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Sunday,April 13, 1997
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Shabbat Shemini: Leviticus 9:1-14:47;
ExOdus 12:1-20; Ezekiel 45:16-46:18.
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ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
UNITED JEWISH FOUNDATION
Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of the United Jewish Foundation
will take place on Wednesday, June 4, 1997 at 4 p.m. in the Max M. Fisher Building,
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
The following individuals have been appointed by President Michael W. Maddin to
serve on the 1997 Nominating Committee:
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petition, and no nominations shall be valid unless the nominee shall have consented
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filed with the Secretary not less than thirty days prior to the date of the Annual
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Keep God In Our Lives
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of Metropolitan Detroit
n this week's Torah portion,
Shemini, we have the eighth
and this troubled Moses. Both of
them entered and prayed as it
says: 'Moses and Aaron came into
the tabernacle ...' About them it
states: 'Two are better than one'
(Ecclesiastes 4:9). And it says: 'Be-
hold how good and how pleasant
for brothers to dwell to-
gether in unity,' (Psalms
and final day of the special
sacrifices of investiture of the
priests and the introductory sac-
rifices of the tabernacle.
This is the culmination of
months of work, from the
donation of materials to
the fabrication of the ves-
133:1).
sels, from the final erec-
According to the
tion of the tabernacle to
Midrash, even after the
the proper completion of
proper performance of the
the preliminary sacrifices.
sacrifices and blessing,
The anticipation and
God's presence was not
hopes of the Jewish peo-
manifest. Before the sym-
ple were focused on the
bol of the divine would re-
RABBI
climax of these events
late to human beings and
that the transcendent ELIEZER COHEN communicate its revela-
God, creator of the entire SPECIAL TO THE tion, it required the "co-
universe, would ac-
JEWISH NEWS
operation" of the "two"
knowledge and accept
which is better than "one"
their work and their sacrifices.
and the "unity" of "brothers."
This was an absolutely unique
Divine revelation is predicat-
event in human history, that the ed not simply upon the proper re-
divine would, in some mysterious lationship between human being
way, relate to the physical con- and God, but requires the prop-
struction of human hands and er relationship between human
"dwell" therein. The tabernacle beings themselves. It was the co-
was to be not only the locus of this operation, love and unity of broth-
symbol of the divine presence and ers that brought God's presence
the central location for sacrifices to the tabernacle. It is those same
but, even more important, the requirements between people
source and place of continued di- that keep the divine in our own
vine revelation.
lives today. 0
As the Jews leave Mt. Sinai, it
was from the Holy of Holies in the
tabernacle that God continued to
communicate directly to Moses
and through him to all mankind.
Moses tells the nations: "That to-
day God will appear to you,"
(Leviticus 9:4); and, further,
"Moses said this is the thing the
God commanded that you do and
the glory of God will appear to Adults who would like to enrich (_\-/
you." (Leviticus 9:6)
the upcoming Passover holiday
The subsequent verses say with advance study of the Hag-
that all of the sacrifices were gadah and related texts are in-
brought "... as Moses command- vited to Congregation B'nai
ed" (Leviticus 9:21), and that Moshe on three Shabbat morn-
Aaron blessed the nation and the ings, April 5, 12 and 19. Two
glory of the Lord appeared to the study groups will meet on each
nation. And fire came out from of those three dates: the Shabbat
before God and consumed the morning learning minyan from
sacrifices upon the altar ..." 9:45 to 10:30 a.m. and the Stay
(Leviticus 9:23-24). Although and Learn Study Circle, which
these verses are somewhat am- meets from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. im-
biguous, apparently the promised mediately following kiddush.
appearance of God's glory did not There is no charge, and no He-
take place with the completion of brew knowledge is necessary.
the sacrifices, but only after
Moses and Aaron entered and ex-
ited the tabernacle together and
Publicity Deadlines
together blessed the nation.
The normal deadline for local
The Midrash (Lekach Tov) ex-
news and publicity items is noon
plains the event thusly: "It teach-
Thursday, eight days prior to is-
es that after Aaron blessed them,
sue date. The deadline for out-
the divine presence was not seen
of-town obituaries is 10 a.m.
Pre-Pesach
Text Study
Eliezer Cohen is rabbi of
Congregation Or Chadash.
Tuesday, three days prior to issue
date.