Ohio Jewish Chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1989-01-05, page 01 |
Save page Remove page | Previous | 1 of 16 | Next |
|
This page
All
|
Loading content ...
LlanAKY, OHIO HISTORICAL 9rOC4&T£ 1QQ2 VetMA AVE. , . • > Servjng Columbus and Central Ohio Jewish Community lor Over 60 Years 0QUS * 0 43E1 1 excH VOL.67 NO.l JANUARY 5,1989-TEVET 28 Devoted to American and Jewish Ideals. I At ' J; " i i'JV A h Congregation Welcomes Rabbi Harold Berman Congregation Tifereth Israel hosted a kiddush on Saturday, Dec. 31, in honor of the return of Rabbi Harold Berman, his wife Beth, and their children Micah, David and Jordan, The Berman's have spent the past six months in Israel. Rabbi Berman was on sabbatical from Tifereth Israel. "We are all happy to welcome Rabbi and his wife and family back to Tifereth Israel," said Dr. L. Robert Polster, president of the congregation. "\Ve trust that they had an enjoyable and educational visit, and we look forward to the special comments and insights Rabbi Berman will have to offer us regarding the State of Israel and the problems that exist there today." "It is a great pleasure to welcome my colleague and rabbi," stated Cantor Jack Chomsky. "We look-forward to working together again, and we look forward to Rabbi Berman's comments at the Men's Club Breakfast on Jan. 8." "It is a pleasure to be back home in Columbus and at Tifereth Israel," said Rabbi Berman. "My family and I had a wonderful, educational experience, but we are glad to be back home and we are glad to be able to share our experiences with the members of the congregation. We thank the congregation for their warm welcome at this special kiddush Saturday morning." : Pope Meets With Arafat ROME (JTA) — Pope John Paul II met with Yasir Arafat two weeks ago in order to encourage him to seek a peaceful dialogue, the Vatican said. The statement said the pope had confidence in Arafat's steadfast desire for peace and that he believed both Israelis and Palestinians had "the identical fundamental right to their own homeland in which they could live in freedom and dignity." Bidding Farewell, Pickering Warns Mideast Status Quo Can't Continue B'nai B'rith Chapter Begun In Moscow WASHINGTON (JTA)—Thirty-eight leaders of the Moscow Jewish community have founded the first unit of B'nai B'rith in the Soviet Union, B'nai B'rith International reported here last week. In addition, a delegation of American Jewish leaders, in discussions with Soviet officials in Moscow last month, raised the possibility of opening B'nai B'rith offices in Moscow and other cities in the Soviet Union. The B'nai'B'rith chapter was organized by a delegation that visited the Soviet Union Dec. 12 to 19. It was headed by Seymour Reich, international president of B'nai B'rith. ,- TEL AVIV (JTA) -Outgoing U.S. Ambassador Thomas Pickering warned last week that the status quo in the Middle East is too dangerous to be allowed to continue. He maintained at a fare- Well conference here and in television interviews that there is now a one-time opportunity to end violence and begin contracts between the opposing parties. He said he is sure Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir will follow. through on his promise to offer a new peace initiative. 7 Pickering, who is slated to become U.S. ambassador to Peres Announces Devaluation of Shekel JERUSALEM (JTA) - Shimon Peres started his tenure as finance minister with a surprise five percent devaluation of the shekel last week. It was considerably less than the Widely anticipated 15 percent devaluation, said to be favored by the Bank of Israel, the country's central bank. In fact, the move is a minor alteration. It now. takes 1.68 shekels to buy a. U.S. dollar, compared with 1.59 shekels before. An official announcement said the decision to devalue now was reached jointly by the finance minister and Bank of Israel Governor Michael Bruno. Economic observers said it was intended to stemfhe" rush to buy foreign currency, which peaked over the weekend as rumors flew that a major devaluation was imminent. But it might not have that effect. The devaluation is not part of the comprehensive economic program Peres is expected to present shortly. The public, therefore, ex pects further devaluations and will continue to buy dollars, the observers said. Peres evidently did not consult Histadrut leaders r before announcing the " "devaluation. He seems 'to' have hoped the labor federation would accept the small decrease in the shekel's buying power