HAKOHOL Published by CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL OF WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, Inc. 562 West 181st Street, New York LOrraine 8-3141 TEVES-SHVAT-ADAR 5735 DEC. 1974-JAN.-FEB. 1975 Vol. XXII—No. yzf{g.•y •C^(P^C^(p<C^(P<Q=^^C^c^<^cpSQ^cp^Q^(p^(^cp^c^cP^C^<5^Q:=KCr^Q=^Cr^Q=:<Crs<Q==<® GLOBAL HUNGER — WHY? RABBI SHLOMO KAHN Nagging concern over shortage of food superb quality of nature. Why do we fail and the tortures and misery of hunger and so dismally as housekeepers of the world? starvation have plagued mankind since the Why this senseless hunger? dawn of history. "There was famine in the A careful reading of history shows that land" is an ever recurring theme through¬ famines are neither natural nor accidental out the books of the Bible, from Genesis but rather deliberately scheduled and to Chronicles, recording the tears and pain divinely designed. In a temporary suspen¬ and agonies suffered over the centuries. sion of the natural flow of history, G'd Modern man tends to write off such intercedes dramatically and manipulates calamities as things of the past, to equate natural, political, sociological conditions to "biblical" with "archaic," to relegate his¬ send His message to man. tory to what's antiquated and obsolete. Sometimes He does so for the sake of Failures, insufficiencies and scarcities were an individual (hashgocho protis): to test due to primitive man's ignorance and in¬ Abraham's faith (Genesis 12:10, Rashi experience, we claim. Nowadays, thanks to ibid), to demonstrate providence to Isaac progress and advancement, shortcomings (ibid 26:1, Malbim). Sometimes it is of are easily rectified and successfully over¬ national import: to relocate Israel to Egypt, come. to discipline rebellious Israel (Ruth Rabbo And then unprecedented global hunger Pesichto 3; I Kings 17; II Kings 6), to undo the threatens the lives of millions, and deals a wrong of minority discrimi¬ nation devastating blow to haughty 20th century (II Samuel 21). man deflating his complacency like air A famine is no mere coincidence, no whooshing out from a child's balloon. freak accident, but must always be recog¬ All nized as one of the channels held open right. We've learned a lesson, a most by G'd to transmit His bitter and tragic lesson. But still we ask: signals ("G'd Himself How come? proclaims a famine" Talmud Brochos We're the generation that can 55b). send man to the moon, navigate the planets, imitate perfectly in synthetic form the (Continued on page 11) BAZAAR February 8-9 PLEASE BRING MERCHANDISE Page Two HAKOHOL HAKOHOL PERSONALS Published by CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL OF WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, INC. I 31* *i|!T j 562 West 181st St, N. Y, N. Y. 10033 Tel.: LO 8-3141 Mazeltov to Mrs. Ida Kaufherr on her 85 th birthday. Mazeltov to Mrs. Meta Lauter on her 75 th Leo Stock Editor birthday. Mazeltov to Mrs. Jenny Jonas on her HAKOHOL takes no responsibility for 70th birthday. the Kashrus of the products advertised. Mazeltov to Mrs. Grete Heilbrunn on the birth of a great-grandson. 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The Congregation mourns the passing of: I would like to express my sincere Kurt thanks to all my friends, members of the Rosenthal Congregation, Chevra Kadisha and George Bloom Sol Krell Sisterhood for their good wishes and Leopold Katz thoughtfulness during my in the stay Regine Deutsch (sister of Mrs. Julia hospital and at home. Bauer) Martin Benedikt of Mrs. Max Mayer (brother Lilly Oppenheim). Zichronom Livrocho HAKOHOL Page Three <!) t- THE ADVENTURES OF k i J) i (p KUPSIE, THE KIDDUSH CUP *\ "Kiddush — " "Listen and you'll know. The Chanuko " — Havdolo!" Menoro should be placed in a window so that its "Lulov — " lights can easily be seen by people in the street. But what do — Esrog!" you do if you have no windows to the street? Or if you "Talis — " live on a so floor high that the lights can¬ <c — Tefilin!" not be seen from the street below? Where do "What on earth are you two doing?" you put the Menoro then?" asked Tumbler. "I get it," cried Tassie. "Then the Cha¬ nuko1 Menoro is "We're playing a game," laughed his placed at the door oppo¬ site the two friends, Kupsie and Tassie. mezuzo, so that the mezuzo is on the "Never heard of this right side and the Chanuko Menoro on game. What is it?" the left and you're . "Matching mitzvos," explained Tassie. "... surrounded by mitzvos!" finished "You see, I call out one name of a set of Kupsie. mitzvos and Kupsie has to match it with (Will be continued) the other. Watch: Rosh HaShono " — Yom Kippur!" Kupsie shouted back. Tumbler was impressed. "Let me get in on it," he begged. "All right," said the two small Kiddush cups. "Shoot!" "Matzo!" Tumbler tried. "Motor!" came the immediate response from both. "Good. Now something harder. Ham- btzi!" "Benshen!" laughed Kupsie and Tassie. "Bo-re mi-ne mzonos!" "A1 hamichyo!" "Chanuko Menoro!" i The two were stuck. "Chanuko Men¬ oro?" wondered Kupsie. "What goes with that?" ' "Not Shabbos candles," murmured Tas¬ sie. ! "No," said Tumbler. "Think harder." j But try as they might, they couldn't tome up with an answer. "We give up. Tell us." "Mezuzo," smiled Tumbler. "Mezuzo? What has the mezuzo got to do with the Chanuko Menoro?" Page Four HAKOHOL PLEASE PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS HAKOHOL Page Five SCHEDULE OF SERVICES Day¬ Sh'mt Kabolas Shacharis Mincho Maariv break before Miketz, December 14 4:10 8 30 Sermon 4:35 5:10 6:05 9:15 Vayigash, December 21 . 4:15 8 30 4:40 5:15 6:10 9:20 Vaychi, December 28 4:20 8 30 Sermon 4:45 5:20 6:15 9:20 Shmos, January 4 . 4:25 8 30 4:50 5:25 6:15 9:25 Vo-ero, January 11 . 4:30 8 30 Sermon 4:55 5:30 6:15 9:25 Bo, January 18 4:40 8 30 5:05 5:40 6:10 9:25 8 Beshalach, January 25 - ..... 4:45 30 Sermon 5:10 5:45 6:10 9:25 Yisro, February 1 . 4:55 8 30 5:20 5:55 6:05 9:20 Mishpotim (Shkolim), February 8 5:05 8 30 5:30 6:05 5:55 9:15 Trumo, February 15 5:10 8 30 Barmitzvo 5:35 6:10 5:50 9:10 T'tzave (Zochor), February 22 5:20 8 30 Sermon 5:40 6:15 5:40 9:10 — DAYLIGHT SAYING TIME — Ki Siso (Poro), March 1 6:30 30 6:50 7:25 30 10:05 Vayakhel-Pkude (Hachodesh) Mar. 8 6:35 30 Sermon 7:00 7:35 20 10:00 Vayikro, March 15 6:45 30 7:05 7:40 10 9:50 Tzav (Hagodol), March 22 6:50 30 Sermon 7:10 7:45 00 9:45 Chanuka, December 9-16 ERUV TAVSHILIN Sunday, December 15 Sunday 8:00 A.M. Mincho — 3:00 P.M. Maariv 5:00 P.M. Monday - Friday 7:25 A.M. Rosh Chodesh Teves, Shabbos & Evenings ...... 8:00 P.M. Sunday, SHIURIM December 14 & 15 Ladies — Asoro bTeves, Tuesday, December 24: Monday 7:30 P.M. Tanach — Fast 6:00 A.M. Tuesday 3 P.M. begins Gemoro Shacharis 7:25 A.M. (advanced) — Tue. & Thur. 7 P.M. Mincho-Maariv 4:30 P.M. Fast ends 5:15 P.M. Young Adults — Wednesday 7 P.M. Gemoro (beginners) — Rosh Chodesh Shvat, Monday, January 13 Wednesday 8:15 P.M. Chamisho osor bShvat, Monday, Jan. 27 Mishna — Thursday 3 P.M. Rosh Chodesh Adar, Tuesday & Wednes¬ Dinim — Shabbos 45 minutes before day, 11 & 12 February Mincho Tanis Esther, Monday, February 24: Fast begins 6:25 A.M. Shacharis 7:25 A.M. Mincho 6:45 P.M. Fast ends 7:20 P.M. Purim, Tuesday, February 25: Megillo Monday night 7:20 P.M. Tuesday morning 6:30 A.M. Mincho 3:15 P.M. (Megillo will be read again after Mincho) Rosh Chodesh Nisan, Thursday, March 13 Kashern for Pesach, Tuesday, March 25, 5-6 P.M. 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