Zionism and Jewish Religious Radicalism. "The policy of the Rebbe, for the last ten or 15 years, has been to reach every Jew," said Mr. Ravitzky. By contrast, he said, other Orthodox streams like the Satmar deliberately cut themselves off from the rest of the Jewish world. Chabad members are con- stantly out trying to get Israeli men to put on tefillin and women to light Shabbat can- dles; they can be seen setting up their tables at Ben-Gurion Airport, bus terminals and at crowded outdoor markets, and STYLE ummR a6 r "The rebbe is not at all of the real world as we know it. He's not flesh and blood, he's the opposite." Tuvia Doron from their roving vans, or "mitz- vah tanks," are a common sight. Their charity efforts, espe- cially during holidays, are un- matched in Israel. In recent years, the movement has placed special emphasis on reaching Russian immigrants, and many thousands of these families have received religious articles and literature from the dozens of Chabad Houses in Israel. Politically, Lubavitchers pri- marily identify with the oldest of Israel's Orthodox parties, Agudat Yisrael, but many ad- herents vote for extreme-right, anti-Arab parties like Moledet. - The movement has been a leader on the conservative side of the "Who is a Jew?" contro- versy, and in the 1988 election its get-out-the-vote campaign was the main reason why dat Yisrael raised its Knesset profile from two seats to five. (Agudat Yisrael's showing in the 1992 election suffered when Chabad, with the rebbe im- paired from his first stroke, stayed out of the race.) Since the signing of the Is- rael-PLO accord, Chabad has been a leading mobilizes of anti-government opposition, bussing many thousands of peo- ple to right-wing demonstra- tions and printing tens of thousands of bumper stickers and posters that warn, "Eretz Yisrael is in Danger!" Lubav- itchers live in nearly every one of the West Bank and Gaza set- tlements. The rebbe's expected death, however, will probably not af- fect the movement's part in the right-wing struggle, said Aharon Domb. Li . • • A colorful breez e come summ 4rN Ad deadline: May 4, 1994 Issue date: Week of May 30, 1994 For additional information or space reservation please call Amy Bergin at (810) 354-6060 NEW! From The B..utton. Men .„. 2 lllll ulumennu lllll usitulint 110 )6 y8 S sWee • Fun Food Catering For Your Private Party! Corporate • Bar Mitzvahs • Weddings COTTON CANDY • CANDY APPLES FROZEN YOGURT • FUNNEL CAKES • CONEY ISLANDS • FROZEN BANANAS • CORN DOGS • POPCORN • SNO•KONES (810) 960-7617 T- T-- GC 0 23