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queror, and when it comes to
our being purified and
recreated from our contact
with death, only God
Himself, or His agent the
kohen, has the power to
purify and redeem.

The red heifer command-
ment is mystifying because
it deals with the most
mysterious question that life
throws at us — death.
Unlike the mikvah into
which a person enters by
himself, here it is the kohen
who must sprinkle the mix-
Lure of ash and water on the
person who has come into
contact with the dead. Ashes
are the ultimate end of all
life; water is the agent of
rebirth. Defilement by death
can only be nullified by God
Himself. God lives eternally
and it is only that quality
which can give comfort in
the face of death.
But how does God the
Eternal One redeem us from
death? The fact is that our
eternal covenant with the
Almighty guarantees that
death will never vanquish
Klal Yisrael. The Jewish
people live forever, and so
the children and grand-
children will have the oppor-
tunity and privilege of
realizing the goals and vi-
sions of their parents and
1-- grandparents. And even
more to the point: since we
transmit part of ourselves to
our children and children's
children, not only do they
live through us, but we live
through them.
In a more limited fashion,
the terminally ill patient
must garner the courage to
face each day in a positive
fashion because he still has a
vital message to convey to
his children: teach them how
to live and how to die.
The Midrash declares: Our
patriarch Jacob never died;
as long as his children live,
maintaining his ideals and
customs, he lives as well.
The generation of the
desert had the strength to
continue wandering for 38
years because they knew
that although they would
not be privileged to enter the
Promised Land, their chil-
dren would. And through
their children they would be
entering Israel as well.
Herein lies the mystery of
the red heifer, Jewish histo-
ry's response to Hitler, God's
answer to the tragic death of
Jewish individuals. The
grandchildren redeem the
grandparents; the Eternal
One of Israel purifies and
vindicates the past genera-
tions by confirming His
covenant of redemption with
the Jewish future. ❑

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3616 Woodward

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549-5300

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Southfield, Michigan 48034 • (313) 356-7007

CROSSWINDS MALL

Orchard Lake Rd. at,Lone Pine Rd.

851.3223

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Birmingham

I block North of 14 Mile Rd

540-9548

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HOURS:
Mon.-Sat. 12-6

"Where You Come First"

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Uptown

Southfield Rd. at
11 1/2 Mile • 559-3900

Big & Tall

Southfield at
10 1 /2 Mile • 569-6930

JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER

JIMMY PRENTIS MORRIS BUILDING

You are cordially invited
to attend the groundbreaking
for the all-new

Jewish Community Center
Jimmy Prentis Morris Building

Sunday, July 12, 1992

1:30 p.m.

Additional parking at Young Israel of Greenfield, Temple Emanu-El
and Sally Allan Alexander Beth Jacob School for Girls

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