EUROPEAN SELECTION

ourselves look and feel beauti-
ful and handsome. And it is im-
portant to do so if it helps us to
function normally and well.
However, this cannot be the only
source of beauty. The clothes we
wear and the products we put in
our hair and on our bodies are at
best superficial and temporary.
With time, even the most ex-
pensive and well-tailored cloth-
ing cannot hide the effects of old
age and the deterioration of our
bodies' outer shell. We must,
therefore, look deeper into the
soul for the source of a mor last-
ing beauty.
Rebecca is to become the moth-
er of Jacob and Esau, a matriarch
of the people of Israel. Because
of this, it is not surprising that
we are led to see her great beau-
ty. She is a woman who takes re-
sponsibility for maintaining her
physical beauty. And she is a
woman who takes responsibility
for the rest of the community by
advocating and acting on behalf
of other people. Leon Kass, in his
recent article "A Woman for All
Seasons," explains that each time
he reads these stories, he falls in
love with Rebecca — and who
wouldn't? He tells us that "She
is good looking, pure, and gener-
ous; she is kind to strangers and
dumb animals, well beyond the
necessary minimum."
Beauty is far more than the re-
sult of cremes and sprays. We
must move beyond these tempo-
rary remedies and potions to find
the source of a greater beauty
within each of us. We must be-
come conscious of our actions and
be responsible for them. We
must learn to show concern for
others as well as for our own ex-
istence. We must work towards
a more permanent beauty; one
which cannot be washed away.
Only then will we come close to
Rebecca ... and become truly
beautiful.

KI

by Karl Lagerfeld

LADIES' EUROPEAN READY-TO-WEAR

FALL Et WINIIER 1994 SPECIAL COAT EVENT

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28 THRU SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30

TAKE AN ADDITIONAL 20% OFF

Europe's largest manufacturer of ladies' fashions is offering for a LIMITED
TIME...FANTASTIC SAVINGS on its extensive Fall and Winter Outerwear
collections. The assortment for this event covers a variety of coats and jack-
ets in beautiful new 1994 silhouettes. The fabrics range from wool and cash-
mere blends to the newest, exciting casual microfiber fur trimmed jackets
and the luxurious European Shearlings.

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STARTING AT $99

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Beth Shalom
Annual Bazaar

Congregation Beth Shalom's an-
nual Holiday Gift Bazaar will be
held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Octo-
ber 30 at the synagogue.
Beth Shalom Sisterhood will
sponsor the gift bazaar, with
dozens of vendors selling every-
thing from toys to jewelry and
handmade clothing.
A latke lunch will be sponsored
by Beth Shalom Men's Club. Live
entertainment will include sto-
rytelling by Richard Berg at 11:30
a.m. and a show by Maureen
Schiffinan and her puppet friend
Coco at 1:15 p.m.
Admission is free and the
public is invited.

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