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.hAMEvAsER Al.SO INSIDE: Yeshiva UniT..-slty ~W.185 St. PURIM IN EXILE.-. p. 2 New York •. N.Y. l{J())J STERN DRESS CODE - p. 8 .JEWISH PRIDE - p. 9 AND.MORE... l;li'Clarl, ~tt/Ji!dltor Ellbu ·~i¢gm;t~ 1,llle11u,-~r ·w):n~y-.f~~der Feimire 1i:«utor <·',,,·--- "'.'· Maef!Fc~~~r JonalrI<~szovitz David J{lapper Da,v.id Uv~sim . Coord!natll!lrli:41tors ... ·········.· t,rax s~m; °l'nny ~ann · · ''· .,s'\' ·; Sdl\ll~ts, !hilt. ii¾i:ie is more.to. Chi!i!iiitllt.··. R?nZiegler Qaniel'Lebmann · than l,!!l~r m~isesc '· .· .· ~ontributlnf!. Editors E«uto~ Emerjfu.s 1/nfoi:l\lnatel}'.; ~bb,i ~·s~rum.has been 11/~ by !fle eJfclusiQn of~on;Stem Seil\ila~ fro'!' tl\e ~~asstllut ~u.i:se. pue to This .is Jessa~ one. ,vhjch we !ear!' frpm hair!l" Qr 127 otherJities. !twas the. "kol tll~J~.fot~isQussioli~Jt1v~~~?•· unde11i;lbly ql!a!itlea,n<>n'.S~lt~lars. had ex· oon~ t.l> come ... , rorceAml!lekwOundf#d 1:t>Jli..Mfek '.' doaked in the ves~e~ts ofanti­ C~·ai\«J.dioughffillft":'~~~en,s. p~~ to be ,~~!'~,• ·""~ already exi!;\. \Vhenjeast exl""'ted, it ,..m tµm ~pon . seniitjs,n. Years qt,fore .. the prophet. Yir­ Sl!OntosMte ia~•lllU.lfladet'llifi,Mv~ n:gi~ti,red·I\Jl~Jlii~.·~····t?· ~pl~; llt<:liner. Ell'.<:4'1,lti~eV~ ~ident, ?verrul> 11111P.t ha.ilo!,,t., lt.~ wcinM In Vll)'fkrq (26;~J. mmz.'ah.~.. '' She fK:~•~ftlisr(l(l/ sat ~h··QJ!ll·•·~~·· opinio!J&. 011.ro/ess6r~ {;,()nw··a,id ,qrniy (a~ ''And you shall .livei~ui'elyJnyour1and .,, ami~sf!ht;riations a~4fo~nd no rest.''The Ral>Ql''!.an)m h';$~1ated, in~wi.{Tin"ah $ugb!'l"'ll toS ·•. '. << / ty,o{tf!e ~ola~' ~u"°'esjn general; tJie (l}'Vll(Ull 2~;65}." Let ~ot Jewish hu!ll"llistic leWs' Of ~e~Si_a W_t!'7· saV~. ,T;h.Cir r~Ction Wlte.riaUiiine~.ll!1ic)ea~~s a ~~.... Qf~W?t·ise.pe;,i;tllY disapjlciinting, op,timism fQO!ishly blind llim intQ thin)cing war "lAyehli,tim h!Jytr, °'"'! l''simc/u, ha~. ~u~,1t.sl!oolugh the hist<>~p<\f jublliation, the Jews s!iould ~ye ma<.le pro­ WOl!ld.~ehalilcha 1Yitho\lt. fi~.disc!l~iJ)g ootter S1:cye ~si v.e loo~Jcii-w,ar~ ti) m4re contextllf tlte:M~gif!qh ap~ to besfirtiud­ perponclus_i9~s,,~ou!--their condition _h1 ex­ i<)".ilh a~~; .'W .ltust amehelp fro,~/ ile and.the traged~ ~thadjustbeenaverted. ~~.aral/\>jnic · f>r.llQW; we. are,best 9tf~di!jg;f'ro.· and .otlierlJ.OtJks of the 'J'amich •. the fo!Jow­ They did not. The ge/ll/Ua in .Berachot says jyed .• The J,;ws, are <\ragg­ nQ,-~S?"- fd_t,-i~1,he ~hQ(l]d,-asS'1_me_ it i~ d_ue ed inro exile ~eeping •'Im ll!'hkach~h IQ ''Bi!JllTorqh: C/mz(l/'say: firom the day Ye'.'1shall\ill1 tish"!'ch .Yemini.': t,l~~ th~ Jews.were ~xilfl(l·from their land, you S!'Venty years ~ss and a mir,µ:ulous oppor­ find no ~reater.Bii~I. Tc;fq~f" On a national tuilityis offered to the Jews bjl tbrough this "cheslrbon fla nefesh ". ·. · . · .~ has a ai•in.e Sfll\* with\il hi'!', a T;,e~rn to. retuni to .their hf>'ll"land after S!'~"1tly long ¥', ...... ··.····.· .... in' £161,ittic···.:rhis .. op!imi~tic·. per,c,eption·· of :,:ears of w.aiting, But, li)is w;,.s not t<> be­ And so, ~hen Daryaveslt, the son of tro~tior;, a che.,!Jbo11 fl~sll; bef?re l!l\ina~!Y, "Qll!bjned . with IJl~. ~lief that A~er ~venty y,ea,;s. <>r exile! the .Jew had Jcltofhveirosh'. Jiave the Jews ))tlrmission to drin\ingtliemseJv\'8, into a t!Jlssiple, per­ be<:Qme economically. estaqlished \nBavi,l, r~,1'J~/-to --~retz-,'_}:~1YJ,e1., -o~ce a~ain,, -the Wtr niust~·.l!OfflC.'!ll~tionswli!>se answer;; y~es lewisb thO:Ugbt and ilieJ.~wisb psy~lte, an<) it SOl)n bel:anie a ·•tion1eaway fro.m respimse .was weak. The niajority of Jews may be diffic~lt to a~pt •''Mai Puri~"? ~bile tliis noble bel~f is to ow.credit, ~hen h~me,'_\or:_··ev~_-,wOrse~_ a· ho.~e--tp ,-fepl_ace ~l~cted to ren'lai_n ill -Pet%ia-under _the su_bor­ W!mt /s tlieinn~r m~j~g qf purim? Eur.­ ac,:~eiJ.J>~r.Jt~.~ t!'O!lret· The phel!Qlnena of."fork .o.f ~b"ifote 1;vil ly, 9nly ~ minority of Jews.~ei9rne4- Among qnani''r 'fhe gemarain.MeKIIIIJh 1.4 says that lflld,\iriljiioiial liiit~that~o"'.•'DtsayBall~lfor. \he !t)irilckqf Purim is.nsooori'\illll~eF"Jl.,i-· ilie n~ivi,5fo,Y .··chac_hami.rtJ,.Yfbomay ha~ebelieved.\lMltit becauseonedoesrintbe ~ l\~d.~ti~liea tbelrron, 1hin~iti~ .IJlathe i•~t lasi ~ft i!nd tli~rbe may · ~,".s!if'~ld, warii l!S, tlf)lie !ll'if!t.of ,,;.l'.'>l!S!'.io .•he f'l''haifS~bac1/ta," ~iences b~ .. givirig nj,.a.5P"Ci•(right in Ett,tz Yis,rael, > ' ·,•• ,..nd~!i;!>'.•are~ria~.kej)I Je~is~:'~etiO!) }~8~: -~~- ~f:·:~~ ~~--:~, g!'ll!Jed to them by ~ns'1<~re$h, . • Tragka!ly; tli~.~nm g~nelation did not

· in ~>iery.J~\a!i~,'· a,id th~ days of pef!>l~i.ty, . ciinfu~%)n, and disbelief, The ,;,_.And.so_-~- ~~-~1s,oftfie ;P¢J:sj~ :~~PJf~ see1;11il uirde~tand, tf)~'jmpjjcati;;ns ofthe .l'urim~ld ~er~ among~ !he Jews., J.ewsQ;the •im~ .livcd.in~n era ofreta1ive ~ontinu~ !• ceru,,iri ~ini ArtaFh~hta (ide~, l~egemara.m,<>~~s: hail ~II IJleJe~s of that tlie''!'~~~~her!1'!"(1'1'~• Ope• Df.lllJ!ll'S gr~est Amaleliite !Jatred fr~ IJl~.i.r neig6~~. in' J~i$ worltl •'nie,}lodu >''"4 Ki,ili. ;'.~ne ir­ •".? $1t;irHashirim ~S:12). Th• Puri.m ' )>~~.•ffl"l!gh at times ~gift, isJor,get­ itiaps,wisb response was lll ~~neratfon ·~nd-'thei_r_ suc~ss~rs_ ,have clung ~,-'l!lil1n.'lbis,arca. tlteJ~.whas·a.uni0 ~e~ity. d.i•ine ol,j~tive to awak"'1 ·1tmf!C Jews wh.o . s-. SOBRIETY., Pg. 8 Between-sSynagogue and

There is little distinctiQn bf.t~~n stone-throwing Neturei Karta aijd,r,uo:.totlQf.,'filJJ_lt settle,s " '' '', ' ' ' ' ', ' < ·,, ' ', " '' ,i' By YEHIJD4. SUSMAN b~lacnlc ~estrlcilons on ijtl unwanilng The scerwrto, On the first day of J't84t/l, l)'Opu]ace? lf not, k'jiya datit - ;ellgious a young Tel Aviv couple drives to Jerusalem c®rclon - l)e it in the fonn. of "Who is a to visit frit1/l(}s. Unfamilar with the city; they . Jew,'· marriiige and divorce statutts. or' ban~ d<>n 't hes/tare 10 turn down Recluw Malclu# . niajl p11blic lransporiatfon on the Sabbath, is !'israel, in the direc/ion ofMea Shearim. ft morally ilJde(easible, is, of ~West Bank set­ driver will aggrily too'tl~ bis ~ay around the tlement leader, was. guoted: rest of the city because the #4 bus isn't run­ If he [Peresj.give~ up land, the.jails ning into Rehavia. No grea~er fulfillment of will be so filled with civil resistors, mitzvot has been realized. At most, a more they will have to set up concentration "Shabbosdik" aura can be said to fill the air.· camps;'they will have to drag people Shabbosdik - not Shabbat - fa the iss.ue of whe~ halacha reigns supreme. Religious subsidies for yeshivot, and Erm, Yisrael out of their homcs •. aDd, I am.afraid. the day. Zionists would hail another step in the con­ HaShlerna, are halachic questions. Tiley some peqpk w.ill fight. By breaking Atmosphere, lies at the hean of many, if tinuing r¢demptiv~ process; a Jewish state must be applied to secular society within a the law we will be faithful to the not most,. of the 'issues at hand: lhe propos~ where being a Jew means being a Jew ac­ halachic framework. superior Jaw. " ed amendment in the •;who is a Jew" cording to the halacha. To the religious Jew~ individual and com­ What happened to distasteful ? What hap­ legislation, for example, changes nothing In our zealous drive to build Bayit Shlishi, munity are inex.tricably il)terwoven. The pened to wrong? Assuming Mr. Haetzni's from a .halachic perspective. True, those who we must be careful not to resurrect Bayit precept "kol Yi.knesset Yisrael. KarJa and gun-toting Yamit settlers refusfog ~II ,i:narriaffes, alld it would categorically cmlul Shabbat must be weighed against the But like all forms of responsibility, ourac­ to leave. Yet,: we automatical~y condemn the deny such a union. To be sure, it is difficult very ll\ngi)!le losses in chi/ul Hashem. Are countability for one another must entail an former. Why? · to spot a '"lew." I woUld, l}owever, rather halachic Jewry's small moral victories worth understanding of its limits. lo a free socie­ The\'P:r~}?,em iS ~ot limited, t9 civil a raV ,a,sk the pertineIJt questioQS, - Q~t fiO the disillusionment and anger of the over­ ty, religious practice. cannot be legislated. No resis,an<:e. Is'ri!Jl !odaY iS not ·a Torah