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A Day
In The Life

Ohr Somayach lecturer relates how each of

us can change the world for the beiter.

adage: "Your face is a public thorough-
fare."
Our appearance affects others,
Rabbi Orlofsky said.
hat will my life be like if
"Just 'cause you're feeling miserable,
I say, 'Yes?'" asked Rabbi
why should I have to suffer?" he joked.
Dovid Orlofsky. "If I say
It's all a mindset, the rabbi contended.
I believe that God gave
"Every day is a good day — just some
the Torah, what will my typical day be
days you have to work
like?"
harder to see it than oth-
Rabbi Orlofsky, a sen- ,
ers," he said.
for lecturer at Ohr
Rabbi Orlofsky talked
Somayach Jerusalem,
about 6 gemachim (an
spoke April 29 to an Ohr
abbreviation for gemilut
Somayach Detroit lunch-
chasadim, acts of lov-
and-learn crowd of more
ingkindness). These
than 1:20 g.the Max M:
informally organized
Fisher Federation
groups
or individuals
Building in Bloomfield
lend things to others
Township.
anything from interest-
Admitting that the
free money to medicines,
Torah's 613 mitzvot (corn-
tools, dishes, chairs, wed-
mandments)' sound like a
ding dresses and baby
lot, Rabbi Orlofsky
formula.
explained that most
Rabbi Orlofi. ky
"There are 60 pages
mitzvot don't apply today
of
gemachim
listed in
and, of those that do,
my
community's
phone
most don't apply to a per-
directory!"
he
proclaimed.
"The
atti-
average
day.
Peppering
his
talk
son'S
tude is: 'How can I use my things to
with a constant stream of quips and
jokes, the rabbi figured that, other than help others?'"
Ongoing character development was
eating kosher food and, for men, wear-
another area of daily Jewish "activity"
ing tzitzit (the ritual fringed garment)
and attending prayer services, following the rabbi discussed. Examples he cited
include workina on avoidina anger and
the daily Jewish ritual doesn't really
b
egotism,.
being b careful with one's
take up much time.
speech, being scrupulously honest and
"So what else is there?" he asked.
having integrity
Jews do chesed (acts of lovingkindness
"These things are obligations as
the rabbi answered, noting that every
much as keeping kosher," Rabbi
interface with another person is an
Orlofsky said.
opportunity to express ourselves
"Jews are supposed to be a light to
Jewishly.
the
nations. We have a power inside us.
The patriarch Abraham taught oth-
Our
efforts to make ourselves better
ers about God by doing the chesed of
affects the world around us."
offering hospitality to wayfarers. Just
"Living in a time faced with such
saying hello to others is another form
abject cruelty, these lessons on how we
of chesed, Rabbi Orlofsky explained.
can become kinder people are a start,"
The greeting communicates caring and
said Fayge Young of Oak Park, follow-
gives the other person a sense of digni-
ing the rabbi's lecture.
tY
"At least we can do things to change
"Smile!" he also urged, quoting the
our
corner of the world." ❑
Torah sage Rabbi Yisrael Salanter s

SUSAN TAWIL
Special to the Jewish News

