The Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 15, 1969 Page: 16 of 18
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HILLEL HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION CLASS OF CONGREGATION BETH YESHURUN
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FBI To Take Look At
RABBI GILBERT URGES
Judah, who have
through the
'Gate of the Lions!’
the “Gate of the Lions” stormed
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A GIFT THAT WILL BE TREASURED
The splendor of
world
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when the Messiah will come to
the city with all His Majestic
Glory. O God of Israel, King of
the universe, shall I announce
the opening of the Gate of
diaspora who happened to be in
Israel during these historical
days, streamed into Jerusalem,
the city of Gold, of Light, and
of Crystal Blue, the city of God,
the capital of the Messianic
Kingdom. They came from
everywhere—young and old.
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Life has its disappointments
but there is no reason to be one
Arab Sudan Activities JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTERS
”-u-u- -uw-u-9 TO REOPEN on sabbath
captivity, will do so
between El Fatah and some
extremist student groups in the
United States. Mr. Yeagley said
that the Department had been
aware “for some time” of the El
Fatah activities “as alleged in the
report of the Anti-Defamation
League.”
On the morrow, the day after Mercy, bringing glory to
the liberation, the inhabitants of Jerusalem and redemption to the
Israel and the Jews of the world” The r'ande- ef
Lions' and we,
come to
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Republican, who had written to Z
the Department several weeks •
ago, urging action against Arab J
students having such ties. Mr. ■
Yeagley also said that the ■
Department would take Z
“appropriate action” if the "
investigation indicated that any •
Federal laws were being violated »
Rep. Burke sent to the Z
department a B’nai B'rith Z
Anti-Defamation League report *
which charged a connection ■
For <^titzvak9 J^irtkday
or on c4ny ^^ccasion
ALLENTOWN, PA. (JTA)-A
rabbi of the Reconstructionist
movement has urged Jewish
community centers to remain
and Talmud. Students will lead
the service, and Albert Hiller and
Stefani Cohen will speak on
behalf of the graduates.
Graduates are: Sherry Bender,
Alfred Bergman, Stefani Cohen,
Harris Forbes, Albert Hiller,
Jake Isgur, Steve Rosenbaum,
Jerrel Schorr, Beth Schultz,
Jerry Salzman, Debbie Weiner,
and Diane Wiener.
(Students are pictured above in
alaphbetical order starting top
left in first column.)
an energetic, enthusiastic
column of soldiers, and on the
28th day of the month of Iyar in
the year 5727 of creation.
thereon, saying: “O King, Master Yeagley. The Justice
of the universe, shall I open the Department official disclosure
‘Gate of Mercy,’which is on the was made public by Rep. J.
west wall of the city—the gate Herbert Burke, Florida
Providence who dwelleth upon
the Throne of Glory, revealed
His answer; the answer was "Not
Yet!"
corresponding to the 7th day of that was never opened-but will
June 1967, at noontime when be opened at the designated time
Another feature of the
evening will be the presentation
by the Beth Yeshurun Men’s
Club of the Youth Award to the
youngster who has done most
during the past year in the study
of Jewish tradition, in
participation in communal
activity, and in representing the
highest traditions and ideals of
our faith.
A reception will follow the
Service. Everyone is cordially
invited to attend.
On Friday evening, May 23,
twelve seniors of the Beth
Yeshurun Hillel High School will
receive their graduation
diplomas. This marks the
culmination of 14 to 15 years of
Hebrew and Judaic studies, the
last five of which were spent in
studying subjects such as
Conversational Hebrew,
Comparative Religion,
Contemporary Israel, Selections
from the Bible, Wisdom
Liberature, Ethics of the Fathers
At that time, a detachment of “No, Not Yet!” The shells Z
the defense forces of Isracl was missed the gate. All the shells J
stationed on Mount Scopus, except one. The one that was ■
which is to the west of fired by Captain Saadiah feebly Z
man, woman and ' child—from Jerusalem. This detachment was knocked the gate. It Z
the cities, from the farms, from under the command of Captain knocked ... but did not •
the houses of learning and from Saadiah. (A Jew from Yemen), penetrate It slipped off. The •
the places of work. AU of them .Without knowing why and shell did not pierce through-it >
came to see for themselves-the without knowing what. Captain scraped one of its .