state. h-reHgious ·derk at, the Absotj)tion' Ministry. whelming majority of Kial Yisrael? legal system can function 'if society doesn ·t 80% other PQpUlation is not, reljgious, and Mihu Yehudi may have no halachic impact, To be sure, actual observance is the crux accept its authority. Torah ·s absolute authori~ the religiOus parties control only twelve seats but the psychoiogicai reverberations run of a number of these cases. The questions ty is not accepted in our society. Traditional in the. Knesset. Does the minority have an d~p. On the surface, Israel has made a small of gittin v'kiddushin, 'enforced observance of forms of coercion such as. hochacha ar.d obliiati9n, or even a, right. to impose but definite step towards becoming a state Shabbat and kash,ut in the anny, government See COERCION, Pg. 11 Trouble in Paradise By DANIELY, MANN ~eed; when we cann9t otdo n?t~ though, ou_r (6:4) describes the derech she/ Torah as mood strikes, and he can "get into it," has Recently l overheard a discussion in the obligation is just as binding and our: zeal and " ... you live a life of great toil; if you do not fulfilled his responsibility .. , even if it Beit Medrash about lhe proper motivation for dedication should be just as great. albeit more so you are fortunate and it is good for you.'' amounts to many hours a week. learning Torah. One panicipant boldly claim­ difficult. Many other ma 'arnarei Chazal discuss the As Y. U. students in an intellectually open i!d that succe5:s in learning depends pr:imari­ The well-known explanation of Rav Chaim sacrifices one must be willing to make for environment. we often eagerly discuss the ly upon intell4'<;tual intrigue and enjoyment. Volo,.hin (Nefesh Hachaim, Sh aar 4) defines limud Torah. proper approach to problems facing the As he dogmatically put it, "Nobody will Torah lishma as learning to know and Perhaps one of the blessings of Yaakov Jewish community. We scrutin~ze the per­ formance and/or integrity of ·various in­ become a big ta/mid chacham if be learns understand, not necessarily with lofty, presents the most startling image of a ben because it's a mitzvah. There are many mitt.­ mystical though.ts (as the early Chasidim Torah. Which metaphors most fittingly por­ dividuals and groups and quite willingly enumerate what we believe to be vot tp perform .. Dedication to Torah stems demanded). An inspection of his elaboration tray the /omeid Torah of Bnei lisrael? Surely the short­ from appreciatirig its intellectual beauty, .. reveals that this desire to know rnu'st be it should be t!ie uhind sent loOse which gives coming~ of Jewish leaders, members of the As I deliberated his claim, I recognized rooted in an awareness that Hashem values fonh beautiful sayings," describing Naftali. administration, and even of our own roshei yeshiva. However, there appears be elements of truth, but also, in my opinion. and has commanded us to obtain this But it is not. Yisachar, the hen Torah, is por­ to one group which has evaded our scrutiny significant and dangerous misconceptions knowledge. Rabbi Akiva and thousands like trayed as "a large-boned donkey" which - ourselves. about the nature of dedication to Torah. him sacrificed their lives for Torah because sleeps while standing and shuns the pleasures We take pride in the fact that there is more Clearly it is hard to imagine one who con­ learning now in Y. U. than ever before, that siders learning a 'bitter medicine achieving The rt>ad of the talmid chacham is l011g and many people are active in kiruv, and that great success in limud Torah. ,Greater ap­ many students daven with 1l minyan every preciation<:>f Torah hl?ls~ers one's hatmadah grueling; one who finds the path short and morning. We have certainly come a long way and, indeed; hisclo'!'ness to Hashem. There smooth has probably and can be proud of that. But I believe it safe is a beautiful elaboration on this theme in the lost his way to say that we have not. as a group. nearly introduction to the Eglei Tai to dispute those reached such a high level of dedication to our who claim' ttiat deriving enjoyment, from of this realiza(ion,' not because they found of the land to drag its burden. The spiritual learning. kiruv, or shmirat htlmitzvot in Torah diminishes from the element of Torah more fascinating then physics or burden Chazal tell us of is Torah. The road general to justify complacency and self­ /ishmah. However, the catalyst should not philosophy. Although our ri«tication to of the ta/mid chacham is long and grueling; congratulation, Instead. or at least in addi­ be,constructcd as the cause: there is a far cry Tomh maY not i'esult in martyrdom. we must one who finds the path shon and smooth has tion. to criticizing those who will not read between being exhilirated by Torah, be williog to make a variety of sacrifices - probably .Jost his way. and lear­ our newspaper nor hear our discussions in ning because it is exhilirating-. monetary, social or other - that probably Leaming need not always be interesting or the cafeteria. let us search our own souls as We proudly consider ourselves servants of encompass every aspect of life. These pleasant. Iimud Torah is reviewing a piece individuals and as a community. Has~em and .the nature of this relationship sacrifices cannot realistically be met if one's of gemara Ha hundred times" until you can't bear fo review it again - and then We must first contemplate the extent of our obligates us to fulfill !'I is every decree. We motivations are enjoyment and intrigue. doing so Chaw/ do not hesitate to announce the anyway. AvoiJat Hashem entails keeping" responsibility. especially considering the nar· a~ fortunate that shmirat lµJmitzvot benefits moil of our times and our potential as a group us and that the biggest mitzvah,. ta/mud· heavy tolls of the road to success in Torah. seder when you know you·n have to stay up late studying for a final. Dedication to Torah to affect it, and whether we are adequately Ton,i,, benefits and inspires us 01ost. l!ut the The gemara in Berachot (43b) states: "Torah is learning during intercession whell you'd meeting that responsibility, We mus1 then obligation to learn Torah remains just that is preserved only in one who kills himself much prefer spending: two weeks in Florida work hard to rectify any shoncomings we - an obligation. When we capture the pro­ over it [to be applied in a nonliteral sense, with your friends. One who learns when the fulldity of the experience Wt; are fortunate in- obviously)." The famous mishno. in Avot See PARADISE, Pg. 11 ,,, .____ ,__ ,_, _ -.- ;p~j~'.i,~_~(~t=-~i~~)U_ ii!~-1_;,4i:11i-,-ti_'is pJirsiq,1 and, l)]~~ll\1.'Vell.1><;\ng;.this, i~tum. en,a~l~l ma}) t<>. puis.u~ the. ul.timate .go?I of unde'r,;tanll!rt alsp co1111~ ~~i;, •···habg~fi li'\dquic\ to~nger wilt. find it .di(· that~~.unrela~ totbt/.•!~Ueqtu~t·or..n<>"!I ficiilr to .ljU. •· )htref?re; ttievirl!',~a P!<>i[er.Pl'~P~iive 6f .one·., ?f WQ\lL•~d li~en)~~·•il)led af djstanci~g rel.atlphsblpwithC:,O?' 'Regardi?g.these yir­ . the Jews.·fr<:>m·th••.ill .. (~•g,.. t~e.coinmandm~n~,regar•~ merely\!ll~ek•but.to be Jaster !¥ vi huml:>le•.mind.e.d IQ . the ut­ necessary·. lo1>re~en~t\le Jew~ fr111)].!efaps­ iµO~(~\> ,:~-)(_~g~-r7: __ }QO_._--::-is- an- -CX­ ' ing_ i_nto-i~p)~tl}'.',8~\d ghJl)g_li:p~#1:l?~_sen_~­ ••'\'1.lnglylJl,1:1 passi~n .•.•.d one shoo.Id tral. c9~ptsofthe'fd"!Ji: •Thus, while\he av~id irto1ne last ext.reme. The sages m:6"r• thrust. of dte mitz~o~•d!!als. widt t,hek.~ .rJ!8;~n(1Ji!chf>tWot Z:~), ~a1~~~.,dfi1;l1tti4tijs ~,.w.if.1an1ng ·· iflf!J fffe lle>fif!ln c,f ffl91'f I v,11,e .with tl'rf.···.·prln,c;ipleJ·. 9r ..·.·Qt1r .. (,ad.ition

