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Our Tradition Teaches
Sacredness Of Privacy

Shabbat Tezaveh: Exodus 27:20-30:10;
Ezekiel 43:10-27.

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his sedrah describes the at- practiced, even in our own democ-
tire of the high priest in the racy. We are all aware of many
days of Moses. As spiritual instances reflecting invasion of ,f
head of the Jewish people, the privacy both of public per-
the high priest was to wear splen- sonalities and private individu-
did clothing befitting his position. als.
Modern law has been greatly
He had eight garments in all.
One of them was a robe of the concerned with protecting the
Ephod, of pure blue. On its hem right of an individual to his pri-
there were 36 little pomegran- vacy. This issue has become of
ates of blue, purple and crimson ever- increasing importance be-
yarn. Between each of them was cause of the social impact of com-
a little golden bell. The tinkling puters and the ever-increasing
of the bells was to be heard every power of modern communication-,
time the high priest moved about technology. Legal scholars are
while serving in the sanctuary of deeply concerned about the use
of computer-stored infor-
the Lord.
mation and the violation
What was the purpose
of privacy of those whose
of the sounding of the
records are contained in
bells? The sages taught
this great memory net-
that this was a lesson in
work.
human conduct. They
Much is heard in our
drew an analogy between
time about the "invasion
the order of the divine
of privacy." The telephone \
worship in the sanctuary
breaks into the serenity
and their own mundane
RABBI
of our homes with call
realm. The heavenly
IRWIN
GRONER takers and verbal ques-
kingdom resembles the
earthly kingdom. If one SPECIAL TO THE tioning. Marketers pre-
sent their sales pitches,
wished to approach an JEWISH NEWS
and often personal ques-
earthly king, one does not
come in unexpectedly. One can tions are propounded by pollsters
enter only when the king is ready and opinion gatherers. We are
to receive him and is advised of asked about our views on mat-
his approach. The bells worn by ters of topical interest or our feel-
the high priest were to be sound- ings about controversial subjects.
ed as a symbolic gesture of the The motto of all the above could
high priest's request to serve be- be characterized as the business
card of a private detective which
fore God.
This practice of advising peo- read "Other People's Business
ple that we are coming into their Promptly Attended To."
Some argue that we will have
presence is to be followed not only
when encountering the high and to live with those invasions of pri-
exalted, but also with all who en- vacy, to which one may answer:
ter the private domain of anoth- "Who says that we have to give
up this precious right?"
er.
Almost a thousand years ago;
Rabbi Simeon Yohai declared
the Almighty hates "one who en- a great master of the Jewish tra-
ters his own house suddenly, dition, Rabbenu Gershom, wrote
much more so, his neighbor's that one must not read another
person's mail and the punish-
house."
The desire to protect a person's ment for this transgression is
privacy is well-grounded in Jew- cherem, or ex-communication.
Jewish law has ever sought to
ish law. The reason it is impor-
tant to announce one's presence protect people's privacy against
is that by entering a house unan- the eyes and ears of others and
nounced, you may surprise some- against other forms of non-ph3T__/
one inside and embarrass him or ical trespass. The privacy of per-
her. Thus, it is related of Rabbi sons is a sacred element in our
Yochanan that before entering a way of life. [7]
house, he would always make
himself heard from the outside
first, just as the high priest was
The normal deadline for local news
to make "his sound heard" even
and publicity items is noon Thursday,
when entering the Holy Temple.
eight days prior to issue date. The
The privacy of persons is a sa-
deadline for out-of-town obituaries is
cred element in our way of life. It
10 a.m. Tuesday, three days prior to is-
is frightening to realize that
sue date.
All material must be typewritten,
chronic eavesdropping is being

Publicity Deadlines

Irwin Groner is rabbi of

Congregation Shaarey Zedek.

double-spaced, on 81 /2 x 11 paper and
include the name and daytime tele-
phone number of sender.