Jewish' flag, proudly waving Saadiah commanded his forces bricks-symbolizing that the Z
from the top of David's tower, to aim their artillery to the forces of Final Redemption have •
Here they march! A stream of western waU, covering the entire begun to roll. PRAISED BE ■
people with smiling faces and wall with shells, including the THE ALMIGHTY, THE ■
dreamy eyes, participating in the "Gate of Mercy.” ETERNAL GOD OF ISRAEL! ■
actual fulfillment of Jeremiah's But the Divine answer was HALLELUYAH! Z
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open on the Sabbath to serve
“the needs of those who do not
hold to Orthodoxy.” Rabbi
Arthur Gilbert, dean of the new
Reconstructionist Rabbinical
College in Philadelphia, also
declared that the Sabbath “must
be reestablished not as a
restrictive day of Fourth
Century worship and rest, but
rather as a 20th Century turn-on
to relevance.”
the sun was in its Zenith,
JERUSALEM WAS
LIBERATED. Praised Be The
Almighty, The Eternal God of
Israel.
called upon to liberate Jerusalem of the Heavenly Paradise. The
from the Amonites, (an Arabian waves rolled like a rhapsody in
tribe from the eastern side of the blue until it reached King
Jordan River who illegally David’s chamber; there it caused
occupied the city for the King's violin to accompany
twenty-minus-one years) the the melody of the songs and
Commander of the Jewish hymns and sounds of joy that
Forces, Brigadier General Uzi were chanted by the angelic
Nark is, addressed his soldiers, chorus of the Seraphim and
and said "We, the sons of Cherubim. The spirit of the King
Jerusalem, will not enter was awakened by his violins
Jerusalem through the Gate of music. So did the spirit of Elijah, On College Campuses
Dung,' as the foreign occupants whose chamber of eternal rest is
used to. At the east wall, there is not far from the King's. So did WASHINGTON (JTA)-The
a gate known as the'Gate of the the spirit of Moses, the faithful FBI has been asked by the
the Lions of shpeherd of Israel. Justice Department to
The spirit of Elijah, investigate complaints that El
redeem Mother Zion from its accompanied by his two Fatah, the Arab terrorist group,
" : illustrious colleagues, is involved with some student
So began approached the Throne of Glory rebels and other elements in this
the historical process! Through and addressed the splendor of country, according to Assistant
Providence that dwelleth Attorney General J. Walter
A Legend About the “Liberation
Of the City of Jerusalem”
RABBI MOSHE CAHANA
Rabbi Moshe Cahana
Cong. Brith Shalom
Jerusalem is located upon a prophecy. The divine answer
mountain and is surrounded by that was given to Mother Rachel,
mountains. King David fortified “Thy children will return!” Yes,
her by building a thick wall we returned Mother Rachel, we
around her. On each side of, the are home! Mother Zion, we are
wall, he built a gate—that when in thy bosom! We are free!
locked from within, could not Praised Be The Almighty, The
be opened from the outside. As Eternal God of Israel!
it is written: “Jerusalem enjoys This redeeming March was led
security within her walls. When by General Moshe Dayan, the
her gates arc locked, no one goes Minister of Defense of Israel,
out and no one comes in.” Her who seems to be from the Tribe
north side, however, was not of Joseph, General Itzchak
that secure, and in 586 B.C., the Rabin, the Commander-in-Chief
Babylonians invaded the city of the Defense Forces of Israel,
through the northern gate, and who is from the Tribe of Judea,
so did the Romans in the year Brigadier General Uzi Narkis, the
70 As the prophet Jeremiah Commander of Jerusalem, Whose
predicted-“from the north will name suggests that he is from
begin the tragic events.” the Tribe of Reuben, and
When the Romans occupied Brigadier General Shlomo
Jerusalem, they endeavored to Goren, the Chief Chaplain of the
fortify this weak point. They Defense Forces of Israel, who
issued a decree to their functions as a son of the Tribe
legionaires and to the remnant of Levi. Brigadier General
of Judeans who remained in Shlomo Goren held a Torah
Jerusalem, to throw their Scroll in his left hand and a very
garbage outside the northern special Shofar in his right hand,
wall, so that a pile of garbage and as the dazed marchers came
would rise and harden, thereby to the Wailing Wall, he raised the
increasing the strength of the Shofar to his lips and blew a
wall This was done and Tekiah Gedolah (the long sound
consequently the northern gate of triumph).
became known as “The Gate of At that moment a heavenly
Dung.” Even so, the northern angelic chorus of Seraphim and
side of Jerusalem remained a Cherubim burst out in a
dangerous spot in the defense rejoicing "Halleluyah!" Praise
system of the city. The Be The Almighty God of Israel:
Crusaders, the Mamluks, the Praised be Our God who brought
Turks, the Arabs of the desert back the crown of grandeur to
and the Britons, all of them in its rightful place. The song grew
turn, took the city from the louder and louder. It caused a
north. refreshing breeze to be felt in all
in June of 1967, when the the Seven Heavens of the
defense forces of Israel were Universe and in all the chambers
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