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(ioein<;rQQOJ11}' )3;5), '' ~~·.and, h.is r ~~pie, a vit 11pqn l"hich the rab~is c"."'m~nt lb~t man susll:n~~:$.irnjlady, v;hiletltediet)ry la"."s devia_t~~-froµ1 th~~:-pi,incip_1_e:whe_11_ it i~ incon­ ll'\'\'•~'J"n .ifnot. gr,:¢dy, does ~pr. anger sho!J.l~~t[ivetobi,rnercifµl; holt, ~nd tl\ep[t!lii~ition pf a."'YSStVe just~· · · _,~l_.i_ti<;1ns_),~~-~n~~:'C_uro_:map:-~~:_e~~si-v_~ phfsk:'l ap~t~, <:>n !he tl\her ha!Jamma.inll!ins.!hat Jhe Rw)lb,unandl\ristopealso dif(er witli. ·nJ?!a! v~.musta~silfe~.~~jc fllpjulati · the. 1'9~b .does .not en~ourage• phy.s.ical regard!~. !he,s~ur~··ofethical o~Jigation. · · perfonc- ~faiQJQ~~~th.!l.!\iis~~J~n~f \l~liga)j~n:,pe9pl~ have • );lt!loi!gh th.<; ~llltl~ll).at <>De,Poi~t~rei; P?•itit>~anJp, ,lbe "Jil%f"1! pf: itls said; ·:tte fhttll beholy.(N~mbers jc.e1.1tteTPfl\h'sethicaJ~l!lem.J:1evertheless. ttMa/rJili fill!' ,;in.-\lfferln1,fbt®ght by 1he th~ nat~--~l_- __ r~SQ:WJ)ft_h~_s-()t,SCrva9c,_~ -is ll)an's Shlnoi!eh ~;whereJilaimonid"',stres.'i\',s ~~rite~- f\ta~~; ul!i~ie~lfillm,em a!ld.pappiness. for/ 'Vlhi/l(ril~~, il)IITie!SioU) ·~.. llOl l~wq IIY l'erh"f>l! t~e mo,;i Jrl/1Plng 1»11s~ ~)" ffi(lft~ure,llm.·~llt.1· "l\l!~i!lll, pl~11>• J;w&WIJ4 l.i~llil ~~J.lo !l!Ui111plr, 0pea, ·r • C.l'lilin ~»~ a ft-"vtl!OI~.' life ln. Jll!, A,n~nazit ~ll•~ evuyd~y ll!l,yfoijV~ lwl"'411<'11'¢J"'9'/f, ~· ••. ·... ·..· ty, ,yliik at . •i!W\llY,I~ !Ile ell$< ofQlm:~I r,f »~In; ~ .hi111orica! and ~Oil{\ an, dl$pl'l)'(II l!l the ~>i'1'.< A!Wther; ,;11\ld a lffl a wlduw at •iw fourl.~>si~. fac~p!w!l4l- . Mflffi>fbli¢h, (1:>rJQkofsayiu~s.andr~1ds), 1¥ Jili~.:. upd amu.n11. the.Yl'o/fewwomtn fl-01)1°1.79?, lxig!!I$ a !istiqg of ~rtY,s o/ith ~ucated, .•h¢ u>Okc()JTl1lll!.•d 1)f berdec""8-­ »y ij,J#.UGMAN theMalil!iamvfR!)lhen~.- wl\ll~tl\t ed!i,,i,l,and'sl>usi1'"t\!i;IID!l.~an,,vrltlng.110r ''lt/$/do (lie IIW$j,1'1t1S, infi,riicy gges up d.n \.st ,ear• or jlif ilh1strioos Hft iinJll•l1Y fllSCinalinl!/ll.ea~ herdl'f"~ triaJI.V(licrs .e.cHi) t~l., .. (twliat1lllvativn.111~t. h'!l)filltllle/h . ..•. · < .. > . .. • . . ~iop, lnclden'-!!lly. iovas B!erQJa.P~i\Jl 1/eli/wafter o wfdle;''. . Jl)e ~~~IX stag~, .Pf thr. e~.hibit (\~p1,x J wb<> transl•too hpr memoir, . . · ,e®tQ~~ nv~b¢i of Ol!l VOIU'1\ei11)f tu,J,j,;blf, A VO)Ul)liriQUS coll~clion 0LhL,1orical r~p.~~··; commeml!rie~; ancr i\\!ilellae, \!l!cµ1nents w!j]!pa~rs variotls ,ecti~ oflh(, Pn $evtn previotis visits to the. Yesl!.iva l~~.rreprt,•entingthe · '.' Ashkenaz'.' "'lhiblt, irtfomtalipnaJty /l(j!lain, Mtiseunr:~ 1w.ve~bibit.''Ashk~naz:.The t~l.l.!ltil)l\.l\1a~ to le.wish ti.n!l lheyJoweJ' "'ith the {lilrtl<:•!llrs ,shkeoati~ his\oty. ~rit!en in.German, mus.1.ar,.. et \'V!i~ld ?f0eMJ)an J the Til!fi~ts,i~nll hi(cr \l!oij~, !'.)n llli•pllrlictiliir §~niJaY:•fter' l?C!\11 T,alll, t11Ra~bii r,lainoo .~ut .nonran.sla.led,} l'lum¢roui<.¢!lJl> ~isl~&' im, \(av'l'a'~qv n<>pn, h9'Yever, .a 111!)de,t buslle 1ofl\ullllili intellech!al vi~u~~;su~!> tlllCts ,nil <\o!;Unwnt. testify lYe~wiatanf,ybesliutzl\l'd~n, eye with whkb. govern~tal autlioiili.es .. :QPe ~n_se&:,in unt;-~!t~JJ-~hatn step in bushiess and .~;-~_ -~~h~i of: ·,.:~;:d,, ~:._:a~~-~.nt ~~~-~Si'-'ri'.·Jf·;;~ bi ~!Vai~{ier track.ed the Jews' every c~1.. 1f~~y~i~~---·!.-~ _t-he_ .t;~hi~t ..\~·s~i~~~ rah sll!dy, Wilen !fleyisifor pulp0se. l'arent$ es!;qrt theirch.ildreil down , .,c~~ffi?n~~i,' o~j~\~,'- ~ii'Jf;~I~a~s:t.?Ckin,s ·for · Qf P~"'iPr for yo i.n pnva,e jifo. One rea~•<>ff~ws "9°".5!ing the aisJ~s, ))6i~ting; whisperin, and lighdy excu.ses.10 fasl!ionyetanother, T\i~.irexclµ• ~~anrines the s~lectio~ of•· Q"ig.ina! per!Jlission to moye, to. buUd; pf to fl\a'!)'. · ·jq their h~rill!ge. A cUq~e of .slo/lfr<1111 l!J.ler int9 anag­ their own .. Elllboss!'ll. l.ron tokens, forex.am­ whole Nrson~lities,.·with such Jew, Aar~n . ~hfl)ann, preserved . helrslllln•fQrrn to. hilll, Thus. giessiye ubse.ryer: •h!dying, scrutinizing al)d ple - n~ bi)1ger than quatters 7'. we..., used inediacy that. •POOi< direc;Jy. docµments tb,o,ughopt >hl• li(e, including too can Ol)lbQdy the e.lllotio.n of a .of l\uikling l®rning rrom th.• disp.lays; . . w.vote in syriati"?gueelt)\:li~ns, A.notheriron books. those detailing the legal odysoey period in history lo~g Past. ..t<1,vn, Pe~haps t~is oi>­ As °'Iller ~Ill all museums ~und the coun­ implel)len1 •·• tl!at resembles . a.· garde/I .tool his own llomein 1he 1 attention to and record try alter!hei{ fp1111 from pa1sive display to boasts .!!'is la~\ "mat""' perf<1rator . ' The exhibitl)l.indfuHfdeyotes pressive need fordocu.l)lenl!llion th<>ugh. lesser known, per­ of the ex, act1veJeJst J~ws. A threatening ''Mali(gs whip,': ce$~iVt?.1Y .m~t~:c:ul,~~s· Germ.~n _Je"'!.. ~ .. pfupria,te Jo,f pays honutge. to Jbe legacy of Rabbi serve as light read.ing in the rple <>f !lduc~tor, Its p1111l11ry teaching ~sod for penance 011 Y0111 Ing tp the many halJ!h. ooicll' !!gain~ to?ls includ~artifacts, hist?rical ddcu!ll~nts; g~sis c)ne ext.tetne of tlje rel)giousspsctrum; J~cob Ettlinger C<11Jlparison .· found more us~ for .the the fathers.of mod~m. Ort~odoxy,.l{apbi .Et., .the l!'w.s .. l)~larations ca.II. attentiudding of.the se!ld• ofant.i0semjtism orgai:iiZ!l.-s: · l'lo,I linri\e!i •t<). collegiates; .. the J~ish ''l1eer token,." embo~ with. the S!llr spawned.• ., during the waves of .Crusades cen' stuil~ritry ~~~races ""hoc!t¢6il!lren, falllilies of O~vi~pn "ne side and the Oetlllan wo.rds an.dAzrie1Ju1desheimer, g~n•r planted of Sfb<>lar•i t~c.hers Md. COITlmunity Orte edjct e~pets tlle. Jew.s by and.~~hol~rsim'..,.ell\ Aniiby focusing on ''go~s. appeal to the vje.w~r of Qrthodox,as they re!ll;\in today. dee late tha1Jews must don a special badge, with tlu;ir beauty.a~.wafl!lfamiliruity: They )'he fa~they we 4ig b1to. th~ 1Jiog~aphicar direct Jersbow they are IQ l,ehave o" Chris· tia.n µoliday~(eg., o<>t wall,il)gintlies1~tl and ,anoth.e; acc1:1ses. ·them_· Qf ·J)Oison_ini_. the .• an .• ,l'Plllentpbs..,slon .• with wells and triggeriqg the bubon.ic plague. In The·Je;s•<1tAshkenazh110; such_ cl_os.~ proxi_mity to d_ocum:en_tsfmm.1he c~remo11iaf9:bJects1 as.lfalwa:1sfpok,i11g·,o., excu,n,s '·o HoJoc~ust. eve.n. .. t'1e~e ..familiar_. de.crees .e!:~~:-~~~~-·so~ttiV,~ ._For.' over O,:t~ r3~(f~iSioiy_niUSeitnJs·;_·s_uc)i as ·· fashion yet anot11e1 ar_heive ·.a. fresh- signitica.11ce: hund.rooyears following the.Enlightenment. t~e Djaspor;i ttie1 S1!}ji~Aiap Jnstit~,tt, ro,ots _of-vic(ous_ anti~S~mhis.rn were }lUllCUJI> ·~n,;teVl\-viy;c and:• ihe Yeshiva: these more.intriguing.the per­ thought to be bur.icd, while, in truth, thi,y _alJ~\\3ftifac_ts_11ot_·10, 5~11}pet~. _bu~ ~tim,Ul~te\~·~t?Il,iy the-,e,Ye bll(:~Pl~,t.ioUs _'a'0,d layers of history •. the · <~:fo_~_u.ffi fo.r. trembled ben~~th \he Germ.an ,oil ready tsage-_of "Anllll Freud's longtillle pa· tistic endeavor during the 1920s' and 30s ~ri.'liliz~tionsandbiographies- frallles the eye.· In. sharp. contrast,• a. c~.it,fall~ short of its propooed. attempt religjous rituals. lnde!ld, iHnto. a t~,:·,revive·":the:'atmosp.~e:r~ _Q_f_a 'Jewish, town of, silver and skillfully fashioning in Gern,an)' or .France. Instead, the walled se~er pla!e (:.Vith which to perform mitzvot) ~-i~J)l_ay .. ~a~s-pr~ate_ .SIJ_pep~arket-like·aisles, itself b~c~mes __ a re,li~_iomr act witho~t. a_ny partic_ular. direction .. or path:· In A13isti~ ~xp_ression )s: .n9t .· res.triCte_(i ·.to additioij, ~fie ratio ofmat.er.ial per square foot cere_111oni_al o_bjects. -For _ce_ntu_ries·, .. ~rtist_s an~ of display sp~ce nearly halts• movement, illus.trators have decQrat.ed and illuminated This show resulting i~ a.mi_l~.case of_mu_seum.fa~igue·: otherwise visually dry text.s. On_the oth~r h(l_nd; the ~ousin_~.xhibh_on the boasts: m!iny ·Hh1_minat~d · :manus~_rip_ts .. o( first floor, "The Ar of Celebration," ex­ f!leticulous· · "'.?r,krna.nship, inc_lud_i_ng_. a e!Jlplifies. hpw an open plan, colllplemented breathtaking; im!llaculately 1>reservoo, 1.489. Qy:·several; pleasant -11iches, .re_sts ea_sier. on Bi_ble_ froo-i Pr~gue:. whic;h wa_s,-on~e:_owned in his dif­ the_. ._v.isitQr·s_ ·lllind_. as. well._ a~ ·Jeet. _Yet, by Moses Mendelsohn, and. uoed into Ger­ wha_tever .·_its. ·.disagr:eeable. si.d.e. effects,_ ficuU task oftranslating the Bil;>le books ''A_sh,k~naz'' rewards_ viJ~itors f':)r their effort. man: Other artistic.ally Cl)lbellished some Ar1ifacts appearing ei1her. especially contain illustrations,that would s.ufPrise b~autiful: o.r ·simply, c;urious, tt~d, to im:­ peopl,e: ofa m!ldiately ~ap\urethe .vie\Vers gaze. more lnsid.e •. llliniature siddur. a picture Prague lllumlnete" 811Jlil (1489} ~ Joan Vitale, Yeshiva University prayer so than docu!llents .and books. TbeJews of woma.