experience of divinity first come the predicates of the blessing, then the name of God. The motzi depends upon a collabciration between non- human and human nature. The motzi is not recited over sheaves of wheat. The bless- ing over the product to be con- sumed embraces human and and non-human energies that express godliness. Godliness is not separated from my world. It does not appear as a hand from another realm out- side this world. Our farmer feels. no alienation from the field nor the worshiper estrangement from the benediction. Prayer must be unpacked so that the marvelous inter- dependence of _creativity is acknowledged. To pray with- out self-reference, to_pray for things to be done without our intervention is no act of piety. To petition with folded arms mimics a magic that accom- plishes nothing by human effort and everything by formula. In authentic prayer, intervention, care, concern, activity are not indolently shifted to Another. It is not a slumbering God who needs to be awakened by our prayers. It is we who must be aroused. And that is why the preferred form of Jewish prayers is with the community, with the mi- nyan that possesses within it the sanctifying power to transform our world. God hears only when we hear, God is moved only when we are moved, God answers only when we respond. It is the "we" who are addressed by the Shma. Prayer directs our minds and hearts to the potential- ities for good to be actualized within us, between us, and between us and our environ- ment. If I pray to God to make peace upon earth as He does in Heaven, the prayer includes me and my com- munity as peace makers. If I pray God to heal the sick, the prayers include me and my community as healers. For a community to pray for health and violate the ethics of ecology is to mock prayers. To pray for health and yet to smoke is amoral contradic- tion. It is a vain prayer that segregates aspiration from behavior. Authentic prayer does not isolate godliness - from humanity. ❑ • • • Coalition of Temporary Shelters (organization for the homeless) SONY HANDYCAM The World's Smallest Full-Featured Camcorder ■ 6:1 Power Zoom ■Variable High Speed Shutter ■Digital Superimposer ■Low Light Sensitivity ■ High Fidelity AFM Sound Recording H.E.A.D. (organization for persons with AIDS) H.U.G. (residential substance abuse program for women and children) • $1299 (CCD TR5) So, this Thanksgiving, share your good fortune with those in need and help strive for a better tomorrow. • - • SONY 32" TRINITRON Special holiday hours beginning November 20: Sundays 12:00 noon-4:00 p.m. 19011 West Ten Mile Road Southfield, Michigan 48075 (Between Southfield and Evergreen) (313) 352-1080 Hours: Monday-Saturday 9:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Thursday 9:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m. PARKING AND ENTRANCE IN REAR Men's furnishings and accessories. Everything always 20%-35% off retail ■Up to 600-line horizontal resolution I-L4p.P2" ■ S-Video (Y/C) input for Arurcrotri. high-resolution VCR ■ 3 sets of direct video/audio inputs ■ Trinitron Microblack® picture tube ■ Stereo broadcast reception ■ Front-facing Hi-Fi stereo speakers ■ Cable ready 181 charnels $2299 (KV32XBR10) • HOLIDAY SALE audiovision ■ I THE SONY CENTER av • 6645 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield. 85 Hours: Mon.-Fri. 10-9, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 12-5 Southeast comer of Maple Road WITH THE PURCHASE OF ANY 500 OR 600 SERIES MAGNAVOX CD PLAYER 5-8577 BEVERLY HILLS • BIRMINGHAM • LONG BEACH What do you mean they're not real? • 2 year extended warranty (Total protection for 3 years- both parts and labor, $45 value.) • 5 years in LaserLand's CD CLUB! Save 5200 OFF LaserLand's regular low CD prices. See store for details. Offer ends Dec. 31, 1989 L=1;1101 L.G111 ltst 344-0040 cr;71 Financing Available DESIGN-IT, INC. Custom Formica Furniture and More RESIDENTIAL • Wall Units • Dining Rooms • Custom Bedrooms • Credenzas • Tables • Kitchens/Baths COMMERCIAL • Conference Tables • Desks Reception/Secretarial • Built-In Book Units • File Cabinets • Credenzas Perfect copy diamonds set in 14K-24K gold Replica Pearls, Watches. Colognes 25-75% Off Selected Items Even your jeweler won't know! m.1E:STK: y 1 COUSTETWEIT L, I P j E LIELS 244 E. MAPLE • BIRMINGHAM • 540-3338 DEAL DIRECT WITH THE MANUFACTURER Free Consultation with our experienced Design Staff 24645 Halsted Rd. • Farmington Hills 471-3223 The Bright Idea: Give a Gift Subscription THE JEWISH NEWS THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 87