without demanding a commensurate cost-of- living increment for wage- earners] But Histadrut's initial reaction was negative. Haim Haberfeld, chairman of the (CONTINUED ON PAGE 7) the United Nations, reiterated that the American dialogue with the Palestine Liberation Organization is just that — a dialogue — and nothing more. "It doesn't involve such things as the recognition of an Independent Palestinian state," he said, pledging the talks would be cut off if the PLO resumed terrorist acts. But the envoy acknowledged that the United States and Israel "have a different perception of the dialogue with the PLO." The dialogue was initiated only after the United States was convinced that PLO leader Yasir Arafat had met the conditions demanded by Washington for contact with the PLO, Pickering said. Israel was informed of the American decision only a day or so in advance. Pickering sent a farewell message to Shamir, expressing his "great pleasure working with you in this "country." - He thanked the prime minister for being "unfailingly helpful to me personally and deeply supportive of the American relationship." Pickering said he was proud to have been associated during his tenure "with a number of forward steps in the U.S.-Israeli relationship." He mentioned the memorandum of understanding on strategic cooperation. NCJW Is Planning 'Double Desserts' Columbus Section, National Council of Jewish Women is planning a "Double Desserts" affair to attract new members. It will be at the home of Janice Schottenstein on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 1-2:30 p.m. Evelyn Rossman NCJW is sponsoring a project this year dealing with childcare. The group has always been concerned with children's needs to golden age programs, from social and legislative activities to educational needs that will (CONTINUED ON PAGE 8) THROUGH THE RABBI'S WINDOW Second Thoughts On Pan Am Flight 103 By Rabbi David . Stavsky "Second thoughts" about Pan Am Flight 103. I say "second thoughts)," because last year, 30 rabbis and I were passengers on Pan Am Flight 103, on the very same 747 Jumbo Jet, London to New York, and I wrdte a piece on that flight describing our U.J.Ay Mission to a number of European countries. The article was subsequently published in the U.J.A. Rabbinic Cabinet publication The Orchard. At the time I wrote the article, we were flying 33,000 feet above sea level, it was late at night, the 747, Jumbo Jet was virtually empty of passengers, and I tried to recapture some thoughts about our mission. I titled the piece "Thoughts on Pan Am Flight 103 London to New York." Second thoughts—the first feeling I had after hearing the tragic news of the unexpected explosion of Flight 103 in mid-air, was to repeat the words which are found in this past Shabbos Torah reading, and which I recite every night before I go to sleep — "Hamalach hagoel osi m'kol ra-yevarech es haniarim" — "The angel who protects me from all evil shall bless these children." i I give thanks to Hashem. for all the good and protection of life He and His angels of mercy give me. That life is very fragile has once again been imprinted on my mind. Secondly—on that ill fated flight was a personal dear friend, whom many of you met when I was honored at the Waldorf Astoria by the U.O.J.C. three years ago. Joe Miller, national treasurer of U70.J.C, was chairman of that wonderful and beautiful evening. He was one of the truly great leaders of modern orthodoxy. A great, great Jewish benefactor and most generous phil anthropist. The obituaries in this weeks JView York Times are legendary. Just four weeks ago we spent a Shabbos together at the U.O.J.C. Convention in Philadelphia. Wednesday night he was returning from a business trip. ceived at the embassy in Helsinki, Finland which warned that, operatives of the Abu Nidal Terrorist organization would smuggle a bomb aboard a Pan Am flight from Germany to the United States in December. Words in Judaism are sacred. We do not say anything superfluous. We are prohibited from utteringun- necessary prayers. ■'. May his sacred soul be a blessing for all of us. Second thoughts about Pan Am Flight 103 bring me to original thoughts about Yas- sir Arafat and his words. They bring me thoughts of how America was duped last week — and how "a few "magic words," a word here and there, a change of a comma or word uttered by this cunning terrorist, has the United States of America fooled. On Thursday morning Washington admitted that two weeks ago an anonymous telephone