(1-in a.t,athtub:il~companic;s ,the f:~lt.;.tvif1;iij~t# >.. . v.omentj ;ijf~ijgt, 1t,; ew Jmt1:,,~tf(i,_!!·'f.st!ft~ a.nf µ_n9t1,r!Yf'?I ...·...•...•. .. <. ..·· !lie. 1t1. histo~i~ relatl?91ihl11.li'ltiy¢1m.~lack. and a1s_q.111pt1ons, hasd1tf1ded. c,wn. ffQalJ:t/on JewffJt~fers qr ttil)le w,!\eqHJ~"1eS Chanet,.·~li#rew ~/foillllll'li ,ndMiell_(!el !ll~rit.·as ani~4)~4Pt···thr~ilt·t<1J~wlsh· ill!.;s; Sc~\VCrtl~~ •'t •qne yogt\g bl~q( and _two 'Sic>fl T~us, . rro-Ziordst infjuel)<,es wit))(n civil y-011ngJews.::-,: wer~ ll\~fi!e(%lll!ge.th.er in.a. li'-'na right, l)ftfillliiation~.a,re strate@lcally aidipg ~iv.i(•ights stiuggle as in°'an(les~eJJt as .. its ¢v!tably.oc.qa)lsion~l.di~\Ission of. ;->"hilt and ahctµ/i!fN~grQfntegrnti!/n (as~ill!ilaliµn), ·. rac.ist t9rl)l~nt11rsy,,ei;i, ctu¢V.'.CopJronl¢ ••· _6J~JJ_,?,--_- _Lo_Qt_y ~-~~ _,i~~:c°,IDJ>a~~iv_~_::,_vip,:-, albeit ZiQnists, th!mielYes, !lo not believe l.n "'.i!!i•tbe.iocreasj'!gilt!iJl·betwe,,11blafkS.an(l ti~lp~; '::c~"-~~~"".~r~_l_e:q1.1_esti()~~,. -su_ch_~~ inti;ivation.(assi111Ha;i1>n} ·f~r. Jeo/•: Jews. lf'!d~r~of"otti gl'j)~p~ l\ave.lngui~l!c. ': '.-_W~-°, ~uff~~cd_Jl}O~t/ '_,,re~µin~-,,a,~~Pl_RB!!~'?:n Cfi:i_~e_i,,s_-' _a~~u-~atjo?;-· ~ltho_ugh-:- renUoi,s-, of highlysu.bJeetl~e .an(l ·per~nal foeling.~­ .· .. :!;;eJgl~~i~s,sof ~•. work in!{ ~9~lition of ethni.~ gr9up\ ri,, shi~i~ll ·~•11\ple of bi~ck~J~\\'ish cpi,pera­ t>lic~tion~ .· t\iar ~hei.r teSeJl~LX e~isrl:ietw~~ t~e of.othrrs. ·J~ ?dditiOJl,. ;•~.~mp~atlye,ril,• bfafks and}c,ws. •h.ared a visi.on .or equality; IJ\11\UJlit.ies, Pli.rjid!lfi,Cilfc tii]lofogy'' inevjt;ib,Ly pf'ivo!ie,deba~, ov,ir a vision they d~ggedly pursue.dtogether­ -_~v~w¢1lt.;:~r:°~g-~)Js'.:i,~~ tbf~bjlitrpr .w,~~~nt~r,?11ps "'5?P.!' 'Yi.th ~ruse asS!'rtsthat ''Amon~ th~n,any rnYihs ijpdetlying asslllnl'ijon,s, tlieir .ll)inwD::co~l_i_d_O~: 1~- _cpI1fro11,r ba,1:ri~r-~-~f:-e_ater_ t_Qa_~_ ~h_o_~~-Ja_c\in_d..-c_e~ centll,Y2. '.I)!~ question, lilthougb ar,swerable., n~~rsimpHfie$_ the_ rn_a!t~r.-_:At _o_nc-pt>~nt,.the­ Je,'Y:-!s~_-_--~_n7'itt_ies:'- T~'e_s~ :-_p~gran1f ~-a~_~t_e_ tomn,~' ~~ ;mother,:, ~~ct_?r_ ,dividi_,ng\th~,:_-,two J_e~ _,st~ _as -tbe__ :black:s __Qest:.~~d:mqst :c_on~ raci~ly P.refef!'ntial tre,iitnient in employm.ent groups.. . • . ·; •.. · .•. ·.. . sistert__ ~_ierJd; Cru_se: ~-_rnyt~ ~-x~_sted a.-, reai_j,. ··•aJl!l.·.. ~µcation.,.·"'.hile····~lack.s e~brace.tliis The "9n.tlicfing.publicvisionofbfacks ancl ty,.- H?:w~ver_; _as_ th~-_,_rt:~ult~\an_~- i~flkati_ons i?ea_; _le_"(f dist_~'st:it.-_:131a_~ks_~i_C~- -t~~f~e,, ?f i~'Vs-extend_~:'.~)'OndJh~·Jss~e_ of;~ffb~m_at_iye oqh_e _dv,~J ,f~-~hts, rnove_m!!nf beca)ll~ clearer. ~~oms,- as j~st' _ree;o1:1pen~e __ :fp~- ,;h_is!o,rj~~l a:cii<:>ft·- T.he_:~i'IH:righ~-: mo_v_~~e~_t-_~ei_,;iforc,. the g'fal coalition sbattered. 13lack.s.and /erts _W~~~s-·:_Jews-d~,tect: in,,su_c~-~g~W~--~ho;cs ooJeeling~ \'t b.lack na~o?•lis~, this. belief n~Jo~ger_~h_a_rect-_a-,c,om~oo v_ision. ~~ t[le~_r­ q~ p,88-t,- ~rs~,c~tipns-:a!l_d {e,~r:~o~~s in t~eir < f°,u~d -~x~r_e-~~io,~ _i~·- I)~~A:~icaJli,s~~;\ -::_-_,-an ftjendsh_ip _ b.~am~ a, __,'mt,mory:: _, !-'~,ay1 oyerwqelmin!llY a~ti-Weste~ •·philosophy. C~5-t!~s,,st,ttz~entrings tru_e ~ th~ coali,tio~ se~~~~~:-~(~\ r:z1~r~~tii:~t::_d1t:-;:i:t:.1:~~~~J::;!;: On a Pore!~ supedi~iaL lev~I, ijlack na- has ended and the friends ~ve drifteq apart, 1 ~fi1'~1Jt·•,...,.,...·· ...... i;[.il,j),~)r .cc ~ ··.J--,;1ftomdre-oliscure'bqoks .··. ·· the.newZ1Qnwnerepiop11eCy•w111onfeaga,II! .. Jthllt.,~.,@•the:-churi,h.,;-.Zion .. mo.ved. to · · · ··· .. , · ·.· The:-• MorlllOQS believe. that before ·the po .1.13);'' ·· ,i<>ign. A,sEd~ard.1'ulli!lg~, '<, . of-~·· 'f°:"'!in::-of Mt>n,wn,fo"'; ofllrlgham Young pl'Op~ecks must beJulfilJed. T)le major is norimly a milestone in. Jewish history but

writes, . ''Tile< WA•t · is .· tile future w~.s.·..•.·· .. •.pa.···.·.·.·.ra·· .. ·.'. f·e..-.1~ .. ·· .... ·.1·(>··· :in·e·•• .. °''.··!Id·. ".·..·.s··· ·.··.f;r·o·.·.•. ·.'!J. E·.·.g···.y.·.pt \)bJig~tion of the Mor(!lon to. the Jew. is to in Mor!llon history as wep? Are .th'?>' one step w,on<) .'} - ~II A:Jl1erica llled is :Zioti/' ul)der.Moses .. < ·· ·· retyrn t~e .J.ew !O his homeland, IsraeL closer to achi7ving their prophe,,y? What role f[l)fll ll,!~ j\re¢ding twQ 11(1\""graphs one !'>}' 11 PfY¢hologi?aj leycl, the ~orrnons Th.e three ?>•ior factors we've dealt With will we. plax i,r ''helping." .them? :":"'clel!r\Y••ee"9rt?~i,rgfro}D.lhe·Jf-Xish nsin.Am~ricanow Wl\at should we do.to prevent the building Ailll,Tlle~imilari1i~~~ostr91lg;ihat!h~y the .'_"l'nY.·a)la¢k~o~ the Monnonsby the .seem·very JJOSitive:J) Tije.M.o[IllOnS thought of I\righan1 Young .IJniversity dgh,I 11e~t>IO · ·• pr~yo,)(ed .ilijs .c~lll_'Jle.~t ff1llll_ ''D~rr, <:;~ristianFlh~J~w wasfookeaupto, as the ofaUothers, besid,:s the Jew, as Gentiles - .Hebrew University?. What· secular Israeli .N~i""s;:'•"JiS,3lt~<;gi1rng'!,'.S!"'per.·•,1-(or- • paca~i~\D·"f~tre.ngtli~/(lstsµlforing,. ''Th.e as.is shQwn by t.he~daptation ofJew.ish tradi· wouldn'1ta.ke advantage of th~ tennis CQUrtS, mpni~nt;is.Ju(!aJiin.grafteaoliC\iristiaiijty .1fW•Peverg\y¢s11phtipe!'r!>mvs,-<>l,.imp.oneofthe most com.· '. ia)ai~_~t: 'the_ ~ormons_;:J) _Mo~~_ns: pos~ _-n_o Rr:ehen_sive _, --~~neol~g-ic_al<_ ~i_bniri:s- -in _the

. tre.h... treau. r·n'.· to·..·i·.·o·th···les· .. ,J..ae•. ':':'.,•.-~ ..-.·. t~.· ..·.·.Y ... ·.u .. e···.ve·.·...·". h·e.·lp··• th...•• •. J. e. w world?750 peopl~ Why ifbuild imly an ..60 auditorium Morlllons Jhat. jtlldy seats oin J$.i~···•-··.·. ;·...... 1.. ·•·:-... ·... ··_...... •~~1~9f~l:i#e .•. ,G_i~en_J~i&_:inf~tmJ~t'_~n,;why_~'! t~~:Mor- -1.srae,l_ev_errJear'? -___ ·-:.,:-\ 1 i!!rp~- fo\lS!,'3elpow7: T~fis-is whe~, thf dru:i~e_r' ,:1te: Morm_9n5-' c,!~_im\t~~t)ber~o-~'t _111!s- J,:flj.,,~,fl;iSfil' t1Jf!!'JiD,l'le·.Jn booom~s ~ppar~~t Once the Jews have sioniz.e to theJews (which. is iUeg3lin Israel) reJ~_~ne'd,--,_,t~. risr~el_,'-,, __ Mormo~ ,_;l:(o_Clfine b~t:,-~ I11i~s_ic,nizi1:1~,i~ :s~c,h a_{u~e11tal,~)e- l(~~IJ:j'J;r.lJfsfc,fy;Jt,·rtt,fff.', ,d_erna~(ls_'_thJlt _th_ey-'m_ust-_-reali!e,~he-,'--~ti:~~~;''_ m~Qt_ in the,ir_reHgi°-~·- ca~_,,:theY,-be b~li~yed7 :of_ilte::~ws_pel an~J!i~t:,Zipn_ lias_cont~ueift? _Thi_s ,is_not an')S_su~_-of~aci~m_o~ ~e_n_ial ~f tfte<,_ra~ ,,_~_c:h_~S;-_Of the_,J!aci_fifJ~035-L- ~_'.J~-:-is re1_igious- freed()J11,<'.bUt_- ~~ther ,:_~0 _iS~lJC__ of qbl!g1~3,_t. _i_s _i_"-_ ,QUfJ>Ow_~t}O-'.g~th~r th~W _t~_ [ll_ons ~ _pre_sence- _in lsta~I _u_qdermin,es -the ·~llh.so tnu.c.b ~.s!'OOtfo rje\\S1s6.11ractice --~e-~,a,~4?f-t~e~-~ fathers,-: __ and-~~ g3-th_er UP,Jhe CQu_"-try_'.s :V~I)'. _':exis,ence_:-as __ 3-_-l19m_e- a?d an.d:~t~i!u\fu;oreis;forc~•io,~sk what· .. tlie ,l)fllne~s;of the Ge~tHei !Jt,fore the .gospel ref~geJorJews: Can,<\merican Jey,,s afford }!io~--~!l:c:lcri;,_~~f~~ --~>:8 :~_im,Yf:l?,~:~,n~erting '_~f:)r,e~ched: Jo_:th~nJ'4~-":- -go with S'!~~e~~ l9_ the_,- to: r:ema!n-- sile_n,t while- 'the-_ ,extre,me-, rjght •, o,fJ~w~,Fan ~~~ prpsr9'1ite-to J Jew? • le"ws (Jb(ll'DalofOiscourses, vol)(Jl -,18~9 throws .stones? ~qrd~ttg _-'fdes: they~ •!' i!!lpact.l,.,. pro)ierdressc. thestude~tliat ~ l~v~l tjf •Kriotisne~ 'lfld dig~ity 'is fPl;!nd in tll~ colJegf , \ > · .It is at this jiill!l!tl~ llil\t tile q~\ur e~, accordwg; t~, the ''ma1:~inir'.'. ·. ~i~W .·?f pecl\ltionllmH1bservMci,ofJhe J:>ress halll':'ha, lnttlefo( the waysin~~i<:h"I)' $ll~~j1rihegist1nc• 1iy~·i,~~wr•. <1f the 8~'!1.C<>lle~~ c.olli.111.IHlitr:. ' .•..•.•.. What r,qw hai to. be 0011&!\!el"ed' is the im, ta11fit·.fjJ,ij>ij'~·.·····.········ wrtanceofsucha.code, ondthemessa!\e it stt;>.ltf1 .. J;pr~111ttqn tries .10 co!'v~y;J d.o n.<>lwisJ1 t<> diicuss the iiol\whi\1 ·~ileo ~~ut.weariilj!P!'ins.j,ep;luse ijftw•,n~,1·w~ th•~ire.~nY~!'.l'es<.>n alhsidesQf the i~s\!C:whetllerornof9ne"'""~pan~ is IIJe .w.e,r.,.f'!fl:.','!#1,~ f(I ,:.)l)lwe.ve.r, '' '' ,,, '. ~,, ,l11t,rflat1,:·}'··r

