April 04, 1958 • Page Image 13
…Guests for Sabbath Custom Traced as Old Tradition By RABBI SAMUEL J. FOX (Copyright, 1958, JTA, Inc.) The basis for the Jewish tra• dition of having a guest at the table for the Sabbath meal is quite an old one. The Talmud mentions a special dispensation from tithing for one who has a priest or a poor man as his cus- tomary guest for Sabbath. (De- mai 4:4). It is known that in certain Western European com- munities the heads of congrega- ti...…

















