call was re- The caller, speaking in a strong Arab accent has repeatedly made, similar threats to the American and Israeli embassies. (JV.Y. Times Dec. 23,1988). Terrorism and the Arab world are synonymous. Terrorism and Yassir Arafat .are synonymous. And no magic words which he used this past week will change the spots of the leopard Words in Judaism are sacred. We do not say anything superfluous. We are prohibited even from uttering unnecessary prayers. There are no "magic" words to influence people. What you mean you should say, and what you say you must mean. There is no cunning, no slyness, no chicanery in words. How sacred our words are is delineated for us. in the Talmud Tractate Pesachim (56A) which elaborates on the last will and testament Jacob gave his 12 sons which is described for us in last week's Torah reading. Jacob wanted to reveal the* future and destiny of his children; however, the Divine presence left him. He thought perhaps it was because of a sin or blemish that existed amongst them; therefore, in unison they proclaimed what for centuries became the Declaration of Faith in Judaism. They said "Shema Yisroel, etc." "Hear O'Israel, etc." Jacob was relieved and said in response "Baruch. shem kevod, etc,." — "Blessed be the Glory of His Name:"-The Talmud, how ever, adds that Moses would not say this response to■"•" Shema, so that there would be no interruption between Shema and the paragraph which follows. The Talmud finds a compromise between the two opinions and suggests we should say the words "Baruch shem, etc." silently. And that is our prevailing custom. Now what is -going on here? To say words or not to say them? The message is '"'. (CONTINUED ON PAGE 8) fn Th«t Chronicle At The Center 14 At The Federation .,.,,.,It Bowling - 1$ Classified.,...., ie EdHoriatFeatum-.. 1.3,3 MarketPliuto«>.«.»...i.», ti tetfatN«w* i..«.;,- « jSyittgagiwSwvtM*,,..--* le1 .:. 7■:. 0; V-vi-: Vv.^O ■ 7o4' y
Object Description
Title | Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1989-01-05 |
Subject | Jews -- Ohio -- Periodicals |
Place |
Columbus (Ohio) Franklin County (Ohio) |
Creator | The Chronicle Printing and Publishing Co. |
Collection | Ohio Jewish Chronicle |
Submitting Institution | Columbus Jewish Historical Society |
Rights | This item may have copyright restrictions. Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information |
Type | Text |
File Name | index.cpd |
File Size | 3566 Bytes |
Searchable Date | 1989-01-05 |
Format | newspapers |
LCCN | sn78005600 |
Date created | 2016-11-02 |
Description
Title | Ohio Jewish Chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1989-01-05, page 01 |
Searchable Date | 1989-01-05 |
Full Text | LlanAKY, OHIO HISTORICAL 9rOC4&T£ 1QQ2 VetMA AVE. , . • > Servjng Columbus and Central Ohio Jewish Community lor Over 60 Years 0QUS * 0 43E1 1 excH VOL.67 NO.l JANUARY 5,1989-TEVET 28 Devoted to American and Jewish Ideals. I At ' J; " i i'JV A h Congregation Welcomes Rabbi Harold Berman Congregation Tifereth Israel hosted a kiddush on Saturday, Dec. 31, in honor of the return of Rabbi Harold Berman, his wife Beth, and their children Micah, David and Jordan, The Berman's have spent the past six months in Israel. Rabbi Berman was on sabbatical from Tifereth Israel. "We are all happy to welcome Rabbi and his wife and family back to Tifereth Israel," said Dr. L. Robert Polster, president of the congregation. "\Ve trust that they had an enjoyable and educational visit, and we look forward to the special comments and insights Rabbi Berman will have to offer us regarding the State of Israel and the problems that exist there today." "It is a great pleasure to welcome my colleague and rabbi," stated Cantor Jack Chomsky. "We look-forward to working together again, and we look forward to Rabbi Berman's comments at the Men's Club Breakfast on Jan. 8." "It is a pleasure to be back home in Columbus and at Tifereth Israel," said Rabbi Berman. "My family and I had a wonderful, educational experience, but we are glad to be back home and we are glad to be able to share our experiences with the members of the congregation. We thank the congregation for their warm welcome at this special kiddush Saturday morning." : Pope Meets With Arafat ROME (JTA) — Pope John Paul II met with Yasir Arafat two weeks ago in order to encourage him to seek a peaceful dialogue, the Vatican said. The statement said the pope had confidence in Arafat's steadfast desire for peace and that he believed both Israelis and Palestinians