·. •minilnµtn, I!· is OSJ>e.Cially ~fideni h!i~, as ofcl(!ihing .. 0110,.;1eve11.elothjng coyers a R.abbiFlaume~plain¢d;tMost.°,f.tlie.dress · P<\fSon\Iill~~~ess. Iti~.tbe niarktha,.t.dif­ codej>bi\sed•cm.~ 'Kaba11ili'•;ofp~tgene~• f~ntiates P<\\l}'l• fro!\l. !Qe,.r,,st of the an.im~I tions;we are preserving a ira~ilion, f,in,ce kii\gd?Ul· 0~lll)Olhl,,f lev~I, .aJ>erson's p~o­ ~te"l ()ollege• i• a place. of 'lJr•H;,aiid f~ion is rejllllsented liY Wl!at 1k: wears, l'C\l': r~prese~fs 't!)rahJaJues, the mQreJradl!ional pie ~n distinguish .• d~tor 0( nurse ill)· dress, is in oroer. ·1-10 one is .i.nfr.iot,itigoo an · Uled!llt~ly \\lhen.ttierare in ''uniform." The in9ivio:uafs privlll!f ~~¥ Y~~h cl<1thing we w~ ~fleets our g¢n~rati0os-. ~-: Q,/d will• kl "'® re1o1.1i:o!ll tile e.tie!'lHI'. pl,rsusness" Rrgulati~n. It is si111.Ha.r to twelie credi~ of ' mlS!'•'M,lh

or ''clqthed·"'I• mer~y.'' There .. is•a .. very hymaniHeI or . the• prohibition .. again1s1 resi>u·,i.les .· ha'~ .~117• ~em, illtt s1111_n,g C(li:o.lllt)i\in be\w¢n wJtlrt we "'~ ~ncl cl!eating qn an ,exam ...As the gtm(lra in Bava E.wµdtall'!(eitlWl'~lirli,·;'"®kU\'W• reinen\~r- lhiiveburo~ '!'SWnse: lfYQll ~bowear,,.intemallr:, .ur1l)e_,fiel9 of modem ((4mil (1Ua)sto!CS:;\'The la.w ohhe land. is "l'f )~~ t<> f<'lr~ ,tile balre¢ ti/' !he ... 1ru}yWll!1'1'1~AlllB~, llik~t!Jefirststep "1',io,li)gy •• wen, wor.k has b~n \lone. o.n the. law; an~ we .have IQ abide by :Jhe law · Q,ly1m,~;ll!'e_~i~~~-~ afr~~­ •1'11ret~f11t!i111Wto~iz~:,()nlyJhere the/'m¢1sag~'th~fclot1Jll8 transmit. In.a. .,ithout exi,ept\on'." Brealdng the rule of the !y ~~ on ihtjir F or'all ~micQP· can.~!Pll:the.an.'Wn.. ~''.l)v.i~;in Hm study, R?sencrnnt.,,~ites .•Ji•t clothing d~s code is to, l!reak. the sense of "com­ ~'l',~W"'l!"'fll!\lneiul<: the is a ''convenl!nl shoit~a~ for .i\l•ntific~• mµnity'' that Stern College is attempting Ip 111;t,1'~~f"ili~,:-.. ?>n.~ !ll!lin~lu1PJ".'rt1mi1y 1.0 ,reate a true gathered·~· result of lll ill t!l'li: fun~er s_tli(e(I: tlje ra1ionale ~j~d the. I>ress C:ode and •·A;~f'lll.C" •nd dress ~~ p,1n· ?f totlll at>idi?8~Y it...\Ve know th~Hn~ny people sd.!llliH .•. Wliit-h_ Jn!'lut.n~~ •.. inter;ptrs<>nal 111ock the symbQJs of.some litshio,r, li~e "',SJ)l)nnewandi>glilwearthe ''aUigatQr'! Qr l\re priinar~ .determi¥W• of J/U~h th.If ''peb-peison".orllenenuns plastered on f!!Sp(!lj~i' ltis 1~refore I\Qilll!,Vtisi!ijl rhat the front ol'~,$hins. We. ~houldn't need~ ni~b~i~rtq1tire, ,;eriaind~ ~ II!'&~ "Stern .(lolfo~e'' wri~.n ac11»~,pur ftl,:~m)ll<>~: F\mi,; Wcat1l!O ~k4 a l")!!ilive c~thingfor ?S to kijt.l!!>rs Ill imF{esii,,\n 00! futllr,¢ el~oi,. l rn;.y¢r ...w ij !c!loW, \Ila/ wttare /Jal .. Tflro/f.;a!l4. that .we !awy~,w~rp,n.,'!nd a sweat/ihlt! to ~Qll!f .. 11re 11rouil «> carry I\Utl;polhing a ~11 w~ .l!lSQ affll4!.• dn,s~ cog~·. glv~. us t!lat au!henric '•Siern. li~s •~®'· ;,cllo~, Md ttwu11li•s. 1' .P"r' iltyJe.''W~ shooJdJielpthls image.r;f.th~ >

!\Seail911CI \\'ill ~VI dif­ Stern {:9!\lltlun/ty, !.,et'~ · llk:b ill!li!Jt>. dlaf./c. l~ "' I ln J981;·wj,e11 the (iovernmer,1 of ls!ll'II mit;;Vllhto bf be11w be fl ~x~,f r~e Gota1r H,ights. there w;m a degraded a!!d bumllio·!ed·... Well. '!lim... l, .,· pti,ifio!ible,cl;<'>rus qfomfll$• .•. from ll)e no!lring holy aboot the C~. OO!hint IIO:' • Jewisl! Ulfl; from the Ara!Js, ·from die Unite.I ble ahout 8"" chambers. U is mu,;h IJiiuM 19 N1u1>11s, ll!lll ·,o lTIO&l 1)11,erosllng, .and . urrusu.a1 critki,m, \0 die in ll1I Aushwiti that malo/$ lhelli hap, Jiow~ver, pan\e fro!IJ.a pnm1inont B'nai l'lri\11 PY. Tv a world ili•! ~k<>l Ollrbloo4 for 1wo rabbmical sa~, wlio declar.\°,ll that the Israeli mlllenia, we owt, notl)inJ. ac\.i~n wa, w,:ong precisely 1,et:QUSe it had The wldier1; of the lsr@l Oef••wt J"qrces provo~ the Gentiles. The,proper )lASture who fell in battle. and 1!1cir p,edeces;;or,; 111 of Jews bllfore non.Jews i• self·ab11SCment the lrgun Zval Leumi al)d Ifie H!gam,h, Will') and h11iniliiy, he asserted. Tho 111ooel for men and women who gave tlieir live•. 10 cO!l!Clmp<11\uy Jewry, he J1Qid, sho.uld bt .'tito change Jewish liuitory. ~ her'"<'~ old .Jew, the mp :yoJtls I~w, who dil!lced IQ purary exprenlorn; Qf Jewish ijlrength pr<>• .please :the local ·P(!lish lord.'' (Jer11salem ve thal we Jews ooi be !he ma$ll>'ll< of 11immy, l!ost, l>l!c. 30, 19~1. p. l). ra!hetthan its victims. • Are groveUi.ng and hu!lliliation jndl'e(I !Ire Why does the course of study lo Jewiib proper mode of behavior f1>r the ~ontem' day schools ignore all ofthese leWish hm>es? pur~ti 'fOµh Jew?, Or are they re!k.s of a Why do we not i)tt~mnt to tenite the ,:.n~rk' menll\lity which develQp\°,11 under conditions of Jewish pride in o~r youth :Zith the h1;1<>ry of Medieval persecution, and which .have of Jewish heroism, bravery i and spiritual failed .to adjust to Ute. radically c.t,anged resistance? Why have our children never historical circumstances of the rwentietb heard of Mordecbai Anllewicz, comtmmd\lr Century?. of the Warsaw Ghetto Revolt ii) 194')'! Why The helief that Jewis)l prosira.tion will win is the neroic Rabbi Michoel Oov for us the love of the Gentile .world .is er­ Weissmandel, who risk~ hill life saving r1meotis. The prereqilisite for gaining the thousands during the Holocaust, unknown .world's .Jove is to gainJheir respect But we among young Jews? Why is the diary of w,iU never gain the world~s: rti_sp~t until_ we Channah 5\!nesh not requked reading in o.ur have self-respect, and pan of the problem schools? Channah Senesh was a member of with the Orthodox Jew of today is that he the Haganah and aheroine of World War II. seem.~ to lack self-respect arid prjde in his In 1944, she parachuted into Nazi-occupied Torah is studied, and tl\ose of us fortunate ancestors prayed for Zion. For two-thousand P.ungary to help organize Jewish resistance, Jewishness. Tisha B' Avs, they mourned for Jerusalem. The l\,!idrash states (BereshitQ,abbah 99), enough to· stupy Torah understand what and to try to save her. fellow Jews. In her And as their lives were ·made a living hell, ihai when tlii,time cilthe for the Almighty to Bialik meant. Morning and night, we delve diary, found after the war, •he.had written .whi.ch discipline. they prayed, "May our eyes behold thy yet beautiful w9rds, "I am very giv.e !b"i~h t• !t;lt'i•!rfe,qple, pll the into the. laws and concepls the simple 0 are ig-. mouniaiMof the .~tld tathei'ed togejher and restrict. and c}Jannel our desires ~nd JJ.eeds, return to Zion.'' And theiCfaith was reward­ proud to be a Jewess. Opr youth to .a PQiitt just "a little 1Q1Ner answered by restoring us btlt worse, how many argued witho,nejlnother, each 0~ peman­ raising us up ed. The Almighty noranroflhese herots, HaCh,,im d~lhat·the Tolll~ b¢ f!ive.n onlt.r •u!llmit. than· .the angeis." 'TIie. Or to Zion and Jerusal~m. adults .know. their names? P,Ut it best in his COll\ffien\,on . And let us never forg!ll the Jewish heroes, Why do we not impres• upon Jewish ·" .ifhe, T1'11!!!ld~·Mti'i'JllfioS,~God (1696,1743) speclfically chose'Sinai because it was a Jovv t~e verse in Deuterono!lJy ~ ..~nd you shall wi-io, with incredible sacrifice and loyalty. children, from the earliest ages, the beauty, mountain,.Ramat Gan while attempting to steal badly­ written about the Jewish should be placed on showing the spiritual - never allow himself to be degraded or sham­ ancestors ·clung to our faith? They were needed weapons for his and physical - fortitude displayed by our ed. the Rebbe said. He must ever be aware ground into the du~t in a bitter, two­ Underground. He was. hanged, but then in death, was ancestors in the face of oppression. We must that he is a meinberoftheChosen People of thousand-year exile. But in every generation cour8ge in captivity and infuse the hearts and minds of our you!!