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E. of Greenfield, Berkley - 548-3650 DAILY LUNCH & DINNER SPECIALS PIZZA - RIBS - FISH SQUARE PIZZA ROUND PIZZA HOMEMADE GARLIC BREAD SMALL OR LARGE SMALL - MED - LARGE ON FOOD PURCHASES OF $6 OR MORE DINING ROOM, CARRY-OUT 9/29 2000 R4 • 1 COUPON PER TABLE • ONLY ONE COUPON PER PURCHASE • NO SEPARATE CHECKS •COUPON NOT VALID WITH DAILY SPECIALS • EXPIRES 12-31-2000 JN I • BANQUET ROOMS • BEER • WINE • COMPLETE CARRY-OUT • COCKTAILS L Adonai, literally "My Lord," is a word by which to address one's superi- or, like "m' lord" in Old English usage. It is humans who ascribe lordship to God, out of our need for submission. We use this word as though it really was a name. Saying "Lord" puts us into a relationship with Y-H-W-H. This desire for relationship, even with so abstract a being as Y-H-W- ARE H, is a sign of our love. Elohim is the generic Hebrew term for "god." The Bible uses it when referring to the "God" of SFERI -1'; Israel and to the "gods" of other nations. When the word, a plural form, is used to refer to the "God" of Israel, the rules of gram- mar are intentionally vio- lated and Elohim is treated as though it were singular. The plural form reflects the monotheistic revolu- don — the concept that the powers that once belonged to all the deities of the pantheon — such as love, power, wisdom, war, fruitfulness — are now collectively concentrated in a single Being. Melekh, or "King," is a key part of the legacy of symbols and images that ancient Israel received from the sur- rounding cultures. Post-biblical Judaism continued to cherish the royal metaphor, perhaps more so than ever once historical circumstance denied the Jews earthly sovereignty — thus the idea that God is the only true King: the melekh malkhey hamelahkim, "King over kings of kings." The litur- gy, and especially that of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, is espe- cially enamored of royal imagery. 'Olam is usually translated as "world" or "universe," but has a complex meaning that slides across the space/time continuum. Sometimes the meaning is clearly geographic (Melekh ha-Olam is translated as "King" or "Ruler of the universe"). Elsewhere, the term clearly refers to time (Le- 'olam, for example, means forever). In many places, however, the reader is left with a delicious ambiguity. What does the prayer book's Me-Olam ve-ad Tl WORD S cux.a.„, Andu,on, Cttarlw tor CYj.,,, C•45L01,1N.er5 modern spoken Hebrew, it is used constantly in conversation without a second thought. But "you" is also "You" — the pronoun we use when addressing God in prayer. With Atah, we address the living Subject, not the inanimate or abstract object. Adonai, Elohim, Melekh CELE13WE tHE CAnSiFIE OF FRAF10E Alin + THE RELEASE OF THE 2000 BEAUjOLAiS FlOVVEAV \Ltd• from page R42 Atah The Hebrew word for "you" (in the first person masculine singular) may seem like a strange choice for an entry in this spiritual vocabulary list. In Arthur Green: "One has to understand the associations each word evokes, and this often depends on linguistic puns and subtle interrelationships of words that are not carried over in translation." Olam atah El mean? There are two dis- tinct possibilities: "You have been and will be God forever" or "from world to world — even as we travel from one world to another — You are God." Berakhah, Barukh A berakhah, or "blessing," is the most classic and best-known form of Jewish prayer. In our most oft-repeat- ed form of prayer, we use the same words, as though we give God our blessing. We know full well that God has no need of our offerings. But still, we want to give. To say barukh ("blessed") is to say that we want to add something to the wholeness that is God. In return for the endless bless- ings we receive, we seek, however inadequately, to be active givers in the balance of blessing upon which our universe stands.