had "the identical fundamental right to their own homeland in which they could live in freedom and dignity." Bidding Farewell, Pickering Warns Mideast Status Quo Can't Continue B'nai B'rith Chapter Begun In Moscow WASHINGTON (JTA)—Thirty-eight leaders of the Moscow Jewish community have founded the first unit of B'nai B'rith in the Soviet Union, B'nai B'rith International reported here last week. In addition, a delegation of American Jewish leaders, in discussions with Soviet officials in Moscow last month, raised the possibility of opening B'nai B'rith offices in Moscow and other cities in the Soviet Union. The B'nai'B'rith chapter was organized by a delegation that visited the Soviet Union Dec. 12 to 19. It was headed by Seymour Reich, international president of B'nai B'rith. ,- TEL AVIV (JTA) -Outgoing U.S. Ambassador Thomas Pickering warned last week that the status quo in the Middle East is too dangerous to be allowed to continue. He maintained at a fare- Well conference here and in television interviews that there is now a one-time opportunity to end violence and begin contracts between the opposing parties. He said he is sure Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir will follow. through on his promise to offer a new peace initiative. 7 Pickering, who is slated to become U.S. ambassador to Peres Announces Devaluation of Shekel JERUSALEM (JTA) - Shimon Peres started his tenure as finance minister with a surprise five percent devaluation of the shekel last week. It was considerably less than the Widely anticipated 15 percent devaluation, said to be favored by the Bank of Israel, the country's central bank. In fact, the move is a minor alteration. It now. takes 1.68 shekels to buy a. U.S. dollar, compared with 1.59 shekels before. An official announcement said the decision to devalue now was reached jointly by the finance minister and Bank of Israel Governor Michael Bruno. Economic observers said it was intended to stemfhe" rush to buy foreign currency, which peaked over the weekend as rumors flew that a major devaluation was imminent. But it might not have that effect. The devaluation is not part of the comprehensive economic program Peres is expected to present shortly. The public, therefore, ex pects further devaluations and will continue to buy dollars, the observers said. Peres evidently did not consult Histadrut leaders r before announcing the " "devaluation. He seems 'to' have hoped the labor federation would accept the small decrease in the shekel's buying power without demanding a commensurate cost-of- living increment for wage- earners] But Histadrut's initial reaction was negative. Haim Haberfeld, chairman of the (CONTINUED ON PAGE 7) the United Nations, reiterated that the American dialogue with the Palestine Liberation Organization is just that — a dialogue — and nothing more. "It doesn't involve such things as the recognition of an Independent Palestinian state," he said, pledging the talks would be cut off if the PLO resumed terrorist acts. But the envoy acknowledged that the United States and Israel "have a different perception of the dialogue with the PLO." The dialogue was initiated only after the United States was convinced that PLO leader Yasir Arafat had met the conditions demanded by Washington for contact with the PLO, Pickering said. Israel was informed of the American decision only a day or so in advance. Pickering sent a farewell message to Shamir, expressing his "great pleasure working with you in this "country." - He thanked the prime minister for being "unfailingly helpful to me personally and deeply supportive of the American relationship." Pickering said he was proud to have been associated during his tenure "with a number of forward steps in the U.S.-Israeli relationship." He mentioned the memorandum of understanding on strategic cooperation. NCJW Is Planning 'Double Desserts' Columbus Section, National Council of Jewish Women is planning a "Double Desserts" affair to attract new members. It will be at the home of Janice Schottenstein on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 1-2:30 p.m. Evelyn Rossman NCJW is sponsoring a project this year dealing with childcare. The group has always been concerned with children's needs to golden age programs, from social and legislative activities to educational needs that will (CONTINUED ON PAGE 8) THROUGH THE RABBI'S WINDOW Second Thoughts On Pan Am Flight 103 By Rabbi David . Stavsky "Second thoughts" about Pan Am Flight 103. I say "second