\ with ·God, of whom it is written: "All of the they arose, dusted themselves off, spat the an inspiration to Jews everywhere. Eliahu of the Stern nationalist and religious pride, and with a ge­ children. of Israel are the sons of kings." oppressor in the face, and carried on with a Hakim and Eliahu Bet-Zouri persisted in Gang, and all the others who'went to the nuine love for Judaism. Being Torah­ (Shabbat 67a). life of Torah and mitzvot. They sovereign observant Jews is too great an honor. too no­ There is a Jewish imperative to feel a sense the, face of persecution because they knew gallows for us, so that we could'be sainted Reb Aryeh ble a pursuit, and too important a mission to of pride and digrii1y in being Jewish. I! is not that the Torah confers nobility and eternal in our homeland. And the who be treated with such lethargy and enough to perform· perfunctory rituals. life upon those who learn and who .live it. Levine, the "father of the prisoners," and unbowed. went to vislt the imprisoned indifference. Judaism demands passion and fervor. a con­ Hence, they were unyielding every Shabbat spirit. Underground. A The Torah declares: "And the Lord has scjoosnessof the honor and distinction of be­ They possessed an indominatable members of the Jewish and risked proclaimed allegiance to you today, making ing 'God's treasured nation and the bearers Because of that stubborn spirit, the Jewish pious Jew, he defied the British by smuggling in message,s for you his treasured nation, as he ha~ promis~ off.is Torah. We must always he aw.are that nation survived. imprisonment the Inquisitors in the lining of his long black ed ...And he will make you supreme over atone have been chOsen to serve as the The Church crucified us, the prisoners we, rabbis would all the nacions that he brought into existence, instrument of the Alrpighty in the world, and and Crusaders snatched our souls and burn­ coat. How many modern-day of ahavat Yisrael for praise, fame, and glory ...You will re­ charged with the mission of sanctifying his ed our bodies. We were ex.iled and beaten, take such risks for the sake but we never abandoned our fai\hJ Pharaoh, and imprisoned Jews? main a nation consecrated to the Lord your name. and all the na­ of the Haganah, the Palmach, God, as he has promised." (Deuteronomy Indeed, Jewish pride is an obligation, and the Babylonians. the Romani, And what extinction. 4rti to­ today's Israel Defense Forces? Finally. 26:18-19). The Ramban elaborates: "And that pride.is our Torah. The great tions which demanded our and tl\e mot of God )ias glorified and raised you up 10 he un, poet, Chaim Nachman Bialik may not have day cKtinct. We alone have survived because after two.thousand years of defensleisness at the mercy of the nations. we to him a special nation from among all the been an observant Jew, but he understood the WC are an_ obstinate People~ an eternal Peow and being have a Jewish army to protect our Jives and nations, and to observe bis commandments, puwerof1'orah. Thus he wrote, "lfyoo wish pie, Goo's People. and today we arc a sovereign the lives of our loved ones. Finally. with for only unto you has he given his t" ~11<,w the source from ,,Vhich your brothers We persisted, Israel - surely the Jewish guns and Jewish tanks and Jewish at­ Tor,h, . .and to 11(1 othernation. . .for you drqw their streng!h of soul, during evil days. nation. ill the Land of miracle in two-thousand yeoro. We tack planes, we have taught the world that arc higher "l'O greater than all of them!'' WO\tful µs these; if you wish lo know the greatest of Jsr.,el came Jewish blood is not cheap. Indeed, a radical Happy are we! How good ls our ponion. Sou Fee of their faithJtnd Weit iron will ioen­ dare not forget how the State with blood, with change in Jewish l)istory took place in 1948. how pfe,a:,;anl our lot. how precious our in­ dure

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Rii!ac!niJ are ~mli""'1{!\ID,,.. i 4anger. tfiat ..·ftigl\te~s .· lli¢ 11entl'i! ~I\(! gu~ra~iee ..!h~t a• specific. indM~tJ•I. nee!! pol'!J~.'J 'f;be vi~lent .l'IJ~lic pr!I~, .• ~r·!h~ iv¥ti this ,p.n,~a!i?nfim nm rely im,. . ·· · .· ·.· . . · thel), JT!ightbe a P\lS~il,te ~II !O il\llll'l!A· w~ @ust·.stjll face•tbe.pra~,c~l At glance, tbe Ge~J'l\ ~s to of.ev~n.g~t~. . • .. . . .• i . . . .. ·s;,,11~r<.im~, fiq;I tinefever, it •.. Tilis d!/es n\>l~\hlll .an ~ent$p011SOl'0!1 _unlj~_e)y__ Safr~..p1;- -~'\d, in~ •tlya•i~gle8f<>"P·"'illlac~?'°-"'11'P.""l.Un, .tQ~---n~s- _Pf~µ: ~\~_4e1~i$.-~: ~e. C4~-:-?~t:r-_-_h,oee­ yvJ~'t- -s~tjsd_;aµ_y ~ust--~ not~ ~at_-~~s~!!fh4~Jr,-_the ~ ti)at, there ~ W~Y ~. the Maha ram 1\icMck .(q®!l;d by the .fortunat~IY; AA!nri ~tµ~fnts se,;m l' .hav.e in,tlle fjiture,. may 1/¢ .of the . coins lacks. sta!~lil:?l -:- ~ Jilsf l\lat.pe!l~Ye,. Ttiey •may to i11;viteall stMe~ts to an eventwithou.t tlte Mahacy!lll,n!Responsa. v,l no, SSJ)~ug­ therefore halachi~ .·.· 7 significa11c~; ' !ti illtellcling · a $QY;spe.nsored aid of ,o7st)()nsorshi1>, gests .t~t tl!e . ess~ntial; ~as"n , the. medically,hqwev~r.~~misa ~pd Chl#,Mll!im d(in't.•w?rry,abo9~J•iWIJf{l one;fnoqr •• ~ron~?tlJerru,nd,,\l!e. stems from their ge~rl'! •.vie\". 9f alway~ basis for a,ny i;bfsluls/t might po m~i£•1, fol\owing th~ ·l!l~j,;,rity. (roy). Ji9we~er. ly unfoµ!ldt;!l, lli other W?l'ds, if .Jll'Ol)le This cl!l!J'l'Od st.<>ne Of1943 5¢ll\s just.as this. ~iew is.¥ef!.Un ligi>t .knew .wuh ce~inl)I thatAIDS.cwld.!l\!I. .jfJSEl:J'M 9ld ,.(or it too .1l<;longs to a wodd v~~ifhed .<>f th¢ C61tCll!.SiOn of a gelllara \ll Cf,llf(/.in be transmittlld .e~Clijit thrPUgli th\, e~ge li'?m!M earth ':" le,,ying.only a legacy and (9b-l0a).!liat, in (!:~ni&. 1>fourconciern an.d · 3f blood, they WQ!!ld not react in quite th~ c.int1~~Fioni~.~.$ ', -a_me~o~__ ; Perhap~_-tlJ(f~jffe~µce Ii~ ip ttu~ preyentio!', ''da,~is(_ :'a_~iS{ -I).;f; tbe fire. we· are even Concerned_- with--a-iminor c.o~cerni.~s.the gen1ara in Yevll/fll1t (lib); Lilien; .the skilled, silversmith J,-udwig iakana . .suggests that the,ca,;e of.~ch is. uoique •yllhuqaWolperi., afid the.a,rchitect .Erich A nµ111ber of ,.lcha.fon1111 d~! with the in that it inv9lves a milZvah, and; as tl!e Men Mt . argun1ent\hat A~hke.n;,zic culturew;,s !'XC<;pc Contllft.1811 ffjjn, Pag113 C&SeJ)flllQCh. Tl!elllOsl.COJlml~llfellfl(lase, su.ffer harm,'·'. The .Taz (()r!lCh Chail1! ti\l.naUy,rfoh ..·· • · , , ·· · · · · .. gi~enby!h~A;vnei.l!leu,r.(Evr!'ff,cl'ezer 455:3Jgr,es ev(!I) fu!Jher,.claiming that (!RI' A charre4 .sto!ll' and woode.n. denea/h·,icoupl°''s home in the excitel)lent to overtake Y .U · as a. resuJt of ly. Uf"'n ~ miraculous event to protect bill) the alternati.ves to attending school, for in­ l¢l"isp Qu$rt~~.oflerµ5'.'IC!11-The p,vner led my words. My hope is \h~t th.e reaper .will from ne ~lumns l,J~cken~ with stop for a mol)lent to think and evaluate what natural," .unexpected dangers, . such as private t~tor, O( whether the other parents a~h from\he .firetl)atc<1/lso1""4 the ~ncient need.s to; and,oan be dope to, impro.ve !hose jise~se, whereas min hash,a/li(lyim are willing to· pay for one. cityil;OOO years before, TM slt~ of the. Ho, over whom he has. the .• most control - rerachanu! only g~arantees cases involv: in lhe end; one must really hope. tltal : ly Tempi,~, fathefpf synag~$ues, st ly Y!l'ds ~"'->;'{< .·. } .. •.. •·· • ..· ... ·... a yeshiva is au about. AIDS, however, w9uld not constitute a necessary, either .medically or halachic~l­ ly. The ''.bllst" solution isonetha1 avoids •••••••••••••••••••••.. •••••••••• .. • ..••••••••••• .. ••• "natural'' danger, and presumably would ••• . ·.• .·. .. . . ··. •. . •• .·· • • ...... : bea ca~seforconcem; per)laps.ev~n to the the possible psychologic~I damage callsed • · . . · . . .. Li" t • ·exclusion of children from school. by separating a child from his peers. PerhapsJutµre research will clarify (and ·=...··-·· ·· ·' ·..·.·~, .. '.. .T ..·. o .... P·.··.. · ·.s. on.. ·.· .. yo·•.ur. .· .··. s... ·z· .. ·.... : :. quotesAnothe.rgemararelevanttolhisqu¢sHon Shr1me1's view that one may.hµnt remove). any . possibilities of co!ltag/on ..,,, . ,:IZJ S .. 0 y p .... C'h . : . asnal;eexposed1othepublic(Shaboo13a), beyond a sh'!dow of a doubt.Jo .the mean­ Ul"l.Ul •.... agiga : a.nd tl\e Rashba (ibid., 42a) quotes R. Hai t_Jme._ -'jt is· imperative-, t(} :a¥o_id i~tense, •.• ···.. '.JW~i •.·• •·· .·~· .·..• panicky. reactions. which, despite ·. their .. · . ... M. a ..r.c .. h .. 4. .,..... 8... ·4. 5. . P.... ·. M... • Gaon's opinion that Shmuelwnsidertthis • ,.... ·~..•, ·'··"·.·· I · ·.z... .. • action to be a. 11!elacha de1orgytµ (and possible halachic significance, are certainly .. J. . ... I in the l\'.lain l3eit Med.I-ash : allows it nevertheless). Why? Explains the _unnecessa,ry.

:."· $.·2 .1.·n adv.an..ce. ·, $4. att.he doo. r •.• --..,:..,.-----....;;.,...;;___ ~~:-:::~::-::-7.:i:::::--;:;;-;::::-- • • ''Religion and.State,'.' Judaism, fall !966), ••.. C.',, - o.·":.e· ...- '.R ... C':· -.. 1·.. o·.· .. N W~re that riot the case,. -the :coercive process :·,,,,,• • would not Qnly' be_ -meanfogleSs~ it Would •_,\\-.-----: _.-<- . ':'-< :/'\ _--·- _ . __. ___ - _ _ _--; __ , _-'. _____ • sm~ckofi(O.m<)rality. ~...... •••• .. •••••••• .. ••••••...... _.. •••• .. ••• Contlri!led Frol!I Page 3 Thisjs not to say that koL Yisrael arevim ,', ',,'. , , , ,' --··-·-·-··:-·--·-·-···-·-··-~---·-*--:* isnow,acrip(!lcd~dis_t:igu_red,-concep1_---the : ! k'fiya are likely to prove futile, or worse, ''koP' grotesquely misshapen inlO only the We )om the Y~shiva com.· • ... 'cot.inte-rprQdiJCti_\le, ~egm~t Qflta/-_YiSrae{sUscrib_in~-to-hafa{:ha, ; · mu~#y in mouryiing tMsud, • it Halacha is fully. aware qf where tlte border l'/o'. am .l s~g&esting that all religious legisla· • is aid.in preserving our natio~al character on his. eng*l,gement *<) it cum.,tane~s. ·. the ("/tt.Vo i•. to . ~01 .rebuke leg,slate any religious ordinance, however, l)'tj:Ipteilieni niktai!l'l> chabn; • Helen Simon (SCW '83) • (f~or61bJ. $in1ilarly, theedieto.f"kv,/in wemust determine what over.ti! effcc1 it will .R<(IJ/,f Gt>luld of tf!;l~idim .. he Jf : so11:~ntil' he ~eclare~ hi~--ac_qu_iese11,e. ii OJ'I~ be" a Way._ to paraph~sc the popuf~r song. h1.1,ndrr4s : ,. ly appJicable In insiances where it is j><1:,si· of bringing ab,"""""'""""""•"""""""""_"""_ _....,.., ,-, * *:'-* •-~ * •~ ,.-., ~--• •-~-•-•--•-• topic. sec Ra_v-AhamnLic;ht~nstein·1s-artkle because We l,ad-us

...,,_: ANeWi~i'$pietiVe ifl,fsl)rt/ilejjrµiµpfe . . . . amor,, trou1.ilingprol>lem.)'it2qh;!ki.~r1>1e !la• ~n dJ"'°"'~req - implyi~ !J13t 114' aillhori'fill!J, a di11~~/ij,11 submiited ti>. I/le · Ollr r•!>bi• ll!oght: wh<:n Ral>!>i • running comm<1~!llry .to the om.iu;,lUble, ~im~lf nlld ffillen 10 the deg~ ltlit<: ;i?· Bernard. !(eye/ GfO!/,wµe Sciwf,\ ef lltgh.e~ Eliei:erfel! sick,. his ~mden!$ entered .co"ld. Ibo. ••l)IC peni<1n haye ~paffll •·the co~ tu women dat we seems obvtJe. (It is mo1l ll~ely l)!Jt our cQr· da~$11ter• who purs~ t!l!I l"'ditk>nalty ~ ...· c~~ I!11ro~n f!1~'11niC !~er f(nowl! as of J';?l!f fri~nds and prevent .your rupt version pf the text .is llte product pf a . .task of Tal!llu4 .. •lu(ly, ~liile lb¢ falbe, Wli& ~~fl:, ooiriany a copyist to el.imJnatethis re•tricteu~ to Yitzchaki .sllltes; · '. .."Altargila,n to the Yitzcljaki. problenu:an 11WS. ?the,Wii:ef !}I SUrfiiceson a first nlliassage. To ,:esto,:e lhe original reaVoµld have found this .slatemen.t perple,ing Hatosafot's .mothers; double jilp~~i!Y,,C{)ln!Q.\l~.ly appearjn the ':nosh.cha, '' a. wonl often .used ·to refer to a and .thus in need <>f expl~nation. Yet,· Yitz- While the ·u¢tailed s\udies necessary to commen!i!')l,to U,~(J:ractati,,;Baba Qama, they falal Sllll~~ b.i.te ('!'ii Number~ Rabbah 20). ch!ki'.s normally e.pansive coJUmentary <>f· deter.mine the exact authorsbip oL each are 11e~rlta~Qt from tlte cpmmentary to The ,evjsed Hne read~, "AltatJj//4111 b:,µi, fefs none.. Oply awollll!n could have byP,lss' passage !lave not yet ~n completed. we are Tractate Bera~qot, No Jradi;ional explana• qra keivan d'nashcha - do.not accustom ed this line without comment; ckarly then, able,to sketch. bri,ad outlines .. (eel, oote: in tfon has. sati~fuctorily. acc.ounted for these t.helll to. [the S!QdY of). Bible bec.ause .i.t )>ires t.he Talmupic Col!lmentary must·· have been the ioterests qf brevity, we .wiU.abbreyiate d,i_fff:~-if&~ __ __ . fljke_ a v~n:ot110.1rs__sn~eJ,:'. · a stn:mger_ spite- w_ri_tte_ry.by a_- fe~-ale _schplat.- Urtfot1µn~tely, ~~·~f-::_- .;'__ h~t~ ___apv,.r~p_r~~J:-' !~~_::(o.1,1r main l'f111?,~lx.t\\~,~•. l.!m.llPMl'.tl~ls.lexi.. ca... ••. I .• lni :~:.::~:1,t·;:~:~::ea::~~:;::'. ::~:~t:::·ti:;n:n:h~~hc~1:::.a':~;:,·"::: J< · rattier,-tha~-J_n wr~t~_Q· exposition. tribut~_d.to-the_Talmudic fathers and_ bist?ry icordfog tothe Encyclopedia Talm~lt, res-pon~:_,H_¢ Vt,'.as iriui1e_diately aC~~J)te~'in­ The female persp.ectiv, may also be seen leading up to them. D., taking a sligh!ly dif- ~~- -y~_r _JS _' -w~e_one _-- who _----kf)o~_S, _s_has~­ to the Rabbinic HaU of Fallie and given a in_a_- survey ,of tra'ctates-_which PSeUdO~Rashi fer~nt 'tack, Wrote- the supcrCorrim'entaf)' _to r_islt'?_nitn't -,_a~'1rfnim_, _-,_---an~_-- -'.pf1s_kim weekly shiur al. the locaLsynagogue. chose notto comnientupon. For example, Rabbi Jsaac Alfasi's work.on the Talmud. ''backwards .•ndrorwanls, ''.and ~···~ever the T~act,te_-Pe&akhim._ concerni_n$ the-h_oJi· knqWn aS _Rashi:at Ha-'rif. or DCutcrashy. Thou~11ds of !Ja.'nlei Haboyif flocked ]Qsia~e?f'J'riviaVParshan~I. Predicl\lbly, to day of Passover, a cruel .. torture for any feniale bear .the young i/ui. lecture on the Talmud. The authorship also explains the few soch lu1nin~des have.ap))e!lre(I in the. an, medieval wol)lljn ex~ted to.single-handedly psych<>logjcal underpinnings for the Unfortunately, it was soonap1>a11Jntthat the nals of ourtragical ly repetitive history. One prepare !lie home for the holiday rites, a task theol-0gical imperative the Ba 'alei ilui was makiug absolutely no senie. Tis from the. m,ighbor­ ini .towns•. They .employed the old rabbi.nic Veshlv11 Umv.-.lty trick <>f preoenthig •• bowl <,f .fruit to ihe $00W. ll!SSt. yquni man. •!Iii wailing '·" se~ what brae/µ, New York., N. Y, 10033 lie would m.ake. T!le ,1ui. pondered the ap ~~ _a_nd -~~s~m,irdt' ~·-~one_. rriy _revered t~her. lam ~Ut!'!iiC to fruit,'' Th~ .rabbis w,re dumhstrt1ck by .tile boy's clever ~~.V~is~ . ·· .....· 1lonl>f·Y~lvJ. 'A watered..,li>Wnvimd ...... , ffilm i Vwtt ~ be,Jit. cetiffilld ij:((sbilrby the Ol>•en1et K•iilimt lf,:,mer . ~KC~)',...~ •• 1.·.....:.:.. 9 · S/lmtill«l Uel'li~rtjn; rtll••ire in­ metl\er ,vi!ll • H11m &. Vaiitler. \\'.et-~-li)i,,\\tH!t~l!10SI ~ !lfille lnWvldlllll !lllthurs arid ~we,:aSl!lll!I~~.i,yaS ·fuim bet.· ~!lrtiu.it ·_· tat>bf•Yel'i~da.1i,:rnes O.!\d)\lo\'!\f; • . . : l\f~lgia~ Buhkaf11ti ~& 'f""'°' WQllld'. Uln() ,Wity <:QOv. Th!lt.~ ~liljo il_t>lies;. '"l'lris fn . yp ··-··11~1>!$~- .·· '·· !T~I:' left~ !lllill1 e~onera~ tlie sllliti\n~i t!ult.J~ proiidly l 6*~· diyrei· Ti.wit se:e.sucha!1111tl'lle.1>nnted-in the Hau~td F,-::Ut~r Unfu'l'ited -G!!es! Ed!tor • .~r'~Y ahigll,lltlt,-i,!n T~r's 1"W ',, '" Moriarty <:onen woultl_libeta/1: ~ing-sfu4eots Irom such Bllm & v._. lias learned, that some F;lementary Editor David A.A:A.A. Levinson· Harty Berzog :disltacriolls. As ~ ,;on!lpues fl>;_ grow; c~ltf~;e~us W~l!)e~ ,teaf ~~Wn an- .The Other Danny· Mann David E:lapperman lack:ofa~~agl'Olller~ 1\Ql!UCemetlls of the group teftllll; _on Puri!ll ~on Ziegler Wheeler ~eler Jonah Spinoza fodUETS. Ra!il!l!eadlel'has ll!lgg~an liaY, thest;'irue \IIO!ll~n of valor join ,vlth ~ Secretary Ccmtraband Editors Uncoordinated jnnovative so1Utlo11; ~ llape Rablii Cliarlop EstlJw hi:rself in• prov id in& examples·for all Editors cwjll heed his advice. · Qf us. . . Rel}ch Out and.Touch Someone ~~ing wkh Ye,;lii'lW art; pltt)nilig a Coyp~rpoint t!' ~°'rk~z As.~al>bi J,;:ahn p\lt it, "M11ssarcarries.1oo strongest draw, and inSUl'\lS the popularity of ~-~h jirog~ '--:'Sl:J/>,t~D ($ei:61ar ~a>' Shjl<:h, to ~.place this su~er. So sr.eaf a •Tisk arid_ jf the goals C8DO()t be aC• ihe events: A typical shab,h<>s.,on begins Fri­ !lu!DllDisrn, · Madai · a!J!I Daas Toi<\h). far the progrlt!llS have. been very su~ssful; con1plished _,..ithout ieading such. perfidy, day afternoon with pre,Sbabbo~ inspiration lll!Mf bostoned; itwas.