thoughts)," because last year, 30 rabbis and I were passengers on Pan Am Flight 103, on the very same 747 Jumbo Jet, London to New York, and I wrdte a piece on that flight describing our U.J.Ay Mission to a number of European countries. The article was subsequently published in the U.J.A. Rabbinic Cabinet publication The Orchard. At the time I wrote the article, we were flying 33,000 feet above sea level, it was late at night, the 747, Jumbo Jet was virtually empty of passengers, and I tried to recapture some thoughts about our mission. I titled the piece "Thoughts on Pan Am Flight 103 London to New York." Second thoughts—the first feeling I had after hearing the tragic news of the unexpected explosion of Flight 103 in mid-air, was to repeat the words which are found in this past Shabbos Torah reading, and which I recite every night before I go to sleep — "Hamalach hagoel osi m'kol ra-yevarech es haniarim" — "The angel who protects me from all evil shall bless these children." i I give thanks to Hashem. for all the good and protection of life He and His angels of mercy give me. That life is very fragile has once again been imprinted on my mind. Secondly—on that ill fated flight was a personal dear friend, whom many of you met when I was honored at the Waldorf Astoria by the U.O.J.C. three years ago. Joe Miller, national treasurer of U70.J.C, was chairman of that wonderful and beautiful evening. He was one of the truly great leaders of modern orthodoxy. A great, great Jewish benefactor and most generous phil anthropist. The obituaries in this weeks JView York Times are legendary. Just four weeks ago we spent a Shabbos together at the U.O.J.C. Convention in Philadelphia. Wednesday night he was returning from a business trip. ceived at the embassy in Helsinki, Finland which warned that, operatives of the Abu Nidal Terrorist organization would smuggle a bomb aboard a Pan Am flight from Germany to the United States in December. Words in Judaism are sacred. We do not say anything superfluous. We are prohibited from utteringun- necessary prayers. ■'. May his sacred soul be a blessing for all of us. Second thoughts about Pan Am Flight 103 bring me to original thoughts about Yas- sir Arafat and his words. They bring me thoughts of how America was duped last week — and how "a few "magic words," a word here and there, a change of a comma or word uttered by this cunning terrorist, has the United States of America fooled. On Thursday morning Washington admitted that two weeks ago an anonymous telephone call was re- The caller, speaking in a strong Arab accent has repeatedly made, similar threats to the American and Israeli embassies. (JV.Y. Times Dec. 23,1988). Terrorism and the Arab world are synonymous. Terrorism and Yassir Arafat .are synonymous. And no magic words which he used this past week will change the spots of the leopard Words in Judaism are sacred. We do not say anything superfluous. We are prohibited even from uttering unnecessary prayers. There are no "magic" words to influence people. What you mean you should say, and what you say you must mean. There is no cunning, no slyness, no chicanery in words. How sacred our words are is delineated for us. in the Talmud Tractate Pesachim (56A) which elaborates on the last will and testament Jacob gave his 12 sons which is described for us in last week's Torah reading. Jacob wanted to reveal the* future and destiny of his children; however, the Divine presence left him. He thought perhaps it was because of a sin or blemish that existed amongst them; therefore, in unison they proclaimed what for centuries became the Declaration of Faith in Judaism. They said "Shema Yisroel, etc." "Hear O'Israel, etc." Jacob was relieved and said in response "Baruch. shem kevod, etc,." — "Blessed be the Glory of His Name:"-The Talmud, how ever, adds that Moses would not say this response to■"•" Shema, so that there would be no interruption between Shema and the paragraph which follows. The Talmud finds a compromise between the two opinions and suggests we should say the words "Baruch shem, etc." silently. And that is our prevailing custom. Now what is -going on here? To say words or not to say them? The message is '"'. (CONTINUED ON PAGE 8) fn Th«t Chronicle At The Center 14 At The Federation .,.,,.,It Bowling - 1$ Classified.,...., ie EdHoriatFeatum-.. 1.3,3 MarketPliuto«>.«.»...i.», ti tetfatN«w* i..«.;,- « jSyittgagiwSwvtM*,,..--* le1 .:. 7■:. 0; V-vi-: Vv.^O ■ 7o4' y |
Format | newspapers |
Date created | 2009-09-23 |