\Vild, you !aww, ho,v we clude: 4#1· Segula (or how to find your !18$·~·-·l'ml!!>llilt~N1\I: Y:isroe!, most.<:r a!lvJlllling.. 1uirl! line: explalil \hat, >Vhil~,we can:t tell After Mincha everyone settles. oown for .D&rav \h~ wliat to do al home, study of mussar the·rnost meanµ,gful pan of Shabbos: the last 0 !mmbk:: 0Shlita is .a violation o(retreat !"!es, ,ru1 they rnus_t supper. Typical fare c9nsists ofcrackers and o iifar ~'areiz . 0 Haga,»i ON''Y stop immedl~ly. In another scenario. Lan- ' deep.led wine. Keeping ,vith SHMAD's laid L1 ~wQ!thy OA!otemu OQrHadoros dau lllll<.ed, '':l'ou're,v~ingdownahaJ]dur­ \,a<:k approach, they 9on't liold from long, O~ltifw!mf 0 ~ 0 Qr ing ~reati<,,i,; "!14you 11ee two guyfleav­ emotional havalahs. In fact; they don't hold fkJt<;/4 ~ the room together, SIJ'iling. Unde_r t/:leir haVdala at all; O'ai!!:.hi>'a~ DHtiizaddik OZ'clmto fa~el lU'llls ar~ latf!_e l>o<>ks whi~h you sus~t are A typical shabbos;m culminates at Satur­ $«rfU1.raft, Wha~ do yoli do?" One day nigh\'• krunisitz. A c_andle is passed ~11uMAD i:xpfltirl<;il 11\at he wouldn't n.\k around the darkened roo!ll, giving everyone tuming them off by cQllfnwling lhe1t1dif.O(:I• present the oppoJ'!Unity lo express the new l}ie T"shmra ly. Rattier, lie sl.lg~. lie would .offer do'ubts tbey encouniered over the weekend. . . . A11Qtherail· Ip llddition to concretiziJlg the growth the in­ ds$'itr in aconver· di\iioual bas ll"hiov«t,; sharing one's doubts ~ t'~r the.tll$Y'I, with the gro~p.helps µ, ~nb,!la®e the,ugya, lll~duv­ proved yeey successf\11 so. far, SH MAD'* hlg textual_ emellda1i9~ inlll ~ dl,,c 11oal is to sta.rt When ont bi .the i;wkl, SJ;MAD -IIM ne,vs(lilperll in ,heyeshivot: Once publica.· '.f .S~'f ~/9~~nt,;~lllt;~1'imS11•r;<>11rql/s ~l'· ii\;;.··· l!lP>f· .. 1lll»lst11l1t, 1.a§ wi~ht., •if ~it ~It.em;»<) s!4~ of !he lllre;,.t ])lir\:in;. In ~lldi­ l lmow !hij! J P3.0 ~/ltVn ill;, CQ!jfe #l!Ul"J)i ~c.t. ~~··. mµcl!t:bLrni>ve!l Qn t<;, let anotber prQmising tiQ~, we wi.It ffl!lll til)le ll>dil\f full. $111'f'ml in 11,y ,#m~ig,n II! ~11.r11J~jlee adl)'IJiiistr,tiol), (If.my lam pro: c.arecr of gla.l)lollf and. stardom; • hmi;, witln ii,cture or "Y.•u •tmJ!'.>Sium 11r,rooi lhe!i!' parW!J fmm ~i!llin \'>Ur midst. WI Ii) 111!1\!!UOCftli@rSC!Y b.11!1. dµti.M)y .em• Wbile it. i~ i.m\li!ssil>l~ lQ. Ust in SQ short. a . l,«1~.i!tthellm.bsof\'.esblva'~ parapii,~4) sp~ce a11 of111n~sJ) 1'1¢ $!Ua~nl ~erviees dMsion, .. This bloQ!IJ;s.s 1-!e;,d a~ !'resident for Uf• !lfQi'e,,ter SO\': VC!1'US!hOll¢0fthe A.frk•llW!)fl1Cl!t, J'he~ llilllly ~vtllqtlq~, SP'olcj 11ndertaking!y \)l~ l\drnins\rati()n as. a of.:U,e tilings J, in bµmbledeC.l"JX'lli~ting · a .strong follrts to retaj~ .~• Tel)dler imperl!Onatorspn campus In addi· They, tor so~ incc,mprebensible r,,•"l'n, radic~l wnser.vativ,s) Wh11finqJ1 neilcssa,y m.11Qh ill tbe al>;eh())brJor.itt" llflil ''PrilI•t.Kod~i upo~ \Vl!ichJhis gr,:atY~shiva was foun!I, Mar Marblm b)im~ha." They d!ifm (hat, l'~er, ,i\vi0Rabl1l J!)sh T. Sa1qu111ch,. ~abbi" lillyeshiva;'' M\J~h of my time is : spent ed.·They advoi:a~pqlicies sucoas religioui because true Jtappfoess ~an only .be 3tllli"'4 OhJTWP;, and Qf CO~rs<:, Ivan, executive wsi• upholcling our sup~riilr kasbrut stal)ilarqs lit plurallsm, iqtellectual.~Writy, academic thf"1!gij .inl!'nllrui,. watersl!w ofqultural and inteUectual .pro­ PushmepullyuwithDown's Syndroiru: .. tqe price of ink and goose-qujlls what it is U,n\:lerh.is co'mis<;ii~tion, RlET!! has aUow­ gress, I have compiled a lisrofissues whic.h f'qrtµnaieJy, lam iJ)aposition.19quell tbis today? I W\}U(d humbly (of C0Uf511)Sttgg;,st cd countle,si nµmbcrs (or at l~as{three or I. feel should not be. d¢alt Wjth in clubs, upris.in~. As st.udent cou11cilpresi.d~nt, J of an alternate interpretation; on~ Which fa in­ {our) uf wanton4l3C aposll!tes into;its I'""' soc\eties; .and m9st .importantly, s~ho\JI course have the power of the.purse, which, finitely ljlore appealingJban this e~eg'1ical. gra1T1. J intendtO end this. charade un~ am,! publications, I mi¥hl add. I exercise quite.!ilierally, (Note outrage: .we knPW. frornll reliable SQUr<:¢, !hi,t f<;>r ~IJ; a~r a{I, if you cap 't trust y9ur presi· Ccrtain··i;:C_mpeUfrtg, i_s.$_ue~· Whic_h Jlirc<:;tly this colurnn.)Also,as ne1NlyappointcddeJ1n, "Ain. simfha clah b'),a1a,v'yayin;'' fll"!?TIJ dent, "1h0f11. c~n yo.u Jmst? .R.•.b.bi !3.: wi.11 affect t.he welfare of our student body .will I am able to enfofl:e my flexibility through th.ls dictum. it !le¢.ornc,, ;,warent tha! in <>rdl'r suon joumey to Europe to co.fllplete ,idoc­ :be ,.condQ~ed· d.espitt _thefr .eontro.vver_sial aggressi.ve persuasion and e~pcy tbreats. tp fulfill our obligati~n, we must all go and tl)raithesis in. Unefore dJsc~ssing phone;.Should l listento her? The achro11, \Y to at!le, our het.a,ke theeggs tothewife of, $Weitter:orblopsi,, (:lb; ·' l

for:mei'. legs ~he_ap~r:a~c_e o_f tzora 'a_t; an -~0special_­ pn;sei:ve -anonymity,, w_e:WiH- avOid _men· ,CQ~ldbeas:s__ ur~ l(\on 't :now, but __ Jl_u_~u : -. . 1-!oldJt!That may.. seem innocent enough J_y convenien_t way to_ attract,the ;itte_n_tion o_f tion_iog Qame_s):_ Ifyouh;~a_ve__ ame~s~-~~ J~yr_es_pon_se __ to !'1,J(?--~-,--_,but_t~o_Se ~~o-th~_s, -~~U,ev~ it __or_:°qt_, a kohe.n. The Dyslexica Il[uy (sei: article ., ''Raboisei, rm pre~ntly undergoing YOUfaplx! fo~ndin_ aness~r _lwro~_ i11~hC: cQnfain . a prublem .far. worse · titan tzniut: e_lsewh~re ,,in this- i,ssue) _qu~tes_ a ~u_r:ce: (Or­ a process Qf absentia; hopefully, I'll soon 196813e.isYitzchak. l3eepbecpbeepbecp;'' th")"'re 4<1'idedlyunfashionable! As one local this style: "YatilbC1Sh Estermad,a/ut" (5:1). undertake the action pf listening Jo yohr •.• "Youhave.r~ached the residence of cloth/ng.~xpert. put it,·· 'To$y's frwn woman "And 1's(her dressed with diseased message, an~ subseqµendy be transform, Dr. anr¢ _th_~n_ five sesSi9n~--- a-_- Se_mest_er. message, I'll ask Rabbi Charlop fotper­ kno,wJ _fm at ~e_sbyer~~; l~vC '-!JlCS:s,aee - tain<:dfrom the Ga.~kill Gam.e Farro, anarea Prepara\ion (hakh1ma) aJ)d lecture (s/liur) miss.ion ro a.sk Rabbi. Hirrs perrni$sion to S\l.nctilicd by thousands of.Jews who are o.leh _are--:con~i_dered separate ~-ession~,:sO-~t-_a .,.. and /")' to be. intel!igQnt this 111oming: '' returo your call.'' • le'regeltbF:re every Pesach. 13ut some raise student missing a full day without. ~xcuse the. eotential. problem of improperly taken is -_considered -to, -have\ ,two absences-. ma.'a~er behel/1(lh: ·con.suit your·local Or­ -Latene!;s_'t(:r any _ses$ion is considered __ as tbodox ral.>bi for deµiils. half a,n -rtbs-ence, The properfrwn wornan, of course, is for: $tu den rs who are absent from a session tunate in that sh.e do¢sn't need .to buy a and wish 10 have the absence excused must speeJal rnas.k for l'ur//11.: her U$ual lo.ad of file their hcuse 1Nith the Office of rhe ll!ll~e-up ',"ill d!> just One. Pirscll>.r witltin twodoxs of their retl!rn to ;\ mQre sole.mo matter is !h.e proper leg ,choo!. A $~cial .f<>rrn 9btainnb!e .in that covering. Pant•are pa.1se, of coun;e. an·l>• U"4!9- Ordinarily nnly a note sl'av-id 1Lette:rW~~?::!·,

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